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Friday, 10.2.2012

Military spending cuts: Defence Forces to save nearly EUR 20 million by relinquishing real estate holdings

Joint French-Finnish operation results in 24 arrests in human smuggling case

Finnish government mulling over loosening its ties with Finnair

Three Bulgarians suspected of copying thousands of debit and credit cards in west and north of Finland

Recount brings Helsinki presidential election result even closer

Presidential meeting causes congestion in Helsinki traffic

Jukka Savolainen to head Finnish Design Museum

Saariaho’s opera reaps success in Canada

NEWS ANALYSIS: Pension age controversy heats up again in Nordic region

UPM was the largest Finnish forest company in Q4/2011

Finland 0 Russia 2: A lot colder, but much more cordial than the football match in 2009

Thursday, 9.2.2012

Municipal reforms: Helsinki would swallow four neighbours

Initiative for same-sex marriage gets signatures of 76 MPs

Military cuts have greatest impact on civilian employees

A PISA study for university students is called AHELO

Supreme Administrative Court: Supo does not have to release Stasi documents to media

Helsinki organises warm accommodation for homeless

Russian online publication says Niinistö could cause problems for Russia

Elimination of 60% of jobs at Nokia factory has severe implications for Salo economy

Stora Enso annual result: Finland is only a nuisance

Mergers to continue in Finnish insurance sector

Less than a fifth of Ice Hockey World Championship games to be shown on free-to-air television channels

Wednesday, 8.2.2012

President Halonen presides over her last opening of Parliament

Up to 1,000 jobs to go from Nokia factory in Salo

Paavo Väyrynen announces bid for Centre Party leadership

Significant cutbacks planned for Defence Forces

Working group wants to reduce municipalities from 336 to about 70

OECD: 30-50 municipalities appropriate for Finland

Björk and Madonna to play Helsinki on the same day this summer

Aki Kaurismäki to shoot short film in Portugal

Surge in traffic to Estonia brings congestion

Major Olympic Stadium renovation "unavoidable”

Tuesday, 7.2.2012

President-elect visits future home at Mäntyniemi

Pekka Haavisto returns to Parliament

Opinion polls almost score a bullseye

Niinistö’s votes slightly more expensive than those of Haavisto

COMMENTARY: What to do with an election victory?

Helsinki Mayor not surprised at announced closure of Berlin Guggenheim Museum

Human rights to be guiding light of Finnish development cooperation policy

Weaker euro benefits Finnish exports, as big trade deficit is announced for 2011

Markku Lehtola to become acting President of Finnish FA as Sauli Niinistö steps down

Monday, 6.2.2012

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Sauli Niinistö, 63, is Finland's 12th President, after defeating Pekka Haavisto by a wide margin of 62.6% to 37.4%

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Sauli Niinistö's dominance was unprecedented

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Spoiled ballots at a record level

Jorma Ollila to head working group on road use fees

Finland has no collateral agreement with Greece yet

Flybe is taking over more and more domestic flight routes in Finland

Retired Finnish nuclear safety boss hired by Russian nuclear energy company

In deep-freeze conditions, HIFK beat Jokerit in this year’s “Winter Classic”

Friday, 3.2.2012

Pekka Haavisto triples presidential election budget

More than 40 injured in multiple accidents and massive delays to Helsinki public transport as snow and ice compound the chilly conditions UPDATED SATURDAY

Cash-strapped police putting lower priority on petty criminals

Sarvamaa, not Penttilä to replace Ville Itälä in European Parliament

Demand for personal bodyguards is growing in Finland

Tuula Haatainen leaves Helsinki to become next deputy CEO of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Finnish soldiers again under fire in Afghanistan

Kone Foundation grants EUR 6 million for language programme

Kesko Corporation considers setting up logistics centre in Estonia

The cold weather limit for Saturday’s “Winter Classic” open-air ice hockey match has been set at -20°C

Fans pleased with news of ownership change at Espoo Blues ice hockey team

Thursday, 2.2.2012

Support for conscription waning

Two suspected of plotting kidnap of millionaire’s son

Sales of Nokia Lumia commence in Finland

Government to publish municipal reform maps next week

Newspaper readership shows up in Finnish teens’ PISA results

Prosecution calls for six-year sentence in Nova case

Finns Party’s march into trade unions is postponed

No serious cases of malpractice by bogus doctor Laiho found in Lahti

Ministry of Culture trashes its own Guggenheim assessment

Ministry: Finland needs 150,000 new workers by 2020

Without paper production, UPM would be a decent company

Wednesday, 1.2.2012

A third of voters steadfastly opposed to Haavisto; fewer reject Niinistö out of hand

Finland’s wind power capacity to be increased by 50 per cent this year

Nokia Siemens Networks cutting 1,200 jobs in Finland

Court of Appeals increases sentence of Laestadian convicted of child abuse

Finland taking part in controversial border operation in Greece

Starbucks coming to Finland in April

Finland issues EUR 3 billion bond

Aki Riihilahti hangs up his boots

RoPS match-fixing scandal case continues in Court of Appeal

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 7.2.2012

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Sauli Niinistö – a lone star

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - EDITORIAL: Niinistö received a very strong mandate from the people

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: EU and euro scepticism is alive and well in Finland

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - COMMENTARY: “A president of all the people”

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - COMMENTARY: What to do with an election victory?

An undersea passage across the Gulf of Finland?

Designing a bicycle city

Insurance aftermath of Friday’s pile-up may take months to sort out

4th Restaurant Day goes international

Sajos becomes hub for Sámi culture and administration

The men of ABBA put final touches to Helsinki musical premiere

No agreement near over Russian phosphorus emissions

Jukka Viljanen makes extreme sports history by completing first-ever solo run across Sahara Desert