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Friday, 20.11.2009

Pressure in Parliament to upgrade supervision of Security Police

Nord Stream mine clearance operation delayed in Gulf of Finland

Finland advises Turks on how to recognise potential asylum seekers

Many West African students submit forged documents to study in Finland

Working group to look into possibility of reduced sentences in exchange for admission of guilt

Already 84 people have died in fires this year

Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK plans to continue to be heard in coming elections

Young Finns show weak skills in mental arithmetic

Reverse VAT planned for construction industry

Thursday, 19.11.2009

SUPO actions in deportation of Finn from Sweden to be investigated

Helsinki plans to build skyscrapers in Pasila district

Parliament votes in favour of liberation of store opening hours

Mine clearance vessel arrives in Gulf of Finland

Swine flu epidemic peaking in Southern Finland

Small and medium-sized enterprises say banks hold back money

Räikkönen makes escape from poverty

Wednesday, 18.11.2009

Pilots end strike - Finnair flight schedules getting back to normal

Katainen continues defence of tax cut stimulus policy

Finland falls another rung on corruption perception ladder

Proposed tightening of law on immigration generates mixed feelings in Parliament

Icebreaker commissioned to fight oil spills

Sweden expels Finnish citizen on suspicion of terrorist connections

Kimi Räikkönen to take sabbatical year from Formula One

Tuesday, 17.11.2009

BREAKING NEWS: Settlement reached in Finnair pilots’ strike

Finnish income taxes no longer at top of Europe

Annual costs of insomnia run into millions

Finnair puts up thousands of passengers in hotels

Man jailed for sex with minor

Helsinki child welfare clinics begin swine flu vaccinations for children aged 3-6 years

Bus fire causes evacuation at Kamppi terminals on Monday night

Record number of foreign cruise ships again visited Helsinki this summer

Monday, 16.11.2009

Pilots’ strike forces cancellation of hundreds of Finnair flights

Katainen defends government’s tax cut stimulus policy

Helsingin Sanomat, 120, gets a facelift

Five Chinese remanded in custody over suspicion of aggravated expediting of illegal entry

Alcohol and tobacco contain same carcinogenic substance

Swine flu vaccinations for children under three begin on Monday

Finnish release Letters to Father Jacob wins Main Prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival

Tanja Poutiainen on the podium in Levi, but Finnish men eclipsed on the slopes

Challenger circuit win in Jersey marks end to Jarkko Nieminen’s long dry spell on court

Friday, 13.11.2009

Suicide attack against meeting organised by Finns thwarted in Somalia

Stunned atmosphere at Kouvola China Center after immigration raid

Strike to begin at all Finnish ski resorts today

Age testing of asylum seekers to be included in law

PM Vanhanen to Speaker of Parliament: President and ministers must not jump the queue to get swine flu vaccinations

Congestion charges could be introduced towards end of 2010s

Auction for 4G mobile network licences to start next week

National Conciliator presents mediation proposal for Finnair pilots

TeliaSonera and Russian Altimo to set up joint venture

Thursday, 12.11.2009

Halonen wants better flow of information among foreign policy leaders

Border Guard and police raid Kouvola’s China Center in immigration sweep

Jussi Jääskeläinen chooses longer club career over national team

Municipalities resistant to taking refugees accepted by Finland

WHO: Seek medical treatment after three days from first sign of swine flu symptoms

Break-up of The Real McCoy Band blamed on swine flu

Finnair finds new CEO from Nokia Siemens Networks

Shoplifting less common in Finland than in most other countries

Wednesday, 11.11.2009

Ministry report downplays need for more nuclear energy

State Internet services report more DoS attacks

Cross-country skier Aino-Kaisa Saarinen tested for doping nearly once a week

President Halonen wants more teamwork in crisis management

Level of scientific research has slumped in Finland

Helsinki Metro service restored to Kamppi and Ruoholahti stations

Finance Minister criticises EU Commission’s poor knowledge of Finnish stimulus policy

Personal imports of cigarettes to be relaxed in Europe, but not for the Finns

Tuesday, 10.11.2009

Swine flu vaccine running low in some municipalities

Metro station flood highlights poor state of Helsinki municipal plumbing

Helsinki to host 2012 European Athletics Championships; financing of televising the games still a question mark

Centre Party and Social Democrats making frantic attempts to recruit new members

Recession eases doctor shortage

Vantaa police officers acquitted in case involving undercover drug operation

Finnair’s traffic figures continued on downward trend in October

Nokia to replace millions of chargers

Monday, 9.11.2009

Serious water damage could close Helsinki’s busiest Metro station for months (updated 18:40)

Nearly half of Finnish employees have female bosses

Vanhanen: Finland not getting posts of EU Foreign Minister or President

Proposal for tougher sanctions on MP bribery might be watered down

Parliament to extend additional ”daddy month” by a further two weeks

SDP MP Antti Kalliomäki: Jutta Urpilainen has had difficulties as party chairwoman from the start

Electrical fault possible cause of gas station fire in Helsinki

Finnish experts take dim view of proposed international bank tax

Friday, 6.11.2009

Doctors urged to prescribe swine flu medicine also to patients not in risk groups

Insurer Ilmarinen tempts Helsinki’s new central library to Main Post Office building

Levi ski resort tries to wiggle its way out of impending strike (UPDATED - Levi successful; World Cup to go ahead)

Members of Parliament to discuss cutbacks in their own pensions

Survey: Afghanistan operation seen as a failure

Study: Finnish NATO membership would be hard for both NATO and EU

Finnish company envisages better utilisation of wind energy to provide power for electric vehicles

Thursday, 5.11.2009

Finland in no hurry to reassess Afghanistan schedule

No change in vaccination schedule over swine flu deaths

Finnish government to give go-ahead for Baltic Sea gas pipeline

Emission targets add urgency to development of electric cars

Crucifix dispute stirs defenders of tradition

Greater Helsinki area turns white overnight

Russian-born investors to open spa & wellness hotel in Kirkkonummi in January

Alpine skier Kalle Palander faces his toughest ordeal yet

Wednesday, 4.11.2009

Finland ponders easier citizenship requirements

Finnish-born woman wins ECHR verdict over State of Italy in crucifix dispute

UPM plans dismissal of 870 workers in Finnish plywood and timber operations

Swine flu spreading in south of Finland

Strike to close slopes at five ski resorts

Harri Koskinen collects Swedish design award today

Nokia Siemens Networks cutting thousands of jobs worldwide

Tuesday, 3.11.2009

Tax results: more rich people, lower earnings

Police suspect that Nuorisosäätiö bribed RAY’s Jukka Vihriälä

Helsinki votes in favour of congestion charges

Hyssälä wants to keep sale of over-the-counter drugs in pharmacies only

Night weddings to spread from Vantaa to Espoo

Car sales pick up slightly

Finland’s foreign trade headed downwards once more in August

Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport receives award for world’s best baggage delivery

Monday, 2.11.2009

Attackers suffered casualties in firefight involving Finns and Swedes

Government parties close to agreement over election funding limits

Introduction of European External Action Service may result in Finland closing some of its representations abroad

Last WinCapita suspect caught in Thailand

Finnair pilots threaten strike in mid-November

Housing prices continue to rise

Inter Turku take Finnish Cup 2-1 over Tampere United

Lotto rollover jackpot goes to two winners

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 17.11.2009

For 120 years, Helsingin Sanomat has always been wrong...

The mysteries of divorce, Finnish style

Helsinki finds housing of large Somali families challenging

Sportsmen set in stone in the capital

A 20th anniversary that was all but forgotten

East Europe 1989: Finally the fear began to fade away

Finnish lawyer works as immigration liaison in Ethiopia

Six-medal dream: cross-country skier Aino-Kaisa Saarinen plans to take on all six distances in the Vancouver Olympics

Tuesday, 10.11.2009

Finnish Foreign Minister in Washington as Berlin Wall came down

COMMENTARY: Lining up at the health centre for a vaccination jab - perkele!

Helsinki area shelters gave refuge to 900 domestic violence victims last year

51 dead on a Sunday afternoon

Kabul buzzes with life, even under threat of attacks

Two women - one a Finn, another a lesbian - ordained as Church of Sweden bishops

Unemployed US teenager gets curious new name - Verkkokauppa

Ville Haapasalo’s drag queen challenges Russian attitudes

Tuesday, 3.11.2009

Women wearing the abaya and niqab are a rare sight in Helsinki

Attitudes differ among employers on use of Facebook during working hours

NEWS ANALYSIS: Finland to win in EU appointments game

Return of transgender vicar divides parishioners in Imatra

After dark a familiar city turns into a terrifying place

NEWS ANALYSIS: Confusion over Afghanistan peacekeeper effort a typically Finnish muddle

Golfer Mikko Ilonen heads sporting taxpayers

COMMENTARY: Find me an eco-friendly alternative to November in Thailand