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Tuesday, 31.8.2004

State subsidies planned for nicotine replacement treatment

Forest industry giant UPM to eliminate hundreds of jobs

Finnish Air Force to switch to English for military exercise

Poll: Just over half of Finns plan to vote in municipal elections

Future of head of Security Police to be decided next week

Finnish farmers upset at MTK Chairman Esa Härmälä

Finnish Lions get World Cup of Hockey campaign off to blistering start

Monday, 30.8.2004

Medals haul represents lowest point in Finnish Olympic history

Thousands of children in day care while parent stays at home

Winter speed limits to be tightened

Poll: Centre and Social Democrats make slight gains

Modest crop of wild mushrooms this year

Matti Nykänen remanded in custody

Drama, recount, and resignation as Air Guitar World Championship is contested in Oulu

At last! Räikkönen wins eventful Belgian Grand Prix

Friday, 27.8.2004

Security Police kept internal report on phone tracing secret for nearly a year

Centre Party and Christian Democrats agreed to cooperate in two elections

Rain breaks 16-year spell; quietest Night of the Arts on record

Brothers involved in custody dispute to remain in Finland before new court ruling

Dramatic autumn colours expected in Finnish Lapland

Police to decide today on holding of Matti Nykänen; former Olympic star faces attempted manslaughter charges

Silver medal for Marko Yli-Hannuksela in Greco-Roman wrestling

FA President: Muurinen to continue as coach for World Cup qualifiers

Thursday, 26.8.2004

Security Police leadership suspected of concealing involvement in Sonera snooping

Police demand extra compensation for work during 2005 World Championships in Athletics

Helsinki celebrates 16th Night of the Arts tonight

Asylum application processing now fastest in Europe

Supreme Court reopens case of returning two Finnish-American brothers to U.S.

Tighter scrutiny on movements of soldiers in autonomous Åland Islands

Tractor manufacturer Valtra plans job cuts all over Europe

Wednesday, 25.8.2004

European Commission stops investigating complaints against Vuosaari harbour project

Ministry of Finance and research institutes disagree on outlook of economy

Consumer price of petrol near all-time high

Poll: one in three Finns approve of corporal punishment of children

Construction workers without permits discovered at Santahamina garrison site

Foreign Minister Tuomioja: Finland will give up infantry land mines

Finnish musical invasion of Britain and Germany to continue

Tuesday, 24.8.2004

Helsinki hospitals hit by MRSA epidemic

Ministry rejects police request for false mobile phone base stations

Insurance companies to compensate only small portion of flood damage

Prime Minister to run for Nurmijärvi municipal council

Helsinki demands funding for 300-500 more police officers

Finnish School on Spain's Costa del Sol wants its own high school

New industrial adhesives developed from potatoes and grains

Finnish doctor would allow use of plasma expanders in Olympic marathon and long-distance walking events

Monday, 23.8.2004

Overwhelming majority would re-elect President Halonen

Gulf of Finland still in bad shape

More employers consider drug tests for employees when new law takes effect

Study: One in three women have suffered from harassment at work

Drink driving figures apparently not affected by alcohol tax cut

Cranes vote with their wings on Finnish summer

Finland ready to send 200 peacekeepers to Bosnia

Refurbishing of Olympic Stadium more costly than anticipated

Relief all round: Marko Kemppainen takes first Finnish medal in Athens

Lammin Sahti to U.S. beer market

Friday, 20.8.2004

Record number of doctors caught violating rules for prescribing narcotics

Confederation of Finnish Industries to cut nearly quarter of staff

Opposition criticise draft budget as useless in reducing unemployment

Filling station explosion leads to inspections at other stations

Annual Finnish Fireworks Championships held on Suomenlinna

Estonia to buy 60 used Pasi armoured transport vehicles from Finland

Russian enterprise acquires large industrial site in Ingå

Thursday, 19.8.2004

Government new draft budget offers more money for war veterans

New law has limited impact on sex trade - Finnish ads back on foreign Internet servers

Explosion at filling station remains a mystery

New US entry rules also affect Finnish travellers

Russian newspaper reports on racism controversy sparked by Finnish Prime Minister's father

Day Five continues the Finnish disappointments in Athens

Romania 2 Finland 1: Finns lose opening World Cup qualifier in Bucharest

Wednesday, 18.8.2004

Surge in crime after alcohol price cut - no plans for tax hike during budget talks

Finnair announces planned hike in ticket prices - 7.5 percent increase ahead

Kone to be split into two corporations - stock exchange listings for both

Turku restaurant suspected of collecting food from waste bin

Kain Tapper, pioneer of modern Finnish sculpture, dies at 74

TeliaSonera divests mobile portal Zed

Sari Multala rises to fourth place; four Finns join spectators

Tuesday, 17.8.2004

Former head of Military Committee calls for independent EU defence

Outlook for small and medium-sized enterprises strengthens further

Centre Party and Social Democrats oppose EU referendum

National Coalition Party opens autumn with familiar political demands

Outdoor work of art vandalised in Espoo

Finland's largest motorway project attracts international interest

Finnish hydroelectric purchase opposed in Norway

Monday, 16.8.2004

Government is not calling referendum on new European Union constitution

Labour union leader says wage model will be most difficult issue in incomes talks

Helsinki Health Centre wants to rent doctors from recruitment agencies

Hundreds of people in Trade Register who are banned from conducting business

Rural Lutheran parishes face pastor shortage

Prison sentence for importing 11,000 litres of beer

Finland has quiet first weekend in Athens

Friday, 13.8.2004

Finland’s Olli Rehn gets Enlargement portfolio in European Commission

No criminal investigation of racial views of Prime Minister’s father

Finnish Maritime Administration orders new Suomenlinna ferry out of service

Only six potency pills per month to be covered by Social Insurance Institution

Drainage work on Santahamina garrison island halted after human bones found

Nordea Bank to out source its corporate analysis activities to Standard & Poor’s

Olympics 2004: Finnish expectations unusually low-key

Thursday, 12.8.2004

Comments in interview could bring charges of inciting racism against PM Vanhanen's father

Gutierrez and Kim take top honours at Mirjam Helin Competition

Young people not unduly enthusiastic over new mobile phone features

Police investigation into Lake Bodom killings nearly finished

Nightwish forced to cancel three concerts in North America after work permit delays

Upcoming changes in taxation encourage forest owners to sell large consignments of timber

Service sector expects growth this year despite flagging optimism by small companies

Wednesday, 11.8.2004

Thousands of Finnish children in day care require special support

Labour market organisations discuss possibility for comprehensive agreement

Around 60,000 first-graders start their school careers today

Government agrees on funding for multi-purpose icebreaker for Gulf of Finland

Study: White-collar criminals are seldom underdogs in prison

One in two Finns go to theatre at least once a year

SanomaWSOY to enter free-distribution newspaper market

Tuesday, 10.8.2004

Little support for quick rise in alcohol tax - liquor tourism to Estonia eases somewhat

Most local authorities arrange after-school activities for schoolchildren

Flood victims wonder how to survive until State compensation payments

Defence Staff wants conscripts to accrue pension

Foreign teachers in Finland face bureaucratic hurdles in proving competence

Forest industry: Economic trend has shifted for the better

Oil price pushing up air fares - Finnair still holding back

Monday, 9.8.2004

Oxygen depletion kills fish in Vantaa River - flood damage more costly than expected

More than half of municipalities are renewing comprehensive school curricula

English makes inroads into colloquial speech of Finnish youth

Electrical fault halts train traffic on Ostrobothnia line

Man dies after Friday night shooting in Pori

Eight singers into finals of Mirjam Helin Competition

Former Chief of Defence sees NATO as solution to shortage of military funds

Finance Ministry official backs Danish model for fighting unemployment

Grönholm ends long dry season and returns Neste Rally Finland to Finnish ownership

Friday, 6.8.2004

Blue-green algae hits shores in east of Gulf of Finland

Flooding shuts down traffic on Highway 8 in Ostrobothnia

Planned legislation would reduce available generic drugs

Fire safety of President's summer residence criticised

Finnair has cleared most of luggage backlog caused by Wednesday's surprise strike

Albanian leaders angry at Finnish OSCE diplomat

Outlook of industrial sector strongest in years

Friday: Four spectators injured at Neste Rally Finland

Thursday, 5.8.2004

Strike hits Helsinki-Vantaa airport - flights may still be delayed today

Flooding spreads to Ostrobothnia - situation eases on Thursday morning

Helsinki institutions get lion's share of state grants for culture

Timing of school summer holidays may be changed in future

Helsinki hopes to upgrade capacity to fight major oil spills

Imports of used cars fall for first time under new law

HJK Helsinki go down in final minutes in Tel Aviv

Wednesday, 4.8.2004

Competition lowers price of beer to level of soft drinks

WHO study shows Finnish teenage boys as heavy computer users

Flood aftermath: Riihimäki residents boil tap water, swimmers cautioned in Helsinki area

Left Alliance begins work on shadow budget

Search for wartime bombs in Imatra

Minister of Defence: Abandoning land mines would cost more than 200 million

Vantaa police officer fined for unlawful overnight detention in the cells

Format of Finnish TV show sold to UK; W-tyyli a parody of making a talk show

Tuesday, 3.8.2004

Many foreign students receiving only trainee wages for summer work

Staff smoking bans in nearly half of Finnish hospital districts in 2005

Floods lead to sewage discharges and bans on swimming

Alcohol rehabilitation clinics expect post-summer holiday rush

July downpours break records in many regions

Finnish teachers overburdened by special-needs pupils

Annika Sörenstam predicts great things for Minea Blomqvist

Monday, 2.8.2004

Late July downpours bring flooding to Southern Finland

Nordic alcohol survey: Sales of strong spirits highest in Finland

Growing number of Russians evade customs duties when leaving Finland

New law banning advertising of prostitution services easy to circumvent

Number of Helsinki students in need of mental health services increases

Helsinki faces higher cleanup bill for soiled tram seats

Minea Blomqvist rewrites golf history at British Open

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 31.8.2004

Jari Tervo tackles Kekkonen era in new novel

New age dawning at Artek

Gösta Sundqvist - a Finnish rock musician few got to know really well

Finnish corporations training global ambassadors for their country

Skeet shooting is a fine sport

Saw rings out in Tapiola Church

Janne Niinimaa - defenseman and heavy rock devotee

Tuesday, 24.8.2004

Our woman in Baghdad

"Killer languages" strengthen their grip

Recovering from a cerebral haemorrhage, Kalevi Hemilä is eager to get back to work

Amassing new information - the first task of beginner diplomat

Doping controls get teeth

Fear: the life force for extreme sports enthusiasts

Tuesday, 17.8.2004

Defenders of a disappearing faith

VOKT programme trains conscientious objectors to prevent school violence

The road to the top is long and hard

New EU Foreign Minister's post could cause problems for Finnish Commissioner

Wake up, all quarterly consumers!

A Japanese woman named Suomi helps Nepalese girls get an education

Tuesday, 10.8.2004

Everyone wants a piece of Matti

From urban rat race to idyllic countryside

Gay culture flourishes in Helsinki

Life shaped by the Baltic Sea

Finnish housewife helps unemployed Russians in Estonian slum

Adopt an American voter today!

Hospitality guests watch rally cars flash past