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Tuesday, 31.10.2006

More than half of Finnish teenagers visit Internet picture galleries

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt wants better EU-US ties

Stock investor George Soros warns Finland over Russia

Blizzard and awful road conditions forecast for Southern Finland

Defence Forces consider new equipment for Afghanistan troops

Cyprus talks to convene in Helsinki next weekend

Baltic states want energy cooperation with Nordic Countries

Monday, 30.10.2006

Finnish base being set up on hills of Southern Lebanon

Weekend storm leaves aftermath of sea transport woes

Parliament Committee allows President’s participation in EU meetings

Helsinki area bus companies struggle to meet obligations on regional services

New marble cladding for Stora Enso head offices

Tampere United take football league title in style

Hirvonen celebrates his first-ever WRC victory chained to pillory

Friday, 27.10.2006

CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR!

SATURDAY: Storm causes less damage than feared

Ukraine President rejects political conditions for Russian gas

Delay of more than two years in delivery of transport helicopters

File sharing website brings heavy damages in copyright case

Freedom of speech discussion kicks off Helsinki Book Fair

Parliament praises Prime Minister Vanhanen for EU summit meeting

Official confirmation that peacekeeper was wounded by own fire

Thursday, 26.10.2006

Finland wants Russia to drop all border-crossing fees

Finnish troops in Afghanistan: Wounded soldier got in line of fire

Pilfering leads to calls for increased camera surveillance in schools

Red Cross campaign doubled number of blood donors

Few Iraqi asylum seekers try to come to Finland

Finnair: Strike costs total EUR 10 million - annual profit declines

US authorities stop investigation into antitrust violations by labelstock manufacturers

Wednesday, 25.10.2006

WWF report: Finns' ecological footprint third-heaviest in world

EU Commission investigates financing of Olkiluoto nuclear plant

Sexual harassment goes often unnoticed in sports clubs

Interest rising for March Parliamentary election

Helsinki Rescue Department receives record number of animal alerts

Finnish haulage company: Svetogorsk customs stops levying illegal fees

Finnish experts see problems in cooperation between EU and NATO

Tuesday, 24.10.2006

Helsinki to impose smoking ban on employees during working hours

New tipoffs on locations of more possible wartime mass graves

President Halonen saddened by discord at Hungarian anniversary

Finland to take up illegal truck fees with Russian authorities next month

Finnish field commander: Peacekeeping becoming too demanding for volunteers

Labour Court fines all sides in Finnair strike

TV programme investigates French mining company prospecting for uranium in Finland

Monday, 23.10.2006

Illegal fees collected from hauliers at Russian border customs station

Finland and Sweden cooperate in military surveillance of Baltic Sea

Ukrainian President Yushchenko says he knows who poisoned him

Study: One in three pedestrian road accident victims is drunk

Cyanide found in soil at Helsinki power plant

Report: Finland ranks among top countries in freedom of press

Minister Rajamäki: Russia now more willing to accept help with forest fires

Friday, 20.10.2006

FRIDAY NIGHT: Lahti informal EU summit culminates in "frank and open exchange of ideas" with President Putin, mainly on energy questions

FRIDAY NIGHT: FINNAIR CABIN CREW STRIKE SETTLED

Nokia increases market share, but weaker average selling prices send stock tumbling

Government proposes new restrictions on marketing of alcohol

Finnish ministers have paid their TV licence fees

No new applicants accepted into queue for Ingrian returning migrants

Finland votes for Guatemala for UN Security Council

Thursday, 19.10.2006

Finnair cabin crew strike begins - most scheduled flights cancelled

Energy poll: Majority opposed to more electricity imports from Russia

Riot barriers set up as Lahti prepares to receive high-profile visitors

Frightened Finns rush to pay their TV licence fees

Aki Kaurismäki refuses to allow Oscar nomination

Finnish MP Eva Biaudet to get high post in OSCE

Finnish tourists in Crete safe in spite of floods

Wednesday, 18.10.2006

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: FINNAIR STRIKE TO BEGIN AT 04:00 ON THURSDAY MORNING

Remains of 11 men found in mass grave in southeastern Finland

PM Vanhanen: Russian democracy different than in Western Europe

Communications authority: TV licence records are public documents

Lahti EU summit will affect traffic even in the Helsinki area

Drug-resistant tuberculosis rife in Estonia and St. Petersburg area

Jouko Karvinen surprise choice for Stora Enso helm

Tuesday, 17.10.2006

President Ilves says Estonia and Finland have similar views on EU

European Parliament President denies ignorance of Finnish wartime history

PM Vanhanen not worried about Putin's participation in EU summit

Journalists dumbfounded by Vanhanen's instructions to ministers

Finland and Sweden make proposal to NATO on peace partnership

Finnish peace activists held by police in Scotland

Book: Tobacco companies test genetically modified tobacco in Finland

Monday, 16.10.2006

Sweden and Finland pledge to keep each other informed of NATO plans

Ex-President Ahtisaari does not want to be Nobel candidate any more

Opposition party secretary steps down over criminal investigation

PM urges ministers not to answer questions of minor tax evasion and TV licence fee dodging

Young man arrested on suspicion of arson of Kaivoksela Church in Vantaa

Copterline and Sikorsky disagree on cause of August 2005 crash

Sports Round-Up: Grönholm wins, Hirvonen second in Turkish rally

Friday, 13.10.2006

BREAKING NEWS: Parliament votes to allow fertility treatment for single women and lesbian couples

Peacekeeper wounded in Afghanistan may have been shot by other Finns

Study: Excess weight can shorten life and reduce fitness in old age

Finnish youth more law abiding than before

"Hey, not so fast!" - dead man starts breathing again in Tampere

First snow falls in Helsinki later every year

Finnish company accuses Russian officials of hostile takeover attempt

Thursday, 12.10.2006

TV news: Editors of largest newspapers support NATO membership

University-educated youth prefer Finnish companies

Residential areas built on clay are sinking in Helsinki area

Embattled Emergency Response Centre head resigns

Main line train service comes to halt for several hours

Kone CEO Antti Herlin to head Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

The dream lives on: Kazakhstan 0 Finland 2

Wednesday, 11.10.2006

Farmers and summer residents unite against uranium prospecting

Grimaldi Group plans to purchase remaining Finnlines shares

Finns are "numerically-challenged" on European Union membership

Patients have rosier view of mental health services than professionals

Eleven years' imprisonment for manslaughter of Prof. Tikka

North Cyprus unhappy with Finnish proposals

Russian minister: Wood buyers share responsibility for illegal felling

Tuesday, 10.10.2006

Halonen hopes journalist murder will be solved before upcoming Putin visit

Finnish reaction to Politkovskaya killing exceptionally strong

Ahtisaari says chances for Nobel Prize "slightly better than last year"

Finnish Lutheran church is doing fine financially

Snuffling for truffles in Åland

Sinophobia pt. II

Several dead and injured under collapsed building in Vyborg

Monday, 9.10.2006

More than 1,000 attend vigil for murdered Russian journalist

As EU Presidency, Finland strongly condemns North Korean nuclear test

Halfway through the term, Finnish EU Presidency wins cautious praise

New anti-terror legislation may stop Finnish extraditions to USA

US representative says relations with Finland are in order

Main group of Finnish Lebanon peacekeepers report for service

Two points dropped: Armenia 0 Finland 0 (0-0)

Friday, 6.10.2006

Armed forces may be allowed to provide emergency assistance abroad

Two out of three young people in Finland say they believe in God

Ministers explain absence during recent Dalai Lama visit

Incorrect dosage of quicklime may have killed fish in Lapland

Olli Saarela apologises to Heinäluoma for colourful language

PM Vanhanen in talks with Blair over EU energy policy

Airbus crisis could affect Finnair's investment plans

Thursday, 5.10.2006

Turkey promises to take Finnish Cyprus initiative seriously

Nordea survey: Finnish households have weak risk tolerance

Medical schools struggle under burden of growing numbers of students

Mass death of fish at farm in Lapland

Minister Saarela apologises for husband's ill-chosen remarks

Prehistoric mammoth bone found in professor's garage

Confirmation that Finnish peacekeepers were fired on by Afghan police

Wednesday, 4.10.2006

Call for radical electricity market overhaul and sixth nuclear reactor

More passengers than expected using new Helsinki-Lahti rail line

Thai berry-pickers return home after earning year's salary in Lapland

Swimmer bear kills sheep in Åland Islands

Subcontractor gang suspected of stealing from building sites

EU defence ministers agree to help Lebanon build its army

Finnish players represented on 25 teams in the NHL this season

Tuesday, 3.10.2006

Russian undersea electric cable proposal receives mixed reception

Finnish peacekeepers apparently came under friendly fire from Afghan police

OMX list links Finnish, Swedish, and Danish stock exchanges

Pawnshop staff suspected of money laundering

Sunday's storm ultimately caused little damage in Helsinki

EU Defence Ministers praise Bosnian elections

Finance Minister cautions against excessive enthusiasm for tax cuts

Monday, 2.10.2006

Finnish peacekeeper injured in firefight in Afghanistan

UN issues report on deadly Israeli attack on observation post

Dalai Lama says his successor "could even be a Finnish woman"

Four-year prison sentence for Oulu child molester

Helsinki plans its own immigration policy

Russia may use chemicals in oil destruction operations in Baltic Sea

Finnair flights to USA continue without disruption

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 31.10.2006

A new breed of Finland fanatics

Finland keeping the same company

Mantra against Finlandisation

J. Karjalainen records classic Finnish-American songs

"Your Excellency Presdentess and Resipentti"

Heroes to zeroes: Finland the eco-list darling joins the rank and vile

Facts from Finland

Traditional basic food of local grill bars remains popular on Helsinki's Fleminginkatu

Marimekko textiles on display in France

Tuesday, 24.10.2006

Bankers on the road to Russia

A very small piece of news

Cause of Great Fire of Vaasa cleared up - 154 years later

Helsinki nurses are busier than ever

Suffragettes´ bequest lays foundation for modern Finnish feminist movement

Viktor Yushchenko wants EU to be lighthouse for Ukraine

A Muslim MySpace based in Espoo

Expensive delicacy sorted out at reindeer roundup

Tuesday, 17.10.2006

Right wing populist True Finns Party facing fundamental questions

How to tame extremist parties

Classical music being used to drive away youngsters from loitering in public places

COMMENTARY: The Norwegians, they did it again

COMMENTARY: Not even Finns are innocent in Kinshasa

COMMENTARY: How the old guard scrambled Reinfeldt's plans

Will Kimi's move boost Ferrari popularity in Finland? HS tests a Ferrari F430 Spider

Star rising in the east

Tuesday, 10.10.2006

Optical illusion on the North American market

Lake levels are alarmingly low in many parts of the country

Women from St. Petersburg learn traffic safety in Helsinki

Jade Warrior Brings Kalevala to China

Eero Saarinen helped to create the international image of post-war America

COMMENTARY: Beyond comprehension - a murder too far

President Kekkonen praised by Kadar for rejecting Hungarian refugees in 1956

President of OMX Nordic Marketplaces expects common list to attract new investors

Tuesday, 3.10.2006

Terror fight sparks anguish in immigrant suburbs in Nordic region

Will Finland follow Sweden's lead?

Placating a bear in Siberian oil pipeline jungle

Finnish design appeals to Japanese taste

Ahtisaari and the fourth chair

COMMENTARY: Missing with both Borrells

School's soon out, and tennis is in