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Thursday, 30.11.2006

Commissioner Rehn proposes partial freezing of Turkish EU talks

Opposition leader welcomes NATO initiative, Prime Minister sceptical

Generic buprenorphine could increase illicit use of drug

Finnish star-gazer discovers meteor shower - fragments of new comet pinpointed

State Prosecutor says Finland has more corruption than people think

Parliament calls for report on EU security guarantees

Dane Christian Clausen to head Nordea Group

Wednesday, 29.11.2006

Finland to be invited into NATO rapid action force at Riga summit

Fortum cancels rate hike owing to "sudden decline in wholesale price"

Finnish triple murderer escapes from minimum security prison

Poll shows greater support for more defence spending

Wolves seen near Helsinki

Important Mideast declaration signed at Tampere EU conference

Finnish Atria also wants to buy Swedish Meats

Tuesday, 28.11.2006

Tampere EU meeting sees Gaza truce as start for peace process

Commissioner Rehn: Cyprus failure to slow Turkey’s EU membership bid

Estonia calls on President Bush to support new democracies

Small lakes fill up in unseasonably warm and rainy autumn

Fortum price hike prompts households to seek cheaper alternatives

Chronic shortage of taxi drivers prevailing in Helsinki area

EU crime-fighters discuss alcohol and crime in Finland

Monday, 27.11.2006

Talks between European Union and Turkey over Cyprus fail

Bird flu danger looms greater than before next spring

Southeast of Finland wants more Russian immigrants

Five wolves shot in Kainuu Province

Third terminal planned for Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Juice Leskinen, Finnish rock music icon, dies at 56

Sport round-up: Virpi Kuitunen excels at Nordic Skiing World Cup

Friday, 24.11.2006

SATURDAY: EU-Russia Summit agrees on Siberia overflights, but not on bigger issues

Russian President promises action on truck queues at border

A friend writes from the deathbed of Alexander Litvinenko

Government wants to cut agricultural emissions into water

Ice rink opens at Helsinki railway station square

Drugs problem in Finland still one of mildest in European Union

Government: EU forces should be sent only to Africa

City of Espoo shocked at Fortum announcement of electricity price hikes

Thursday, 23.11.2006

Two Finns among hostages released in Nigeria after firefight

Head of Finnish Customs says EU partly to blame for truck queues at Russian border

Chinese anti-corruption officials refused entry to Finland

Agreement on fast rail service to St. Petersburg expected during Putin visit

Second Finnish soldier under suspicion in Afghanistan bribery case

Fortum announces sharp price hikes in 2007

UPM Chairman Vainio denies using pressure in whistle-blowing decision

Wednesday, 22.11.2006

World Bank Group grants loan for Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay

Ferries between Finland and Estonia pollute more than those to Sweden

Poll: Almost all Sipoo residents oppose shift in municipal border

Immigrants get fines following Kajaani pizzeria brawl last year

Katainen: Jaskari cannot return as Nat. Coalition Party secretary

Cuts in friendship society funding cancelled

Bush to propose expanded NATO partnership for Finland

Tuesday, 21.11.2006

PM Vanhanen says Cyprus dispute must be resolved in early December

Finnish, Dutch, and German soldiers meet in EU battlegroup exercise

Reindeer harassed by wolf pack rescued in Kainuu Province

Call to make life vests mandatory for rowboats

Sipoo denounces Helsinki's boundary change proposal

Embezzlement scandal affects Nokia merger partner

Toys made out of cat fur discovered by Finnish Customs

Monday, 20.11.2006

More immigrants studying to become teachers in Finland

Finnish Navy buying three minesweepers from Italy for EUR 245 million

Researcher says EU could be Finnish security policy tool

Poll: Nearly one in three Finns would support capital punishment

Ministry gives permission to kill Suomussalmi wolf pack

Esa-Pekka Salonen to lead Philharmonia Orchestra in London

Motor Sports Round-Up: Finnish drivers secure Ford WRC manufacturers' title

Winter Sports Round-Up: Finnish speed skater wins in Berlin

Friday, 17.11.2006

Only one in four leading civil servants women in Finland

Departures of trucks from ports to be staggered to avoid backlog

European Commission drops paper cartel investigation

Many trees still green in Helsinki

Police considering assault charge for second guard in YouTube case

Prime Minister Vanhanen to Poland to discuss dispute over Russia

Two cases of human smuggling revealed at Russian border

Thursday, 16.11.2006

Foreign companies eagerly prospecting for uranium in Finland

TeliaSonera to abandon country-based organisation structure

Poll: Only one in three Finns sees terrorism as threat to Finland

Hamina-Kotka motorway to be parking lot for eastbound trucks

Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize goes to journalist Armas Alvari

Tallink managers on apology tour

Dodging a bullet: Finland 1 Armenia 0

Wednesday, 15.11.2006

Environmental impact of Baltic Sea pipeline greatest in building phase

Online video shows security guard kicking handcuffed man in Helsinki

Half of long-term smokers could get chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Rail operator VR promises to improve punctuality and information

Archipelago dolphins drown in salmon net

Ahtisaari: No more negotiations on Kosovo status

State sells 12 million shares in Outokumpu

Tuesday, 14.11.2006

Chinese refused entry for visas acquired under false premises

European Union hopes to clean up European seas by 2021

Poland blocks EU talks with Russia - setback for Helsinki summit

Questionnaire prompts masses of proposals for City of Dreams

President makes distinction between NATO membership and cooperation

Sampo Group CEO major beneficiary of agricultural subsidies

Tallink directors fail to explain their behaviour

Monday, 13.11.2006

Poll: Finns taking increasingly negative view of NATO membership

Government team does not dispute Israeli version of bombing of UN post

Ahtisaari postpones Kosovo settlement proposal until 2007

More residents of Helsinki region commute to jobs outside urban area

Millions of rear-view mirrors to be changed in EU trucks

Labour shortage will first hit ageing Eastern Finland

Finns play host to FIS World Cup slalom in Levi

Friday, 10.11.2006

Minister Huovinen: Lines of trucks caused by inefficiency of Russian Customs

Sampo Bank's rivals expect intense competiton over large clients

Finnish HK Ruokatalo to purchase Swedish Meats for EUR 113 million

Student organisations want more effective sex education

Finland up two places to 11th on annual Human Development Index

Bill Gates says Microsoft is not interested in buying Nokia

Swedish union report: Intoxicated manager threatened to sack Silja Symphony crew

Thursday, 9.11.2006

Finnish Sampo Bank Group to be sold to Danish Danske Bank for EUR 4.05 billion

Finland's Ingman sells dairies to Swedish-Danish giant Arla

Line of trucks at eastern border costs millions of euros a day

Bear-hunt on city streets of Hämeenlinna

Threats and intimidation commonplace at many Helsinki health clinics

Services in Finland among most expensive in Europe

Union complains of abusive behaviour of Tallink managers during cruise

Wednesday, 8.11.2006

Commissioner Rehn: Turkey must open its harbours to Cypriot ships

Turkish Cypriot leader strongly disagrees with Finnish proposal on Cyprus

Disturbances in Helsinki commuter train traffic anger passengers

Principals shocked at planned Helsinki school closures

Court finds Helsinki Mayor had conflict of interest on Malmi Airport plan

Finns disappointed by failure of EU working time negotiations

Nordea to obtain majority share in Russian bank

Tuesday, 7.11.2006

No serious problems on first day of tighter hand luggage regulations

Finland is again one of world's least corrupt nations

At least a hundred people have died in fires this year

Suspects held in Lahti jewellery store robbery

Professor sees export market in environmental technology

Up to 20 schools facing the axe in Helsinki

PM Vanhanen sees yearning for hard core of EU as Cold War relic

Monday, 6.11.2006

Finns taking part in exercise for tri-nation EU battle group in Germany

Sea bottom off Helsinki's Jätkäsaari contaminated by TBT

White-beaked dolphins sighted off Finnish island of Korppoo

Broadcasting board chairman neglects TV fee for over a year

King of Spain to mediate in Metsä-Botnia pulp mill dispute

Special characters can double price of SMS messages

HJK Helsinki take Finnish Cup trophy

Friday, 3.11.2006

Third day of heavy snow paralyses traffic over eastern border

Parts of southeastern Finland without electricity for over two days

Helsinki Cyprus meeting cancelled due to Turkish reluctance

Government reaches agreement on cooperation procedure legislation

Finland interested in NATO crisis management exercises

Upheaval in administration of Russian Karelia

Sacked executives among top income-earners

Thursday, 2.11.2006

Minister Kääriäinen: Finland must spend more on defence, or join NATO

Finnish-Irish battalion ready for their task in Southern Lebanon

Blizzard brings up to 30 centimetres of snow - traffic badly hit again

Finnish study links heavy salt intake with obesity

Cable car planned to link Katajanokka and Laajasalo districts

Stock option income of corporate executives rises again

Finnish harbour company reaches tentative agreement with St. Petersburg officials

Wednesday, 1.11.2006

Alcohol abuse most common killer of working-age Finnish men

Bad weather causes more than a hundred minor accidents in Southern Finland

Shelling sent UN observers constantly running for cover in Khiam

Orthodox regalia found in Huhtiniemi graves

Finnish National Opera receives major private donation

Finnish-Estonian study finds health risks in hormone replacement therapy

Finland wants to convene emergency meeting on Cyprus question

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 28.11.2006

Finland - important to Russia, not to USA

Elections will change the NATO debate

The racist attack that never was

Riding the waves in Suomenlinna

Caged humans perform at Helsinki’s Korkeasaari zoo

Art foundation treasures being made available to public

Anti-democracy: A letter from Russia

Bragging rights for "polar bears" in Joensuu

Tuesday, 21.11.2006

Too awful an image of war

Children's theatre happy to be marginalised

COMMENTARY: Let's not forget the YYA option

COMMENTARY: Chinese citizens and visas - not by the book

Record number of corporate deals in Europe this year

Understated furs most popular

Flying - no longer a fast way of travelling

Tuesday, 14.11.2006

Hard-nosed corporate bosses morph into gentle doting grandparents

Horror tours begin in Turku Castle

A voice from Mikkeli well worth hearing

Hi, I'm Tomi and I'm a friendly sort of monster

COMMENTARY: A wheezing democracy enters a new era

Teppo Numminen - the most experienced European player in the NHL

Humour as a weapon against prejudice

Tuesday, 7.11.2006

Cultural diversity on "Mogadishu Avenue" in Helsinki

NATO membership could still hinge on money

Kekri - ancient celebration to mark end of harvest season

Finland's most resilient party looks back

Israeli forces shelled Khiam practically incessantly

A professor who slays orcs for a living