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Wednesday, 31.1.2007

Finnish air surveillance finds ten more oil spills than in 2005

Vocational training seen as best guarantee of gainful employment

Interior Ministry wants more scrutiny of clandestine police activities

Ethnic rights activist severely beaten in Russia’s Mari Republic

Warm winters could push Baltic seals further to north

Swedish trawlers fishing in Åland archipelago game preserve

Asikainen retains boxing title

Tuesday, 30.1.2007

Airlines' use of Finnish airspace more than doubles in ten years

Poll: Finns want politicians to take action on climate change

Only one tenth of clothes sold in Finland are domestic

Working group to propose restrictions on short-term hiring

Finnish Defence Forces to introduce new combat uniforms

Swedish nuclear power plant staff intoxicated at work

Amateur fishermen call for protection of Baltic salmon

Monday, 29.1.2007

Smuggling of sports doping substances into Finland increasing

Winter storms improve oxygen situation at bottom of Gulf of Finland

Poll: Voter turnout in March elections could fall from 2003 level

Restaurant owners wait impatiently for guidelines on smoking booths

Virpi Suutari to start as new artistic director of DocPoint festival

Asylum applications down by one third

Kiira Korpi secures bronze in Figure Skating European Championships

Friday, 26.1.2007

Finland becoming major transit point for human trafficking

Behaviour of Helsinki primary school pupils more and more violent

Announcing record result, Nokia reiterates faith in Siemens deal

Fatal road accidents down by ten per cent in 2006

Young man on trial admits setting church fires in Vantaa last year

Complaint over church blessing of same-sex union

Parliamentary committee suggests programme for cooperation with Russia

Serb minority may get special rights in Kosovo

Relatives of Copterline pilot seek massive damages in US court

Thursday, 25.1.2007

Ahtisaari focus of anger in Kosovo; full independence demanded

Nokia announces unexpectedly good result for last year

Ministry of Transport and Communications considering tolls for road users

Sharp rise in Chlamydia cases among young teenagers

Ministry warns Romanians and Bulgarians of difficulties in finding work

Commercial home-growing of cannabis increasing in Helsinki area

Income tax lowered by seven percentage points in 12 years

Wednesday, 24.1.2007

Government celebrates achievement of employment goal

Competition Authority says large forest companies violated law

Helsinki City Transport to increase cameras, guards, and inspectors

Report: Asylum-seekers at risk of being marginalised

Saddam's Finnish-made yacht disappears

Finnish Stockholm ambassador in scuffle with burglar

Finnair gives moderate result warning

Tuesday, 23.1.2007

Shortage of land pushes housing costs to among highest in Europe

Chief of Defence Kaskeala calls for boost in military spending

Nokia Christmas sales likely to exceed 100 million handsets

Two men arrested over night assault against Kurdish family

Substitute vicar delivers sermon dressed as bishop killer Lalli

President Halonen: Kyoto Treaty increases use of nuclear energy

Shortcomings in free competition seen in broadband service

Monday, 22.1.2007

Obesity cost more than EUR 260 million last year in Finland

Poll indicates care for the sick and elderly at top of voters' agenda

Fingerprints of Finns soon available for police in many countries

Extensive nutrition study to be conducted on Finnish conscripts

Nearly half of Finnish youngsters have considered career in science

Big cost overruns for Vuosaari harbour transport infrastructure

Ministry turns down French uranium prospecting claim applications

World Championship silver for speed skater Koskela and snowboarder Autti

Friday, 19.1.2007

Helsinki prepares for rising sea levels with sandbags

Warm weather reduces wholesale, but not retail price of electricity

Finns in increasing numbers fall into consumer credit debt trap

Two-year sentence for proprietor of brothel motels

Olli Mustonen abruptly shelves his biography

Ahtisaari proposal on Kosovo to be made public by early February

Finnish expert says Sweden losing nuclear energy know-how

Thursday, 18.1.2007

Poll: Matti Vanhanen most popular choice for next Prime Minister

Finland and Sweden have no plans to work closer in defence

Strapped Finnish National Opera to cut down on performances

Fewer Iraqis seek asylum in Finland

State representatives push through new board for TeliaSonera

Finnish labour market described as among most flexible in Europe

Helsingin Sanomat to collaborate with Microsoft

Wednesday, 17.1.2007

Perlos employees stage walkout to protest planned closure

Finnish clothing manufacturers increasingly rely on Chinese factories

Finnish officials cautious in approvig wolf hunting permits

Court of Appeals to continue proceedings against Kari Uoti

Finland wants permanent cross-border flight exercise areas with Sweden

Finns at Maimana continue as normal after failed bombing attempt

Aktia Bank says importance of Nokia cluster for Finnish growth is decreasing

Tuesday, 16.1.2007

Perlos plans to shut down manufacturing in Finland - 1,200 jobs to go

Border zone in Russian Karelia grows in some places, shrinks in others

National public health study to focus on obesity prevention

Rising sea water threatens properties in Helsinki and environs

New copyright law fails to stop on-line piracy

Failed bomb attack on Finnish base in Afghanistan

Fazer to eliminate liquorice mascot criticised as racist stereotype

Monday, 15.1.2007

Three dead as hurricane winds sweep over Southern Sweden

PM denies Finland is planning joint air surveillance with Sweden

Hundreds take part in Helsinki demonstration for peace in Somalia

University graduates gravitate toward Helsinki region

Police in Salo change course on brothel investigation

Election chiefs list themes for upcoming Parliamentary election

Foreign Ministry official says relations with USA are in good shape

Finland wins Nordic Combined team event; Hautamäki 3rd in ski-jumping

Friday, 12.1.2007

American officials given access to e-mail of passengers flying to USA

Working group supports genetic manipulation of grain crops

Helsinki makes provision for future floods caused by storms

Seals kill nine tons of farmed fish in Southern Finland

Expensive repair project at Itäkeskus shopping mall fails

Finland protests arrest of Finnish Kurdistan expert in Turkey

Legionella may hinder trips to Phuket

Thursday, 11.1.2007

HS Gallup: Little public support for reduction in voting age

Top Finance Ministry official warns of looming health care crisis

Future researcher proposes Internet voting for all elections

Storm causes problems for rail transport

Heat from waste water to be used to heat Helsinki homes

Nordic tourists acquire Legionnaires' disease in Thailand

Finnair allowed to conceal salaries of its Asian flight attendants

Wednesday, 10.1.2007

Thousands of Finnish companies advertising on Google pages

Re-trained immigrants to alleviate shortage of pharmacists

Police to exclude buyers from investigation into prostitution ring

Strong storm causes power failures in southern Finland

Kari Uoti demands dismissal of trial following ECHR ruling

Age limits on gambling machines often ignored

Sculptor Markus Kåhre wins 2007 Ars Fennica prize

November record month for Finnish exports

Tuesday, 9.1.2007

Internet supports television viewing among Finnish youth

Survey: Child care leave is risk for woman's return to labour market

Danske Bank wants large slice of Finnish corporate financing market

Thousands of Finns suffer headaches caused by pain medication

Newspaper editors fined for publishing anti-Semitic letter

Main defendant unexpectedly admits to pimping in human trafficking trial

Zahra Abdulla manages to return to Finland from Mogadishu

Monday, 8.1.2007

Study shows Finns seriously overweight in all parts of the country

Olli Rehn warns against depriving small EU states of commissioners

Man surrenders to police after shooting and injuring two officers

Suspect in alcohol poisoning case remanded in custody

EU study: Climate change will initially benefit Nordic regions

Experts question official productivity forecasts

Winter Sports: Virpi Kuitunen wins Tour de Ski in fine style

Friday, 5.1.2007

Sources of political party financing remain hidden in Finland

Three killed, several more suffer poisoning from tainted alcohol

Bus passengers feel insecure particularly in Helsinki area

President Halonen opens 90th anniversary year of independence

Guardians of asylum-seeking minors being searched for

New residences sell poorly in Greater Helsinki area

Estonian undersea power cable finally in service

Arttu Lappi moves into contention in Four Hills Tournament

Thursday, 4.1.2007

Finland to start repatriating people to Afghanistan and possibly Iraq

Poll: Small majority do not see immigration as solution to labour shortage in Helsinki region

Growth in housing loans decreases slightly; Finns still taking on more debt

Few HS readers interested in candidates' views of foreign policy

Culture budget experiences greatest growth since 1980s

Commander in Afghanistan transfers handling of shooting incident to Finland

Nokia faces patent suit in USA

Anssi Koivuranta pairs up with Manninen for first World Cup victory

Wednesday, 3.1.2007

Number of daily ferry crossings from Helsinki to Germany growing

No evacuation planned for Finnish citizens trapped in Somalia

Sikorsky rejects claims of technical cause for Copterline crash

Record warm December in Finland

Church leavers again on the increase, but pace drops

Promising treatment found for amphetamine addiction

Warm winter eliminates threat of electricity shortage and high prices

Heavy fines for May's illegal strikes at pulp and paper mills

Tuesday, 2.1.2007

Finnish tourists continue holidaying in Bangkok despite bombing

Tuomioja on Saddam hanging: EU opposes death penalty

Iraqis in Finland generally support Saddam execution

Relative calm prevails as Finns usher in New Year

President speaks on behalf of immigrants and the aged in New Year address

Copterline seeks massive damages in US court from Sikorsky

Welcome return to podium for Matti Hautamäki

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 30.1.2007

New mission for Jorma Ollila: fighting climate change

In search of alternatives on Election Day

Electioneering has already spread to YouTube

Kosovo: impatience grows

COMMENT: Kosovo proposal: is Åland next in line?

Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo wants to take Nokia into Internet business

COMMENTARY: Halonen sells Finland in India

Tuesday, 23.1.2007

A child's suicide note weighs heavy in mother's handbag

Difficult task of reviving EU constitution

Health as entertainment

Alces Alces, Finland's most dangerous animal

Despite lure of hypermarkets, Helsinki Market Hall retains loyal following

COMMENTARY: Unabashedly racist?

COMMENTARY: Isolating Europe's extreme right would involve difficult demarcation of boundaries

When Finland "Nordic walked" itself onto the world map

Tuesday, 16.1.2007

For love of the Gaussian curve

Artjärvi observatory gives unobstructed view of sky

Run, rabbit, run

Viewed from America, Finland still looks like a frontier land

The Mighty Quinn: investment tips from a wrestling champ - or not

Bank advertising evolves from promoting thrift to encouraging consumption

The Ice-Man dons his skis as a bright red F1 season beckons

Tuesday, 9.1.2007

Finns increasingly critical of EU, NATO, USA, and immigration

A bow to citizens’ journalism

A million viewers - for a short animated film

Anger over war in Bosnia inspires play on fates of Estonian women

Ethnologist researches history of the Finnish bed

Who found the Brewster anyway?

You don't pay - you don't drive

Travellers' bible lauds this "complex and idiosyncratic" country