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Friday, 30.11.2007

Finance Minister raises possibility of spending cuts

Finnish teens score high marks in latest PISA study

Police to investigate reports of serious animal cruelty at Finnish farms

Recovery from Jokela school shootings could take years and cost millions

Afghanistan promises to re-examine death of Finnish peacekeeper

Nokia upset by critical graffiti picture of CEO Kallasvuo

Pension insurance companies Ilmarinen and Varma to challenge Novator on its plans to divide Elisa

BREAKING NEWS: Hodgson steps down as Finland head coach - heads for Inter Milan

Thursday, 29.11.2007

Council of farmers' union deeply disappointed with 141 subsidy decision

Police criticised for handling of Smash Asem protest

Planned bill would allow in-family adoption rights for same-sex couples

Finnish MPs disapprove of EU Chemicals Agency perks

Walk-out in protest against cost cuts silences YLE’s Swedish-language news

Strike by Alko personnel likely from Saturday morning

Plans revived for Lenin statue

Sally Mann’s photographs lead to request for police investigation

Decision on Elisa split postponed until late January

Wednesday, 28.11.2007

Finland to keep Article 141 agricultural subsidies for six more years

Finnish PM expresses concern at treatment of Russian opposition

Visiting Estonian Foreign Minister Paet rejects criticism from Lipponen

Juuka man given suspended prison sentence for possession of child pornography

Man suspected of attempted armed robbery in Finland found in Pattaya hotel

Carer on charges of swindling EUR 180,000 from elderly customers

Marimekko’s Estonian supplier calls halt to cotton purchases from Uzbekistan

Radio Extrem spared, TV channel Extra to be axed in YLE cost-cutting operation

Tuesday, 27.11.2007

OKQ8 works with Neste Oil to find replacement for palm oil as bio diesel raw material

Banks rush to open new branches in growth centres

Marimekko suspends purchases from cotton supplier on suspicions of child labour

Finland demands explanation for pardon of Afghan assailants who killed Finnish peacekeeper with IED in May

Lipponen criticises Estonia's Russia policy

Mikko Nousiainen to play Mannerheim in upcoming film

Finnish Minister of Agriculture continues lobbying for future subsidies

Monday, 26.11.2007

Police and border guard stop Greenpeace demonstration near Porvoo refinery

Proposal: residence permits for asylum seekers to include right to work

Finland to meet Germany and Russia in 2010 World Cup qualification

Ski tunnel planned for Helsinki’s Central Park

Finnish-built cruise ship collides with iceberg and sinks in Antarctic waters

Norwegian Defence Forces Commander wants to provide Finland with NATO intelligence

Icelandic shareholders hope to restructure management of telecom company Elisa

Friday, 23.11.2007

Finland planning visa for foreign job applicants

Nordic partners stop lobbying against Finnish agricultural subsidies

Väyrynen makes proposals to Russia on wood export tariff issue

Schoolyard bullying often leads to cyber bullying

Nordea Jean Sibelius Orchestra is to support young gifted musicians across Finland

Number of flights from Finland to Moscow to double

Thursday, 22.11.2007

Vanhanen lashes out at Tehy and political opposition

Portugal 0 Finland 0 - the Finns hold on, but the dream of qualification is over

Finnish women increasingly overweight

Nurmes woman suspected of trying to kill three children and herself

National Opera: Mikko Franck to be nominated for dual post of Artistic Director and General Music Director

Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express premieres in Helsinki today

H&M to introduce Marimekko to masses

No agreement in Brussels talks on future of Article 141 agricultural subsidies

Nokia suit against Qualcomm dropped by ITC

Wednesday, 21.11.2007

Experts disagree on whether Tehy contract applies to non-union members

Ombudsman for Children wants study on media handling of Jokela shootings

Municipal taxes set to rise in one in four communities

Downside of early spring and mild autumn: record number of drownings after people fall through thin ice

Billions in recession debt to be forgiven in the spring

Marimekko licensing its patterns to H&M

Supreme Administrative Court rejects appeal by United Power relating to planned Russia-Finland submarine cable

Finnair issues positive profit warning

Roy Hodgson being tipped as possible new Ireland coach

Tuesday, 20.11.2007

Nurses: contract accepted, resignations cancelled, disagreement on implementation

Police: examination of exhumed body strengthens murder case against nurse

Study shows that quality of fast-food milkshakes has deteriorated

UNESCO calls for protection zone around naval fortress of Suomenlinna

Police in Norway make arrest on suspicion of planning school killing

Vantaa wants to put up technology Chinatown next to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Monday, 19.11.2007

BREAKING NEWS: TEHY and local authorities accept pay deal to avert mass resignations by nurses

Finland 2 Azerbaijan 1 - Onwards to Porto, fingers crossed

Helsinki police find stolen goods in van used by Romanian beggars

Many immigrants favour satellite TV, not bothering with digital decoders

Prime Minister Vanhanen hospitalised

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights could face insolvency

Loeb’s victory in Ireland silences Grönholm

Finnish cheerleaders win silver medal in World Championships in Helsinki

Friday, 16.11.2007

Mayor Pajunen speaks out in favour of more cars in Helsinki centre

Union of Salaried Employees offers to support Tehy

FIA to determine outcome today of Brazilian GP - and possibly Kimi Räikkönen's drivers' championship

Forty Alko outlets remain open despite staff strike

Police asked to investigate import of rabid puppy

Russia to move some of its oil transport to Arctic

Finnish National Opera to reduce staff by more than 50

Thursday, 15.11.2007

Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District planning patient transfers

Finnish National Ballet announces new Artistic Director

Number of foreign workers on rise in Finland

Alko sales staff on three-day strike

Finnish Customs to start clearing backlog of tax complaints of imported second-hand cars

Board demands changes to dance centre plans in centre of Helsinki

Rabies diagnosed in dog imported from India to Espoo

Wednesday, 14.11.2007

Tehy under pressure from other municipal organisations

Jokela shooting sparks more copycat school threats

Troubled M-real to launch yet another restructuring programme

Parliament debates Afghanistan and NATO Response Force

Interior Ministry investigates activities of Helsinki drug police

Around fifty Helsinki restaurants granted licence for year-round outdoor terraces

Musical America names Kaija Saariaho Composer of the Year

Tuesday, 13.11.2007

Parliament passes text of patient protection bill

Jokela tries to get back to normal

Trial over Afghanistan friendly fire incident begins

Police get hundreds of reports of criminal on-line content

Senior detective inspector suspected of abuse of authority in connection with attempted Lieto robbery

Life prisoner can get away with another crime without punishment

Football: Alexei Eremenko gets jaw fracture in Moscow street attack

Monday, 12.11.2007

Government-sponsored patient safety bill fast-tracked in Parliament

Local clergy help Jokela residents cope with shooting aftermath

Finland changes course on EU firearms directive

Åland-based shipping lines object ban on sales of smokeless tobacco

Military archives of Finland to be restored and catalogued

Finnish computer games industry employs self-taught whiz kids

Friday, 9.11.2007

School massacre: Ninth graders saw killing of school principal

Jokela students turn to each other for solace

Gun permits easier to get in Finland than driving licences

Jokela: a peaceful little village thrust into world spotlight

Jokela gunman said he used antidepressants

Government introduces legislation to limit planned mass resignations of nurses

Rusi wins large award in lawsuit against state

Finland looking into alternatives for delayed transport helicopters

Thursday, 8.11.2007

Gunman and eight others die in school shooting spree

Tuusula and nation mourn school tragedy

Much advance information about massacre on Internet

Mediation to continue in nurses´ labour dispute

President Halonen not to attend Stora Enso's Quality Award ceremony

Hockey pro Jere Karalahti taken into custody on drug suspicions

Wednesday, 7.11.2007

BREAKING NEWS:Death toll in school shooting reaches nine

Health care labour dispute: government could save face by cancelling cuts in state aid

Finnish colonel: violence in Iraq serves as model for Afghanistan

Maritime Administration head given severe reprimand over ill-judged boat rental

Lutheran Synod to vote on lower voting age proposal for parish elections

Travel agents suspected of forging HIV certificates on applications for visas to Russia

Finnish financial daily Taloussanomat to concentrate on electronic services

Nokia: Google alliance brings nothing new of significance

Tuesday, 6.11.2007

Government prepares legislation to keep some nurses at work

Cash truck robbers trained for heist under police surveillance

Finnish lorry manufacturer Sisu expects major boost from military contract

Elf academy to be set up in Lapland

Sharp decline in number of TV licences after switch to digital TV

Minister says government is not to intervene in Stora Enso closures

Tennis ace Jarkko Nieminen enters military service

Monday, 5.11.2007

Finnish hospitals deficient in personnel specialized in infection prevention

Helsinki and state still want to build Music Centre

Levi World Cup slalom races cancelled: millions in losses anticipated for local entrepreneurs

Bus companies fear car tax changes could hurt business

National Coalition Party Secretary says nurses´ labour dispute eroding Party´s support

Public approval increases for nurses over labour dispute

Universities ordered to cancel plans to favour recent school leavers in student admissions

Finnish horseback adventurers arrested on their way to Tiananmen Square

Mika Häkkinen to retire as driver in German DTM series

Friday, 2.11.2007

ALL SAINTS: SUNDAY SHOPPING AND MAYBE SOME SNOW

Emission-based car tax to bring down price of new vehicles next year

Kanerva wants NATO report to be made public

Two Swedish gang members still at large after attempted robbery of cash truck near Turku on Wednesday

BREAKING NEWS: Finnish Broadcasting Company pulls out of Music Centre construction

Intestinal bacteria blamed for three deaths in south of Finland

Campaign encourages primary school pupils to engage in physical activities during breaks

Erkki Tuomioja named President of Nordic Council

Botnia pulp mill in Uruguay experiences yet another delay

Economic rise also benefited middle-income Finland

Cold weather predicted: relief in Levi over FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event

Thursday, 1.11.2007

Mediation board begins efforts to reach settlement in labour dispute between nurses and municipal employers

Organised crime has major role in goods exports to Russia

Nordic foreign ministers discuss security policy matters once again

Prosecutor drops ASEM charges against MP Paavo Arhinmäki

President Halonen warns against leaving politics to most hard-boiled types

Former managers of Jippii acquitted on insider trading charges

New Marimekko CEO says serious illness led to change of direction

New methodology sends Finland down to 6th on WEF competitiveness list

Fortum executives top earnings lists for 2006

A couple of thousand Finns planning to travel to Beijing to follow Olympics

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 27.11.2007

Shopping the good shop against the threat of recession

Nurses face impossible task under new contract

COMMENTARY The political memory is hard to measure

Illiterate immigrants learn Finnish in order to train for further education

COMMENTARY: Flying with forbidden liquids

Prime Minister Koivisto held secret security policy discussions with Sweden in 1980

Long live the King!

Steam engine transports British Christmas tourists from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi

Tuesday, 20.11.2007

On the road to NATO: a guide for travellers

Blind French visitor disappointed at "model nation for services for the disabled"

Teaching Plato in school - can learning be a dangerous thing?

Half of Helsinki schools have security camera surveillance

British journalist brushes off Finnish reactions to Jokela analysis

Finnish wooden houses form idyllic neighbourhood in central Warsaw for 60 years

Writers' Guild strike threatens Oliver Stone and Mikko Alanne production

Pekka Koskela’s world record speed left lasting impression on his skate blade

Tuesday, 13.11.2007

Banker confronts challenge of poppy patterns

Confidence is what we need

Peace Union campaigner insists Finland must take responsibility in cluster munitions talks

COMMENTARY: Messages of sorrow and hate

Car tax changes could hurt air quality in parts of Helsinki

Columbine principal says Jokela will need help for a long time

NEWS ANALYSIS: Russia begins dismantling OSCE election monitoring

Tuesday, 6.11.2007

"No More Mr. Nice Guy Finland"

COMMENTARY: Live by the sword, die by the knife

Dalai Lama award heightens tensions in Tibetan areas of China

Stalin portrayed as hero in new Russian school textbook

Finnish documentary calls for corporate responsibility in human rights in Turkmenistan

COMMENTARY: Matti Vanhanen - an insider for the nation?

Mysterious British billionaire acquires 10% stake in Amer Sports