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Thursday, 31.1.2008

City Council votes to look into introduction of congestion charges

Online voting could come in 2015 at the earliest

Kaisa Varis B-sample also positive (UPDATED 16:30)

Uusimaa has municipalities with highest and lowest local tax rates in Finland

No missing person report filed for teenager alleged to have paid to have mother killed

Kanerva hopes for agreement with Russia on OSCE election monitoring

German magazine: Nokia factory in Bochum made EUR 134 million in profit last year

Wednesday, 30.1.2008

Prime Minister's former aide arranged Microsoft donation to Finnish schools

Computers major drain on household electricity

Finnair Stadium to get natural grass surface

Prosecutor calls for jail term of at least six years for hockey player Jere Karalahti

Helsinki to begin culling wild rabbit population

Farmers' union calls for commitment from Sucros on future of Säkylä sugar factory

Tuesday, 29.1.2008

Finnish consumers’ confidence in economy continues to weaken

Teenage girl suspected of paying to have mother killed

Khat use on the increase in Finland

Finnish amateur astronomer photographs Kern arc for the first time

Finnish and Estonian police agree to closer cooperation in fighting organised crime

Mukkula Manor House lease transferred to Russian entrepreneurs

Nokia to buy Norwegian open source software vendor Trolltech

Sweden: Match fixing aided Finland into Youth 19 Bandy World Championship final

Monday, 28.1.2008

Laminated beam factory to be set up in Kemijärvi pulp mill building

Construction of Nokia’s new factory in Romania troubled by delays

Norovirus still found in Nokia city water despite chlorination

President Halonen grants pardons even to minor offenders

Foreign Minister pulls out all the stops in 60th birthday bash

Construction faults on the up in capital area

Most illegal drugs used in Finland pass through Helsinki region

Finnish FA appoints Stuart Baxter as new coach for national team (UPDATED 14:45)

Hirvonen well pleased with second spot in Monte Carlo Rally

Friday, 25.1.2008

Nokia's Kallasvuo apologises to Germans

Blizzard sweeps across Finland from west to east

Study finds extensive sexual harassment in Parliament

No internal vote among Social Democrats over next party leader

Helsinki to study introduction of congestion charge

TietoEnator to cut 400 jobs in Finland

COMMENT: A sad ending to a sporting career?

Ferrari keeps low profile in Valencia tests

Thursday, 24.1.2008

Nokia CEO Kallasvuo: "No lifetime jobs in open competitive market"

EU energy package to hit consumers in coming years

Vanhanen in Paris: Finland and France largely agree on EU defence

Major blizzard reaches western coastal areas of Finland

Two new suspects in investigation into activities of drug police

EU to restrict imports of beef from Brazil

First sentence handed down in connection with last spring’s Internet attacks in Estonia

British billionaire Ashley again becomes major owner of Finnish Amer Sports

Biathlete Kaisa Varis suspected of doping violation

Wednesday, 23.1.2008

Anti-Nokia sentiment unites Ruhr region in massive protest

Longest road tunnel in Finland re-opened

Jari Litmanen could be signed by Fulham for remainder of Premiership season

Justice Minister Brax says election finance legislation does not work

Minister Wallin puts forward idea of nationally-arranged Net poker in Finland

Olli Mäenpää to lead University of Helsinki inquiry into treatment of discredited scholar Schur

Finns urged to invest in Iraq

Helsinki share prices recover on Tuesday after Monday's heavy falls

Tuesday, 22.1.2008

Helsinki decision-makers debate energy issues at Sanoma House

Novator fails in bid to change Elisa Board

Efficient Nadal brings an end to Nieminen's Melbourne campaign

Admiral Kaskeala: Joint Nordic air surveillance possible

Apartment blocks can restrict smoking on residential balconies, but not ban it entirely

Espoo town councillors press for western metro undertaking despite dramatically increased cost estimate

Homicide rate in Finnish Lapland higher than in Central Africa

Monday fall in share prices on Helsinki Stock Exchange sharpest in four years

Nokia top management meet with Bochum employees

Monday, 21.1.2008

Anger at Nokia swells in Germany; top politicians join fray over plant closure

Composure under fire - Jarkko Nieminen sees off Kohlschreiber and enters Australian Open last eight

Stora Enso accuses rival UPM of pressuring office employees during cartel investigation

Homicide rate higher in provincial towns than in Helsinki

Storm cuts power lines and fells trees in southern coastal areas

Collapse of Helsinki city centre tunnel project likely to shrink pedestrian centre

Croatian tram’s test runs with passengers to commence today in Helsinki

Foreign shareholders flock to Elisa extraordinary shareholders´ meeting

Ahonen wins truncated ski-flying competition in Harrachov rain

Friday, 18.1.2008

Police facing loss of 600 posts in years ahead

Anti-Nokia opinions gathering momentum in Germany

Survey: Finns regard migration from poor countries more as a threat than as an opportunity

Stora Enso closing Summa and Kemijärvi mills at brisk pace

Minister of Health and Social Services wants to see price hike for cigarettes

Police lost master keys to six apartment blocks in Oulu

Bill Gates promises Finnish schools will get free use of new service platform

Thursday, 17.1.2008

Proposed Helsinki tunnel unlikely to be built

Prime Minister Vanhanen meets Governor Schwarzenegger in California

Intense chlorination of Nokia city water underway

Defence Forces closing third of munitions depots because of poor condition

Minister Risikko wants to abandon alcohol warning labels

Use of “silent” asphalt would reduce road noise and dust

Finnish-Swedish software company MySQL sold for $1 billion to Sun Microsystems

German politicians angered by Nokia factory closure

Wednesday, 16.1.2008

Helsinki looks further east beyond Sipoo

Vanhanen meets with Dick Cheney in Washington

Ministry plans to introduce guarantees against Internet gambling losses

Kanerva finds support for Moldova discussions

University of Helsinki to look into treatment of Israel-Jakob Schur

Nokia shutting down plant in Germany, moving manufacture to Romania

Hockey player Karalahti indicted in massive drugs case

Nieminen through in straight sets; Mardy Fish up next in Melbourne

Tuesday, 15.1.2008

EU Commission takes Finland to court over car taxes

Surge in property buying by Russian citizens in Saimaa region

Vanhanen praises US cooperation on climate issue

Alien’s passport granted to church-harboured Anna Lado

Helsinki gets go-ahead to annex southwest Sipoo

Trial begins in Tallinn against alleged organisers of April riot

More than 20 million cut back on costs of Helsinki Music Centre

Football prospect Teemu Pukki chooses Spain and Sevilla FC

Monday, 14.1.2008

Tuomioja to run for chairman of Social Democratic Party again

Initiative for new sea centre to support marine research

Nieminen turns exhibition game into tough five-setter before progressing

Finnish political parties to double their budgets for next autumn’s municipal elections

Tougher punishments urged for child molesters

Willow catkins already in bloom in Vantaa

Outsourcing of emergency room services accelerating in Helsinki region

Finland’s largest office complex utilising solar energy to be erected in Vantaa

Helsinki plans to triple use of renewable energy

Friday, 11.1.2008

Vanhanen makes no new promises on Kemijärvi pulp mill

Command of Helsinki police drugs unit split in two

Finland start World Cup campaign with home fixture against Germany

Shipborne atmospheric nitrogen emissions higher than those caused by terrestrial runoff

Kanerva: Finland ready for new tasks in Kosovo

Lawyers dealing with white collar crime criticised for lack of basic skills

Director of Novator Finland amazed at Elisa Board’s course of action

Profit warning slices 16% from Amer Sports stock value

Jarkko Nieminen to meet Frank Dancevic in Australian Open 1st round

Thursday, 10.1.2008

Poll: Finns see USA as most powerful entity on world stage

Finland avoids big disputes at launch of OSCE Chairmanship

Two police officers face charges in connection with Smash Asem demonstration

Crime suspect Jari Aarnio claims he is still head of Helsinki drug police

Finnish Roma and Ministry of Interior knew of influx of Central European beggars in advance

Professor wants to restore long-lost reputation of Jewish doctoral candidate Israel-Jakob Schur

Icelanders offer compromise in initiative on Elisa changes

Sugar beet farmers want to continue production

Wednesday, 9.1.2008

Tight timetables for Finnair long-haul flights; delays continue to trouble travellers

Forestry centres: wood shortage no reason to close down Kemijärvi mill

Helsinki prepares for flood of foreign beggars this year

A million trucks and lorries over eastern border in 2007

Arson suspect in Lappeenranta church fire confesses

Two serial burglars remanded in custody in Vantaa

YLE CEO Jungner: Lease contract with Helsinki Music Centre still wide open

Nanotechnology company Beneq wins competition

Tuesday, 8.1.2008

Apologies for the late arrival of Flight 0801

Snow brings joy, light, and traffic problems to Southern Finland

Thousands of new homes planned in Helsinki region

Doctor's help needed on Finnair flights almost daily

Islamic Party still has long way to go to be officially registered

Helsinki may not give up on use of coal

Finnish role in arms shipments to Sierra Leone emerges at trial of Liberian ex-leader

Two private investors available for Helsinki Music Centre

Cost of Baltic Sea gas pipeline looks to be higher than expected

Monday, 7.1.2008

HS Gallup: Finns’ belief in government weakens

Ahonen takes Four Hills Tournament title for historic fifth time

Arson suspected in weekend church fires

Majority of residents in Helsinki region want to ban begging

Many new luxury apartments in Helsinki still unsold

Defence Forces insist self-destruct mechanism of cluster weapons works well

Lappeenranta Solo Voice Competition honours go to Tiina-Maija Koskela

Icelandic investor attributes Elisa uproar to "nationalism"

Jarkko Nieminen opens season with runner-up spot in Adelaide

Virpi Kuitunen overhauled by Charlotte Kalla on gruelling final climb of Tour de Ski

Friday, 4.1.2008

Poll: Finns wary of prospect of Putin staying in Russian leadership

Number of new car registrations soars after tax cuts

Protesters in Kemijärvi occupy pulp mill slated for closure

Finnish small business exports therapeutic peat to Ireland

December in Helsinki was unusually dark

Halonen wants more defence cooperation with Nordic Countries and Baltic States

Sharing DNA information with Estonia helps Finnish crime investigators

NBA legend Scottie Pippen to play two games in Finland

Thursday, 3.1.2008

Tax hikes, bio-fuel rule raise fuel prices

Bank of Finland being swamped with redeemable markka coins

Record number of Finns quit Lutheran Church in 2007

Peijas Hospital emergency room services outsourced

Rail operator VR intensifies security watch on capital area stations and local trains

Truce brokered at Finnish National Opera is criticised by all parties

New EU emissions trading period raises consumer price of electricity

Finnish 1-2 victory accompanies Virpi Kuitunen’s rise to number one position at Tour de Ski

Wednesday, 2.1.2008

President defends welfare services, discusses climate change in New Year speech

New Year brings an end to bulk beer discounts; alcohol taxes raised across the board

Finns help Palestinians establish land registry as part of development cooperation

Finland again attracts record numbers of Russian tourists

HS Gallup: President Halonen approval rating rises since last spring

More woes for holidaymakers as flights delayed

Relatively little damage reported after New Year's celebrations

Foreign students overcharged for mandatory health insurance

Espoo kicks off jubilee year with large public spectacles

Poll: Finns cautiously optimistic at beginning of new year

Ahonen has to settle for runner-up spot at Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 29.1.2008

After 90 years, the Finnish Civil War remains a sensitive subject

Sexist wannabe alpha-male, MP

COMMENTARY: Europe's political climate change

Suursaari spherical hotel dreams look to be just that

Transylvanians eager to welcome Nokia to Romania

COMMENT: A risk-free alternative for the national side

EU official enjoys the opera and the open spaces

Tuesday, 22.1.2008

Everyone who wants to go to Finland, raise your hands

Young Russians in Helsinki region stick together during free time

COMMENTARY: Emissions trading for dummies

Final countdown for reindeer on Russian Tundra

PERSONALLY... Talking about penises

Oh Nooooooo!!! What is Finland's worst sporting memory?

Olympic athletes share romance at South Africa training camp

Tuesday, 15.1.2008

US subprime lending crisis felt in Finland as well

Children's wear taking cues from the fashion world

Herring develop a taste for feared waterflea invader

Number of babies born in small communities declines since 2000

Finns believe media have grown in power and influence

NEWS ANALYSIS: Swedish Foreign Minister denies NATO comments he was praised for

Aceh: former arch-enemies learn to get along

Tuesday, 8.1.2008

Photo-manipulations from global politics raise a smile and perhaps a few hackles

NEWS ANALYSIS: From deadline to online journalism

Some 500 households in Finland still out of range of digital network

Long live laughter!

School vandalism costs City of Helsinki up to EUR one million each year

Lenin had important role in securing Finnish independence - 50 years after his death

Simpsons Movie was most-watched film in Finland in 2007

Comic-strip academic wonders why pictures are studied in words

Wednesday, 2.1.2008

The golden age gives way to grim reality

Over 1,500 Thai holidays already booked for Christmas 2008

Wireless patient monitors save nurses' time at Oulu University Hospital

An increasing number of Christmas presents were unwrapped to reveal a goat

Jokela shooting was most shocking metro news item in 2007

Women in Espoo live up to 13 years longer than men in Jakomäki

NEWS ANALYSIS: Kosovo and Russian elections overshadow Finnish chairmanship of OSCE

Credit card transactions go electronic, causing problems for small businesses