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Wednesday, 24.12.2008

CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR

Tuesday, 23.12.2008

Vanhanen: Security report is no foreign policy bible

Small businesses see prospects as low as during 1990s recession

Finnish pair home in on South Pole for Christmas

Critical voices in Centre Party on performance of Vanhanen and Kalli

Lightweight challenger turkey takes on champion ham in Christmas table bout

Alma Media requested to convene Extraordinary General Meeting

Ålandsbanken to buy Swedish operations of Kaupthing

Monday, 22.12.2008

Christmas and New Year Reminders (opening hours, transport, etc.) UPDATED 29.12.

Integration training fails to significantly improve employment prospects of refugees

Nokia encouraging older employees to leave

Finnish Lapland thrives on Norwegians coming in to buy supplies

Poll: National Coalition Party increases lead over competitors

Warnings of dangerous road conditions as Christmas rush gets under way

Grocery stores to be crammed with customers today and tomorrow

Friday, 19.12.2008

Increasingly pessimistic Finance Ministry not predicting depth of slump

President Halonen hosts dinner for Nobel laureate Ahtisaari

Copterline to suspend regular flights between Helsinki and Tallinn from today

Anti-smoking committee wants much heavier restrictions on all nicotine products and their substitutes

Missing passport and visa prevent author Sofi Oksanen from travelling to St. Petersburg

Turkmenistan asserts new Finnish ambassador has praised country's "democratic transformations"

Thursday, 18.12.2008

Finnish Competition Authority to investigate expenses accrued in connection with debit cards

Camera hidden in pram used to photograph Norwegian spy in Finland

Finnish unions relieved at rejection of EU working hour directive

Commission threatens to take regional supports from Finland

WWF encourages restaurants to remove eel from Christmas buffets

EU court ruling could have bearing on dispute over Tampere-Pirkkala Airport

Sharp reality-check for floorball world champions

Jyväskylä lead the way as hockey takes a Christmas break

Wednesday, 17.12.2008

Decline in number of eastbound trucks heading for Russia now plain to see

MP Timo Soini sparks controversy with plans for EU election stunt

Maintenance of biodiversity is under threat following EU’s new farming rules

Supreme Court ruling means Nikita Fouganthine could get parole in February 2009

Christmas tree trade kicks off in Helsinki

Taxi-driver in Vantaa suspected of credit card fraud

Nordea survey: Finns plan to eat cheaper food next year

Panel: higher tax takes joy out of extra income

Two Finnish IT companies announce corporate acquisitions from abroad

Tuesday, 16.12.2008

Prime Minister Vanhanen put forward Ahtisaari for Nobel Peace Prize

Thors open to changes to immigration legislation

Icebreaker Otso into action, heading for Bay of Bothnia to assist traffic in Tornio, Oulu, and Kemi

Large companies increasingly resorting to banks for credit

Parliament puts final seal on tax cuts for wood trade

Suzuki withdrawal from World Rally Championship leaves Toni Gardemeister without a job

Monday, 15.12.2008

Vanhanen: Forest industry “reasonably satisfied” with EU climate package

WinCapita fugitive arrested in Swedish town

Finns win Floorball World Championships at the seventh attempt

Finland continues to attract Russian tourists, but next year looks bleaker on the incoming front

Nearly half of women living below poverty line are single

Alko sales this year decline from 2007

Religious content of daycare varies geographically

Santa Claus and gnomes have more than enough wish-lists to read in Finnish Lapland

Friday, 12.12.2008

Education Minister Sarkomaa to leave government for family reasons

Retired police officer and wife found dead in Lohja home

Finland to send more troops to Afghanistan next summer

Officer interviewing Kauhajoki gunman could face fines

Serious moments and laughs for Ahtisaari at Nobel Concert in Oslo

Helsinki’s Esplanade Park glows with snow-white LED lighting

EU summit: Vanhanen expects Finnish forest industry to be granted free emission rights

Police scrutiny over old doping-in-cross-country-skiing allegations to continue once again

Thursday, 11.12.2008

Nobel Peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari makes appeal for peace in Middle East

Majority of decision-makers approve Helsinki’s controversial waterfront hotel project

Health Commissioner reprimands Astrid Thors for snus liberation campaign

Study: production of food to increase in Finland

Government immigration bill seen as too lenient by government party MPs

Grasshopper travels alive from Italy to Joensuu

Järvenpää wants to bail out Finland’s oldest English-language daycare centre

Helene Schjerfbeck painting Red Apples acquired by Ateneum Art Museum

Tallink wants reimbursement for EUR 10-20 million in fairway fees

Wednesday, 10.12.2008

Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari speaks of double standards in peace work

Bank of Finland: Recovery not expected to begin before 2010

Nokia to customise smartphones for USA and South Korea

EVIRA: chance of contaminated Irish beef having made it into Finland non-existent

Few Finnish pupils have adequate command of practical use of computers

Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma springs a leak

Finland inadvertently excluded itself from NATO Response Force

Finnish MEP gets conflict-of-interest “award”

Tuesday, 9.12.2008

No Irish pork containing dioxins was imported into Finland

GDP growth nearly stopped in late summer

Parliament debates restrictions on alcohol advertising

Depression forces young Finns to take disability pension

Commemorative stamp has Ahtisaari’s face wrong way around

Minister Astrid Thors buys smokeless tobacco on her official EU trip

Helsinki’s Kaivopuisto plays role of 1980s Moscow in French spy film

Pekkarinen: EU climate package progresses well for Finland

Monday, 8.12.2008

Independence Day celebrations pass off in traditional fashion

Detention of Iranians revealed problems in international arrest warrant system

Twenty per cent of young men are problem drinkers

Did disappointment in online romance spark terrible actions of Jokela gunman Pekka-Eric Auvinen?

Finnish Lapland increasingly dependent on long-distance transport

Happiness for metropolis residents stems from morning paper and family, not theme parks and gadgets or money

A third of Finland’s immigrants live in Helsinki

Stubb regrets failure to reach declaration at OSCE meeting

Friday, 5.12.2008

Independence Day

No joint declaration for OSCE meeting despite last-ditch efforts

Law professor: Constitution should prevent extradition to Iran

Finlandia Prize goes to Sofi Oksanen and portrait of Estonia under Soviet occupation

Statistics Finland: Alcohol kills increasing numbers of working-age Finns

Dogfighting sentences reduced by Appeal Court

Finns still wary of joining NATO

Norwegian investor determined to pursue controversial hotel project in Helsinki

Shrinking markets force Nokia to cut costs appreciably

Nielsen: consumers already careful with their spending

Thursday, 4.12.2008

Last-minute preparations for OSCE meeting

Cluster weapon ban treaty could end development and trade in weapons sought by Finland

General Motors' financial woes threatening future of Saab brand

Hotel or dorm is sought in Helsinki to accommodate growing number of asylum-seekers

Finnair to fly tourists back home from Bangkok on Saturday

Iran demands extradition of “terrorists”

Feminist protest disrupts Alma Media recruiting event

Housing loans approaching risk limits in many Finnish households

Finns get very tough draw for Under-21 European Championships in Sweden

Espoo Blues to meet Zürich Lions in CHL semi-final

Wednesday, 3.12.2008

Stubb: Georgia crisis strengthened OSCE

Finnair to lay off its entire cabin crew staff for two weeks as cost-cutting measure

Frozen Christmas ham does not cut the mustard with airport security officers

Finnair starts scheduled flights to Thailand on Wednesday

Insurance company suing Porvoo church burner for millions

Renny Harlin's film crew for Mannerheim biopic includes double Oscar winner

Nokia hopes to attract buyers with e-mail feature

Hasan & Partners to outsource advertising production to India

Kimi Räikkönen to sell Finland's most expensive home

Tuesday, 2.12.2008

Finnair passengers stranded in Bangkok vent frustration at airline

Condoleezza Rice will not attend OSCE Ministerial Council in Helsinki

Downturn in investments hits steel industry hard

Poll: President Halonen's popularity remains stable

Chancellor of Justice criticises controversial proposal for “Lex Nokia”

Mayor Jussi Pajunen concerned about growth in immigration

Repatriation of Finnish EU troops from Chad delayed by one week

Elton John cancels Helsinki Arena gig at short notice

Labour Minister Cronberg expects higher unemployment in new year

Jere Karalahti sentenced to day-fines for use of cocaine

Monday, 1.12.2008

Finnish backpacker undergoes surgery on finger after being injured by gunfire in Mumbai

Petrol prices on the slide: now approaching EUR 1.00 a litre

Thousands of chickens killed in animal rights activist raid on poultry farm

Writing skills of Finnish schoolboys alarmingly weak

Adoption from abroad taking longer and longer

Finland to launch unique dementia prevention study

OSCE foreign ministers’ meeting to be biggest conference ever in Helsinki

Passengers stuck in Thailand angered by scant information forthcoming from Finnair

Updated 15:30 - A very good weekend on skis

Gevor downs Amin Asikainen’s dream of retaining his EBU title

Weekly Articles

Sunday, 28.12.2008

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BREAK

Tuesday, 23.12.2008

Self-sufficient family enjoys simplicity during Christmas

Alternatives to Christmas church offered in Leppävaara School

Main suspect in WinCapita pyramid scheme lived ascetic life as a fugitive

Recession to spread into Helsinki only gradually and via services

Afghan-born Zarmina Razai works on behalf of immigrants in Helsinki

Helsinki’s Swimming Stadium to be open through next autumn

DEBATE: “Why has Foreign Minister Stubb forgotten justice?”

“Finnish conspiracy” lurks behind political crisis in Thailand

A Star in the East - singing to 3,000 Abba-fans in Kuala Lumpur on Christmas Day

COMMENTARY: Creases in the Marimekko frock

A waitress with a VERY sharp eye and a steady hand

Tuesday, 16.12.2008

Luxury: can anyone afford it any more?

In Another World - Pekka-Eric Auvinen and the Internet (originally posted 9.12.2008)

Kruunuvuorenranta is Helsinki’s new seafront housing district

New Marimekko spring patterns: from Keane to Kalevala

Playing video games is a form of relaxation

"It was definitely a labour camp" - Finnish banker documents North Korean construction site

Fortum's gigantic investment in Russia facing challenging times

Instant SMS loans - the tip of the iceberg of a massive debt problem

Tuesday, 9.12.2008

COMMENTARY: Halla-aho and some uncomfortable truths

Heavy swing attracts people to Vantaa's new Vegas on Fridays

St. Thomas Christmas market opened in Esplanade Park

NEWS ANALYSIS: OSCE - it’s mostly about Russia

Taking one for the OSCE team

Finnish Christmas wrapping paper is printed in Lempäälä near Tampere

Tuesday, 2.12.2008

“Helsinki Spirit” unlikely to warm East-West relations much at OSCE meeting

COMMENTARY: Lost snow-how

Hosannas ring out again from restored Porvoo Cathedral

Technology students served as go-betweens for secret US aid

What does Jussi Halla-aho really want?

Judo ambassador Ichiro Abe in Finland

Wen Di studies Finnish and tourism in English