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Monday, 31.3.2008

Exhausted Kanerva cancels participation at conference in Estonia

Mayors of Helsinki and Tallinn revive proposal for rail tunnel under Gulf of Finland

One in ten Finnish women is heavy user of alcohol

Parliament gives approval to NRF participation

Delegation from Lahti examines possibilities for recruiting nurses from China

Helsinki drinking water to be drawn from River Vantaa from mid-April

Sampo Bank struggles throughout weekend to fix computer problems

Mika Kallio benefits from rivals' last-lap crash to win Spanish GP

Kärpät make final of hockey play-offs; Jokerit need one more win to join them

Friday, 28.3.2008

CLOCKS FORWARD - Summer's here (well, not quite)

Consumers believe Finnish economy will take turn for worse

Johanna Tukiainen: Nothing improper in Kanerva's SMS messages

Identity of some victims of Espoo house fire still unclear

Croatian-made tram criticised as "cramped and noisy"

Life expectancy of Helsinki men three years shorter than national average

Woman arrested on charge of killing Finnish man in Thailand

Sampo Bank CEO apologises for electronic glitches

Police investigate suspicions of hockey team ex-managing director's involvement in drug case

Thursday, 27.3.2008

Stora Enso management severely criticised at shareholders' meeting

At least five dead in Espoo house fire

International Energy Agency criticises Finnish peat subsidies

Finland sticking to NRF decision despite Swedish delay

Foreign Minister Kanerva to Slovenia; controversial SMS messages may be published next week

Hunger striking foreigners say they are serious

Long-awaited snow finally lands in Helsinki

Sampo Bank online problems continue

Bulgaria friendly ends in injury-time defeat

Increasing number of Finns fall victims of crime abroad

Wednesday, 26.3.2008

Serious problems with launch of new online service of Sampo Bank

Intensive care unit of Helsinki Children's Hospital to move for repair of water damage

Finnish tourist detained after vandalising statue on Easter Island

Main suspect in large procurement case vanishes despite police travel ban

Finnish man stabbed to death in Pattaya, Thailand

Ministry of Education focuses on comics and fashion in cultural export efforts

Jukka Härmälä dropped from Rautaruukki Board

Janne Ahonen announces retirement from ski-jumping

Tuesday, 25.3.2008

Suspended sentence for hockey player Jere Karalahti in drug trial

City of Oulu breaks Nordic records with its relative population growth

Ministry of Education to grant up to four new licences for private schools

Nokia Mission revival movement to set up separate church in August

Possible changes to President's role as C-in-C of the Finnish Defence Forces

Workers at mines and quarries face highest cancer risk

Study finds more moderation in Finnish attitudes toward illegal drugs

Migrant workers commuting from Central and Southern Estonia

Poll: majority in Helsinki region oppose squatting and other direct action campaigns

Share price trends made TietoEnator a lucrative acquisition target

Räikkönen and Kovalainen enjoy success in Malaysian GP

And then there were four...

Litmanen to Sofia for Wednesday's friendly against Bulgaria

Thursday, 20.3.2008

HS reprimanded by media ethics watchdog over sexual harassment story

Maximum sentences in major drugs case

Finnish EU rapid response forces stage exercise in riot control

Snow burdens are approaching risk limits in northeast, while Helsinki is already turning green

Suspended sentence for forging HIV certificates for visas

Nearly 50 possible locations found for housing for homeless in Helsinki region

Cheaper electricity brought about by mild winter fails to translate into lower consumer prices

Sony Ericsson profit warning pushes down Nokia share price too

Wednesday, 19.3.2008

Security Police investigating Kanerva death threats

Helsinki to launch campaign to discourage giving money to beggars

City of Kemijärvi wants to expropriate pulp mill for resale or lease

Finnish upper secondary schools compete for students by offering special courses

Finland receiving direct military information from United States and NATO central commands

Little cheer in Federal Reserve rate cut for holders of Finnish home loans

No solution yet on Russian wood export tariff issue

Jyrki Hämäläinen (1942-2008)

Tuesday, 18.3.2008

National Coalition Party MP calls on Kanerva to resign

No shortage of opinions about congestion charges

Weak ice situation has led to more drownings than for many years

Raimo Väyrynen: NRF rotation compatible with Finnish EU role

Rottweiler kills ten-year-old boy in Elimäki

Helsinki’s urban rabbits have caused damage in excess of hundreds of thousands of euros

Finnish bank directors: US bank crisis not spreading to Finland

Monday, 17.3.2008

Party leader expresses irritation over Foreign Minister's antics

Changes in vehicle taxation boost growth of cars with small engines and low emissions

Nico Rosberg celebrates career-first podium finish in F1

Number of business & conference trips growing and heading for new destinations

Finland and EU on historic collision course over farm subsidy directive

At least 65,000 young people at risk of being marginalised

Aviapolis trade centre to accommodate major trade fair facilities

Hannes Heikura again chosen as Press Photographer of the Year

Virpi Kuitunen retains her cross-country skiing World Cup title

Janne Ahonen to continue ski jumping – at least for two weeks

Friday, 14.3.2008

Kanerva apologises over SMS uproar

More than 500 ATMs to be installed in R-Kiosks across Finland

Air Finland return flight from Bangkok delayed by record-breaking 55 hours

Finnish Parliament debates proposal for "love vacations"

Former Managing Director of Helsinki Water accused of corruption

Thousands of foreigners may be living in Finland illegally, suggests ministry official

EU aims at being climate pioneer, despite problems

Thursday, 13.3.2008

Mayor says Helsinki's new Central Library is to be located in Töölönlahti Bay area

Study: Emissions trade could cost Finnish industry billions

Kanerva insists in magazine interview that he will not resign

Bomb threat on school blackboard leads to suspended prison sentence

Finnish-Russian study finds high cadmium levels in eastern Gulf of Finland

Advertising entrepreneur brings sponsored small cars to Finnish capital for rental

China to close north slope of Mt. Everest - Finnish expedition in jeopardy

Mikko Nissinen appointed as General Manager of Boston Ballet

Wednesday, 12.3.2008

NATO Response Force splits both government and opposition parties

National Coalition Party and government back Kanerva

World Champion Räikkönen and challenger Kovalainen gear up to provide excitement for Finnish fans in 2008 F1 season

EVA survey: Finns critical of EU, oppose joining NATO

More than 200 Finnish tourists stranded in Abu Dhabi for over 24 hours

Helsinki gains two new Guide Michelin entries

Minorities Ombudsman critical of police checks on foreigners' ID documents

Niinistö proposes linkage between Baltic and Mediterranean

Paris court orders National Opera to pay compensation on long-standing authors' rights claim

Tuesday, 11.3.2008

Foreign Minister admits to sending text messages to dancer

Russia threatens to close half of crossing points on Finnish border to wood exports

Helsinki and Vantaa police spot-checking foreigners without residence permits

Poll: SDP and Greens get back abstainers from 2007 election

Asia in Helsinki festival 2008 cancelled after Chinese withdraw support for opera troupe visit

Mobile broadband operators argue over plug-in modem’s nickname

Consumption expenditure of families with two children up by EUR 1,500 per year

Monday, 10.3.2008

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

Ahtisaari urges Russia to recognise Kosovo

Baltic Sea gas pipeline project facing big difficulties

Frankfurt Book Fair President: Nokia closure not responsible for Finland rejection

Finnish researcher finds genetic determinant for “sweet tooth”

Mild winter reason for big catches at annual Ice Fishing Championships

National Coalition Party leader perplexed by Kanerva SMS message uproar

Use of ICT in Finnish teaching and learning only at average international level

Controversial Mannerheim puppet animation wins prize at Tampere Film Festival

Finnish households now placing money in investment accounts

OMXH Index in Helsinki dips below 10,000 in Monday trading

Friday, 7.3.2008

Prosecution to appeal acquittal in Vanhanen book case

BREAKING NEWS: Finland decides to take part in NATO Response Force

Finland recognises Kosovo independence

Parliament to give former speaker Lipponen’s armoured Mercedes-Benz to Security Police

Brewster Buffalo BW-372 returns to Finland for restoration

City of Helsinki plans to revamp entire South Harbour area

OSCE's Andrezej Mirga: Education of Roma key to everything

Vantaa Prison fugitive recaptured in Tallinn

Finland freezing part of its aid to Tanzania

Final Harry Potter book appears in Finnish translation

Betting bribes offenders receive suspended sentences and are ordered to pay compensation

Thursday, 6.3.2008

Publisher and ex-girlfriend acquitted in privacy case - Vanhanen to appeal decision

Birch and common ragweed pollen will soon be troubling allergy-sufferers

Bank of Finland still struggles to deal with returned old currency

Climate change boosts eutrophication in Gulf of Finland

Harry Harkimo plans to build up-market neighbourhood in Sipoo, east of new Helsinki border

Finnish photographer wins prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2008

Volvo to move bus manufacturing from Tampere to Poland: 300 jobs to go

Wednesday, 5.3.2008

Cancer innovation major potential boost to Finnish biotechnology research

Finnish alcohol consumption heads upwards again

Study shows many schoolchildren experience violence

BREAKING NEWS: Susan Ruusunen and publisher acquitted in Vanhanen book case

Specialty magazines and newspapers thrive at the expense of general publications

Weddings could be Lapland tourism industry’s next trump card

Committee discusses election reform - greater proportionality sought

Claude Monet meets Finnish Impressionists at EMMA

Aker Blames Wärtsilä for shipbuilding delays

Verdi's Requiem in Tampere

Tuesday, 4.3.2008

Finnish leaders comment on Medvedev victory

Expansion planned for Finlandia Hall

Zero tolerance campaign reduces number of speeding vehicles by half

Three Finnish pig farms may face charges over violation of animal welfare legislation

Kuopio police officer sustains serious injuries in stabbing

Ministry makes downward adjustment to budget of planned Espoo extension of Helsinki Metro

CEO Yrjö Julin to leave Aker Yards over problems at Finnish shipyards

Ruukki Group to pull out of pulp mill and sawmill project in Russia

Effective human growth hormone test to be used at Beijing Olympics

Monday, 3.3.2008

Russians in Helsinki flock to embassy to vote in Presidential election

Prime Minister: Structural change continues, but Finland will manage

Finland most competitive EU economy

EUR 1.5 billion in recession debt forgiven from March 1st

Adult men in Helsinki caught paying for sex with teenagers with alcohol and gifts

Controversial racial image to be dropped from liquorice wrapper

Forssell hat-trick raises Birmingham hopes of Premiership survival

Ski-jumping head coach Nikunen to leave his post

Weekly Articles

Wednesday, 26.3.2008

In search of Miss E., student and gun-runner

Pekkarinen ranked highest among top politicians for negotiating skills

Obituary enthusiast used hobby to overcome fear of death

Depression costs over half a billion a year

Niklas Savander sees vast growth potential for Nokia services in India and China

"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to pay it any more"

Tuesday, 18.3.2008

A doctor, against all odds

Finland's solitary struggle

The EU needs someone to stand up for it

COMMENTARY: More at stake than a Foreign Minister's prestige

Finnish art and music goes to France in the spring

A de luxe wedding in Lapland

Doing away with paper invoices could save EUR 400 million a year

Women in management: Welcome to the 1970s

Tuesday, 11.3.2008

Life and death of an urban recluse

Europe and United States reaching out to each other again

Finnish language oasis lies in deepest Transylvania

Mideast expert Heidi Huuhtanen joins inner circle of Jordanian prince

Katariina Lillqvist makes political art out of puppet animations

Extensive exhibition of Pekka Halonen's art marks 120th anniversary of Ateneum Art Museum

Statistician sees surge in short-term employment as a statistical illusion

Tuesday, 4.3.2008

The deadly watchful eye of Turkmenistan's holy book

Finnish aviation industry faces big changes

Lapland: disputes over land and reindeer pit brother against brother

Pupils with non-religious background can be ignored in Finnish comprehensive schools

Feuds between neighbours becoming increasingly common in Helsinki

Heavy band Teräsbetoni unfazed over stigma from Eurovision entry victory

No quibble over kibble?