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Friday, 29.8.2008

Foreign Minister Stubb ready for “hallway work” at EU summit

Government to raise domestic help credit to EUR 3,000

Police report number of assaults peaked last year

Poll: half of Finns would let local councils continue choosing municipal managers

Brazilian sugar cane ethanol fuels cars on Finnish roads

Finland opposes sanctions against Russia

British men stopped before boarding plane to Finland charged with terrorism

Finnish exporters confident despite Russian comments on WTO

Finland and Sweden renew old rivalry on the athletics track this weekend

Honka draw Racing de Santander in UEFA Cup 1st round

Thursday, 28.8.2008

Government on budget: even income tax cuts, slight rise in tobacco tax, alcohol tax unchanged for now

President Halonen to replace Foreign Minister Stubb at EU summit

Food prices expected to stabilise toward end of year

Security to be upgraded at municipal water supply sources

Police raid extreme right-wing music dealerships in Helsinki and Kouvola

Helsinki criticised for its integration of immigrants

Residents now more eager to extend No. 9 tram-route to Helsinki’s Eira

Ministry of Finance: Economic growth is rapidly decelerating

Wednesday, 27.8.2008

President Halonen told in advance of Russian decision to recognise breakaway areas

Employees’ purchasing power continues to grow, regardless of inflation

Budget: Centre and Greens want to raise alcohol tax next year

Hospitals use isolation as weapon against spreading of drug-resistant infections

Study: Antibiotics may increase risk of cancer

British police arrest fourth terror suspect in Blackburn

Building union threatens strike at Olkiluoto nuclear reactor site

Tuesday, 26.8.2008

Vanhanen and Stubb criticise Russian military action in Georgia

Antibiotic-resistant MRSA hospital bacteria spreading faster than ever

One in five conscripts drops out at Santahamina Guard Jaeger Regiment

Trout sponsored by Helsingin Sanomat fitted with radio transmitter

Woman who killed her three children given life sentence

KEPA head says Finland has given up on development cooperation goals

Belief in companies’ debt repayment ability plummeting

Monday, 25.8.2008

British police investigating possible Finnish connections of terror suspects

Soviets spied on Finnish Embassy communications in 1970-1972

Pitkämäki takes bronze rather than hoped-for gold as Finns end Olympics with four medals

Rovaniemi HIV case brings 10-year custodial sentence and over EUR 300,000 in damages

Improvements seen in sea bottom in Finnish coastal areas

Finns start studies at age 21 on average

Night of the Arts draws 35,000 to Senate Square concert

Capital investors increasingly interested in care services and care homes for the elderly

Price of Finnish fish continues to rise sharply

Friday, 22.8.2008

Rise in alcohol tax leads to surge in personal imports from Estonia

Night of the Arts takes over Helsinki today

Study: Many smokers unaware that they have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lack of financial resources leads to strained atmosphere in prisons

Domestic help credit could be expanded to cover materials

Finnish language teaching for foreigners in Helsinki found to be inadequaate

Friends of the Earth accuses Stora Enso of buying political influence in Brazil

Pekkarinen calls for additional information from nuclear safety authority over working practices at Olkiluoto reactor site

Thursday, 21.8.2008

Three largest parties expect gains in municipal elections

Police suspect Romanian woman was victim of human trafficking

Finns condemn infidelity more strongly than do other Europeans

YLE survey: Stubb seen as new contender in next Presidential race

Deer flies pose nuisance to berry- and mushroom pickers

Cash withdrawals at new ATMs prove expensive for consumers

Ericsson and STMicroelectronics to form joint venture

All three Finnish javelin men progress to Olympic final

Finland win World Cup warm-up against Israel

Wednesday, 20.8.2008

Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel to be re-examined

COMMENTARY: Hasty predictions of big changes

Police report former Patria CEO is still under investigation

Crusher converts confiscated trainers into fuel

"Pick up my (air) guitar and play..."

Pekkarinen: Export of nuclear electricity could compel Finland to accept waste from abroad

Tuesday, 19.8.2008

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Vanhanen: South Ossetia crisis will affect next national defence report

Patria CEO resigns amid ongoing NBI probes into bribery allegations

New No.9 tram route may expand south after all

Warning issued over fraudulent e-mails with spyware attachments

Lipponen to give up office in Parliament

Parties in Parliament differ sharply on future of income supplements

Puhakka narrowly misses out on final place in springboard diving

Monday, 18.8.2008

Politicians take mainly positive view of Lipponen pipeline lobbying effort

Disabled to get extensive rights to free personal assistance

Halonen names incumbent Ritva Viljanen as Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary

Finnish Customs to dispose of 60,000 pairs of striped trainers

Gastric bypass surgery being performed increasingly often in Finland

Number of children seeking asylum close to record

Three die in light plane crash near Lappeenranta

Swedish-language daily Hufvudstadsbladet appoints Finnish editor-in-chief

Esko Aho named to Nokia board

Rowers Stén and Nieminen bring back third medal from Beijing

Friday, 15.8.2008

Ex-PM Paavo Lipponen to serve as adviser to gas pipeline builder

EU prepares for possible flood of illegal immigrants

Copterline safety inspection: conflict of interest reported

Attempts to get GTS Finnjet back to Finland continue

Competition for exchange student places tempts some applicants to cheat

Tuition fees for foreign students to be introduced on trial basis in 2010

Hanna-Maria Seppälä fourth in 100 metres freestyle final

Thursday, 14.8.2008

Greenpeace calls for suspension of construction on new nuclear reactor and safety review

Positive sides seen to schools set up in temporary prefab barracks

Hanna-Maria Seppälä swims into 100 metres freestyle final

Civil Aviation Authority to look into Copterline oversight

Thief carried off kilometres of disused railway track in Lapland

Muslims looking for land to set up cemetery near Helsinki

TeliaSonera concerned about its employees in Georgia

Wednesday, 13.8.2008

Politicians: Finnish policy unaffected by Caucasus crisis

Slowdown in construction affects sales of building material

Police find Espoo girl who was abducted by father 11 years ago

Court action against HIV man continues in Rovaniemi

Number of illegal immigrant entries growing

Police officer posed as journalist to calm down deportee

Staffed Finnish Red Cross field hospital awaiting orders for deployment in Caucasus crisis zone

Board of planned Aalto University to convene Friday

Tuesday, 12.8.2008

Stubb voices optimism over Georgia deal

Georgians in Finland hold protest for peace at Russian Embassy

Accident investigation board report on fatal 2005 helicopter crash criticises operator Copterline’s safety culture

Helsinki City Transport plans hike in public transport tariffs next year

Two men carried out armed bank robbery in Helsinki on Monday afternoon

Sofi Oksanen invited to St. Petersburg poetry evening after all

Monday, 11.8.2008

Finnish and French foreign ministers hold talks with Georgian President

Katainen wants to take appointments of top civil servants out of President´s hands

Satu Mäkelä-Nummela wins gold in Beijing women's trap event

Proposal to expand wiretapping to lesser crimes

Finnish wild mushrooms still exhibit elevated levels of caesium from Chernobyl nuclear accident

Helsinki wants to introduce more islands to recreational use

Less Finnish food aid being delivered to Russia

Finnish films showcased at Japanese animation festival

Management of real estate agency Habita charged with aggravated economic crimes

Friday, 8.8.2008

Government plans fees and restrictions to curb congestion caused by Russian lorries in transit

Danish owner says he has full confidence in Sampo Bank

Student housing situation in Helsinki worse than at any time this decade

President stands ground on Interior Ministry appointment

Large gold nugget found in Finnish Lapland

Brill is the 100th fish species found in Finland

University of Kuopio claws itself back into list of world’s best 500 universities

Finnair CEO denounces price dumping by competitors

Thursday, 7.8.2008

Finnish PEN organisation considers withdrawing from St. Petersburg poetry event

President and government at odds over appointment of ministry official

Upcoming ban on rearing laying hens in cages throws egg industry into turmoil

Effective programme developed in Finland to reduce bullying in schools

Shortage of late-season pickers threatens Suonenjoki berry farms

Increase in number of children in day care surprised Espoo decision-makers

Russian newspaper: Spoiled Finnish food poisons poor in Estonia

Six-time Olympian Juha Hirvi to carry Finnish flag at Beijing opening ceremonies

Wednesday, 6.8.2008

Prime Minister Vanhanen wants more electric cars on Finnish roads

Writer Sofi Oksanen dropped from poetry evening in St. Petersburg

Continuing problems at Sampo Bank leaving personnel exhausted

More and more Finnish children have to learn to cope by themselves at early age

Appeals cause delays to construction of floating golf driving range in Helsinki

Helsinki repairing schools with mildew problems

Amnesty calls for straight talk from Vanhanen and Halonen during China visit

Tuesday, 5.8.2008

Funds to be allocated to patch possible security gaps in state data systems

Good year for tourism in Helsinki in spite of cool and rainy July

Helsinki City Council to participate in string bikini debate in September

US sets up defence cooperation office in Helsinki

Research vessel Aranda to chart distribution of comb jellies in Baltic Sea

Underage victim of reported sexual abuse fails to turn up at police hearing

Plans to erect 100,000-square-metre shopping mall near Oulu meet with scepticism

Monday, 4.8.2008

Budget to earmark EUR 200 million for data security

Finland considers more intensive fishing to reduce dioxins in Baltic Sea fish

Suspected document forgery centre uncovered in Helsinki student flat

National Coalition Party, Greens, and True Finns getting more members

Improvements on Kehä III ring road to begin next year

Klaukkala school sends aid to Zimbabwean AIDS orphans

Beef consumption declines sharply as prices rise

Tax authorities going after foreign poker winnings

Kovalainen scores career first F1 victory in Budapest

Loeb dominates Rally of Finland

Friday, 1.8.2008

WE ARE BACK

Budget: Finance Minister Katainen proposes EUR 800 million in tax cuts

Parties eye leading politicians for European Parliament elections next year

Shortage of driving instructors threatens to disrupt heavy road transport

Cases investigated as procurement in Finland could qualify as human trafficking elsewhere

Prime Minister Vanhanen’s political advisers propose Esko Aho as Helsinki mayor

DUI: Taxi driver caught with over ten times legal limit of alcohol

Loeb leads after first four stages of Rally of Finland

Veikka Gustafsson reaches summit of Broad Peak, at 8,051 metres

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 26.8.2008

Fears of Soviet invasion in August and September 1968

Divided Georgia moves forward along rocky detour

How far will Russia go?

NEW, 27.8.2008: British journalist writes grim prophecy of new cold war

New documentary highlights role of personal lifestyle choices in fighting climate change

Finland from top to bottom in 20 weeks - on foot

NEWS ANALYSIS: Stopping growth in tax progression would be something new

COMMENTARY: A steady hand needed on the controls in aviation safety

COMMENTARY: China won

Tuesday, 19.8.2008

Georgia: Stubb’s marathon sprint

Genetic data indicate that wolves no longer migrating from Russia

Bear hunting season to start tomorrow

Flamingo Entertainment Centre to be completed ahead of schedule

Young people mourn friend stabbed to death at grill-kiosk in Helsinki suburb

COMMENTARY: The international emergency number is 56-68-79-08

Vellamo Maritime Centre stands out in Kotka harbour

Young Designer of 2008 stumbled on ash as material in clothing design

The 100-euro trick, and how to pull it off

Tuesday, 12.8.2008

Farewell (and good riddance?) to cheap oil

Scattered restrictions on net fishing harm Saimaa ringed seal population

New tram line runs from Pasila to Kaartinkaupunki

NEWS ANALYSIS: The difficult art of war journalism

Cattle disappearing from Southern Finland

Hundreds of Estonians pick mushrooms and berries for Finnish market

Academic from Helsinki feels right at home in northernmost Lapland

Tuesday, 5.8.2008

Teacher writes book on how she lost everything to gambling addiction

EDITORIAL: Alexander Solzhenitsyn - Russian of the century

NEWS ANALYSIS: In a changing world, Finland’s artillery stays the same

A bovine beauty pageant in Lahti

Semenoff family keeps Skolt Sámi as second home language

UPDATED, 6.8.2008: Northern webcam records white-tailed eagle attacking osprey nest

Norway offers attractive salaries to Finnish temps

Online sales of growth hormone flourishing in China

Markku "Näppis" Leinonen ends his gruelling golf marathon with a guard of honour