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Thursday, 31.12.2009

NEW YEAR

UPDATED 2.1.2010: Further information on the murders at Sello in Espoo; police believe motive for killings was jealousy and revenge

Six dead after Espoo shopping mall shooting; gunman killed himself

Vanhanen: careful consideration behind decision to give up Centre Party leadership

Alcohol is a major health hazard

New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010

Finance Minister Katainen takes paternity leave

Finland outnumbers several other EU states in violent deaths

Arctic Sea docks in Kotka

Fewer Russian New Year tourists than a year ago

Former ski-jumping star Matti Nykänen facing charges of aggravated assault

Monday, 28.12.2009

BREAKING NEWS: Four dead in Espoo shopping mall shooting; situation still ongoing

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

Wednesday, 23.12.2009

CHRISTMAS

Vanhanen announces he will not stand for re-election to Centre Party leadership

New Mass Media Council Chairman believes in self-regulation of media

Representatives of Lutheran Church criticise nighttime deportation of Kurdish family

Clumsy computer systems consume doctors’ time

Female employees outnumber male workers

Ex-Fortum boss Mikael Lilius among top 100 CEOs listed by Harvard Business Review

Tuesday, 22.12.2009

Heavy snowfall continues

Shopping mall claiming zero carbon dioxide emissions planned for Pori

Halonen gets a ham and a tree, but no fish this year

Porvoo court refuses to release Rwanda defendant Bazaramba

Design Forum Finland is to terminate exhibitions

EU court orders Finland to pay millions in import duties for weaponry

Stora Enso not to appeal against cartel ruling and EUR 30 million fine

Finnish businessman steps up to be godfather of 2012 European Athletics Championships

Monday, 21.12.2009

Poll: Majority oppose cutting Presidential powers in foreign policy

Agriculture Minister promises improvements at pig farms

Autumn fall in interest margins on housing loans peters out

Centre Party wants greater involvement of parties in preparation of MP bribery law

Cost of refurbishment of House of Parliament doubles, schedule longer than originally expected

OECD report criticises Finland for inefficient treatment of mental illness

Heavy snowfall delays flights and causes problems on road and rail in Southern Finland

More than 50,000 Finns "don't do Christmas"

Friday, 18.12.2009

Half of Finland’s hybrid taxis operate in Helsinki region

Many young Finns studying for “wrong professions”

Sofi Oksanen named Person of the Year in Estonia

Animal rights activists interrupt question-time in Parliament

Last week’s overdose death leads police to major heroin bust

Helsinki learns that gay travellers do not all fit in the same mould

Copenhagen Climate Conference: Finland promises to support women in poor countries

Savonlinna Opera Festival invites Internet users to send ideas for a new opera

Nokia sat-nav subsidiary requires gentle guidance on location of Santa Claus

Thursday, 17.12.2009

Government partners disagree on spending cuts

Hämeenlinna Prison uses its own budget funds to renovate cells without toilets

No Guantánamo prisoners to Finland

Youth suicides raise concern

Assessment of environmental impact of food consumed in Finland

Finland’s Central Criminal Police to interrogate Arctic Sea suspects in Moscow

Ateneum Picasso exhibition gets three-week extension

Production of Mannerheim film facing further troubles

Outgoing Finnair CEO Hienonen to head construction company SRV

Wednesday, 16.12.2009

Interior Ministry inspection exonerates Security Police

Silja Europa is being tuned up at Gdansk dockyard

Youth violence takes on increasingly brutal forms

Sex toys to be sold in Finnish supermarkets

White Christmas looks like being a reality

No Finns implicated in European emission rights fraud

Tallink shipping company has drifted into shoals of debt

Kaisa Varis returns to competitive biathlon

Avian stowaway escapes cold snap for Spanish beaches

Tuesday, 15.12.2009

Sharp rise in suspected hate crimes

Kauhajoki policeman hopes publicity might be punishment enough

Everlasting bargain sales tend to obscure prices as stores push for Christmas boost

Meteorological Institute predicts freeze will continue until Christmas

Court rejects appeal by MEP Mitro Repo over suspension as Orthodox Priest

Alcohol consumption goes down a fraction

Climate measures: Finland's ranking improves slightly

No problems in monetary transfers on first day of 3-day bank strike

F1 pilot Kovalainen is aware of growing pains with rookie team

Monday, 14.12.2009

Flap over PM’s construction material leads to calls to cut back on protection of journalistic sources

EU report: Many Somalis in Finland suffer frequent violence and threats

Nokia to lay off 2,000 workers at Salo plant for up to three months in 2010

Dozens of female couples seek internal adoption

Three-day strike closes banks from Monday

Depression sending more young adults on sick leave

Beating of schoolgirl in Helsinki indicates that teenagers’ life is becoming increasingly aggressive

Finnish troops in Afghanistan again under fire

Former ferry Onyx could face return to Vaasa

Fennovoima rules out Ruotsinpyhtää as possible location for new nuclear power plant

Financial Supervisory Authority recommends new remuneration principles for financial sector

Friday, 11.12.2009

Council for Mass Media exonerates YLE on Vanhanen board story - chairman Hyvärinen resigns

Russian Defence Ministry website criticises Finnish views of Continuation War

Agriculture is the worst contributor to eutrophication of Finnish waters

Employers bury hopes for framework pay deal

Farmers’ union denounces squalid conditions revealed at pig farms

Study: Experiment to subsidise low-paying jobs expensive and ineffective job creation strategy

Bank of Finland and Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority: Risk of banking crisis avoided in Finland

Finland’s foreign trade balance turns positive again

Thursday, 10.12.2009

Extensive changes demanded in animal welfare rules

Strike to close banks on Monday

Vanhanen: responsibility over a whole province could require more forces in Afghanistan

Finnish clients of Internet off-licence get their confiscated alcohol against payment of excise tax

Court decision opens way to inheritance for the “fatherless”

Labour market organisations seek framework agreement

Specsavers commissions quality study for glasses purchased from various optician stores

Report: Finns and other Nordic consumers feel relatively secure despite recession

Wednesday, 9.12.2009

Thousands of Helsinki residents protest against planned cost-cutting measures

Finnair luggage moving again - for now

Drug death in Helsinki hotel leads to trafficking arrests

Tightening up and improvements suggested for financial aid to students

Helsinki falls behind Stockholm and Oslo on Green City index

Lomaliitto files for bankruptcy

Slight upturn in economy - long period of slow growth possible

Ryanair to commence flights from Lappeenranta to Düsseldorf in April

Tuesday, 8.12.2009

Police say Swedish criminal groups sell plans for crimes in Finland

Sweden makes decisions on Afghanistan commitment more quickly than Finland

Statistics Finland: economy has bottomed out

Use of troubled apartment block prohibited in Eastern Finland

Over-75s can get free postal delivery to the door, but not without complications

The train now arriving...

Bus drivers: Fire safety level at Kamppi bus station is inadequate

Drug sold as cocaine suspected in poisoning death in Helsinki hotel

UPM’s Pesonen: Media gives distorted image of forest industry

Monday, 7.12.2009

Finland repeats old Afghanistan promises at foreign ministers’ meeting

Finnair threatened by new luggage handlers’ strike

Finland celebrates its 92nd Independence Day amid recession

Parties honing employment policy with 2011 elections in mind

Average speeds declining in province of Uusimaa

Sex trade in Finland more international than before

Metropolitan Area Council to produce electricity out of biodegradable waste

VR lobbies for visa-free travel for train passengers to Russia

Nokia most affected by counterfeit phones

Friday, 4.12.2009

Government reiterates: Prime Minister and not President to attend EU summits

Defence Minister Häkämies lashes out at President over hiding NATO letter

Highest Independence Day medals go to Pauliine Koskelo and Christoffer Taxell

Finnair cancels further flights on Friday UPDATED 14:30 Ground staff return to work

Finland to NATO meeting without promise of greater Afghan force commitment

Shoplifting is on the increase

Mobile phone motivates language learners

Questions raised about possible Nazi contacts of Jean Sibelius

Market Court imposes heavy fines on forestry companies for illegal price fixing in purchasing roundwood

World Bank: Leaving Finland is easy for companies

Laura Österberg Kalmari to play in North American WPS league

Thursday, 3.12.2009

President and Prime Minister still at odds over EU summit issue

Katainen briefed Rehn on ways of euro group

Helsinki welcomes minarets

Police suspect MP Marja Tiura of taking a bribe

Interior Ministry warns Security Police of inadequate reassessment of surveillance operations

Finnair cancels many flights on Thursday

Moomins to be released in 3-D

Nokia will use price weapon in next year’s smart phone market

Wednesday, 2.12.2009

Vanhanen: Prime Minister to represent Finland at EU summits

Baggage backlog at Helsinki-Vantaa will take several days to clear

Troubled former ferry Onyx must not leave France before it has been repaired substantially

Court rejects zoning plan for Ideapark shopping complex in Pieksämäki

YLE: Police to cross-reference gun licences with crime suspects

NATO requests additional Finnish troops in Afghanistan

Finnish machine shop industry is at risk of fading away

Unions give conditional support to Katainen employment contract

Kevitsa mine to open in Sodankylä

Tuesday, 1.12.2009

Tax hike proposed by Vanhanen would affect hundreds of thousands

Number of HIV infections shows upward trend

Jail time reduced - preparation of robbery is no crime

Survey: Visibility of female ministers is weak in the media

Greens hope to make inroads in labour union movement

City of Helsinki plans to close down schools, health centres, libraries

Swedish signals intelligence now able to listen in on Finnish calls and read emails

HS, Friday 1.12.1939

Finnair outsources 630 jobs in ground handling and cargo terminal operations

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 22.12.2009

Tarja Halonen's UN legacy

NEWS ANALYSIS: Getting information under the table, but legally

Organic tomatoes need wood chips and lots of electricity in winter

Confessions of a former Christmas zealot

Only the most hard-bitten males wear fur hats these days

Xena the GPS-collar lynx stopped by in Vuosaari for a city-rabbit snack last summer

New TV channel focuses on the family

Finance Ministry: Economic problems add to Finnish debt

Sales of Christmas decorations picking up again

British Medical Journal says Santa Claus is not a healthy role model

Tuesday, 15.12.2009

Finnish Lapland in the grip of cinema fever

COMMENTARY: Christmas break gives Centre Party figures time to consider Party leadership issue

COMMENTARY: Civics as a cure for social indifference

Helsinki midwives voice concerns over language issues with increasing number of foreign-born mothers

It's going to get cold - Are you ready for it?

Kristina Från Duvemåla moves to Helsinki

Independently-financed Finnish film gets cinema distribution

Those wanting an organic ham on their Christmas table had better get a move on

No socialist paradise for Finnish defector family

Tuesday, 8.12.2009

The last President?

Hundreds of child soldiers fought in Winter War

”Winter depression is a disorder of the internal clock”

Those wrathful Ålanders on their demilitarised islands

New emergency contraception pills may prevent pregnancy if taken within five days

Helsinki’s greenhouse gas emission targets too meagre?

Metropolis of minarets, 2012

Small Danish island cashes in on wind

Katja Saarinen conquers mountains

Man, Bomb, and Holy Spirit

Master Chef Herr Kemppainen gets his first Michelin star

Tuesday, 1.12.2009

Winter War soldiers were no superhumans

Finland’s only proper mosque is in Järvenpää

Helsinki’s Winter Garden is donning its Christmas celebration attire

NEWS ANALYSIS: Locking up criminals bringing Roma beggars into Finland didn't change a thing

How desperate was the Red Army during the Winter War?

Culture of shame examined through modern dance

Marathon drive for tiny Fiat 500s leads from San Marino to Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland