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Monday, 31.8.2009

Finnish political leaders prepare for trouble in Afghanistan

Environment Minister: gas pipeline project now more environmentally friendly than before

Kimi Räikkönen ends 25-race drought with victory at Spa

Appeal in big tobacco liability case begins today

Finnish companies trying for breakthrough in harnessing wave power

Crew of Arctic Sea released after nearly two weeks

Finnish women slip up in irrelevant match with Ukraine

Finns fail to deliver in Finnkampen athletics meet

Friday, 28.8.2009

Employment package gets EUR 230 million in draft budget

Security Police history: President decided whom to prosecute for espionage

Poor immigrants are at risk from mushroom poisoning

Study shows sharp increase in heavy drinking by women

Ahtisaari backs off from businessmen's bargaining with Russia over return of Karelia

Finnish tax-payers’ largest-ever financial risk is 95% complete

Ex-Fortum CEO Lilius says he has steered clear of Fingrid deals

Uusikaupunki car plant to begin manufacturing electric vehicles later this year

Thursday, 27.8.2009

Rumours circulate in Russia on whereabouts of Arctic Sea crew

Tampere greets Swedish royals

EURO 2009: Finland overcome Holland to win group

Government reaches agreement on VAT cut on food

Three previous liver transplants made in Finland as a result of mushroom poisoning

Poisonous algae that glows in the dark detected in Åland Islands

Water area owners sign 109 agreements to protect Saimaa ringed seal

Swedish capital investment group EQT interested in Finland’s electricity grid

Finnish businessmen want to have Karelia back

Wednesday, 26.8.2009

Swedish royal couple arrive in Turku to commemorate 1809 war

Oxygen situation in Gulf of Finland improved

Four people hospitalised after eating toxic mushrooms

New language test requirement reduces number of foreign applicants to Finnish polytechnics

Summer saw unemployment taking steep rise in Helsinki

Helsinki councillor Jussi Halla-aho attracts dozens of supporters to courthouse

Planning for large shopping complexes continues despite recession

100-watt and matt light bulbs already disappearing from store shelves

Tuesday, 25.8.2009

Main government parties planning sharp rise in VAT

Stubb: Foreign policy soon to be affected by economic crisis

Helsinki Environmental Health Chief: Quality stickers for grocery stores would be "unbelievably bad idea"

Long-running Lapland logging dispute ends in agreement

Foreign Ministry suspects some West African study applicants may have used forged certificates

History is repeating itself, claims Finnish resident as Greek wildfires continue to spread

Russia giving out little information on Arctic Sea mystery

Nokia to introduce mini-laptop

Niinistö to stand in election for President of Finnish FA

Monday, 24.8.2009

Teachers’ union sharply opposes summertime furloughs

Video links increasingly used for court testimony

Finnish women open Euro 2009 campaign with a win

Finnlines slapped with Finland’s largest-ever administrative oil spillage charge

Minister denies allegations in Tiusanen memoirs

State wants to cash in on sale of plots of land in Töölönlahti Bay area

Finnish Paperworkers’ Union chairman denies having called for strike

Finns keep much of their savings on accounts earning almost no interest

Javelin men’s belly-flop epitomises Finnish disappointment with Berlin games

Friday, 21.8.2009

Arctic Sea: Freed Russian seamen questioned in remand prison

Incomes agreement reached in technology industry

Forest money is flowing away from Finland

Teenage girls more prone to violence against dating partners than boys

Espoo Rescue Department faulted for serious errors in deadly fire last year

Finnish rail carrier VR Group to test more flexible pricing next year

MTK ready to burn crops for energy

Selling of groceries aids department stores and hypermarkets in recording positive results

Sudden bout of flu complicates things for reigning javelin World Champion Tero Pitkämäki

Thursday, 20.8.2009

Stora Enso cutbacks spark strong backlash

Foreign Ministry: cutting costs in development aid not easy

Arctic Sea crew members and hijackers flown from Cape Verde to Moscow

Pirate Party gets official political party status

Nova Real Estate Development CEO Arto Merisalo remanded in custody

Night of the Arts in Helsinki on Friday

Large Russian military exercise in Baltic Sea area involves tens of thousands of troops

Decision on funding for Finnish Broadcasting Company to be made next week

American Brunswick Marine acquires strong foothold in Finnish motorboat market

F-Secure: Data security is not main reason for restrictions on using Facebook

Wednesday, 19.8.2009

Russia detains eight hijacking suspects on Arctic Sea

Finns under fire in north of Afghanistan

Helsinki raps developers for tiny and poorly designed apartments in new buildings

Employment package to be mostly covered by money from development aid funds

Russian mother of abducted Anton Salonen astonished at her treatment in Finland

Vanhanen agrees in principle on reduction in restaurant VAT

Survey: Finns do not regard proposed YLE media fee as justified

Nokia CEO calls for national change strategy for Finland

Stora Enso to close more mills in Finland

Tuesday, 18.8.2009

Russian Navy rescues Arctic Sea crew near Cape Verde

One in three pupils have negative attitudes towards school

Minister of Finance suggests compromise over cutting VAT on food

Minister denies conflict of interest in Oulu municipal zoning decision

Snow-like “soft hail” surprises villagers in Kolari in Finnish Lapland

Swine flu may reduce number of available child-minders in Helsinki area

Classic Radio could lose its licence

Recession summer filled Finland’s amusement parks and Baltic cruise ships

Finnish exports weakened most of all EU members in January to May

Monday, 17.8.2009

Defence Minister Häkämies addresses concerns of family members of Afghan peacekeepers

Copterline settles case against US helicopter manufacturer out of court

Election contributions can lead to criminal charges at municipal level

Poll: Greens increase their support and consolidate place as fourth most popular party

More and more Finnish congregations going online

Helsinki and Espoo to join campaign against homophobia

Visual joke discovered in Finlandia Hall

Consumer prices go down for second month running

State-owned companies embroiled in multiple controversies

Angry Kallio crashes out in Brno on Ducati début

Friday, 14.8.2009

Missing Arctic Sea cargo vessel pursued by rumours and Russian Navy

SDP reports getting over EUR 750,000 in support from unions

Foreign Minister Stubb apologises for gaffe on destroyed Gaza clinic

Ministry of Finance says VIRKE worries over amendment to Act on Mutual Funds are unfounded

Contemporary church painters create spirit of renovated 16th century church in Tyrvää.

Study: Finnish food would be relatively expensive even without VAT

Statistics promise Finland just one medal from IAAF World Championships

Three American players in Finland's American Football League suspected of rape

Thursday, 13.8.2009

National Coalition Party discloses election funding sources

Nokia and Microsoft to form global alliance on software and services to Nokia smartphones

Yulia Lezhneva and Kihwan Sim victorious in 6th Mirjam Helin Singing Competition

H1N1 brings easier terms for sick leave

Car navigation systems could warn about reindeer on the road

Ex-VR boss says resignation not sparked by suspicion of crime

Director of shipping line: Arctic Sea probably hijacked

Finland considers granting asylum to Guantánamo prisoners

Expert argues proposed amendment to Act on Mutual Funds may turn Finland into tax haven

Anne Brunila to leave Finnish Forest Industries Federation and take post at Fortum

Wednesday, 12.8.2009

Big parties downplay impact of possible ban on donations by state-owned companies

Halonen discusses Chechen human rights with Medvedev

Banks coped with recession by increasing prices of loans

Two men charged with smuggling four Iraqis into Finland

Estonia sends “National Bolshevik” back to Finland

More than a million use new Nokia mobile e-mail service

Still no sign of Arctic Sea in Algerian port

Tuesday, 11.8.2009

Destia also contributed to large political parties

Overweight Russian particle accelerator arrives late

Mika Kallio to deputise for Casey Stoner in three MotoGP races

Finnish pupils not up to scratch in recognising grasses and lichens

New foundation set up to give variety to concert offerings of future Helsinki Music Centre

Alma Media offers to buy out Talentum

Unexpected resignation at state-owned railway company

Monday, 10.8.2009

Häkämies urges state-owned enterprises to disclose donations to parties

More Riga-style tourist swindles reported in Tallinn

Poll: Speaker of Parliament Sauli Niinistö remains favourite choice for next president

Finnish Defence Forces confirm first swine flu case in garrison

Sunday was a record warm day in Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland

Finnish police officers fêted in Canada for subduing bus attacker

Hägglund: Finland is party to armed conflict in Afghanistan

Stora Enso has EUR 1.3 million worth of timber in missing ship Arctic Sea

Wilco and Salonen dates sold out at Helsinki Festival

Friday, 7.8.2009

Finnair CEO Jukka Hienonen resigns; new co-determination talks imminent

Severe cost cuts to continue in Finnish companies in coming months

Madonna does Helsinki, and Helsinki goes quietly mad

Location of "hijacked" Arctic Sea freighter a mystery

Emergency response centre admits mistake in ambulance delay at airport

Two deceased candidates appear in electoral list in renewed municipal election in Vihti

(Not) seeing red in Helsinki

Kunsthalle Helsinki to reopen after major refurbishment

Thursday, 6.8.2009

Despite risks, no cancellations for crisis management duty in Afghanistan

Fertility treatment legislation sends many couples to foreign clinics

She's here - Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari draws largest single crowd on Madonna’s current world tour

Ambulance delayed; patient dies at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Foreign Ministry official convicted of granting visas to Nigerian acquaintances

Fears that new Pilotage Act could increase number of marine accidents

No chaos at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on "Terminal Change Day"

Wednesday, 5.8.2009

Finnish forces take fire again in Afghanistan

Police suspect Alma Media executive of discrimination in Korhonen case

Madonna fans block Kluuvikatu in hopes of a sighting of star

False fire alarm: swarm of mosquitoes mistaken for smoke

Two fliers die in ultralight crash in South Ostrobothnia

Season for blackcurrants, redcurrants, and raspberries starts in Southern Finland

Migrant Roma people in Helsinki collect empty bottles and beg, trying to evade interference from police

Halonen to meet with Medvedev in Sochi

Suspected tourist-trap bars in Latvian capital reopen under new names

Iraqi Embassy in Helsinki among buildings to be opened to public in September

Tuesday, 4.8.2009

Suspected child abductor Rimma Salonen released, banned from travel

President takes phone call from International Space Station

Terminal reshuffle at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Slight growth in inbound tourism to Finland in 2008

Swedish police silent on ship hijacking investigation

Biography sheds new light on ski-jumper Janne Ahonen’s eventful life

Javelin thrower Pitkämäki’s Sunday injury perhaps not as serious as feared

Monday, 3.8.2009

Press report: Swedish police see ship hijacking as “mistake”

Rally of Finland fulfils long-standing dream of Finnish driver Mikko Hirvonen

Barcelona football team charters Finnair plane for US tour

Russian mother in international child abduction case back in Finland

Construction of Madonna concert stage in full swing in Helsinki

Russia might delay timber export duty hikes

Decline in use of cash makes banks seek income from card fees

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 25.8.2009

Creative classes migrating to small towns

A foreign policy black hole under the Baltic

Fiskars catches thousands of crayfish

Sharp decline in large female salmon in Teno River

Multicultural child custody battles tend to result in single parenting

Dispute over flying squirrels brings work for Kuopio Administrative Court

Mushroom expert hints that correct timing is more important than knowing the right location

Academic pressured by “useful idiots” during Finlandisation period

City of Helsinki wants to become World Design Capital 2012

Tuesday, 18.8.2009

Foreign Minister Stubb: Finland must support Afghanistan on road to peace

COMING HOME: Good bureaucrats

COMING HOME: Rushing to take a breather

COMING HOME: Registered male

Helsinki municipal offices cut back sharply on paper consumption

Renovation of Helsinki's Kiseleff Building will temporarily drive away entrepreneurs next spring

The latest Helsinki attraction: from August heat wave to indoor skiing on real snow

Study: fear of baby bust in developed world could be misplaced

Truffle doctor’s dream comes true

A doctoral thesis - something to do for your retirement years, perhaps?

Tuesday, 11.8.2009

Where are you, Arctic Sea?

Tough economic situation has delayed effect on mental health statistics

A surfer on a FlowRider machine does not have to worry about sharks

Helsinki libraries branch out: skis and tennis equipment made available for borrowing

Hotels going up in Helsinki, although potential clients still in doubt

Thirty years of skateboarding in Finland

Contemporary music icon Pierre Boulez opens 2009 Helsinki Festival

Finnish language threatened by degeneration but enriched by neologisms

Park philosopher sees discussions with passers-by as way of giving back

No end in sight to Nokia’s woes in North America

Could Vyborg’s run-down quarters open up for new tourists?

Tuesday, 4.8.2009

Finnish corruption: subtle, but by no means non-existent

Islamic justice in Helsinki

Study indicates mixed marriages end much more often in divorce

Bottle collectors do battle in Helsinki parks

Poor availability of licences encourages crayfish poaching by city residents

Afghanistan - always unpredictable

1989: Finland stood in background as Europe freed itself