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Friday, 26.2.2010

EU economy lagging behind this year

Finnish NBI helps Italian authorities in money laundering investigation

Mauri Pekkarinen enters race for Centre Party leadership

Automatic passport control to expand at Vaalimaa border station end of this year

Experts: Russia to set up telecom cable alongside Nord Stream’s gas pipeline in Baltic Sea

Beer sales grow in spite of tax hike

Finnish women’s ice hockey team celebrates Olympic bronze

Women’s relay bronze marks Finland’s first cross-country-skiing medal in Vancouver

Thursday, 25.2.2010

Finnish-registered companies allegedly used for money laundering

Lutheran Church: Finland deports based on insufficient information

Defeat of Czech hockey team gets Finland into Olympic semi-finals

Rescue workers ready to react if roofs collapse

Parents fined for having son circumcised

Unexpected debate over quota refugees

Dozens of cases of poisoning at Nokia subcontractor in China

Weaker euro eases plight of Finnish export industry

Wednesday, 24.2.2010

Unemployment high, but not as bad as originally feared

Finnish Meteorological Institute: Weather this severe 40 years ago

Finland’s poor showing in Winter Olympics calls for fundamental changes in sports and coaching structures

Court finds one-cent auction does not violate lottery legislation

Cutting down on number of quota refugees may increase human trafficking

ITU: Finland could still cut prices of fixed broadband connections

Tuesday, 23.2.2010

Anttila rejects calls to resign over animal welfare shortcomings

Finland to bronze medal game in women’s Olympic ice hockey

President of National Coalition Party Youth Arm criticises Finnish immigration policy

Paimio reception centre employee assaulted

Commuter trains continue to run reduced services, as commuters’ patience wears thin

Finnish court hears evidence in Rwanda genocide trial in Tanzanian hotel

Minister of Housing warns of possible overheating in housing market

Monday, 22.2.2010

Brief thaw could get Finnish rail operations out of a fix

Civil liberties activists criticise choice of Lauri Kivinen as new YLE boss

Knee injury prevents Janne Ahonen from taking part in Olympic team event

Business activities of owner of Arctic Sea investigated as possible motive of hijacking

Working group considers legislation on identity protection

Dredging stirs up sea bottom along Finnish coast more than gas pipeline would

Finnish architecture exports to China booming

Friday, 19.2.2010

Agriculture Minister urges fur farmers to shape up

Lauri Kivinen to replace Mikael Jungner as director of national broadcaster

Handgun ban divides Parliamentary group leaders

Race for Lutheran Archbishop: Runoff between conservative and reformist

Bus and lorry strike postponed past winter holidays of Southern Finland

Study: Helsinki has second-best public transport in Europe

Widespread Parliamentary support for additional deployment to Afghanistan

Åland Islands enjoy highest standard of living in Finland

Longer-than-expected outages at Swedish nuclear power stations are costly for consumers

Thursday, 18.2.2010

Snowboarder Piiroinen wins Finland first medal in Vancouver

Kauhajoki panel recommends total ban on semiautomatic handguns

Animal rights group releases shocker video of fur farm conditions

Cool response SDP proposal for mandatory national service for women

Possible bus strike threatens winter holiday chaos

Vegetarian school meal debate provokes wrath of City Council carnivores

CORRECTION TO EUROPEAN CULTURAL CAPITAL STORY FROM 25.1.2010

Finland produces convincing win over Belarus in Olympic ice hockey opener

Saarinen’s skis lack speed in women’s sprint event

Wednesday, 17.2.2010

End of school could bring surge in youth unemployment figures

Working group wants biodegradable waste out of landfills

SDP wants to place men and women on equal footing in conscription

Marketing Kuusamo as part of Lapland sparks anger in Lapland itself

Tuition fees suggested for some types of higher education

Finnish psychological drama Bad Family received with mixed feelings at Berlin Film Festival

Trying victory over China puts Finland in semifinals in women’s Olympic ice hockey

Tuesday, 16.2.2010

EU urges Greece to enact more spending cuts

Nokia and Intel announce cooperation

Belt-tightening at universities sparks anger among staff

Finnish scientists call for more openness on climate panel

Helsinki schools could get weekly vegetarian food day

Marja Sakari slated to be next director of Kiasma

Threatened strike may freeze all icebreakers

Olympics: No medals yet for Finland

Monday, 15.2.2010

New financing puts Mannerheim movie project back on track

Metro station re-opens after flood repair

Fourth again! Janne Ahonen continues his unlucky streak

Work on gas pipeline to begin in Gulf of Finland in June

NEWS ANALYSIS: Google protected by gap in privacy legislation

Threatened transport strike could have serious knock-on effects

Ski manufacturers break production records and hire extra staff

Proximity of St. Petersburg attracts flights to Lappeenranta

Mikko Hirvonen starts WRC season with first-ever win in Sweden

Friday, 12.2.2010

Finnish environment officials give go-ahead for undersea gas pipeline

Sharp rise in illegal immigration

Restraining order may not prevent stalker from getting handgun permit

Study highlights advantages and drawbacks of special education

COMMENTARY: Iranian blunder for Nokia-Siemens Networks

Mikael Pentikäinen appointed as Helsingin Sanomat editor-in-chief from April 2010

Cut-rate airline Norwegian to launch flights from Helsinki to Stockholm and Oslo

Thursday, 11.2.2010

Countries make few binding commitments at Baltic Sea summit

Helsinki Fair Centre to expand with another new hall

Lutheran bishops take cautious stance on same-sex couples

Airport security to be tightened up after lapses

EU to become part of Finnish constitution

New bicycle lanes to be created in downtown Helsinki

Nordea distributes record bonuses

Kimi Räikkönen prepares for WRC debut in Sweden

Wednesday, 10.2.2010

Cold winter takes toll on Baltic Sea

Afghan police and prosecutors get training in Finland

Google Street View comes to Finland

No punishments meted out in trial of drug police

Poll: Finns want more referendums

Companies urged to provide young people with summer jobs

Finnish NHL star Jarkko Ruutu enthuses over Vancouver as Olympic host

Tuesday, 9.2.2010

Class-action suit filed against Nokia in New York

MP Kaikkonen got more than EUR 42,000 from foundation in 2008

Kaija Saariaho wins Sonning Prize

Baltic Sea commitments contain something old, something new, and something borrowed

Criminal police investigate possible malfeasance by Matti Vanhanen

Police bust big cocaine smuggling ring

Crafty diesel thieves benefit from defective fuel pump in Eastern Finland

Dropped sea container held raw material for detergent

Kiasma to cancel Isaac Julien exhibition

Viking Line cancels shipbuilding contract with Spanish yard

Monday, 8.2.2010

Baltic Sea Action Summit to convene in Helsinki on Wednesday

Container with toxic chemicals fell off Finnish ship near Swedish coast

Finland draw Holland and Sweden in European Championship 2012 qualifiers

Brain drain hampers Finland’s provinces

Finns expect their pension benefits to deteriorate

Commissioner Olli Rehn places his faith in fellow Finns

Two Swedish soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Nokia to cut up to 285 jobs in Salo

Friday, 5.2.2010

Severe ice situation costs Finland dear

KEPA denounces including costs of settling refugees in development aid figures

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to introduce electronic sniffer system

Rare ”zander-perch” caught in Pori

Prosecutor to appeal police officer’s lenient rape sentence

Asylum-seekers clear snow from Helsinki streets

Woman suspected of having died more than six months ago found in her flat

Helsinki man buys a ticket for spaceflight

Thursday, 4.2.2010

Niinistö to continue as speaker after support from parliamentary party leaders

Co-owned nuclear plants in Sweden and subsidiary in Russia weaken Fortum’s profit figures

Ministry wants universities to specialise

Prominent jurists insist that lawyer Markku Fredman should be appointed to Supreme Court

Suspended sentence for police officer convicted of raping a minor

Nokia surprised by popularity of free navigation

FOC Secretary-General in favour of long-term doping clauses

Recall beckons for one in ten Finnish Toyota owners

Wednesday, 3.2.2010

Parliament session opens today in tense mood

One-day strike brings Vuosaari Harbour to standstill

Helsinki considers enlisting help of Defence Forces for snow removal

Publication fined for poker advertising

Finns land important EU jobs

Unemployment time bomb is ticking in Finland’s export industries

Ex-Olympic skier Mika Myllylä admits to having used EPO hormone

Tuesday, 2.2.2010

Government to ask for OECD assessment on proposals for retirement reform

King of Sweden and Vladimir Putin to attend Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki

Niinistö considers options after lack of support from MPs in Speaker's election

Supreme Court decision frees six arrested in China Center sweep

Poll: municipal workers would like at least the same pay hikes as others

Finnish maritime pilots demand eastern shipping route should be kept open in winter

Migrant women's euro is worth 20 cents

Helsinki struggles with towering drifts of snow

Residents in Russian town of Sortavala receive fliers about incorporating town into Finland

New Tampere plant would replace internal combustion engines in cars with electric motors

Retail prices of foodstuffs in Finland 15% higher than EU average in December

Monday, 1.2.2010

Kauhajoki police officer acquitted on gun permit charges

Kuunkuiskaajat to represent Finland at Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo

Russians buying less real estate in Finland

Police urge motorists to avoid narrow streets with accumulated snow in Helsinki

Four Jussi movie awards for Postia pappi Jaakobille

Housing prices rising in spite of recession

Municipal employees reject contract offer

Disagreement over raising retirement age threatens to delay Rantala working group

Räikkönen learns a lot in Arctic Lapland Rally, his first race as full-time rally driver

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 23.2.2010

Tourists take icebreaker ride to frolic in chilly northern sea

NEWS ANALYSIS: Finland - a good place for burglars

Recession inspires Finns to do voluntary work

Jussi Pylkkänen wields the gavel at Christie’s

Excessively grim picture given of Finnish economy

Tuesday, 16.2.2010

Newsman gets dream job

Polarised Lutheran Church seeks new referee between reformists and conservatives

Police hope to ease tension built up during trial and turf war

NEWS ANALYSIS: Finland tries to make its voice heard

American Finnophile Gordon F. Sander writes book on Winter War

Ice sculptors on two-week tour of Finland

Keeping memory of bombed Baghdad bridge alive

Tuesday, 9.2.2010

One more season: Finnish sports icons stubbornly hang on in there

Killings just tip of honour violence iceberg

Niinistö’s secret

Zeus summoned to help break archipelago ice

New engineering students’ challenge: build your own mobile phone

Football (of a sort) in knee-deep snow

Smoking ban for city workers could close smoking room used by Helsinki tram drivers

You wouldn't believe it today, but snowy winters are no novelty in Helsinki

Ateneum Picasso exhibition stole visitors from Helsinki’s other art museums

Poker advertising stumbles over the law

Tuesday, 2.2.2010

Concrete coverups and others at nuclear construction site

COMMENTARY: Pension reform - Matti Vanhanen’s "Star Wars"

Family ties can outweigh criminal record in deportation decisions

Forgotten hotel gets totalled by vandals

Farewell Angelina for Tunnelin Levy - Helsinki musical institution shutting its doors

Russian radar station closes Suursaari to tourism

DVD performance brings Japanese skater to Finland

Superstar in a new world

Frost clings to trotters' muzzles as they race in cold weather