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Thursday, 31.3.2011

Long prison sentences in Tampere arson case

Sharp decline in number of asylum applicants from Iraq and Somalia

Stubb accuses Soini of misleading claims on EU bailouts

Appeals court overturns conviction of parents who had son circumcised

Helsinki Youth Department urges police to empty Roma camp

Finnish ISAF crisis management soldier's cause of death was chest compression

Stubb: Sending Finnish planes to Libya would have been a big change

Researcher argues that forest owners actually benefited from illegal cartel maintained by forestry companies

Standard & Poor’s downgrades Nokia’s credit rating

Court will set aside two days to hear Kyrö testimony in STT doping trial

Finnish FA to announce new national football team head coach today UPDATED 15:00

Prices of hotel stays started to rise last year

Wednesday, 30.3.2011

Finland not taking part in monitoring Libya no-fly zone

WEDNESDAY: Prosecutor demands suspended prison terms for parties in STT doping case

Minister of Justice signs appeal to defund organisers of anti-gay campaign

Finns place fifth in English proficiency

Timo Soini gives up hope for special dispensation in government

Roma in Kalasatama expected to reside with other homeless

Finnish man could face prison for spraying graffiti on UNESCO World Heritage Site in Poland

Forests in Finland grow faster than anywhere else in Western Europe

Strong-arm tactics reported in construction business

Technical Research Centre of Finland: Wind energy has enormous market potential for Finnish companies

Finland no match even for wasteful Portugal

Tuesday, 29.3.2011

Poll: Finns evenly split over nuclear energy

Sweden, but not Finland invited to NATO Libya meeting

HIFK and Lukko progress to semi-final meeting

Opponents of True Finns seize on party chairman Soini’s apparent slip

Number of suspected DUI cases declining in Finland

Designer drug JWH-018 could be banned soon

Unvaccinated child catches measles

Helsinki’s homeless people reject placement of Roma beggars at their shelters

Perparim Hetemaj promises "parliamentary" goal celebrations in tonight's friendly against Portugal in support of his sister’s election campaign

WHY? Lotto rollover jackpot does not increase this week; HS asks Veikkaus for answers

Monday, 28.3.2011

EU agrees on safety net for countries in economic crisis

Greater choice in store for users of public health services

Spring flooding could be worse than normal

Greens officially launch Parliamentary campaign

Defying calls by Archbishop, conservative Christian groups stand behind anti-gay campaign

Concerns about spread of designer drug JWH

As HIFK and Jokerit aim for a semi-final berth, 4,000 tickets go in 3 minutes

Technical problems plague Latvala and Hirvonen in Rally of Portugal

Ho-hum. Finland continues to have highest per capita coffee consumption in the world

Friday, 25.3.2011

Candidates face off at debate organised by Helsinki unemployed

Effects of Japanese earthquake and rising oil prices weaken Finnair result

Tax on sugar would effectively cause people to lose weight

Risk of marginalisation remains high for many young adults

City of Helsinki empties Kalasatama Roma camp; residents allowed to stay in adjacent social centre building until Monday

Fire at refugee reception centre blamed on technical fault

Lights out in Helsinki during Earth Hour on Saturday

Russian court hands down long prison sentences in Arctic Sea hijacking case

Nordea rewards bank executives with EUR 169 million bonus

Figure Skating World Championships go to Moscow

Juha Kilpiä appointed to lead UNTSO

Thursday, 24.3.2011

Income differences split parties

Increased demand by fashion world raises fur prices to record heights

No sign of Gaddafi assets in Finland

Protest against liberal tendencies in Lutheran Church seen as possible motive for anti-gay campaign

Man fined for posting revealing photos on online message board

BREAKING NEWS: Fire breaks out at Helsinki refugee reception centre

Scuffles between immigrant youths have become less frequent

City of Helsinki Rescue Department to evict Roma camp from Kalasatama area today UPDATED

STX Turku yard receives order for special cargo vessel

Grocery stores call for more organic products on their shelves

Wednesday, 23.3.2011

Immigrants account for half of Finland’s population growth

Media campaign aimed at “curing” homosexuals sparks new wave of church resignations

Roma beggars in controversial Kalasatama camp are moments away from eviction

Parties weigh economic and political costs of euro zone stability fund

Nokia to support new companies to employ superfluous R&D staff

Angry Birds resurface in Rio

Tuesday, 22.3.2011

Poll showing poor knowledge of government composition shocks top politicians

Roma panhandlers are back in Helsinki

Finland considers applying to host this spring’s World Figure Skating Championships

HS candidate selection engine comes online

Presidential Palace is to open its doors to public on April 2nd

Professional help for obesity hard to come by

Stubb: Finland would give calm consideration to requests on Libyan operation

Finland's Eurovision contender signs record deal

Sanoma Group divests its movie operations

Catastrophe in Japan will have some effect on Nokia’s business operations

Voluntary stress tests suggested for nuclear power plants within EU

Monday, 21.3.2011

Poll shows most Finns have erroneous view of government composition

Greens see nuclear energy as deal-breaker for participation in next government

NATO confirms interest in Finnish view on Libya operation

Comparatively strong tremor shakes parts of Southern Finland

Tough ice situation in Finnish waters is finally easing off

Prosecutor to call for prison sentence for former Destia CEO

Drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis is cause of worry in Southern Karelia

Jätkäsaari hotel site being handled by Helsinki City Board today

Finland temporarily moves its Tokyo embassy to Hiroshima

Kaisa Mäkäräinen’s biathlon season ends with World Cup victory and tears of joy

Friday, 18.3.2011

Finnish nuclear expert advises Finns to leave Japan

Japanese expats: Fear of losing face no major factor in Fukushima crisis management

Polls: Top four parties close – True Finns either in second or fourth place

Helsinki hopes to tempt cruise passengers to disembark on Hernesaari peninsula

Police in Vantaa four times as eager to dismiss reported rapes as police in Espoo

EasyJet to stop service to Finland in July

Football betting scandal may escalate

Thursday, 17.3.2011

Three major party heads avoid clashes in tax debate

Japan: Contradictory reports worry Finnish exchange student’s mother

Tests reveal fluctuation in ethanol content of E10 petrol

Poll: True Finns edge their way to number two spot

Considerable regional variation in police success in solving crimes of sexual assault

SUPO: foreign spies’ intelligence activities targeting Finland last year “more aggressive than before”

EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Lapland cancelled

NEWS ANALYSIS: Only Finland is talking about alternatives for euro zone bailout credit guarantees

Wednesday, 16.3.2011

Finnish guarantees for euro zone crisis fund set to grow this spring

Sinnemäki wants tougher conditions on nuclear licences

Halonen to Bloomberg: nuclear energy is "no miracle key" for Finland

Hundreds take part in anti-nuclear protest in Helsinki

Helsinki Police suspect two of involuntary manslaughter in January’s ice block accident

Finnish soldier in Afghanistan hit by grenade launcher projectile

Plácido Domingo to appear in concert in Helsinki in August

Match-fixing suspicions widen to cover ten Finnish football games

Espoo Blues finally break Oulu jinx to secure quarter-final berth

Tuesday, 15.3.2011

Finnish nuclear authority investigates problems in online reporting on Japan

Finnish-born Japanese senator heads security committee

Environment Minister Lehtomäki says events in Japan will affect Finnish nuclear debate

Finland’s nuclear projects projects being debated in Sweden

Ex-pat community on Spain’s Costa del Sol to receive long-awaited Finnish social worker in the autumn

Finnish manufacturer of wind power components bought out by US company

ISU calls off next week’s World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo

Monday, 14.3.2011

All Finns in Japan accounted for

Finnish nuclear industry says Japan scenario unlikely in Finland

Damage to Japanese nuclear plants becomes political issue in Finland despite calls for moderation

Tampere pizza restaurant arson trial began on Friday

Hundreds of reports of harm from swine flu shots

Parliament approves new police powers

Finnish companies not shaken by Japan’s earthquake

Nokia pays Stephen Elop hefty welcome package

Salaries of pension insurance company CEOs clearly up in 2010

Janne Ahonen quits ski-jumping - and this time around it's for good

Friday, 11.3.2011

Social Democrats reject government allegations of leaks

Norwegian to bring price competition on flights between Helsinki and Oulu

JYP Jyväskylä wrap up SM-Liiga regular season title for the third year in succession

Political leaders discuss taxes, financial discipline, and Berlusconi in election debate

Key figure in Laestadian movement sentenced to prison

Pekkarinen: no evidence that ethanol-laced E10 petrol is harmful

Espoo is making preparations against the risk of flooding as sea levels rise

Skype founder invests in Angry Birds game

Thursday, 10.3.2011

Opposition takes offence at being called “unpatriotic” by Prime Minister

Baby girl boom marks International Women’s Day in Espoo

Finland-Bolivia football friendly was cancelled over match-fixing suspicions

Working group proposes possibility of alternative civilian service for women

Early signs of spring dust on Helsinki streets

Summer brawl at Helsinki amusement park brings charges for five suspected assailants

Vantaa population exceeds 200,000

WIKILEAKS: US saw NATO Secretary-General as too pro-Russian

Fast food chains cope well with recession

Fewer and fewer Finnish children receive regular weekly or monthly allowance

Wednesday, 9.3.2011

Halonen gets invitation for Washington visit

No charges against organisers of sauna endurance competition

E10 petrol conundrum also puzzling users of small engines

Baltic Sea’s most efficient oil spill response vessel to operate in Gulf of Finland

Refugee Woman of the Year concerned about young immigrants

Finnish pastor snubs German female pastor in Turkey

Tuesday, 8.3.2011

Halonen and Biden hold talks in Helsinki Tuesday

E10 petrol controversy continues

Cargo vessel Laura finally reaches Tornio, several days behind schedule

Finns flock to foreign language programmes at universities of applied sciences

Nearly a record number of white-tailed deer felled by hunters this season

Police carrying out enhanced campaign of monitoring traffic speeds all this week

Absentee voting possible at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Dozens of new shopping malls under consideration in Uusimaa

Laura Lepistö unable to participate in World Championships in Japan after all

Monday, 7.3.2011

European conservatives discuss economic discipline in Helsinki

Snow removed from Helsinki streets would fill nearly 40 Houses of Parliament

Russian nuclear icebreaker is working around the clock to clear vessel jam in Gulf of Finland

No charges against diplomat for smuggling boy into Finland

Special forces yearn for real work

Drugs in Helsinki: Increase in multi-substance abuse recorded

Prime Minister Ansip’s Reform Party wins Estonian election

Kaisa Mäkäräinen wins first-ever World Championship gold for Finland in women’s biathlon

After Sweden and Mexico, Mikko Hirvonen continues to lead this season’s WRC drivers’ table

Friday, 4.3.2011

Jörn Donner to run in Parliamentary elections

Poll: three out of five are sure to vote in April

Sweden discovers sunken submarine off Gotland

Automatic passport inspection machines received well at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Extensive research into harbour porpoises to be launched in the Baltic Sea

This spring’s first happy animal event arrives at Helsinki Zoo

Postal employees in parts of Helsinki walk off jobs

European foreign ministers’ meeting this month in Finnish Lapland

Northern industries can cope with Gulf of Bothnia’s pack ice situation for about a week

Pay hikes expected to reach about two per cent

Low-fare airlines to introduce new destinations

Thursday, 3.3.2011

Icebreakers busy assisting ships struggling in winter ice

Nokia to establish new assembly plant in Vietnam

Cities in Helsinki region paying massive sums for building repairs

Shoplifters more daring than before

Three per cent hurdle coming to new election law

Extensive study looks into prevention of childhood diabetes

Snowploughs mangling sculptures in Helsinki

More than 140,000 people chose online ballot in Estonia

Author Sofi Oksanen sets up paperback publishing house of her own

Finnish duo take silver in women’s team sprint at Oslo Nordic World Ski Championships

Wednesday, 2.3.2011

More parents taking private health insurance for children

Finns spent nearly EUR 10 billion on online shopping last year

Oslo World Championships: Matti Heikkinen's gold medal breaks 12-year drought for men's cross-country skiing

Basic security not enough to live on

February weather was exceptionally cold in Finland

Political gulf kills off legislative initiative on restrictions on alcohol advertising

McDonalds killer to appeal homicide conviction

Rape suspect apparently leaves country after acquittal

Recovery slower in Finland than in Sweden

Tuesday, 1.3.2011

Dozens of merchant vessels stuck in packed ice in Gulf of Bothnia

Five men charged over Tampere pizzeria arson

WIKILEAKS: Iraqi rebels favoured Nokia smartphones

New naval vessel ready for sea trials in the Med

MP Tiura cleared of suspicions of bribe-taking

Increasing number of EU doctors obtain a licence to practice medicine in Finland

YLE takes satirical news item of Saudi offer to buy Facebook at face value

Finnwatch: Working conditions improve at Chinese electronics plants

Finland’s exports increased last year by 16 per cent

Weekly Articles

Tuesday, 29.3.2011

There are reasons for widespread political ignorance

Three reasons for the rise of the True Finns

Grandparents, husbands, or wives for hire

Kamppi Center hosts battle for Angry Birds title

COMMENTARY: Scant relief - one can foul one’s pants while waiting for a public loo

Helsinki extends building moratorium on Malmi Airport site

Tower blocks are proud symbols of enterprises

HS in Libya: Discussing 42 years under Muammar Gaddafi

Zaida Bergroth’s new feature film for cinema release was shot entirely with digital SLRs

South Korean newspaper sends journalist on one-year mission to Finland

Harness racing - and love - on the ice in Levi

Tuesday, 22.3.2011

Finnish-Japanese affinity

COMMENTARY: From the back woods to Brussels, and back again

NOTES AND QUERIES: Thailand? How about Lapland instead?

HS in Libya: Undocumented workers fleeing country

Radiation found in food is causing furrowed brows in Tokyo

Sports you did not know existed: Arttu Pihlainen wins Downhill Skating World Championships in front of 110,000 in Quebec

Coming out of the closet in the metropolis

Tuesday, 15.3.2011

COMMENTARY: Examining disasters from slightly different angles

COMMENTARY: Pro Patria

Oft-criticised Finnish prisons still have 222 cells with no toilets in them

Eagle owl couple with chicks nests on rooftop of shopping mall in downtown Helsinki

HS-gallup: Helsinki residents starting to warm to the idea of skyscrapers

Water-tower's fate: a meeting with the wrecking ball or a new life as residential units with a spectacular view?

COMMENTARY: State visits – just like old times

St. Petersburg street children grow up - but they're still on the streets

Kronstadt’s silent refugees

Surveys indicate that number of solitary people is on the decline

Tuesday, 8.3.2011

Busy being born (again)

EDITORIAL: Biden helps close visit gap

COMMENTARY: Where there’s smoke...

COMMENTARY: Why I shall vote for someone who stammers…

Northern lights dancing again across the sky

Some fishermen regard conservation measures over Saimaa ringed seal as exaggerated

Christina - an untypical middle-aged amphetamine user

Community TV operation reports news in Somali

Herttoniemi organic food collective is looking to rent a field to grow food for the members

Mari and Muammar

Music Centre raising ticket prices, orchestras plan more diverse repertoire

Finnish companies seeking growth have their eyes on Yekaterinburg in Central Russia

Risks keep increasing in Arab trade

Uusikaupunki car plant to produce Karma luxury plug-in hybrids at least until the end of 2017

Recycling tuikku aluminum cups saves electricity and reduces carbon dioxide emissions

Tuesday, 1.3.2011

Pyhäjoki and Simo wonder if they might be locations of new nuclear plant

The Lada: A joke that just rolls on and on

WIKILEAKS: The United States awakened Finland to problems of human trafficking

At least in Finland, Nokia continues to have a strong foothold in the smartphone market

Marimekko wants to stand out on US market

Companies once dismissed as dinosaurs aim at sci-fi dream

Employers’ competition over motivated and good employees set to tighten

Dæhlie, Boit and Dæhlie Boit