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Friday, 29.4.2011

VAPPU/MAY DAY, MAY DAY

Temporary Speaker Ben Zyskowicz lashes out at overpaid corporate managers at opening of Parliament

Proportion of native-born Finns decreases in Helsinki region suburbs

Energy company Fortum is not trying to expedite process of nuclear licence

Timo Soini reprimands new MP

Hundreds demonstrate for tolerance in Helsinki

Green League party office is to start co-determination talks

Young assailants brutally beat up 12-year-old boy in Riihimäki

300,000 Finns affected by PlayStation hack

Employment situation in Uusimaa clearly better than a year ago

Changes in store for Nokia partners

Sanoma to sell off publishers WSOY

Thursday, 28.4.2011

First steps in government formation: Katainen asks parties questions about economy

Nokia seeks to soften blow of job cuts

Actual court proceedings begin in reopened STT doping case

Mentors try to help immigrant women find work

People’s spending in amusement parks is on the up

Birch is now flowering in Southern Finland

Helsinki to use urban eagle owls in tourist marketing effort

Nordea Bank tightens loan terms: margins are no longer declining

Value of companies owned by State of Finland is EUR 35 billion

Wednesday, 27.4.2011

True Finns to chair key Parliamentary committees

WEDNESDAY: Nokia announces job reductions and outsourcing of 7,000 employees worldwide

Another promising gold deposit found in Kittilä in Finnish Lapland

Saimaa ringed seal count reveals 52 new pups

Dispute brewing over Speakers of Parliament

Rehn warns against debt rearrangement as solution to euro zone debt crisis

Union accuses paper industry of using outside labour to undermine industrial action

Retirement fund investments fail to reach five-year goal

Ville Peltonen to miss 2011 IIHF World Championships

Tuesday, 26.4.2011

European Central Bank President praises Finnish “culture of consideration and wisdom”

Study: tens of thousands of Finns have grown their own cannabis

Helsinki police weeding out street prostitution

Political parties continue to wrangle over key positions in new Parliament

Parties report sustained surge in membership after elections

Easter was celebrated in unseasonally warm conditions in Finland; FMI predicts cooler weather for May Day holiday.

Ahtisaari arrives in North Korea as part of delegation led by Jimmy Carter

OECD study finds Finns spend less time on work than many others

Thursday, 21.4.2011

EASTER

Commissioner Rehn warns Finland of consequences of rejecting Portuguese bailout

Halla-aho refuses to comment on controversial blog entries

Jari Litmanen, 40, joins defending Finnish Champions HJK Helsinki

Result of Parliamentary elections confirmed

Three men attack bus driver in Helsinki

First flight of urban eagle owl chick ends up embarrassingly in rescue by firemen

COMMENTARY: From tolerated troublemaker to genuine problem

Suspected pirates detained on Finnish ship have been released

Artists’ Association wants artists to be involved in FRAME administration

THURSDAY: Nokia result exceeds gloomy analysts' forecasts, but outlook remains cloudy while smartphone sales lag behind the competition

Funding for start-ups and growth businesses needs to double or even triple in the next couple of years

Wednesday, 20.4.2011

EASTER

Katainen and Kiviniemi disagree on how to proceed in Portugal bailout issue

President Halonen is surprised at True Finns’ success

Swedish People’s Party prepares for government talks

New Parliament would not raise retirement age

Defeated parties report surge of new members

Majority of new intake of MPs would consider increasing development aid

NEWS ANALYSIS: Katainen set to lead left-conservative government

Donald Duck favourite among voters casting rejected ballots

Lapland and the summer cottage attract Easter holidaymakers

Researchers: More attention should be paid to differences between schools

Helsinki backs down on coffee camionette

Parish newspaper passes on Muslim cartoon

Tuesday, 19.4.2011

Government of three largest parties envisioned

Finnish election has implications for euro crisis

HIFK make a clean sweep to grab long-awaited Finnish title

COMMENTARY: Towards a red-blue coalition

Election casualty Paavo Väyrynen to continue his Presidential election campaign

Many new records set in Parliamentary elections

New True Finns MPs are a mixed bag of politicians

Foreign media have misgivings about True Finns’ anti-EU attitude

YLE’s election night coverage breaks TV viewing records

Finland’s youngest MP opposes reckless immigration

Supreme Court is to decide whether police should reveal undercover reports in Ulvila murder case

Sauna World Championships will no longer be organised in Heinola

Monday, 18.4.2011

EDITORIAL: Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books

SUNDAY EVENING : ELECTION SPECIAL - MASSIVE GAINS FOR TRUE FINNS AND A BAD NIGHT FOR THE CENTRE PARTY, AS FINLAND EXPERIENCES SWEEPING PROTEST VOTE. NATIONAL COALITION WILL BE LARGEST PARTY (Updated 23:55)

Election evening highlights

Voting activity back on the same level as in the 1990s

Top 10 individual vote-winners

And we say farewell to....

Candidates disclose campaign funding more eagerly than before

New face of a new Parliament

HS candidate selection engine gives clues on attitudes of new Finnish Parliament

Palm Sunday collection for organisation behind anti-gay campaign sparks row in Lutheran Church

Warming of climate system most evident in temperature increase for month of April

Politicians back idea of "coffee and crêpes camionette" in Helsinki; Public Works Department declined to grant entrepreneur a permit

Analysts anticipate Nokia’s operating profit will weaken by about one-third during Q1/2011

Friday, 15.4.2011

Parliamentary Elections, Sunday 17th April

YLE poll: National Coalition Party rising, True Finns declining

Cities support Ryanair flights

Russia submits diplomatic note to Finland in Anton child custody case

Weather has negligible effect on voting activity

Video bullying an increasing problem in Finnish schools

No reprimand for Häkämies for offering hospitality for campaign donors

Nokia starts co-determination talks with staff as planned

Swiss NGO urges Neste Oil to abandon palm oil

HIFK seize the advantage in ice hockey finals

Thursday, 14.4.2011

Centre and Nat. Coalition parties want tougher regulations on immigration for family unification

Air quality in Helsinki will remain poor for the next few days

Presidential race kicking off in two months

Working group: New shopping malls have to be equipped with monitoring centres

Kyrönjoki ice dam threatens dozens of homes

Proposal to use falcons to deal with problem sea gulls in Helsinki

Finland’s music exports have grown several times over in the last decade

Finland’s biggest computer to be set up in Kajaani in former paper mill

Suvi-Anne Siimes offers no comment over appointment as new managing director of Finnish Pension Alliance TELA

Rovio, developer of Angry Birds game, reports Q1 turnover of EUR 14 million

Wednesday, 13.4.2011

Niinistö calls for clear rules on lobbying at closing ceremonies of outgoing Parliament

Farmed salmon from Norway takes over Finnish dinner tables

Greens do well in shadow elections among schoolchildren

Anneli Auer defence want papers on undercover NBI activities in murder case

HS search engine data used to analyse values of Parliamentary candidates

Retail sector strikes cancelled

Skin melanomas have become more common among Finns

Police to step up camera surveillance on bus-lanes in Helsinki

Stubb: Libya operation more difficult than expected

Start of Veikkausliiga season may have to be postponed amidst wrangles over clubs' eligibility

Tuesday, 12.4.2011

Poll: National Coalition Party the largest, SDP gains, True Finns fall back

Centre Party reports vandalism of election hoardings to police

Clinton meets Stubb, praises US-Finnish relations

Finnish parties enlist help from abroad in election campaign

Police arrest Greenpeace activists at Olkiluoto nuclear power plant

Aalto University wants more international students and staff

Helsinki seeks to cancel lease of social centre offering home to itinerant Roma

Negotiators to attempt settlement today to avert strike in retail sector

Building costs rose by 3.2 per cent in Finland in the last year

Monday, 11.4.2011

Minelayer Pohjanmaa scuttles suspected pirates’ vessel

Advance voting extended for one day at Finnish Embassy in Berlin

Defence Forces prepare for new peacekeeping operation in Lebanon

Rwanda genocide case to continue in Court of Appeal this week

Border Guard upgrading surveillance technology on land border

One arrested, two released in scuffle involving right-wing extremists at National Coalition Party election tent in Oulu

Spring floods inundate fields in Perniö

Otto ATM fundraising campaign suspended

Scrap bicycles are to be removed from Helsinki station racks by 1st of May

Urbanised eagle owls posing for bird-watchers

Former President Ahtisaari may visit North Korea with delegation of "Elders"

Vehicle sales on the up in Finland

Finnish teams take historic 1-2 at Synchronized Skating World Championships

Friday, 8.4.2011

Portugal bailout package adds to Finnish election confusion

True Finns’ aggressive campaign style riles other parties

Threat of death penalty is keeping suspected pirates on board Pohjanmaa

Laestadians admit mistakes in dealing with child abuse issue

New reconnaissance drones are being tested in secrecy

Russian ship was stuck in ice outside Port of Pori for three weeks

Nearly 6,000 people got Finnish citizenship last year

Gallup: Few Finns are willing to send Hornets to Libya

Allegations of forest destruction against company that supplies Neste with palm oil

Thursday, 7.4.2011

National Coalition Party campaign most conspicuous

Suspected pirates are being interrogated on board minelayer Pohjanmaa

Party leaders debate issues and procedure on MTV3 election panel

Several rivers in Southern Finland threatening to overflow their banks

Helsinki restaurateur suspected of human trafficking

Prosecutors to consider charges of suspected wrongdoing at Red Cross blood service

Warning: Spring ice has now become treacherous

Net fishing ban to come into force next week to protect Saimaa ringed seal

Authorities cut electricity from Roma camp in Kalasatama

Finns come under fire in Afghanistan

Puheloinen: Finland asked to help prepare Libya operation

Wednesday, 6.4.2011

President Halonen: Use of EU Rapid Reaction Force in Libya could be considered

Finland places fourth in immigrant integration policy

Minelayer Pohjanmaa arrests suspected pirates in Atalanta operation off Oman coast

Early voting begins across the country

Savon Sanomat: Flow of refugees into Finland dried up in early 2011

MTV3 poll shows slight decline in popularity of True Finns

Customs looking into online sales of parts of endangered animals

Minister for Foreign Affairs Stubb to meet Hillary Clinton in Washington

Office workers at UPM begin two-week strike

HIFK emphatically book place in ice hockey final

Tuesday, 5.4.2011

Martti Ahtisaari praises Finland’s decisions on Libya

OSCE election monitors in Finland for Parliamentary vote

New German energy policy threatens Finnish-owned paper mills

Borrowings from public libraries fell by 2.5 million volumes last year

Ahtisaari Day to mark Finnish peace mediation activities

Finnish Meteorological Institute expands selection of weather warnings

Nokia: Microsoft talks are progressing on schedule

Matti Hautamäki to continue ski-jumping for one more season

Every Finn spends EUR 17 on Fairtrade items annually

Monday, 4.4.2011

Record-thin ozone layer over Nordic region

Cash dispensers solicit donations for girls’ education campaign

Defence Forces phasing out thousands of ageing weapons

Finns firmly oppose any increase in national debt...

Spring is set to begin in Finland this week

New priorities for vocational and university level education

Secret medical clinic for undocumented foreigners to open in Helsinki

Housing costs getting out of hand for those on low incomes

Häkämies: Hornet fighters for Finland’s defence alone

Increase in car registrations does not rejuvenate Finland’s vehicle stock

Friday, 1.4.2011

All eyes on Soini in election debate of four largest parties

Protection of Saimaa ringed seal puts shoreline construction under closer scrutiny

Mika-Matti Paatelainen takes over Finnish helm on five-year contract

Finnish hypermarkets facing strike threats just before parliamentary elections

Language war is heating up in Finland

No charges against MP Sampsa Kataja

Greatest risk of flooding in Pori, Helsinki, Espoo, and Rovaniemi

Finnish bird enthusiasts hope osprey Jukka will overfly Libya safely

Open house at Presidential Palace on Saturday

Court hands down suspended sentence and fines over Linnanmäki brawl

Finnish couple jailed for money laundering on Costa del Sol

Weekly Articles

Wednesday, 27.4.2011

No work for a dream immigrant?

My first time...

Early potatoes have been held up by the weather

A new form of government?

Brunch culture is fast catching on in the capital

From commoner to royal

One year on: Activist Jyri Jaakkola’s murder in Mexico remains unsolved

Hannu Lintu conducts in Tokyo amid the aftershocks

Sami joik singer Wimme Saari wrestled with Laestadian upbringing

"Marko is the MAN!" How the world’s best basketball player Kobe Bryant comes to have a friend from Paimio

Tuesday, 19.4.2011

EDITORIAL: Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books

COMMENTARY: Towards a red-blue coalition

COMMENTARY: Values – nothing is more powerful

Nordic free travellers

Shedding light on child abuse among the Laestadians

Utö has become a paradise for bird-watchers

Europe’s true populists

Tuesday, 12.4.2011

EDITORIAL: Elections shaping up into an extremely even contest

What foods are seen as healthy for children? It varies

Value questions split large parties

Confessions of a SUPO man

How nuclear fever stirred up the strawberry community of Suonenjoki in the 1970s

Fierce battles will rage over last Parliamentary seats for each electoral district

Aesthetic surgery is growing in popularity

Bargaining is always worthwhile

Tuesday, 5.4.2011

One big family

Finland's tangled doping web is a seedy 13-year-long skinflick

EDITORIAL: How much will Soini’s party grow?

No ANPR equipment for Finnish police

COMMENTARY: The core of the problem is not the begging

Greying Abba men still going strong

Snowboarder Petja Piiroinen’s future dreams include Olympic victory and a career as a painter-decorator

Finnish-Portuguese family wants to secure good conditions for their child

COMMENTARY: Our current national spittoon reveals quite as much about ourselves