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- Finland ends Estonia's reign in wife-carrying
Finland put an end to Estonia's 11-year reign and took gold and bronze on Saturday at the annual Wife-Carrying World Championships held in Sonkajaervi, central Finland, organisers said. Taisto Miettinen raced through a 250-metre (273-yard) course with
- Helsinki authority approves Baltic gas pipeline
HELSINKI: The planned Nord Stream gas pipeline moved a step forward yesterday after a Finnish environment agency approved the project but told its backers to provide more information on potential environmental damage. The 1,220km pipeline, which would
- Finland should join NATO's cyber defense co-op
Finland is a highly developed information society and therefore vulnerable to cyber attacks, Hakamies said. 'This cyber is the kind of thing where it is good to be involved because that is how one acquires the best and newest information,' Hakamies was
- Rautaruukki to cut production, jobs in Norway
HELSINKI, July 3 (Reuters) - Finnish metals group Rautaruukki (RTRKS.HE) said on Friday it would cut production and 137 jobs at its Norwegian plant due to weak demand in shipbuilding. Rautaruukki said in a statement it would decrease operations at its Mo
- Nokia #1 Choice for Mobile Navigation in Europe and Russia
ESPOO, Finland, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to the study conducted by Frost & Sullivan amongst European and Russian consumers, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is the number one choice for mobile navigation over other leading handset manufacturers.
- Summer travellers cause heavy jams at Helsinki-
It is expected that long queues will form on the check-in counters and the security control points of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on the first weekend of July and especially on Saturday, when the number of passengers peaks. Because of this, we request that
- Finnish authority approves Baltic gas pipeline
HELSINKI (AFP) - The planned Nord Stream gas pipeline moved a step forward Thursday after a Finnish environment agency approved the project but told its backers to provide more information on potential environmental damage. Related news: ? Tension
- Shimano Europe to Distribute Dainese
VICENZA, Italy-The Shimano Europe sales office has teamed up with Dainese to distribute the Italian brand of protective gear. On Wednesday, Shimano became the exclusive distributor of the Dainese bike collection in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark,
- Finland's Ruukki rumoured to float
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- Finnair's fourth Airbus A330 flies to Asia
HELSINKI - Finnair's fourth Airbus A330 aircraft made its first commercial flight to Delhi on June 23, after which it will make regular scheduled flights on Finnair's long-haul network. With the addition of the fourth aircraft, Osaka will be served with
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Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the Soviet Union and Germany. In the subsequent half century, the Finns have made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
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