No basis for Greenpeace piracy charges says Finland
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja, has said that Finland will continue to offer support to the Finnish
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Finns cool on visa-free Russian travel
Finns are divided on the idea of introducing a visa-free travel regime on the Russian border. The strongest opposition is
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Finland: Economic growth forecast for 2014
Finland is due for economic contraction this year and weak growth in 2014, according to the Research Institute of
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Would optional Swedish widen Finland’s social divide?
Swedish-language advocate Paavo Lipponen is relieved that politicians are demonstrating a more positive attitude towards learning Swedish, the other official
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Finnish consul headed for Greenpeace vessel
Russian authorities are permitting a group of foreign consulate representatives aboard a Netherlands-registered Greenpeace ship being towed to Murmansk. One
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Finland’s president starts Russian visit
Finland’s President, Sauli Niinistö, starts a three-day visit to Russia on Monday. He will open a power plant and hold
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Climate change affecting Finland’s Arctic hares
When you see a hare in Finland, it’s likely to be a brown hare, also known as a European hare
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Canadians eye diamond prospects near Finland’s Arctic
The Canadian mining company Mawson has again begun prospecting for diamonds in its Rompas-Rajapalot claim between Rovaniemi and Ylitornio
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Finns waste less food than other Nordic nations
In terms of food wastage, Finns can mount their high moral horse when comparing themselves to their Swedish neighbours. Out
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Finnish State Railways to lose monopoly rights on Russian freight
The Finnish State Railways VR is to lose its right to carry transit freight traffic to and from the Russian
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Finland’s decisions on Pyhäjoki nuclear project put off until spring
Any decisions on Finland’s planned third nuclear power plant, to be built near Raahe, will be put off until next
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Visa-free Russian border ‘would create thousands of jobs’ in Finland
A report out this week suggests that Finland could see thousands of new jobs if tourists from Russia are able
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Finland the most overweight Nordic nation
Unfortunately, Finns are the most overweight nation in the Nordics. Northern and Eastern Finland are home to the most heavyweights,
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Finland looking to supply icebreakers to Russia
Negotiations are in the final stages between Finland and Russia to supply icebreakers for Russian waters. An inter- governmental agreement
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Should nuclear plan in north Finland be re-evaluated?
Finland’s former Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen says that Parliament and the government must re-consider plans to build
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