Lapland zoo wants polar bear cubs
Hope is building at Rauna in Lapland about the prospect of polar bear cubs being born in the town’s zoo.
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Petition launched against Finnish homoerotic stamps
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Finnish plane crash leaves 8 dead
A small passenger aircraft carrying 10 parachutists crashed in Finland’s southwestern Satakunta region on Sunday, killing eight.