New research indicates blueberries could combat breast cancer
New research from the University of Helsinki has indicated that blueberries could help prevent breast cancer. University of Helsinki Docent Anna-Maria...
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Finns head to Estonia for private healthcare
Expensive private healthcare and long queues for surgery are causing Finns to travel to private hospitals in nearby Estonia. Despite the fact that if ...
Many Finns to cut Christmas spending
As many as one in five Finns plans to spend less on Christmas presents for their loved ones than they did last year, according to a survey conducted b...
Record snow fall at north Finnish village
A village in Finland’s northwest has broken a 50-year-old record for its November snowfall. The country’s meteorologists say that on Tuesday the villa...
Young Finnish pupils to learn programming?
A Finnish minister says the government is mulling the idea of introducing computer programming to the syllabus of primary schools in the country. Alex...
Burger King gets ready for Finland re-entry
International fast-food chain Burger King is gearing up for its re-entry into the Finnish market. As part of a campaign to get Finns munching on Doubl...
Finnish crematoriums fail on emissions
A survey by a Finnish regional newspaper has revealed that only 10 per cent of the nation’s crematoriums will meet new emission guidelines. By 2015, t...
Finnish express train rams lorry
A Finnish express train service heading for Vaasa rammed a lorry on a level-crossing near Seinajoki on Monday. There were no fatalities in the high-sp...