Man’s best friend an enemy to lampposts
A Finnish energy company has blamed dogs for corroding the capital’s lampposts when marking their territory. Helsingin Energia claims it is constantly...
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New pig farm footage causes stink
New undercover videos showing pigs in squalid and cramped conditions in Finnish farms have raised the issue of cruelty and negligence again in the mea...
Nokia to cut 17,000 jobs
Finnish-German telecoms giant Nokia Siemens has surprised the business world by announcing 17,000 job cuts, representing a very-significant 23 percent...
‘Black Xmas’ looms for Lapland
Finnish Lapland, the official home of Santa Claus, could experience snow-free ‘black Christmases’ by 2050, according to a new study.
Get noticed, go naked
A Finnish study has discovered that the less clothes people wear, the more quickly their image is processed by others.
Gaming geeks better at English
Finnish boys are pulling in better grades in English than Finnish girls because they spend more time playing computer games, according to a new report...
Two pints of lager and a blood pressure test
Barflies in Helsinki are benefiting from a little extra customer care, as the city’s health services descend into uncharted territory.
Fur shop arson conviction overturned
Finland’s Supreme Court has overturned a decision to jail a mentally ill man who claimed he burnt down a fur shop during a meeting with his doctor.