Nordic investment for climate projects in developing countries
The countries of the Nordic group are set to invest over EUR 14 million for climate projects in developing countries. The investment, which is part of...
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Finland dominates World Mobile Phone throwing competition
As expected, Finland dominated the World Mobile Phone Throwing Championships, held last month in Kesamaa, Punkaharju in the country’s Eastern lakes di...
Hirvonen wins controversial WRC event
Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen has won the latest round of the World Rally Championship in Australia, extending his lead in the title race.
Finnish Women Drinking More
A fresh study on Finnish drinking habits has revealed that alcohol consumption among women has increased, with the older generation doing most of the ...
US to Request More Finnish Troops for Afghanistan
The Finnish daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has claimed that unnamed “experts” have confirmed that the US is set to ask the nation to de...
Finland’s First Genocide Trial for Rwandan
Francois Bazaramba, the 58-year old ex-pastor from Rwanda who played a role in the 1994 Hutu-led massacres, will go on trial this week in a Finnish co...
Sweden fears invasion of raccoon dogs from Denmark
The raccoon dog, an omnivorous canine native to Siberia, Manchuria and Japan, has migrated over the years as far afield as Europe and Scandinavia. Alt...
Finland set to become long-term nuclear waste dump
An experiment currently underway in Greenland is trying to learn about the effect of glaciers on bedrock. This project has been organised and funded b...