Opposition parties call for Finnish PM Vanhanen resignation
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has been asked by opposition parties to “draw his own conclusions” from the scandal surrounding election campaig...
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Improvements demanded for Finnish elderly care
Finnish opposition parties last week introduced demands for the implementation of new legislation for the improvement of elderly care. The chair of th...
US could launch missiles from the Baltic Sea
The US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, has announced that the U.S missile based defence system could see changes which will result in weapons bein...
Helsinki Zoo feeds bunnies to the lions
Helsinki has found a novel solution to the age-old problem of urban rabbits. They will soon be on the menu for the city zoo’s vultures, wolverines and...
Climate Summit in danger of failure
Britain’s foreign minister has claimed that he fears the climate summit scheduled for December in Copenhagen will end without a satisfactory result. M...
Finland in dispute over sale of surplus nuclear power
The Finnish finance minister Jyrki Katainen said last week that he would be happy to export surplus nuclear generated electricity.
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...
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...