Finnish company applies to build nation’s sixth nuclear reactor
Finland is debating whether it needs a sixth nuclear power plant, and several firms are vying to win the contract to build it. The Finnish utility com...
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Finnish police crack down on speeding snowmobilers
The wild empty expanses of Lapland are no longer free range for Finland’s snowmobile riders. SIKUnews reports that local police have had enough of sno...
Finnish government releases huge stimulus package
Finland’s government has agreed on a stimulus package worth around 2 billion euros, an amount that represents 1.7 per cent of the nation’s GDP. As Fin...
Finland may upgrade missile defence system
Finland’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking at ways to upgrade its existing missile defence system, from the present arsenal of Russian Gadflies to...
Finn named top female ice skater
Finnish ice skater Laura Lepisto fought off favourite Carolina Kostner to become the first Finnish woman to win a women’s title at the European Figure...
Finland’s GDP to shrink two percent this year
The Finnish ministry of finance stated on its website that it expects the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) to drop by more than two percent in 20...
Finland gets record visa applications in 2008
Last year marked a milestone for Finland as the Nordic nation’s embassies around the globe processed a record number of visa applications during the y...
Norway holds Arctic summit
The University of Tromso in northern Norway is hosting the 3rd annual Arctic Frontiers conference, which is designed to discuss changes in the Arctic ...