Rock star wannabes flock to Finland seeking ethereal fame
The qualifying rounds for the prestigious and wonderfully entertaining Air Guitar World Championships have begun in the northern Finnish town of Oulu....
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Finland halts work on nuclear reactor over safety concerns
Finland’s fifth nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction, has been put on ice pending new studies on the safety of its building meth...
Finland reigns supreme in Sauna World Championships
Sauna aficionados Finland withstood the heat longest to win the 2008 Sauna World Championships in Heinola, Finland, defending their current reign as s...
Racing champ Loeb wins Finnish rally
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, a four-time world champion auto rally racer, won his first Finnish Rally last week. He completed the three-day, 24-stage rac...
WWF warns Finland of illegal timber purchases
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Finland of importing wood which has been sourced illegally. The Nordic country is one of the biggest timber ...
First swimmers cross the Gulf of Finland
Two Estonians became the first people in recorded history to successfully swim across the Gulf of Finland. They started their effort in Finland and en...
Finns sing their way into the record books
Beating the previous world record for continuous karaoke singing, the Kouvola Karaoke Club of Finland recently passed the watershed of 216 hours. A si...
Finns to manufacture hybrid sports cars for US market
In the latest move to expand the range of hybrid electric cars available to US consumers, Finnish car manufacturer Valmet Automotive announced a deal ...