Ice hockey player linked to Finnish drug ring
The former NHL (National Hockey League) player Jere Karalahti is scheduled to go on trial 29 January for alleged involvement in smuggling and distribu...
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Pippen back in basketball in Finland
Scottie Pippen, former NBA player for the Chicago Bulls, has returned to basketball by joining the Finnish league, reports WashingtonPost.com. Pippen ...
Finland may be birthplace of ice-skating
New research from Oxford University suggests that ice-skating may have been introduced in southern Finland 5,000 years ago, according to Discovery.com...
Finland to head the OSCE
The Finnish Foreign Minister, Ilkka Kanerva, took the position as chairman of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Tuesday...
Overload of trucks at Finnish-Russian border
The Valimaa border crossing station between southeast Finland and Russia was bogged down by a 60 kilometre tailback of lorries and trailers at the wee...
Finland to help in Afghanistan stabilisation
The President of Finland met with the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Friday to discuss the country’s role in stabilising Afghanis...
Fujitsu renews IT services deal with Finnish bakery
Fujitsu Services has announced it will continue to manage the IT infrastructure for Vaasan & Vaasan, the largest bakery business in Finland and th...
Record number of foreigners seek jobs in Finland
The need for foreign labour in Finland is being quickly filled by a growing number of foreigners seeking work-related resident permits. By November th...