STT doping trial claims two convictions
Two Finnish skiing figures have been handed down conditional prison sentences for making false statements in a libel case against two journalists who ...
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Finland strikes ice hockey gold
The Finnish Lions have finally won their gold medal in the World Hockey Championships against Scandinavian archrivals Sweden.
Shootout leads to shocking Norway hockey victory in Worlds
Norway has beaten Sweden for the first time in six decades at the 2011 World Ice Hockey Championship.
Endangered animal parts used as fishing lures
Finnish Customs officials are investigating whether fishing tackle shops are illegally selling parts of endangered animals as lures. It is thought tha...
Six more arrested in football fixing sting
An investigation into alleged match-fixing within Finnish football has taken another step forward after four foreign Rovaniemen Pallseura (RoPS) playe...
Norwegian cross country skier Petter Northug claims gold in Oslo
The Norwegian cross country skier and double Olympic Champion, Petter Northug, claimed the gold medal in a stunning 30km pursuit at the FIS Nordic Wor...
Kite surfing couple prepare for Greenland chill
A hardy couple are preparing themselves to brave temperatures of -30°C when they kite surf across the Greenland ice cap later this year.
Footballer attacked by restaurant girl gang
A Swedish footballer has been attacked by a gang of women after a dispute over a restaurant order.