News: Finland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Finland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Finland: news

Nokia and Microsoft form alliance

Friday, February 11th 2011, 9:41
related places: Nokia

Nokia announces plans to form a "broad strategic partnership" with Microsoft in response to challenges from Google and Apple.
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Finns to recreate old beer from shipwreck sample

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 16:46

Beer found in a 200-year-old shipwreck, the world's oldest surviving beer sample, is to be chemically analysed by Finnish scientists - and brewed again.
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Finland jails human traffickers

Friday, January 21st 2011, 15:59
related countries: Russia
related places: Helsinki

A court in Helsinki convicts four Latvians of smuggling people into Finland through the Baltic states and Russia.
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Heil-hound - the Finnish dog that infuriated Nazis

Friday, January 7th 2011, 16:29

Rediscovered documents show Nazi Germany was so angry by a Finnish dog which gave Hitler salutes it launched a campaign against its owner.
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Finland loses top literacy rating

Tuesday, December 7th 2010, 16:21
related countries: South Korea

A world schools survey drops Finland from first place for the first time in a decade, putting it behind South Korea.
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Shipwreck champers passes taste test

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 7:39

Wine lovers in Finland have been enjoying a sip of vintage champagne that was salvaged from a shipwreck after more than 200 years underwater.
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Nokia planning to cut 1,800 jobs

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 11:37
related places: Nokia

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia reports a profit for the third quarter but says it is cutting 1,800 jobs.
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Nokia starts smartphone fightback

Tuesday, September 14th 2010, 11:21
related places: Nokia

Finnish phone giant Nokia has vowed to fightback, launching a range of new smart phones, as it battles for customers.
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Microsoft executive to lead Nokia

Friday, September 10th 2010, 14:42
related places: Nokia

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia appoints Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new head after a profits slump.
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Gun debate

Monday, August 16th 2010, 11:07

Will stricter gun laws prevent another mass shooting in Finland?
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Finland to tighten gun laws

Monday, August 16th 2010, 5:22

Finland has some of the most relaxed gun laws in the world but they could be about to get tougher.
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World Sauna event finalist dies

Sunday, August 8th 2010, 14:03

A Russian finalist in the World Sauna Championships in Finland dies and his rival is rushed to hospital after facing temperatures of 110C.
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Finland's Nokia profits slump 40%

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 11:50
related places: Nokia

Profits at Finnish mobile phone handset company Nokia slump by 40% in the second quarter compared with 2009.
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Semenya secures second 800m win

Monday, July 19th 2010, 10:09

World 800m champion Caster Semenya wins her second race in Finland following her return to competition after undergoing gender tests.
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Bad pitch? How about swamp soccer?

Sunday, July 18th 2010, 0:29

More than 5000 players have taken part in the swamp soccer world championship in Finland.
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Broadband 'legal right' for Finns

Thursday, July 1st 2010, 12:27

Finland has become the first country to make broadband with a speed of 1Mbps a legal right for every citizen.
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