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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• October 7th 2016 – September 18th 2015
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Finland: news

Russia ramps up its military in the Arctic

Thursday, April 27th 2017, 6:51
related countries: Russia

Steve Rosenberg gains rare access to Russia's Arctic Brigade, close to the border with Finland.
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Ontario to try giving poor a basic income

Monday, April 24th 2017, 20:20

The move to pay C$16,989 ($12,600) to individuals in a pilot scheme echoes a trial study in Finland.
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Cardboard cribs

Saturday, March 25th 2017, 0:29

What evidence is there that Finland's famous baby boxes actually reduce infant mortality rates?
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Lithuania tourism advert used fake photos

Friday, February 10th 2017, 16:39
related countries: Lithuania, Slovakia

Pictures of Finland and Slovakia used for Lithuania's "Real is Beautiful" campaign.
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Man creates carousel on Helsinki lake

Wednesday, January 18th 2017, 18:03
related places: Helsinki

The 200-tonne ice carousel was created by Janne Kapylehto, using a chainsaw.
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Finland jails police chief Aarnio for drug-smuggling

Thursday, December 29th 2016, 17:25
related places: Helsinki

The ex-head of Helsinki's anti-drugs police gets 10 years in jail for smuggling drugs into Finland.
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Finnish dogs to get wolf attack vests

Monday, December 12th 2016, 10:12

Specially designed dog coat comes pre-loaded with chili powder.
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Finland shooting: Vigil held for three women shot dead

Sunday, December 4th 2016, 17:42

A vigil is held for the three women - a local politician and two journalists - shot dead in Finland.
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Finland shooting: Three women killed in Imatra

Sunday, December 4th 2016, 14:29
related places: Imatra

A gunman in Finland kills three women - a local politician and two journalists - in Imatra.
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Finnish PM Sipila caught up in press freedom row

Wednesday, November 30th 2016, 14:32

Finland's prime minister denies trying to suppress coverage of allegations against him and his family.
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Finland postal service starts befriending scheme

Friday, November 25th 2016, 12:56

Postal workers in Finland will take elderly people out for walks - for a price.
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Finnish town considers 'Emoji Street' proposal

Tuesday, November 22nd 2016, 13:51

Council wants to hear what locals think of Meme Street and Emoji Street idea.
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Flying squirrel numbers soar in Helsinki

Thursday, October 27th 2016, 11:52
related places: Helsinki

The furry rodents are thriving in the city's forests, researchers say.
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'Aleppo toy smuggler' Rami Adham rejects fraud claims

Tuesday, October 25th 2016, 23:01
related countries: Syria
related places: Aleppo

A Finnish-Syrian man known for smuggling toys into Aleppo rejects fraud allegations after Finnish police launch an investigation.
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Norway will not give Halti Mount summit to Finland

Friday, October 14th 2016, 21:40
related countries: Russia

Norway rejects a plan to give its neighbour Finland a mountain summit to mark the centenary of its independence from Russia.
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Economists win Nobel for contract theory

Monday, October 10th 2016, 11:42
related countries: United Kingdom

UK-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland have won the Nobel Economics Prize for work on contract theory.
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