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.

World news related to Finland – overview

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• 'Ransom demand' for missing ship – EU-Russia summit delays new pact
• Finland 2-1 Wales – Finland says EU must remain open
• Finland stays top of global class – Finns narrowly re-elect Halonen
• Finns pass anti-prostitution law – Live text - International football
• Live: Winter Olympics final day – Serbian ballad wins at Eurovision
• Train kills two on Lapland safari – Winter Olympics: Day 12

Finland: news

'Ransom demand' for missing ship

Saturday, August 15th 2009, 15:33
related countries: Russia

Finnish police say a ransom demand has been made for a missing Russian-manned cargo vessel, the Arctic Sea.
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'Shooting' at school in Finland

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 8:51

A shooting incident has occurred at a school in western Finland, the country's national broadcaster reports.
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Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, October 10th 2008, 10:42

Finnish ex-President Martti Ahtisaari wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize for three decades of mediation around the world.
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Alcohol now Finland's top killer

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 15:20

Alcohol overtakes heart disease as the leading cause of death among Finnish men, new figures show.
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Easter Island fines ear chipper

Wednesday, April 9th 2008, 4:40

A Finnish tourist who chipped an ear off an Easter Island statue is fined $17,000 and told to stay away for three years.
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EU bid to end Polish-Russian row

Friday, November 17th 2006, 10:56
related countries: Poland, Russia
related places: Warsaw

Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen heads for Warsaw to try to defuse a confrontation over the EU's relationship with Russia.
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EU says Ukraine not ready to join

Friday, October 27th 2006, 16:06
related countries: Ukraine

EU leaders tell Ukraine it needs to implement more reforms before membership talks could begin.
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EU talks on Mid-East peace plan

Friday, September 1st 2006, 10:09

Finland, current holder of the EU presidency, is to propose talks on a renewed peace plan in the Middle East.
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EU's Turkey-Cyprus talks cancelled

Thursday, November 2nd 2006, 13:52
related countries: Cyprus, Turkey

The EU scraps plans to hold urgent talks with Turkish and Cypriot officials in Finland as a key report looms.
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EU-Russia summit delays new pact

Friday, November 24th 2006, 15:58
related countries: Poland
related places: Helsinki

The EU and Russia fail to launch talks on a new partnership because of a row over meat from Poland.
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'Ransom demand' for missing ship – EU-Russia summit delays new pactFinland 2-1 Wales – Finland says EU must remain openFinland stays top of global class – Finns narrowly re-elect HalonenFinns pass anti-prostitution law – Live text - International footballLive: Winter Olympics final day – Serbian ballad wins at EurovisionTrain kills two on Lapland safari – Winter Olympics: Day 12