Morning papers Monday engaged in ritual discussion on two themes close to Finnish hearts: ice hockey and the weather. Otherwise dailies turned their attention to double trouble facing road offenders, risks associated with marijuana use by students and Finland’s short stick in grabbing top European Commission positions....
A Finnair flight bound for New York from Helsinki was forced to land in Halifax, Canada Sunday night. The flight, AY 005, was grounded by a technical fault and is still on the ground, the airline says....
A poll conducted by four regional dailies has found that Finns would most likely choose European and Foreign Trade Minister Alexander Stubb to succeed outgoing premier and chair Jyrki Katainen as the next head of the National Coalition Party....
The Swedish People’s Party has become an established minority party in Finland, a scrappy player that manages to hold its own from one national election to the next. When elections come round the public perception is that party members close ranks, as its share of the vote comes consistently in at around 6 percent....
Three out of four adolescent suicides are committed by boys, with one of the main triggers being heartbreak brought on by the end of a romantic relationship....
Finnish luxury yacht builder Nautor’s Swan says the first Swan sailboat ever sold to China, a Swan 60, has just been launched at the company’s shipyard in Pietarsaari. The 60-footer was commissioned by a Chinese owner who will compete on the Gazprom Swan 60 Class circuit this summer, as well as cruise in the Mediterranean, before the Swan 60 heads to China later this year. — The owner set a very ambitious...
A rare art experience awaits visitors at the Helsinki Music Centre every day this summer. Two pianists will present three works by Jean Sibelius accompanied by projections of nature photographs and famous graphic works by Professor Erik Bruun. The organisers behind the event are Pekka Mäkinen and Vesa Ruotonen, both with long-standing experience in the fields of culture and tourism. Ruotonen is the...
Outokumpu, a global stainless steel company, has won an international recognition for its sustainability. The company received the Sustainability Award by International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) for its long-term study related to cancer risk. The company’s study shows that there is no added risk of cancer to individuals working in steel mills and living nearby. —Safety comes first in all our operations...
ABAX, a Norwegian company specializing in vehicle tracking and fleet management, has opened an office in Finland in March. The company plans to hire 18 people in the Vantaa office by August and 30–35 employees in the next couple of years. ABAX offers triplog and vehicle tracking services as well as equipment and fleet management. Its customer base consists mainly of small and medium-sized companies...
Finland’s south-west, Satakunta, Uusimaa and Kanta-Häme regions can expect stormy weather this coming Monday afternoon, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)....
Turku’s STX shipyard is expected to receive a new owner by the end of June. Prime Minister Katainen denies that the early public announcement of the sale is politically motivated....
The Finnish Lions failed to fully resuscitate their gameplay after a shocking start to their face-off against the USA in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Minsk, Belarus. The US team gained the lead seconds into play, baiting the shot-shy Lions all the way to a disappointing 3-1 defeat....
Nokia’s Chairman of the Board Risto Siilasmaa says the future of the former handset giant is in cloud computing and smart devices, particularly the development of smart cars. He nevertheless relates sceptically to the idea that Nokia will ever reach the same scale of greatness it once held in its heyday. ...
Six Finnish troops left for the Central African Republic on Saturday, taking some 68 tonnes of cargo with them. By the end of the week the Finnish mission in the country will include 30 soldiers....
Maritime pilots helped prevent some 57 serious accidents last year, according to a report in Helsingin Sanomat that cites the pilots’ company’s annual report....
The Finnish calendar is full of competitions – dead serious challenges such as ice hockey and football, or more offbeat events such as wife carrying and mobile phone throwing. Officials aren’t to be left out. Every year since 1952 fire and rescue officials have been competing for the Jehu trophy as a symbol of their professional prowess. This year they face off in a rural-themed gala in Nivala, northern...
Risto Siilasmaa, board chair of the mobile technology company Nokia, says the company launched a massive operation to find a new chief executive to chart a new strategy following the sale of its handset division to software giant Microsoft. Siilasmaa said it was a good sign that the new chief came from within the company's ranks....
Finnish ice hockey legend Teemu Selänne ended his NHL career on a sour note Saturday night. His team the Anaheim Ducks went down to 6-2 to the Los Angeles Kings in the decisive seventh and final game of the North Western conference semi final. The Kings beat the Ducks 4 - 3 in the series and will now move on to the finals. ...
Saturday marked the grand opening of a new thrill ride at Tampere’s open-air amusement park Särkänniemi. Personnel expect a summer to beat all summers this year. With free admission to the park grounds and many season events, the theme park hopes to lure families to visit many times throughout the summer....
Finland’s Ministry of Defence Carl Haglund says he believes Russia’s actions in Ukraine have brought Finland and Sweden closer to NATO now than they ever were in the past. ...