Finnish News from around the world updated hourly. http://www.learn-how-to-speak.com en-us News newsManager v4.04.2961 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:23 CST 60 MOSCOW, March 9 (Itar-Tass) - Finland wants the European Union and Russia to achieve visa-free travel, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=126s4bftl/%2Ahttp%253A//www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14896535%26PageNum=0 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:15:46 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=126s4bftl/%2Ahttp%253A//www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14896535%26PageNum=0 ( VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland ) Kemira Oyj and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland will establish a Centre of Water Efficiency Excellence to Finland. The present Finnish competence of the water sector is being gathered into one center. The aim is to construct a new and unique competence of the water sector in Finland and to create new business opportunities for companies in the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=125jdhuuu/%2Ahttp%253A//www.eurekalert.org/pubreleases/2010-03/vtrc-ftg030910.php Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:19:52 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=125jdhuuu/%2Ahttp%253A//www.eurekalert.org/pubreleases/2010-03/vtrc-ftg030910.php Finland and Sweden will boost military cooperation in Afghanistan, Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces Ari Puheloinen said Monday. Finland and Sweden are planning to make some changes to troop composition, said Puheloinen in a speech at the opening ceremony of Finland's National Defense Course in Helsinki. Separate patrol units will be eliminated and traditional squad, platoon and company http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11v17q27n/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6912897.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:39:31 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11v17q27n/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6912897.html Several paper mills have been shut down due to the continuing port stevedores' strike in Finland, reported Finnish media on Monday. About 3,000 dock workers went on strike Thursday last week, brought cargo traffic at Finnish seaports to a stop, crippling the country's foreign trade. Finnish paper giant UPM said on Monday that it had shut down three of its paper mills located in Rauma http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11vld3bcf/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6913166.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:48:35 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11vld3bcf/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6913166.html HELSINKI, March 9 (Reuters) - Finland opened books on an April 2020 benchmark bond with initial guidance set at mid-swaps plus 5-8 basis points, Thomson Reuters service IFR reported on Tuesday. Finland said on Monday it had mandated five banks to manage the new 10-year bond. (Reporting by Brett Young; editing by John Stonestreet) Keywords: FINLAND BOND/ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=12cnrbbb8/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=7782963%26action=article Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:15:46 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=12cnrbbb8/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=7782963%26action=article (AP:HELSINKI) Dock workers and employers in Finland have reopened talks in a labor dispute that has crippled the country's foreign trade. The strike began when stevedores on Thursday stopped handling cargo at Finnish ports after labor contract talks broke down following weeks of negotiations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=11ogneqmo/%2Ahttp%253A//news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=68969663667400 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:55:40 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=11ogneqmo/%2Ahttp%253A//news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=68969663667400 Finnish police have provided Russia with "important documents" allowing it to identify the mastermind of an attempt to hijack the Arctic Sea cargo vessel, Russia's top investigator said on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=13r5amdmj/%2Ahttp%253A//rss.feedsportal.com/c/860/f/415777/s/96d1a83/l/0Len0Brian0Bru0Crussia0C20A10A0A30A90C1581366740Bhtml/story01.htm Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:01:10 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=13r5amdmj/%2Ahttp%253A//rss.feedsportal.com/c/860/f/415777/s/96d1a83/l/0Len0Brian0Bru0Crussia0C20A10A0A30A90C1581366740Bhtml/story01.htm ATLANTA----IPREX, the worldwide corporation of independent public relations and communication firms, has expanded its coverage in the Nordic region by electing PR Agency Manifesto as a partner in Finland. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11rj676fq/%2Ahttp%253A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/100309/20100309005302.html?.v=1 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:15:46 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11rj676fq/%2Ahttp%253A//biz.yahoo.com/bw/100309/20100309005302.html?.v=1 The occurrence of gluten intolerance in the Finnish population has doubled in the past twenty years. In the early 1980s, about one per cent of adults in Finland had gluten intolerance, but the figure has since gone up to two per cent by the 2000s. "We've already seen a similar trend emerge earlier on where allergies and certain autoimmune disorders are concerned. Screening has shown that gluten http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=10o7k4dqf/%2Ahttp%253A//mnt.to/f/3yC8 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:31:54 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=10o7k4dqf/%2Ahttp%253A//mnt.to/f/3yC8 A Finnish dock workers' strike that has crippled the export-reliant Nordic country's foreign trade entered its fifth day Monday, with major companies saying they were forced to temporarily halt operations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=12sjiurh1/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100308/bsafp/finlandeconomytransportstrike20100308195139 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:44:19 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=12sjiurh1/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100308/bsafp/finlandeconomytransportstrike20100308195139 Finland will be travelling to South Africa for their next Davis Cup match after coming from behind to beat Poland 3-2. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=13t64nn5c/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iol.co.za/widgets/rssredirect.php?artid=nw20100308183521680C279306%26setid=1%26sectid=79%26url=iol%26vne=0%26csect=News Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:16:16 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=13t64nn5c/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iol.co.za/widgets/rssredirect.php?artid=nw20100308183521680C279306%26setid=1%26sectid=79%26url=iol%26vne=0%26csect=News Here's something you might not know: Membership in the Association of Canadian Choral Communities is almost 40,000 strong, making it the largest group of performing artists in this country. While that might seem like a surprising fact to people outside the world of choral music, the March 7th concert that saw the Finnish singing group Rajaton perform with a massed choir over 500 singers from all http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=12ms8lplo/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2010/03/08/rajaton-finnish-for-boundless Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:16:16 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=12ms8lplo/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2010/03/08/rajaton-finnish-for-boundless Finland expects Iceland to reach an agreement with Britain and the Netherlands on repaying debts related to the collapse of the island's banks before releasing more money from the loan package to it, a senior Finnish official said Sunday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=12cupor90/%2Ahttp%253A//uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100307/tpl-uk-finland-iceland-20b2d2f.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:47:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=12cupor90/%2Ahttp%253A//uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100307/tpl-uk-finland-iceland-20b2d2f.html HELSINKI: The Finnish government is committed to national carrier Finnair and is not planning to sell its majority stake, the Finnish ownership steering minister said last Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=12r60o8dk/%2Ahttp%253A//www.btimes.com.my/CurrentNews/BTIMES/articles/20100308012910/Article/indexhtml Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:44:33 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=12r60o8dk/%2Ahttp%253A//www.btimes.com.my/CurrentNews/BTIMES/articles/20100308012910/Article/indexhtml At Lahti, Finland (jump lengths in meters in parentheses) 1. Simon Ammann, Switzerland, 284.4 points (128-131). 2. Adam Malysz, Poland, 274.3 (126-130). 3. Thomas Morgenstern, Austria, 272.4 (123.5-130). 4. Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria, 264.9 (124-127). 5. Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria, 255.5 (120.5-126.5). 6. Michael Uhrmann, Germany, 252.1 (120-126.5). 7. Harri Olli, Finland, 250.6 (119-126.5). 8 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=12emp9dha/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-worldcupresults%26prov=ap%26type=lgns Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:03:58 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=12emp9dha/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-worldcupresults%26prov=ap%26type=lgns At Lahti, Finland (ski jump and 10-kilometer cross country race placings in parentheses) 1. Hannu Manninen , Finland, 25 minutes, 08.6 seconds (12-3). 2. Felix Gottwald , Austria , 28.4 seconds behind (29-1). 3. Jason Lamy Chappuis , France , 35.9 (7-19). 4. Mario Stecher , Austria, 39.6 (6-23). 5. Magnus Moan, Norway , 39.9 (30-2). 6. Anssi Koivuranta , Finland, 41.6 (9-15). 7. Seppi Hurschler http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=131oedbku/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=ap-nordiccombinedworldcupresults%26prov=ap%26type=lgns Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:16:03 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=131oedbku/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=ap-nordiccombinedworldcupresults%26prov=ap%26type=lgns A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left Beijing Thursday for a goodwill visit to Sweden, Finland, Norway and Malta. The delegation, headed by He Yiting, deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, was invited by the Swedish Institute, Social Democratic Party of Finland, Labour Party of Norway and Nationalist Party of Malta. &$ &$Source:Xinhua http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11vgu2k1k/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6909012.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:16:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finland%2522/SIG=11vgu2k1k/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6909012.html The Jammu and Kashmir Government has deployed two state-of-the-art 'Finnish machines' to clean the over polluted Dal Lake. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=11c3c5e53/%2Ahttp%253A//www.calcuttanews.net/story/609143 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:15:11 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522finnish%2522/SIG=11c3c5e53/%2Ahttp%253A//www.calcuttanews.net/story/609143