Finland News

Total sales in Finland's software industry last year jumped by 21 per cent to 1.2 billion euros, said a statement by the country's Ministry of Trade and Industry on Monday.4

The Gulf of Finland is still in poor condition, and the deepest parts of the narrow body of water are mostly without life.4

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have launched a poll for fans to vote for their favorite COB songs at their official web site .

China is the leading center of Mongolian studies in the world, according to experts convened at the International Symposium on Mongolian Studies, which closed in the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia ...2.7

A Finnish Air Force twin-engine aircraft on Monday landed safely at Finland's Tikkakoski airport with only one of its engines running.4

There really is nothing like a World Championship to spark that hobbyhorse of Jamaican debate -- which is the sturdier sex.2.9

Published Date: 08-19-2005 11:26 PM And in the junk drawer Tonight: a night at the symphony in Finland sounded more like a war zone.

In order to meet the Aug. 30 deadline for the granting of amnesty to Free Aceh Movement prisoners, the government and the House of Representatives plan to hold a consultation meeting on Wednesday.2.7

To fear the foe, Since fear oppreseth strength, Gives, in your weakness, Strength unto your foe, And so your follies fight against yourself.2.9

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have launched a "tour diary" section at their official web site.

Alice Bixler judges for the AKC, CKC, ARBA, Canine Rarities, and IABCA. Her interest in rare breeds extends to the long-ago days when her Bearded Collies and LA wchen fell into that classification.

Royal Caribbean International took journalists and agents to Turku, Finland this week to celebrate the float-out of Freedom of the Seas, a new vessel that will be the world's largest ship-surpassing even ...

Sports minister Ochillo Ayacko conceded that failure to invest in sports, poor coaching tactics and lack of unity are to blame for Kenya's poor performance at the just concluded IAAF World Championships in ...3.1

Two Upper Valley residents plan to open an independent grocery store in downtown Lebanon this fall, two years after Butson's supermarket vacated the space and left many elderly residents with no place within ...1.3

Key Finnish government ministers have reached an agreement over what new transport projects will be started in the next two years.4

Activists of the environmental organisation Greenpeace brought dredging work to a halt at the Pansio harbour in Turku on Thursday.4

Fans worldwide may be starting to realize that the woman with the best long jump in the world is around to stay.

A chain of warring virus attacks last week fits an emerging trend. By Peter N. Spotts .

The President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen, on Friday appointed Lieutenant General Kari Rimpi, 58, as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence for a five-year term starting 1 January.4

The Aceh peace accord signed in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on Aug. 15, 2005 was indeed a gift and sweet prelude for the Indonesian people and government prior to celebrating the country's 60th anniversary ...2.2

What is it about a crime that involves an open WiFi access point that makes everyone forget all of the other things involved? A couple years ago we had the case of someone who was arrested after: driving the ...

For most amateur golfers the water hazard is a cause for concern. But Finnish entrepreneurs have come up with a driving range where water is nearly all you get, as you stand on a pontoon and aim for a green on ...

Imagine a teenager sitting around during the long summer evenings reading, visiting or playing games with her family.

HYBRID GRAPHICS, a leading provider of 3D graphics technology for mobile phones, today announced the availability of HYBRID's RASTEROID OpenGL ES 3D graphics technology for QUALCOMM's BREW solution.

Up to 43 per cent of Somali women in Finland and 21 per cent of Estonian women have experienced spousal abuse or other violence.4

New golfing range tests big water hazard skills. 19/08/2005. ABC News Online ABC Home Radio Television News More Subjects News Home Top Stories Just In World Australia/Local Business Politics Weather Sport ...2.7

A son of an incoming chief executive officer at Nokia, the world's largest mobile handset maker, will study at Seoul National University for two years.2.7

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its 18.8% ownership of Advance Agro Public Company Limited of Thailand to private investors based in Hong Kong for $80 million .

As computer attacks go, the recent rash of worms that shut down computers around the world hasn't infected as many machines as others that have come before.

Espoo near Helsinki and Pirkkala neighbouring Tampere were the overwhelming winners in the competition for well-off migrants from 2000 to 2002.4

Rivalries between some of the biggest stars in athletics will be renewed in the fourth Golden League meeting of the season in Zurich on Friday, just days after the world championships ended.2.9

The cellular phone is a bringer-together of people and cultures, the conduit by which countless ... Then quickly book a flight to Finland (home of cell-phone maker Nokia) to attend the 6th Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships.

Nokia will bring Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music service to its upcoming music phone N91, Finnish daily Taloussanomat reported on Thursday, without disclosing sources.

HELSINKI, FINLAND.-The Ateneum Art Museum presents The Story of Halle and Tiva - Modernists Sulho Sipila and Greta Hallfors-Sipila, on view through 25 September, 2005.1.3

A 25-year-old former America Online employee who admitted he became a cyberspace "outlaw" when he sold all 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses to spammers was sentenced Wednesday to a year and three ...1.3

Emily LeVan, of Wiscasset, placed 35th in the marathon at the IIAF World Track and Field Champion-ships, held in Helsinki Finland on Aug.

Hilton International has signed an agreement with Lentoasemakiinteistot Oyj, a subsidiary of Finland's Civil Aviation Administration, to build a new hotel at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.