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St Patrick's Day is 17 March, of course. But it's not just the Irish who throw a party this time of year.

The university's administrative chief Esa Hamalainen told The Associated Press on Friday it was the first time such a threat "against the life or health of others" has been made against the Nordic country's key academic institution, but gave no further details.

The university's administrative chief Esa Hamalainen told The Associated Press on Friday it was the first time such a threat "against the life or health of others" has been made against the Nordic country's key academic institution, but gave no further details.

The university's administrative chief Esa Hamalainen told The Associated Press on Friday it was the first time such a threat "against the life or health of others" has been made against the Nordic country's key academic institution, but gave no further details.

Although the remarkable benefits of combined training have been clarified by numerous investigations, fitness enthusiasts struggle with the same question: Does the order of cardio- and resistance training influence the effectiveness of a training program? This question has now been the focus of a series of investigations in the Department of ... (more)

NOTICE TO CONVENE THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Rapala VMC Corporation Stock Exchange Report March 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. The shareholders of Rapala VMC Corporation are invited to the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 10, 2014 at 12.00 a.m. at the address Arabiankatu 12, FI-00560 Helsinki, Finland.

Finland is shuttering factories that make up the backbone of its export industry faster than it's investing in new companies.

From the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia ; Departments of Neurology and Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia ; Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland ; UCLA Stroke Center, Los Angeles, CA ; John ... (more)

Every 15-minute delay in delivering a clot-busting drug after stroke robs survivors of about a month of disability-free life, according to a new study in the American Heart Association journal Stroke .

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-03-13 15:00 CET -- Lassila & Tikanoja plc Stock exchange release 13 March 2014 4.00 pm , most of which is allocated to the Environmental Services division.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the , "However, not enough attention has been paid to ascertaining that the instrument actually measures the same constructs in the same way in all respondent groups.

Microbes and the salt in sea water significantly shape organic matter transported by rivers to their estuaries, clarifies researchers.

The research team, led by Adjunct Professor Irma Jarvela of the University of Helsinki in Finland, found musical aptitude is affected by several genes that detect and interpret sounds.

This year Finland is celebrating the centenary of the birth of Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins, and one of the most successful children's writers ever.

The use of antibiotics in early childhood could increase risks of allergy to cow's milk and asthma, said a latest doctoral dissertation published by the University of Tampere, Finland.

Games making hub Finland - land of Rovio and Supercell , to name a couple of the higher profile games studios tucked up near the Arctic circle - has attracted another tranche of outside investment.

A study by Finnish scientists suggests that the genes that influence the structure of auditory pathways -- the structures that form the inner ear -- may play a significant role in musical ability.

So-called "Tommy John" surgery is very effective at getting Major League Baseball pitchers back in the game, new research has found.

An extreme-biking enthusiast from the district has become the first-ever European woman to complete a gruelling 135-mile bike ride across Northern Minnesota, in the US.

"We cannot choose our origin or the colour of our skin, but we should be able to choose our goals," says Nasima Razmyar.