Finland News

From Nov. 11 to 26, the Russian-Finnish Thousand Lakes of Friendship forum was held jointly in St. Petersburg and Helsinki.

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Finland as you celebrate your Independence Day on December 6. We are proud to have welcomed more than 25,000 Finnish guests to our newly renovated embassy this past year.

WAM ABU DHABI, 4th December, 2013 -- President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinisto, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.

More than 180 ciudades, villes and other cities have expressed interest so far in vying for big cash prizes in New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's first innovation contest for European cities, his foundation said, with two months left to sign up.

The company provides operational solutions related to power plants and lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets.

Panostaja Oyj has today together with the other owners of Toimex Oy signed a deed by which Toimex Oy's share capital is sold to an investor group from Tampere and existing managers.

After being marooned at Kazakhstan's Almaty International airport for more than five months, as reported in the Magazine, Palestinian Mohammed al-Bahish was given refuge in Finland.

Juuri , located at Korkeavuorenkatu 27, 00130 in Helsinki , is a little bit off the beaten track.

SRV is holding a Capital Markets Day in Espoo today, 3 December 2013, for analysts and institutional investors.

According to a number of customers that have spoken to IBTimes UK , as well as dozens of customers on Twitter , they are unable to access any online services, while a number say they are not even able to pay for goods by card after being declined since 1800 GMT.

Finland has for years been a leader in education, scoring at or near the top of international assessments and capturing the attention of the world for its successful approach to education.

Metso Pulp, Paper and Power's, the future Valmet's, Energy and Fabrics businesses have concluded the statutory negotiations initiated on October 21, 2013 in Finland.

The Biofore Co.' s concept car, a joint production of UPM and the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, will premiere at the auto show on March 6, 2014.

Thanksgiving weekend is a slow time for baseball news, as it should be. But you need baseball content, to pull you away from Cyber Monday.

U.S. regulators have given the green light to Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business, moving the deal a major step closer to wrapping up.

Cargotec's Capital Markets Day to focus on short and mid-term performance of businesses, and will include assessment of operating profit development in 2014 CARGOTEC CORPORATION, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, 2 DECEMBER 2013, AT 12.30 PM EET Cargotec will host a Capital Markets Day today, 2 December 2013, in Helsinki, Finland.

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The Finnish company, which is largely staffed by ex-Nokians, has finally put its smartphone on sale.

A decorative Zwarte Piet is displayed in a department store in The Hague, The Netherlands, on November 15, 2013.

Caramelito Promotions staged a small but very nicely-packed little show at Ruissalon liikuntahalli in Hamina, Finland.