Finland News

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Nokia, the Finnish handset group, is replacing 14 million malfunctioning phone chargers after warning they could cause an electric shock.

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen says that Finland does not have possibilities of getting the post of Foreign Minister of the European Union.

Finland's foreign policy leaders are in no great hurry to update their assessment of how changes in Afghanistan's international crisis management will be reflected in Finland's contribution to the international effort.

In this photo taken Oct. 26, 2009, Yvonne Shaw holds a photo and items that she has from her Finnish pen pal of 14 years, Leena Hietula, in Urbana, Ill.

Swine flu has been spreading in the Uusimaa region in the south of Finland, says Professor Ville Valtonen , head physician responsible for infectious diseases at the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital District .

Neste Oil and St1 to Collaborate in VTT's TransEco Development Program; Focus on Bio-ethanol and Bio-components for Gasoline 4 November 2009 Neste Oil and St1 have begun working together on a fuel project as part of the TransEco development program coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

Sweden on Thursday became the second nation to approve a Baltic Sea pipeline that would ship Russian natural gas to Germany, saying the project meets its demands to protect the marine environment.

HELSINKI: Finnish-German telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens said on Tuesday that it could reduce its 64,000-strong workforce by seven to nine percent, or by 4,500 to 5,800 jobs, in a cost-cutting drive.

Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in Finland" report to their offering.

Valtra is collaborating with a parts supplier to improve inventory management and streamline processes.

The Finnish Airline Pilots' Association on Friday issued a strike notice covering Finnair.

Low vitamin D levels in the body may be deadly, according to a new study hinting that adults with lower, versus higher, blood levels of vitamin D may be more likely to die from heart disease or stroke.

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departs a shipyard Friday in Finland. The largest passenger vessel ever built - with 2,700 cabins and 2,100 crew members - it is nearly 40 percent larger than the industry's next-biggest ship.

Interior view of the world's biggest cruise vessel, Oasis of the Seas, built by STX Europe's shipyard in Turku, Finland.

European Union leaders were facing tough talks Thursday about how much aid to offer developing nations to bring them into a new global climate change pact.

Kymmene Corp., the world's largest magazine paper maker, on Thursday reported a third-quarter net profit of euro40 million , mostly thanks to one-time gains and despite a drop in sales.

Is it OK for people to show their emotions when defending their homes and residential areas? a oeOf course they cana say residents of the eastern communities of Kontiolahti and Eno in the east of Finland, who have come out against proposals for mining uranium in the area.

A kindergarten in Turku, southwest Finland has been closed as half of its children have fallen ill with A/H1N1 flu symptoms, Finnish media reported on Tuesday.

To this end, Ruukki Metals is to initiate employer-employee negotiations regarding workforce reductions and temporary layoffs.