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An 18-year-old gunman killed two people and wounded seven early Saturday in a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said. Complete Story...
Aatos Erkko, the former head of Finland's largest media group and an ex-board member of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., has died at the age of 79.
Outgoing Nokia Corp. board chairman Jorma Ollila has conceded the company made mistakes during his tenure at the helm of the cellphone maker that held the No. 1 spot for 14 years.
The Helsinki City Council has narrowly rejected a proposal to build a Guggenheim art museum in the Finnish capital.
Finnair PLC said Friday that first-quarter net loss narrowed by 40 percent to (EURO)20.4 million ($27 million) thanks to strong growth in revenue, mainly in Europe.
Standard and Poor's on Friday downgraded Nokia's credit rating by one notch and warned that it may reduce it again unless the company's performance improves.
Global sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp., whose brands include Atomic, Salomon and Wilson, saw first-quarter net profit grow slightly to (EURO)18.7 million ($24.7 million) on strong sales of sports clothes.
Paper maker Stora Enso Oyj's first-quarter net profit halved to (EURO)74 million ($97 million), mainly because of lower paper prices and smaller demand for renewable packaging materials.
Struggling cellphone maker Nokia has suffered one of its worst quarterly results ever, blaming tough competition for a huge (EURO)929 million ($1.2 billion) net loss as sales plunged, especially in the smartphone market.
Moody's ratings agency downgraded Nokia's debt grade to near junk status on Monday, citing a sharp decline in first-quarter cell phone sales that led to a 35 percent fall in revenue.
Nokia Corp. says it will compensate Lumia 900 users in the United States with $100 in credit at AT&T because of a software problem that could cause a break in data connections.
Nokia Corp. saw its share price plummet 14 percent on Wednesday after it warned that heavy competition will hit its first-quarter earnings, especially in developing markets, and that it expected no improvement in the second quarter.
Tomi Marjuaho repaired mobile phones for 10 years in the town of Salo in southern Finland, where Nokia, the world's top cell phone-maker, set up its wireless operations in the 1980s.
A 23-year-old gunman wounded the father of his former girlfriend in an office building in Finland on Friday, then went to a nearby school and fired several shots through a classroom door, police said.
Finland's government on Thursday announced annual savings measures worth (EURO)2.7 billion ($3.5 billion) as the European financial crisis threatens the country's export-driven economy.
Sauli Niinisto was sworn in Thursday as Finland's president, becoming the first conservative head of state in the Nordic country in over half a century.
In a Feb. 6 story about Finland's presidential election, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the result would restore the National Coalition Party to the presidency for the first time in 30 years. The correct figure is 56 years.
Nokia Corp. plans to stop assembling cell phones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and will cut another 4,000 jobs, its latest attempts to cushion itself from stiff competition in the smartphone sector.
The victory for Finland's conservatives in the presidential runoff marks a political watershed in the Nordic country, restoring the National Coalition Party to the presidency after 30 years and giving it the nation's two top posts for the first time.
Global sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp., whose brands include Atomic, Salomon and Wilson, saw fourth-quarter net profit fall 18 percent to euro31.1 million ($41 million), partly because of a slow start to the winter season.
Paavo Berglund, one of Finland's most prominent conductors, has died at age 82.
Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter net loss of euro1.07 billion ($1.38 billion) as sales slumped 21 percent even as the company's first Windows smartphones hit markets in Europe and Asia.
The conservative favorite easily won the first round of Finland's presidential election Sunday, setting up a runoff against an environmentalist leader who is the first openly gay candidate to run for head of state in the Nordic country.
President Obama Hypocritically Accuses Mitt Romney Of Outsourcing U.S. Jobs. 5-2-12 Posted 06:56 PM ETJobs: The same president who used stimulus dollars to build electric cars in Finland and sought to be Brazil's best oil customer now complains the GOP nominee built his career outsourcing jobs. At least he created some. President Obama's re-election campaign released an a …
Should the U.S. Lose The Penny Menace?Written by; James Werrell | The Rock Hill Herald A penny for my thoughts? Keep the penny, you can have them for free: Even a country with a coin called a “loonie” is smarter about its legal tender than the U.S.
Human Evolution Isn't Over, New Research Shows[S]ome researchers have questioned whether natural forces of selection continue to act upon our species. To explore this debate further, scientists examined church records of nearly 6,000 Finns born between 1760 and 1849, which detailed information on births, deaths, marriag …
Geert Wilders of the Netherlands reveals a resurgent far right in Europe - The Washington PostAMSTERDAM — Europe’s most controversial politician lives in a government safe house fitted with a panic room and guarded round the clock. A self-avowed foe of Islam who compared the Koran to Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and called for a ban on Muslim immigrants, …
Israel holds secret talks on involvement in Mideast nuclear disarmament conferenceFinland's Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs visited Jerusalem secretly last week for talks with Israeli counterparts about Israel's involvement in a conference to ban nuclear arms from the Middle East. Two years ago Israel voiced opposition to such a conference. …
According to Aamulehti (in Finnish), there has been two shooting incidents at Orivesi, Finland on Friday morning. The first one at office buidling and soon after that at local school. No one is known to be hurt at school and police have arrested the suspect. UPDATE, 10:46. The sh …
Most Finns support euthanasiaEvery three out of four Finns are in favour of euthanasia for the incurably ill, according to a survey published by the newspaper Aamulehti. The poll indicates that 77 percent of the respondents support euthanasia, provided that the terminally ill patients themselves want that …
If someone was willing to pay for your traveling expenses, which of the following European countries would you visit: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, or Germany?
Finland: Young women turn to "natural contraception"This sounds like more babes - or more abortions.
Just in few weeks day is longer than night and you may consider drinking your morning coffee outside in beautiful weather.
World's first biodegradable joint implant grows new jointsJoint implants should always be made of materials like titanium, so they can last the lifetime of the patient ... right? Well, not according to researchers at Finland's Tampere University of Technology.
Finnish President's Husband Caught Eyeing Danish Princess' Breasts?What does a man do when caught red-eyed staring at a woman’s cleavage? And what does a man do when that woman is not his wife, the president of a nation, but the wife of a prince? Arajarvi’s fixed gaze was not only busted by the princess in an awkward moment, …
Winter's cold record (-40,7C/-41.2F) was broken few hours before the polling stations opened for the second round of the Finland's presidential elections. The result between National Coalition Party candidate Sauli Niinistö and Green league candidate Pekka Haavisto should b …
Greece Draws The Line As Unity Government Leaders Refuse To Cede To Further Troika Austerity Demands"All three party leaders in Greece’s teetering national unity government have opposed new austerity measures demanded by international lenders, forcing eurozone finance ministers to postpone approval of a new €130bn bail-out and moving the country closer to a full-b …
Finland retains its AAA credit ratingAmerican credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed Finland’s AAA rating for long-term and short-term credit. However, the outlook for the long-term rating is negative, according to Finland’s Ministry of Finance.
Upside-Down Ice Fishing in Finland: Video Juuso Mettälä of Finland is an ice-diving videographer with a team that knows how to take full advantage of their topsy-turvy world. The scene above depicts three SCUBA divers ice fishing in Lake Saarijärvi, one of Finland's many ice-covered lakes.
Sweden's hockey juniors beat Finland in semi-finalThe Swedish juniors reached the ice hockey world cup finals after a gut wrenching turn against sister nation Finland.
Canadian Juniors get settled in Calgary for medal roundCanada and Sweden, both unbeaten in four games, were the two countries out of six still in contention who earned a two-day break at the world junior hockey championships. Canada and Sweden won their respective pools to earn byes to Tuesday's semifinals.
King on WJHC: A display of celebration I love hockey.
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education superpower, Finland.
Finland impounds shipment of Patriot missiles, explosives in ship destined for Shanghai Finnish customs found 69 Patriot surface to air missiles on the British flagged ship, destined for the Chinese port of Shanghai from Germany. Police and customs officials are investigating whether the shipment broke Finnish laws on weapons trading.
According to Iltalehti (in Finnish), Adam Lambert and Sauli Koskinen were arrested last night in Helsinki, Finland.
Post Summit Rally Fatigue?Everyone seems in a rush to get ahead of the Christmas rally but that seems to require ignoring what actually happened in Europe this week.
EUR Tumbles: S&P About To Put Europe's AAA Club (Including Germany, France And Austria) On "Creditwatch Negative"; Rumor Meet News: S&P To Put All 17 Euro Nations On Downgrade WatchThe US ratings agency is poised to announce later on Monday that it is putting Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, and Luxembourg on “creditwatch negative”, meaning there is a one-in-two chance of a downgrade within 90 days.
Canada cruises into roller derby semifinals - thestar.comTeam Canada will skate against England in the semifinals of the Roller Derby World Cup on Sunday morning after breezing through the early rounds.
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