The Finland Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja on Sunday said that the situation in Eastern Ukraine is extremely serious.
Tuomioja also emphasised to keep the door open for dialogue with the view for ... details
Substantial reductions of greenhouse gas are needed in order to limit global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, said a UN panel in Berlin on Sunday.
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Tom of Finland, one of the world's best known Finnish artist and a gay icon, will appear on stamps from September, according to postal and logistic services ... details
Fewer service positions are now available for civilian service compared to previous times, according to Finnish-language journal Suununtaisuomalainen.
Civil service or non-military service is an alternative for the compulsory regular military service.
After the civil service training at the Centre for Non-Military Service, which runs from January-March, 110 applicants did not get position of service, which is almost a quarter of the number of
trainees. In comparison, only 40 applicants missed service places last year.
According to the journal, the decrease in the number of positions is most likely because of poor economic situation.
The cost of service is about ... details
Samuli Viitanen of the Tampere Judo Club has won the Finnish Championship in the men's 90kg category in Tikkurila.
Viitanen defeated Lalli Nourteva of the Hämeenlinna Judo Club on the last ... details
