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Tue, 03 Feb, 2015 12:10:12 AM
FTimes-STT Report, Feb 3
 
President Sauli Niinistö and first lady Jenni Haukio on Monday met Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex at the Presidential Palace. Photo – Str / Lehtikuva.
President Sauli Niinistö and first lady Jenni Haukio on Monday met Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, at the Presidential Palace, said a release from the Office of the President.
 
Prince Edward and Countess Sophie, who are on a five-day visit in the country, began their tour in Helsinki.
 
Their programme includes a visit to the Finnish conscripts’ Arctic training centre in Sodankylä, Lapland, and to the Åland Islands.
 
Prince Edward will also present an award-giving ceremony on the Avartti youth activities programme in Helsinki, visit the headquarters of the entertainment media company Rovio, and meet representatives of the Finnish Sauna Society, said the release.
 
 
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