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Police arrests 30 suspects in drug ring crackdown

Finnish travel agency denies arranging tours to Crimea

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Finnish travel agency denies arranging tours to Crimea

Finnish travel agency Lahialuematkat on Wednesday denied it has plans to bring tourists to Crimea in contravention of EU sanctions. Russian media earlier in the day reported that ... details

Complaints against unfair, inapt ads on rise

Advertisements deemed discriminatory and inappropriate for children garnered more requests for statements from the Council of Ethics in Advertising in the past year. The council issues statements on whether or ... details

2 leaders agree on necessity for structural reforms

Stubb talks to Greek PM over phone

Prime Minister Alexander Stubb on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, said an official press release. The call which was initiated by premier Stubb ... details

Netherlands tops in Euro Consumer Health Index

Finland ranks 4th in EHCI

Finland has made huge leap in the latest 2014 Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) while the Netherlands took the top spot followed by Switzerland and Norway respectively. In the latest survey monitoring ... details

Minister against board member’s remuneration hike

The minister responsible for state ownership steering, Sirpa Paatero, has called on for shelving plans to increase remuneration to Fortum and Neste Oil board members. The minister said the increase would ... details

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Editorial

2014: A year that was

January 1, 2015

Column

	From Energy War to Currency War: America’s Attack on the Russian Ruble Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya writes in Global Research, January 5
	The “Cancer Stage of Capitalism”: The Ten-Point Global Paradigm Revolution Prof. John McMurtry writes in Global Research, January 5
	A good Taliban is a dead Taliban By Professor Abdul Mannan, December 25

Opinion

	Better use of ways to include people with partial work ability in employment Paula Mannonen and Mark Weller write in Focus Newsletter, Jan 16
	The quiet work that allays disputes in working life Paula Mannonen and Mark Weller write in Focus Newsletter, Jan 16
	Disability services according to people’s needs Paula Mannonen and Mark Weller write in Focus Newsletter, Dec 18

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NATIONAL

Third suspect in terror case released

A third suspect in an ongoing terrorism case in the country has been set free, lead investigator Mika Ihaksinen from the National Bureau of Investigation ... details

EUROPE

Russian FM says Kiev must keep neutral status

Ukraine must maintain its neutral status so as to prevent further division of the war-torn country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "In ... details

WORLDWIDE

Obama, Merkel discuss increased violence in Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a significant rise of violence in eastern Ukraine during a call on Tuesday, the White ... details

BUSINESS

Suspects of Finland's largest fraud case ordered to forfeit illegal gains

A district court ruled on Tuesday the defendants in the country's largest fraud case must forfeit their illegal gains to Finnish authority, local media reported. The ... details

SPORTS

Ronaldo escapes with light two game ban after Cordoba red card

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo was on Wednesday handed a two-game ban by the disciplinary committee of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for his sending ... details

HEALTH

390,000 injured a year from slipping, falling

Nearly 390,000 are injured every year from falling or slipping, said Finnish National Rescue Association-SPEK. Half of all such cases ended up in hospitals or required ... details

CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT

Rovaniemi hosts Arctic Lapland Rally

The City of Rovaneimi hosted the 50th Arctic Lapland Rally on January 22-25 in Finnish Lapland in association with Rovaniemen Kehitys Oy and Rovaniemen Matkailu ... details