Daily News

Week 26

Friday, 29.6.2001

New study: Economic consequences of EU enlargement slight

Small communities remain confident despite low birthrate

1,000 Finns live in Vyborg, some illegally

EU Commission now plans for European Food Authority to start life in Brussels

Finnish executive named to top human resources job in EADS

Sami Hyypiä joins a very select XI

Thursday, 28.6.2001

Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins, dies at 86

Strict restrictions on smoking in public places from Sunday

Tough sentences given in two drug trials

Number of Russian tourists rising sharply

Warm weather brings out swimmers - and blue-green algae

Nokia Networks cut back on staff: 1,000 jobs to go worldwide

EADS signs deal to become minority shareholder in state-owned Patria

Incorruptible - again!

Wednesday, 27.6.2001

Number of permits for seal hunting to be doubled

Outboard motors and lawnmowers do not get a clean bill of health

KTV stoppage closes down Helsinki sports facilities for the day

Shortage of rail wagons threatens timber imports

German economic woes threaten Finnish exports

Tuesday, 26.6.2001

Sampo's fight for Storebrand warms up - Den norske Bank plays hardball

Gallup poll puts Jäätteenmäki ahead of Aho in prime ministerial stakes

Helsinki public sector workers in protest against salary reform programme

Mixed alcohol and medications causing increasing problems among Helsinki youth

Niinistö feels pity for Gothenburg police

Finnish gasoline prices do not obey market levels

Monday, 25.6.2001

Former PM Holkeri: UN to fight AIDS on all fronts

Midsummer celebrations produce ten fatalities

60th Anniversary of outbreak of 1941-44 Continuation War

Wanted businessman Jussi Uoti arrested by Spanish police

Young Finnish architect trio win award for "World's Best New Building"

Finnish athletes taste success after long period in the cold...

...and Under-20s footballers crash out of World Cup after 2-1 defeat to Egypt

Week 25

Thursday, 21.6.2001

Finnish Medical Association recommends additional staff for heart patients

Income inequalities grew in 1999 for the fifth straight year

SITRA report: Finland needs humane values

DOs and DON'Ts for Midsummer/Juhannus

Finland wants EU to raise taxation on alcohol and tobacco products

Under-20s leave it late against Jamaica

Ski coach released; investigations expected to last several months

Wednesday, 20.6.2001

Lieutenant receives 14-month sentence in espionage case

Doctors' strike has prolonged wait for heart operations

Minister Sasi says costs of EU enlargement are being examined

Foreign securities appeal to Finnish investors

Lahti skiing coach arrested on suspicion of smuggling

Stanley Cup winner Nieminen returns home to hero's welcome

Tuesday, 19.6.2001

Finns reluctant to pay for EU enlargement

Social welfare and health care will need 70,000 new workers

Unwelcome elk visitor leaps through window

IMF urges Finland to continue tax reductions and curb spending

Elcoteq profit warning takes market by surprise

Study indicates reluctance among CEOs to hold stocks in their company

Monday, 18.6.2001

Deputy Chancellor accuses justice system of unnecessary complexity

Siimes re-elected unopposed to Left Alliance leadership

Poll shows slightly warmer response towards nuclear power

Halonen discussed NATO comments with Defence Chief Kaskeala

Airborne surveillance stepped up in Lapland over Russian forest fires

A record crowd, but no mayhem at Provinssirock

Finns leave Gothenburg disappointed in lack of progress on European Food Authority

FT: SanomaWSOY looking to acquire part of Dutch media giant

Finland's Under-20 team opens World Cup campaign with defeat

Week 24

Friday, 15.6.2001

Bank of Finland: Finnish economy will grow, but U.S. causes uncertainty

Court rejects Vuotos reservoir project

Police expose large hashish smuggling and distribution ring in Southern Finland

Farewell to winter ice: Kilpisjärvi Lake now open

Helsinki-Vantaa airport among the best in the world

Time to talk in the Tornio River salmon war

Jari Kurri bound for Hockey Hall of Fame

Results at Helsinki athletics GP dampened by rain

Thursday, 14.6.2001

Insurance company Pohjola acquires investment bank

Registration of gay pairs to be given 21 years age-limit

Halonen, government and opposition all score high in public approval ratings

Provinssirock takes command of summer rock festival stage

Forest company M-real issues profit warning

Nokia signs large network deal in Brazil

Hockey boss Harkimo exports the Helsinki Arena format

Wednesday, 13.6.2001

Nokia profit warning shocks markets and causes share to plummet

Foreign Ministry requests funding for wage hikes and additional staff

Sodankylä Film Festival: something old, something new, something 3-D

WWF Director-General demands government funding for Baltic Sea protection

Stand-off in fishing dispute on Tornio River

Triple jump world record holder Edwards in Helsinki for athletics GP

Tuesday, 12.6.2001

Breaking News: Nokia profit warning slices more than 20% off share price

Leap in support for Greens appears unfounded in latest poll

Accounting of Foreign Ministry inadequate

Deputy Ombudsman examines police handling of Russian deserter case

Tented village gone with the wind

Decision unlikely on European Food Authority at Gothenburg summit

Sonera President Relander announces surprise resignation

Lahti World Championships generate profit of nearly 20 million

Nearly all parties in baseball match-fixing scandal to appeal verdict

Monday, 11.6.2001

Stores throw away food worth at least one billion

Conservatives hope for more dialogue from new leader Ville Itälä

Swedish People's Party keep the same faces, but...

Bull mastiff mauls woman to death in Tampere

Samba rhythms bring a touch of warmth to a chilly Helsinki summer

Weak euro increases travel to Finland

Ville Nieminen becomes fifth Finnish Stanley Cup winner

Two Finns capture enduro world championships

Häkkinen finally makes the podium in Canadian GP

Week 23

Friday, 8.6.2001

Finnish Supreme Court rejects smoker’s compensation demand

Violent behaviour passed down from parents to children

Hotels fully booked in Helsinki region

Ex-President Ahtisaari: Finland must be willing to give crisis aid if it ever wants to get any

Successful companies distinguished by higher wages

Privatisation of Altia and two other companies to be restricted

Thursday, 7.6.2001

New Finnish Chief of Defence: possible NATO membership of Baltic States a stabilising factor

Commissioner Erkki Liikanen denies he is seeking SDP post

Study sees signs of slower growth in illegal drug use

Police believe Kerava killings have been solved

Disagreements within government parties on privatisation of state liquor company

Police investigate corporate espionage at Wärtsilä plant

Forssell to play in Under-20s World Championships after all

Wednesday, 6.6.2001

Three minors arrested after brutal killing spree near Helsinki

More foreign workers on Finnish construction sites and farms this summer

Major changes in serious crime patterns in recent years

Javier Solana applauds Finnish role in EU defence development

Germany to allow cooperation of UMTS licence holders - Sonera will save billions

Wapit files for bankruptcy

Tuesday, 5.6.2001

Twenty convicted of sports gambling fraud after baseball match-fixing scandal

Changing of the guard at Finland's Defence Forces

Bear alert at Joensuu airport

Victory in ballet competition goes to China

Lipponen in Lithuania: Finland cannot advise on NATO entry

Masa-Yards records huge losses

Microsoft still hopes for cooperation with Nokia

Institute predicts slowdown followed by rapid growth

Monday, 4.6.2001

Government agrees on defence spending

Up to one in ten children need psychiatric care

Fear of diseases hampering tourism business of farms

Big differences in Finnish students’ summer earnings

More Helsinki heroin addicts getting methadone maintenance treatment

Finland to sell euro coins at a discount

Sami Hyypiä: 2-2 draw will have suited England well

Mika Myllylä quits skiing and calls off appeal against two-year doping ban

Week 22

Friday, 1.6.2001

Armaments for land forces main issue in Government defence report

New law obliges railway to compensate passengers for losses caused by delays

Young Helsinki residents turn backs on electoral process

Raimo Sirkiä takes over at Savonlinna Opera Festival

Eagles fly in for Helsinki Arena gigs

Finland has begun to export electricity to Norway

Large bankruptcy in Estonia to cost Finnish banks millions

SATURDAY EVENING: Finland 2 Germany 2 (World Cup 2002 Qualifying Group Nine)

Weekly Articles

Week 26

Halonen at Kultaranta - an interview at the President's summer residence

Bush and Putin as pals

Åland dances to its own tune

Baltic Sea protection programme promises clearer waters in the Gulf of Finland

Kola Peninsula is world's largest garbage dump for military nuclear waste

Inflation posing a threat to the Finnish economy

Week 25

East, West... Selling Home is best. What makes someone betray their country?

The Baltic Rim and NATO

Need for foreign labour to grow in near future

Confirmation camp in Israel taught many kinds of love

Russian Mafia ships prostitutes to Helsinki

Helsinki is a small cornucopia

Small festivals rely on their local community

Is William Crossman reciting the last rites for text and books?

Who gets satisfaction out of putting a criminal to death?

Week 24

US Defense Secretary eager to see reductions in nuclear arsenals

It is the direction that is most important

Mothers' tears as Finnish teenagers leave for church confirmation camp in Israel

Two decades of baby swimming in Finland

In Eco-Viikki the houseplants are watered with rainwater

Russia plans to begin returning refugees to the hell of Grozny

Finland's best motor sports athlete leaps in Vantaa

Week 23

Yrjö Viitasaari, Lord of the Classified Information

Whose songs do you sing?

Centre for Torture Survivors helps heal deep wounds

St. Petersburg, major polluter of Gulf of Finland gets help for cleanup

Exceptional sailing in Russian waters

When zero tolerance starts to replace understanding

Telia strongly placed in the Nordic telecom game

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