Daily News

Week 44

Friday, 31.10.2003

Elisa employees to walk out Friday in protest of dismissal plans

Investigation: personal relationships key in getting Lipponen telephone data

Cities planning monetary incentives to attract new residents

President Halonen begins official visit to Brazil

Doctors used six times in connection with deportations this year

TeliaSonera wins round in Turkcell dispute

Helsinki Energy may be overcharging for electricity transfers

Thursday, 30.10.2003

Police suspected of illegal surveillance of Lipponen phones

Union of Salaried Employees calls for 15-minute general strike

Helsinki City Council shocked at massive city debt

Finland's Defence Minister: Decision on NATO membership should be made in spring

TV programme reveals: sedation of deportees no isolated incident

Finland returns to number one spot in global competitiveness survey

Merger of Novo Group and SysOpen cancelled after surprise bid from Sweden

TeliaSonera likely to retain representation on Turkcell Board; veto right lost

Wednesday, 29.10.2003

Telecom operator Elisa to shed about 900 jobs

FICORA: Sonera have two weeks to sort out problems with e-mail traffic

More fixed-term leases for rental apartments

Altar-piece to demonstrate Finnish influence in the moulding of Alaska

Supporters of deported family appealed to President for help

One in ten Finns now working in IT sector

Metals and electronics industries expect more job cuts next year

Tuesday, 28.10.2003

Ministries investigate drugging of deported family

Minister Karpela to present controversial bill on Prayer Day proclamation

Slippery roads and sidewalks bring crowds to Helsinki hospitals

Hospital workers demand more money for patient care

Sutela at Bank of Finland fears new period of uncertainty for Russia

Central Chamber of Commerce urges disclosure of party contributions from businesses

Dispute over Swedish at Nordic Investment Bank

Monday, 27.10.2003

Council of Europe anti-torture committee: Finnish officials forcibly drugged family for deportation

SDP group leader Backman reveals content of note to Centre Party

Employment situation of immigrants improving

New US security regulations raise concern in Finland and EU about air passenger privacy

Finnish Ministry of Labour considers opening recruitment agency in Tallinn

Finland proposes changes to agreed new model of ECB voting

Baltic states invited to become members of Nordic Investment Bank

Week 43

Friday, 24.10.2003

Finland has largest number of asylum-seekers who lodge applications in several countries

Environment Committee worried about Russian nuclear power plant in Sosnovyi Bor

Health centre tested upper secondary students for drugs in Ostrobothnia

Friday: Sonera e-mail traffic at a standstill from late morning

New offences added to list of charges facing MP Tony Halme

US Ambassador to change at year's end

Finnish corporations employ 22,000 Estonians

Finnish state to aid TeliaSonera with its difficulties in Turkey

Kalle Palander number two on FIS earnings list from last season

Thursday, 23.10.2003

Ex-President Ahtisaari: UN made serious mistakes in Iraq

MPs disgusted by poor circumstances in Finnish penal institutions

Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies recommends common EU defence and joining NATO

Croatian President in Finland: War crimes tribunal will receive full cooperation

Interest rates on Finnish government bonds finally fall to German level

Nokia Chairman Ollila fears Finland is stuck in a rut

HJK Helsinki retain League Championship as Haka stumble to defeat

Wednesday, 22.10.2003

Folk group Värttinä to co-score Lord of the Rings musical for London's West End

Tax-break-supported housework bought by 100,000 Finns

Customs confiscate large haul of pure alcohol near Helsinki

Former CEO says CIA responsible for bringing down Rauma-Repola Oceanics submarine technology firm

Book claims USSR sought to establish its own wood-importing monopoly in Finland

Bank of Finland concerned at plans for Nordea to become Swedish-controlled

Freezing weather unlikely to hamper closing rounds of football league

Tuesday, 21.10.2003

Retraining scheme for the long-term unemployed producing poor results

Finnish male suicides and alcohol-related deaths decline

State offices expected to confirm contracts with thousands of employees

Finnish west coast sees more snow as forecasters predict a cold week ahead

Axles on Helsinki metro trains undergo inspections

Time is running out for old markka and penni coins

Insurance group Pohjola lays off 150 employees

Monday, 20.10.2003

Survey: Finns very critical of United States

Academic unemployment increasing in Southern Finland

Bacteria resistant to all antibiotics spreading in Helsinki hospital

Metropolitan Area Council cuts down on next year's budget by four percent

French Commissioner: Military cooperation to begin soon; Finland fulfils criteria

Russia plans shipments of spent nuclear fuel to Gulf of Finland ports

Asia attracts Finnish IT companies

Week 42

Friday, 17.10.2003

Finland's fifth nuclear reactor will be added to Olkiluoto plant

Seventy years of prison to members of criminal organisation

Municipalities cut back on psychiatric treatment

Forty-somethings would benefit from losing weight

President Halonen: Finland's view on EU defence will most likely prevail

Nokia approaching target market share of 40 percent; Q3 earnings in line

ECB renounces plans to decrease Bank of Finland's capital base

Thursday, 16.10.2003

Threatening behaviour on flights has decreased clearly after 9/11

Navy wasted EUR 16 million on hovercraft

PM Vanhanen denies Finland is a trouble-maker in EU

Minister of Justice Koskinen rejects U.S. claims of trade in women

Russia to increase price of same-day visa service

Survey: Trade with Russia will increase in near future

Investments in technology crucial in keeping corporations in Finland

Wednesday, 15.10.2003

Finland contemplating additions to forces in Afghanistan

Police conclude criminal investigation of MP Tony Halme

Kamppi Center will be finished six months ahead of schedule

Mikko Heikka chosen to become first Bishop of Espoo

Baltic Circle Festival introduces theatre from six countries

PM Vanhanen: No certainty yet on open EU common defence core

Finnish farmers disappointed with results of agriculture talks

Voluntary pension insurance policies growing apace

Tuesday, 14.10.2003

Foreign Minister Tuomioja: No security guarantees for EU

Manninen started leaking information on eve of first election debate

Hundreds of long-term patients to be transferred in Helsinki

EU negotiation outcome: National subsidies to farmers in Southern Finland will be reduced

Swedish capital investor Nordic Capital to buy Hackman

TeliaSonera CEO: Time not ripe for corporate acquisitions

Municipal ice halls going up at a prolific rate

Monday, 13.10.2003

Record number of drivers test positive for drugs

Imported used cars now account for one in three registrations

Security technology makes car thieves change tactics

Several megamarkets to go up in Vantaa in coming years

Environmental hazard: deadly poisons found in Russian Karelia near Finnish border

President Halonen travelling extensively this week

Agriculture subsidies in Southern Finland to continue for next four years

Räikkönen loses Formula One world title by two points

Week 41

Friday, 10.10.2003

Manninen sent over 1,000 pages of material to Jäätteenmäki

Thousands of Finns have been misled into becoming entrepreneurs

Magnus Lindberg wins EUR 100,000 Wihuri Sibelius Prize

PM Vanhanen: Finland and Ireland share many views in EU talks

Study: Estonians less eager to work in Finland than previously thought

Extensive Mannerheim exhibition planned for Russia

Oil operations of Fortum to be listed already next spring

Thursday, 9.10.2003

Surgery queues could grow longer

Student representatives on Turku University board receive threatening letters

Helsinki region disagrees with government on supervised after-school activities

Helsinki City Council seals hike in public transport tariffs

Dylan and Bowie in town on successive nights

Over 20,000 vacancies disappear over past year

Former owner likely to buy back Flextronics plant; 160 jobs could be saved

Ikea to build plant in Russian Karelia

Wednesday, 8.10.2003

UN team led by Ahtisaari arrives in troubled Baghdad

SDP Parliamentary leader flashes note Jäätteenmäki claims was used to pressure her to quit PM post

Migration from Helsinki metropolitan area to surrounding communities on the increase

Small additional grant to Helsinki police does not solve problems

Finland once again tops incorruptibles table

TeliaSonera reshuffles top management as company could lose control of Turkcell

Higher energy prices make wind energy competitive

Tuesday, 7.10.2003

Travel to Estonia falls sharply; 15 percent decline reported in September

HS Gallup: Most Finns satisfied with number of elections

Mothers' average age of first delivery going up - baby weights down

Finland's Security Police to establish anti-terrorism unit

City of Espoo raises taxes, eats into savings, and takes additional loans

Former Chief of Defence biography: Soviet Union pressured Finland throughout 1970s

Nokia introduces new mobile game deck

Monday, 6.10.2003

Jäätteenmäki says SDP hounded her out of office

National Coalition Party challenges excessive power of Social Democrats

Immigrants ease Finnish doctor shortage

Reindeer breeders look to Southern Finland for help as producer-prices fall

Swedish court sentences three to prison in Wärtsilä bribery case

Share of downtown Helsinki in retail sales continues to fall

Grönholm out of championship contention after crash in San Remo Rally

Week 40

Friday, 3.10.2003

Prime Minister Vanhanen: Military alignment issue could be decided in Parlamentary elections

No ban on masks before Independence Day

Swedish-language schools want pupils to have knowledge of Swedish

Lipponen denies Finland is fomenting rebellion in EU

Baltic Herring Fair, 5.-11.10.

Prodi promises solution to Finnish agriculture subsidy dispute next week

Componenta to close foundry in Sweden; decision angers Swedish town

Nokia to hire 150 new employees in Salo

Thursday, 2.10.2003

Legislation planned to restrict wearing of masks in demonstrations

Study: no savings from municipal mergers

Weak US dollar means fewer Russian tourists in Helsinki

Finland's statement to UN General Assembly dwells on globalisation issues

TeliaSonera loses 30,000 customers in two months

Polar Real Estate sold to Germany

Finnish households reduce stock holdings

Wednesday, 1.10.2003

Parliament committee does not support referendum on EU Constitution

Häkämies assault case results in fines

Police investigation into suspicious Internet game

Women with breast implants have higher suicide rate than others

Elina - Som om jag inte fanns selected as Finnish candidate for Oscars

State Prosecutor suspects Wärtsilä of bribery

Consumer barometer: Consumers and businesses continue to trust in Finnish economy

Weekly Articles

Week 44

Mobile games - a future driving force of the Finnish economy?

A worthless option

Teetotallers: Finland's forgotten minority

Victims of crimes always need support

Asylum-seekers speak out in writing

Every snooper should have one: a mobile phone, that is

WMDs to become a permanent item on Security Council agenda

Week 43

Suomenlinna: Helsinki's most popular stone suburb

So close, yet so different

In Kari Cavén's workshop abandoned junk becomes art

Little Big Man and "the Big One"

A quiet talk with HMS Glasgow about NATO

Cursed Brussels, bashed Washington

A meeting held standing has an end in sight

Week 42

Nobel Peace Prize winner wants independent judiciary in Iran

Baby, it's cold outside

MP Mikko Immonen studied at a Communist Party school in Moscow

Helena sets sail for warmer southern waters

The muckraker and the embassy

Brave new professions

American oil companies want access to Murmansk oil terminal

Week 41

Yes, but why did I lose my job?

On the futility of delay

Consumption patterns reveal increasing inequality in society

Gunning for willow grouse in the fells of Finnish Lapland

Renovated Aleksanterinkatu is smart and smooth

Tax cuts lead to domino effect in Nordic booze tourism

Teemu Selänne is definitely up for it on the eve of the new NHL season

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