Doomed Soldiers Went Singing into Heaven
A true story) “ One of the strangest experiences in my life is connected with war, says Nordenberg, an eminent engineer in Finland. “I offered my services to the government and was appointed as an officer in General Mannerheim’s army. It was a terrible time. We besieged the town. It had been taken b ...
Demand: The Low Hanging Fruit?
By Andrew Despite being a divisive issue, climate change continues to be a topic that is gaining widespread publicity. Indeed we are all aware of the push to increase the share of ‘green energy’ in our energy mix and the importance of reducing carbon emissions. Reaching the Copenhagen Accord goal of ...
Comment on Walking to Sweden: Finland’s Kvarken Archipelago by Cacinda Maloney
Thanks Catherine, that means alot, coming from you!
Comment on Walking to Sweden: Finland’s Kvarken Archipelago by Cathy Sweeney
Until recently, Finland hadn't been on my travel radar -- at least for the near future. But the more I read about it, the more I'm eager to visit sooner rather than later. Fab photos of the boats and villages.
Stora Enso divests its coreboard and core manufacturer Corenso
Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 September 2014 at 9.00 EET Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Corenso business operations to the Finnish packaging materials company Powerflute Oyj.
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Japan Open men's singles round 1 results
Sept 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Japan Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Donald Young (U.S.) beat Go Soeda (Japan) 6-4 6-2 Benjamin Becker (Germany) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 7-5 4-1 (Nieminen retired)
Team USA prep work seems awfully familiar for the Pelicans’ Monty Williams
Team USA tips off play in the World Cup at 2:30 p.m. Saturday against Finland in the preliminary round, which runs through Sept. 4 in Spain. Qualifiers advance to the round of 16, set for Sept. 6-7 in Barcelona. The quarterfinals are Sept. 9-10 ...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan talks GHANAsoccernet about his Finnish league success and HJK's Europa League ambitions
“Yeah I think it is going to be normal preparation just that it's Europa game so I have to put more effort as we are hosting them here in Finland.” Annan left German Bundesliga gians Schalke 04 after failing to secure regular playing time at the ...
Finland to increase military spending after years of major cutback
HELSINKI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Finnish political parties have reached a consensus on increasing the country's military spending, with a parliamentary working group proposing annual increases in Defence Forces appropriations for arms purchases. Six parties ...
Row deepens over Finland’s nuclear plant
Finland’s government has come under renewed pressure over its decision to approve a Russian-built nuclear reactor amid rising tensions over energy and foreign policy that have threatened to bring down the ruling coalition. The row over the Fennovoima ...
Vestas Wins Order to Supply De-Icing Wind Turbines in Finland
Vestas Wind Systems A/S won an order in Finland to install turbines with a de-icing system. Vestas received the order to supply five turbines from Rajakiiri Oy, the company said in a statement on its website. The project in Finland’s north will have a ...
Finland Project Beams Bitcoin Over the Radio Waves
A new project that transmits bitcoin payments over the radio is up and running in Finland – and it’s also transmitting a national Finnish cryptocurrency at the same time. Kryptoradio is a data transmission protocol designed to transmit low-bandwidth ...
Fitch Affirms Finland at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 26 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Finland's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'AAA' with Stable Outlook. The issue ratings on Finland's ...
