Fears Quell Interest In Russia Travel
Finland News
Finnish travel agencies have revealed that bookings for trips to Russia have plummeted in comparison to the corresponding period last year, primarily due to the actions of Russia on the Crimean peninsula and the ongoing tensions in Ukraine.?We have cancelled a few trips: one package tour to Karelia and a couple to St. Petersburg. Altogether, [the cancellations] concern roughly 400 people,? estimates Kirsti Laine, the managing director at Saimaa Travel Net.
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Posti Online Shop Crashes Amid Overwhelming Interest In Tom Of Finland Stamps
Finland News
Postal services provider Posti on Thursday morning announced that the anticipated Tom of Finland stamps have been made available for pre-order at the Posti Online Shop due to the unprecedented worldwide interest the stamps have aroused.At 2 pm on Thursday, visitors to the web-shop were greeted with an error message.
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Sokos Trims Product Line-up
Finland News
S Group, a Finnish retailing co-operative, will revamp the concept of its department store chain Sokos.The department stores are thereby set to focus more clearly on fashion and beauty products, while their line-up of sporting equipment, small household appliances, entertainment electronics, and children's toys and clothing will be reduced.
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Finland Mulls Takeover Of STX Turku Shipyard
Finland News
The Finnish Government is alongside Meyer Werft, a traditional German shipbuilder, mulling over acquiring the troubled Turku-based shipyard of STX Finland.?After a thorough assessment, the state has found a serious industrial partner, Meyer Werft, that has extensive and high-quality expertise in shipbuilding operations,? Jan Vapaavuori (NCP), the Minister of Economic Affairs, stated in a bulletin on Thursday.
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Finland To Pay Millions For Management Of Bailout Collaterals
Finland News
The costs arising from the asset swap accord Finland has with Greek commercial banks have crept up to one million euros, indicate calculations carried out by Helsingin Sanomat. If also the costs arising from the accord with the Spanish Deposit Guarantee Fund are included, Finland has already coughed up a total of 1.3 million euros in legal and management fees.The costs will increase to a minimum of eight million euros, the daily estimates.
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Finland Revamps Development Policy Emphasis On Responsibility And Human Rights
Finland News
Finland has revamped its development policy to place further emphasis on human rights and the responsibilities of partner countries, Pekka Haavisto (Greens), the Minister for International Development, revealed on Wednesday while presenting the first ever white paper on development policy to the Parliament.The Government, Haavisto told, will demand genuine efforts and commitment for change from developing countries.
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Rinne Did What Was Necessary
Finland News
The ministerial reshuffle necessitated by the election of Antti Rinne as the new chairperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was ultimately as simple as it could have been: Rinne will take over the portfolio of the Minister of Finance renounced by Jutta Urpilainen.Despite much speculation, no other portfolios will be transferred within the SDP.
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Mother Detained Over Discovery Of Five Dead Babies
Finland News
The District Court of Oulu has detained the 35-year-old mother of the five babies whose bodies were found in an apartment building in Heinäpää, Oulu, on Tuesday on suspicion of five counts of manslaughter.The police on Thursday said that little progress has been made in the preliminary interrogations and that the pre-trial investigation is likely to drag on until September.
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