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Juhannus celebrations
Finland News

A celebration of the midnight sun, juhannus is celebrated the length and breadth of the country. What is it all about and how is it celebrated? MIDSUMMER in Finland, or juhannus as it?s called in Finnish, is a celebration of light. It falls on the Saturday after the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, when the skies of Finland are light for 24 hours a day. This year it will be on 25 June.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Finnish Left Alliance may kick out rebellious pair of MPs
Finland News

Annika Lapintie, the leader of the Finnish Left Alliance's parliamentary group, told the Finnish News Agency on Wednesday that Markus Mustajärvi and Jyrki Yrttiaho might be shown the door. Mustajärvi and Yrttiaho had said in plenary earlier on Wednesday that they would side with the opposition in Thursday's confidence vote.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Finland's Itälä urges Centre party and RKP to back Niinistö
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Ville Itälä, a Finnish National Coalition party Euro-MP, said Wednesday that the Centre party and the Swedish People's party (RKP) should back Sauli Niinistö in the first round of next year's presidential election instead of naming their own candidates. Niinistö, like Itälä a former National Coalition party leader, announced last week he would stand in the presidential election. Itälä said that if the Centre party and the RKP endorsed Niinistö from the beginning he would win in the first round, saving a lot of taxpayers' money.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Fifty years on a diet
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We have all been on a diet since the 1960s. At the same time, the world?s obesity has doubled in the last 30 years. In 1997 the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognised obesity as a global epidemic. Today more, than 10% of the world?s adults are overweight. According to the Finriski study 2007, only 33% of men and 48% of women in Finland are of normal weight. Nevermind the beauty ideals en vogue, obesity is a public-health problem due to its prevalence, costs and health effects. Any lessons learnt in 50 years? Source: Helsinki Times

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Second-language literary trailblazers
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Instead of securing a translation deal, a new crop of Finnish novelists has discovered a different path to selling books abroad. FOR A FINN to get one of their novels translated is a big accomplishment. The Finnish-language book market is so small that translations hold the key to expanding an author?s audience. However, only a handful of novels from this country get translated each year, so most Finnish authors have to make do with a purely domestic audience. Finland-Swede writers are in a slightly better position but face the same problem if they want to sell books outside of the Nordic countries.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Finland's president wants hate groups monitored ?MTV3
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Nordic hate groups need to be monitored more closely in the future, Finland?s President Tarja Halonen told Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV3 on Wednesday. However the president noted that of course controlling the material circulating on the internet is a difficult task as anyone can publish whatever they want.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Experience Helsinki for just 20 euros?
Finland News

Helsinki Times takes you on a day out without busting your budget. AS ANY visitor, or indeed any resident for that matter, will tell you, Helsinki is an expensive city. Indeed, many argue that it is overpriced and does not do enough to justify the ridiculously high costs, but that is an argument for another day. There are, however, a number of hidden gems and cheaper alternatives to be found within the city, and it is possible to have a great day out for just 20 euros.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Finnish stock prices collapse
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Finland?s stock market is the worst performer in the world. THE Finnish stock market has plunged, falling every day for two straight weeks. Panicked by global, regional and local issues, investors have fled equities for perceived safe havens. The OMX Helsinki index fell almost 18% in the two weeks ending 5 August, but the entire year has been poor. So far this year, the Finnish stock market is the worst-performing major market in the world. The Helsinki index is down 31% year-to-date, and the closest competitors are in Egypt, with -30%, and Brazil, with -24%.
Source: Helsinki Times