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Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling...and a woman who have diplomatic status in Russia, were stopped by Swedish customs officers Wednesday morning as they drove off a ferry from Helsinki, the Finnish capital. Customs officials discovered Russian cigarettes in the car driven by... In this article: Sweden, Swedish police, and North Korea |
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cell phone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday. "When we launched the Booklet 3G ... we thought it to be primarily a...
In this article: Nokia
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 2 days ago
Iraqi foes give mediation a chance
...follows three rounds of mediation set in motion by O'Malley with national Iraqi leaders from all the major parties. The first session, in Helsinki in 2007, was devoted to developing problem-solving mechanisms. Further sessions - in Helsinki...
In this article: Padraig O'Malley, Kirkuk, Iraq, Tufts University, Baghdad, Northern Ireland, Boston, Democracy, and University of Massachusetts
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | 3 days ago
Rashid Ramzi stripped of Beijing Olympic 1500m gold after failing dope test
...2002, one year after joining the country's armed forces, won the 800m and 1,500m double at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, becoming the first man to do so at a global event since New Zealander Peter Snell in 1964. Now...
In this article: Rashid Ramzi, Silver, International Olympic Committee, Davide Rebellin, Sebastian Coe, Bahrain, Beijing, and New Zealand
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Reuters | 3 days ago
FACTBOX: Doping-Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi
In 2005 Ramzi completed an unprecedented middle distance double winning the 800 and 1,500 meters titles at the world championships in Helsinki. At the 2007 world championships in Osaka, he finished second behind Bernard Lagat in the 1,500.
In this article: Rashid Ramzi, Olympic Committee, Bahrain, Hicham El Guerrouj, Bernard Lagat, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Safi, Morocco, and Osaka
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Report: Kimi Raikkonen out of F1 next season
HELSINKI (AP) - Kimi Raikkonen will sit out of Formula One next season after failing to secure a move back to McLaren, Finnish media reported Wednesday. "The options in F1 were with McLaren next season or nothing," the Turun Sanomat daily...
In this article: McLaren, Kimi Raikkonen, Steve Robertson, Formula One, Ferrari, Citroen, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, and Ross Brawn
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Pierre Harmel, creator of key 1967 NATO policy, dies at 98
...complementary," said the doctrine, which came to bear Mr. Harmel's name. The strategy, a major shift for NATO, led to the 1975 Helsinki accords in which 35 European nations pledged to respect national sovereignty, settle disputes...
In this article: NATO, Pierre Harmel, Brussels, Warsaw Pact, Europe, Berlin, Soviet Union, and Germany
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Prime Newswire | 4 days ago
NASDAQ OMX TotalView Data Feeds Available to Infront's Nordic Customers
...premier data feeds. Nordic Equity TotalView displays the full order book for companies listed on NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland and Stockholm. U.S. NASDAQ TotalView displays the full order book for NASDAQ-, NYSE-,...
In this article: Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc., Customer, U.S., Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Iceland
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Prime Newswire | 5 days ago
NASDAQ OMX and the Nordic Securities Dealers Associations Update Timetable for Migration to New Trading Platform
...have together agreed on an updated timetable for the migration to a new trading platform on the NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn and Vilnius. Based on the updated timetable, the new...
In this article: Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc., Stockholm, Tallinn, Copenhagen, Vilnius, and Riga
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BBC News | November 09, 2009
Helsinki to host 2012 Europeans
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium hosted the Europeans in 1994 and 1971 Helsinki will host the European Athletics Championships for a third time in 2012 as the event switches to a two-year cycle. They will take place from 27 June-1 July with...
In this article: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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sportinglife | November 09, 2009
HELSINKI TO HOST EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS
...the event switches to a two-year cycle. The changeover following next summer's championships in Barcelona will see the programme in Helsinki taking place from June 27 until July 1, while dropping marathon and walking events from the schedule...
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Helsinki (listen; Helsingfors, listen) is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is (), making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin. The foreign-born population stands at around 10%.
Helsinki, along with the neighbouring cities of Vantaa (Vanda), Espoo (Esbo), and Kauniainen (Grankulla), constitutes what is known as the capital region, with over 1,000,000 inhabitants. The Greater Helsinki area contains 12 municipalities and has a population of over 1,300,000. The Greater Helsinki accounts for a quarter of the population of Finland, 29% of jobs, and a third of the GDP.
Helsinki is Finland's capital for business, education, research, culture, and government. Greater Helsinki has eight universities and six technology parks. Some 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region. The immigration of rural residents has made it one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Europe.
Finland's main international airline hub, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is 40 minutes from the city center, with direct flights around the world. The busy Helsinki–Tallinn route takes 1.5 hours by sea and 18 minutes by helicopter. Two other big cities in Finland, Tampere and Turku, can be reached in 1.5–2 hours by train and 1.5–2.5 hours by car.
In early 2009, Helsinki has started contemplating a possible merger with Vantaa. On 30 March 2009, the city council of Vantaa agreed to do a review of Helsinki's proposal of a possible merger. The city council emphasises that the review is not about a possible discontinuation of the city of Vantaa.
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