Sundogs, Sun's halo effect

These pictures were taken 3.1.2008 in Finland on Road to Lahti. Sun dogs exist, when there is ice in atmosphere which reflects the Sun light. The phenomenon is not that rare, but usually you do not have camera with you. These pictures were taken with mobile phone. Sundogs...

Mosquito blood gives up crook's DNA

The fossilized mosquito in Jurassic Park that provided DNA from its blood to rebirth dinosaurs offered an intriguing plot line but only the most ardent futurists saw the potential. Now police in Finland have...

Canada Fails Unicef Child Care Ranking, Tied for Last

Canada has tied for last place out of 25 developed nations, as ranked by UNICEF in its child care study.  There are 10 proposed benchmarks, Canada failed 9. " The full list of the 10 UNICEF benchmarks: ...

History: Winter War started 69 years ago

06:50 without declaring war Soviet artillery opens fire and Soviet troops cross the border at several places. Invading Soviet 7th Army has 120,000 men on the Karelian Isthmus with some 900 field guns and trench mortars and 1,400 tanks.The Finnish covering force on the Isthmus...

Thousands of Chickens Die after Attack on Poultry Farm

Save the chickens - suffocate them all!!!"Suspected radical animal welfare activists raided a poultry farm in Närpiö in the southwest of Finland Thursday night. The raiders broke eggs, and destroyed electric equipment, causing the ventilation system to break down."

Guns n' Roses CHINESE DEMOCRACY Goes Platinum in Finland

GUNS N' ROSES new album "Chinese Democracy" has sold over 50,000 on the first day in the UK and has already achieved Platinum in Finland where it has sold over 30,000 and is expected to sell a...

Finnish Church Christmas Bazaar - Long Queues as 60,000 Expected

THE annual Finnish chruch Bazaar in London got under way this weekend with queues stretching down the road.  Last year, record numbers passed through the now well-known event, once a well-kept secret of the...

Powerful Snowstorm Sweeps across Finland

"A powerful snowstorm is blasting through Finland on Sunday, causing delays in air and sea travel, power outages and poor driving conditions. ...

Finland: Transgender Vicar Allowed to Keep Job

"The Evangelical Lutheran bishop of Mikkeli, eastern Finland, says that an Imatra vicar who plans to undergo gender reassignment treatment can keep his job.""The cleric says he is tired of leading a double life, noting that extensive studies have diagnosed him as a...

Finland to Send More Troops to Africa and Afghanistan

"Finland has plans to bolster the number of crisis management troops in Africa and Afghanistan while cutting down its forces in the Western Balkans. The decision was made by the President and the cabinet's foreign and security policy committee on Friday."Same time the...

Iran calls for anti-nuclear weapons movement

As signatory States of the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran and New Zealand have called for the creation of a anti nuclear weapons movement. This advocating move took place after the US...

Venezuela takes over Canadian managed gold mine (Updated)

Venezuelan government announced today its intention to take over a gold mine "Las Cristinas" currently managed by Toronto based Crystallex International Corporation but was denied any further exploitation in April  2008. " Venezuela's government has said it...

Police Discover School Shooting Plot

"Finnish Police believe they have foiled a planned shooting incident of the kind that claimed lives in Jokela and Kauhajoki. The National Bureau of Investigation says it found a plot to stage a school shooting on a computer owned by a suspect. Police became aware of the plot...

Finland: Boom Expected In Russian New Year Travellers

Russians celebrate more New Year than Christmas. The New Year tourism to Finland has steadily increased after the collapse of the Soviet Union. "Eastern parts of the country expect Russian travellers to fill hotels and tourist centres during the New Year holiday season....

Finland: Hundreds of Homes Without Power In North Ostrobothnia And Kainuu

"Nearly 2000 homes in Ostrobothnia and Kainuu were without electricity on Saturday after the weight of snow felled trees that knocked out power lines.Outages began Friday evening and worsened during the early...

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