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Finland is world's happiest country, US discontent grows: U.N. report

Finlandistheworld’shappiestcountry,accordingtoanannualsurveyissuedonWednesdaythatfoundAmericansweregettinglesshappyevenastheircountrybecamericher.Burundicamebot

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Chinese giant pandas unveiled to public in Finland

TwogiantpandasonloanfromChinahavebeenunveiledatazooincentralFinlandandtheyhavefrolicked,galloped,climbedtreesandplayedinthesnowafteramonth-longquarantine.HuaBao

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Finland's Valila oldest Olympic hockey woman at 44

FinlandforwardRiikkaValila,whofollowedherbrothersintohockeyatageseven,isnowamotherofthreeandtheoldestwomen'shockeyplayerinOlympichistoryatage44.InFinland's3-1op

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Panda couple has local names before arrival in Finland

ApairofgiantpandashavebeengivenFinnishnamespriortotheirarrivalinFinlandinmid-January,andthenewnamesbothhavedenotationofsnow.ThemalepandaHuaBaohasbeennamedPyry,a

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China’s 10,000-km fiber cable to reach the warming Arctic

ChinaisintalkswithFinlandtohelpitbuilda10,500-kilometer-longfiberopticcableacrosstheArcticCircle,aregionwhereseaicerecedesatafasterpaceduetoclimatechange.Theund

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Foreign student stabbed to death in Finland

EasternFinlandPoliceDepartmentsaidThursdaythata20-year-oldmanwassuspectedofkillinganotherforeignmanwithknife.TheincidenthappenedinMikkeli,southeasternFinland,on

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At least 4 reported killed in Finland train crash

SeveralpeoplewerekilledwhenatrainandanarmoredmilitarypersonnelcarriercollidedinsouthernFinlandonThursdaymorning.TheHelsinginSanomatnewspaperputthetollatfourinit

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McDonald’s is testing out a vegan burger

Whenyouthinkofvegetarianorvegandining,probablytheburger-and-McNugget-heavyMcDonald’sishardlythefirstplacetocometomind.Butthatmaybeabouttochange—atleastforpeople

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Uber suspends unlicensed service in Finland until next year

UbersaidonThursdayitwouldsuspenditsunlicensedserviceUberPOPinFinlanduntilalawderegulatingthetaximarketcomesintoeffectnextyear.TheU.S.ride-hailingcompanyhascomeu

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Finnish security service raises terrorism threat level

TheFinnishSecurityIntelligenceService(Supo)raiseditsthreatlevelonWednesday,sayingithadbecomeawareofmoreseriousterrorism-relatedprojectsandplansinFinland."Themos

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2.6-mln-euro aid approvedfor former Nokia workers in Finland

TheEuropeanParliamentapproved2.6millioneuros(2.89millionU.S.dollars)worthofjob-searchaidfor821formerinformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT)workersinFinlandin

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2.6-mln-euro aid approved for former Nokia workers in Finland

TheEuropeanParliamentapproved2.6millioneuros(2.89millionU.S.dollars)worthofjob-searchaidfor821formerinformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT)workersinFinlandin

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You have to check out Finland's first dog, Lennu

The world has been suffering political dog content withdrawals. After all, everyone's still grieving the sudden withdrawal of the Obama family's dogs, Bo and Sunny, from the world stage.

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Pokemo Go wins award from Finland's Outdoor Association

The Outdoor Association of Finland has recognized the popular mobile phone game Pokemo Go as the best exercise idea of the year, reported Finnish national broadcaster Yle on Monday.

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Security remains top concern in Finland following Brexit

​The repercussions of British exit from the European Union (EU) have reached the very northern part of Europe. In Finland, a country outside NATO, the EU has been seen in a security role more than in most other EU countries.

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Concerns remain in Finland about being isolated from Nordic bloc

​As the Nordic Council, an 87 member parliamentary body of the five Nordic countries - Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland - is meeting in Helsinki late January, question marks remain on the future security policy solutions in the area.

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Finland to tighten policies on asylum seekers

​The Finnish government published its action plan on asylum policies on Tuesday, sending a clear message of tightening up amid the ongoing refugee crisis.