TOP 100 FINNISH SITES
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| Patria Sells Gunpowder Factory to French Company The Finnish defence manufacturer Patria has sold its share in the Vihtavuori gunpowder factory to the French company Eurenco. Before the sale, Eurenco owned about 60 percent of Vihtavuori, and Patria and the Swedish Saab had shares of about 20 percent each. yle.fi |
Kiviniemi Not Seeking Presidency in 2012 Centrist Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi says she will not be seeking the presidency in the 2012 election. In an interview with the daily Turun Sanomat and the Väli-Suomi newspaper group, Kiviniemi said she will not take part in the race. yle.fi |
Centre Party Leaders Distance Themselves from Vanhanen Scandal Members of the Centre Party’s local chapters have distanced themselves from former party chair and prime minister Matti Vahanen. They say Vanhanen’s current legal troubles do not concern the party. yle.fi |
Poll: Four Month's Service Too Short A majority of Finns say that they consider only four month's service by conscripts in the military is too short a time. A survey by the Tampere-based newspaper Aamulehti found that 57% of those interviewed think that conscript service should continue to last longer than four months. yle.fi |
Kiviniemi ei halua kerjäyksen kieltävää lakia Pääministeri Mari Kiviniemi (kesk.) suhtautuu torjuvasti kerjäämisen kieltävään lakiin. Kerjäämisen kieltävä laki olisi liian järeä ase, Kiviniemi sanoo YLE Uutisille. yle.fi |