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Nokia Corp. is buying U.S. navigation-software maker Navteq Corp. for around $8.1 billion as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to expand services and content.
An American family with three small children has applied for political asylum in Finland, immigration officials said Friday.
Stora Enso Oyj, one of the world's largest makers of paper products, is selling its North American unit for about $2.1 billion to an Ohio-based company owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital.
Russia has acknowledged that one of its aircraft violated Finnish airspace last week, but said it was unintentional, Finland's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Nokia Corp. said Monday it will buy Enpocket, a U.S.-based mobile advertising company, in a bid to expand its role in Internet services.
Nokia Corp. said Thursday it's teaming up with competitors — including Samsung and Sony Ericsson — on a flash memory card that works with a variety of cell phones and other gadgets, regardless of maker.
Iraqi Sunni and Shiite delegates made progress at secret peace talks in Finland, negotiators said Tuesday, cautioning that their Northern Ireland-inspired agreement would have to be endorsed by top leaders in Baghdad to have any chance of succeeding.
Representatives from feuding Sunni and Shiite groups met Friday at a secret location in Finland to discuss ways of ending the bloodshed in Iraq, officials said.
Nokia Corp. unveiled new services and cell phones Wednesday that customers can use to download music and play games, a bid by the world's largest mobile phone maker to challenge Apple Inc.'s higher-end iPhone, as well as iTunes and the iPod.
A 15-year-old schoolboy was fined Friday for posting a video on YouTube showing a karaoke performance of his teacher and for claiming she was a lunatic.
A court on Friday fined a 15-year-old schoolboy for posting a video on YouTube of his teacher singing karaoke without her permission and claiming she was a lunatic.
A court on Friday fined a 15-year-old schoolboy for posting a video on YouTube of his teacher singing karaoke without her permission and claiming she was a lunatic.
Nokia Corp. said Friday that a Japanese supplier will meet all costs stemming from a warning this month about faulty batteries.
Nokia Corp. said Friday that a Japanese supplier will meet all costs stemming from a warning this month about faulty batteries.
Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years. Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday.
Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years. Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday.
Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years. Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday.
Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years. Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday.
Finns, who introduced a birch-tree sweetener for gum, have found that the habit of chewing sticky lumps dates back thousands of years. Last month, students in western Finland found a piece of Stone Age birch-bark tar, believed to have been used for chewing and to fix broken arrowheads or clay dishes, archaeologists said Monday.
Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday that it has asked the United States to ban imports of chipsets made by Qualcomm Inc. along with phones and other products made with those chipsets.
Nokia Corp. warned Tuesday that up to 46 million batteries used in some of its cell phones could be faulty and pose a risk of overheating.
Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Thursday that second-quarter earnings more than doubled on strong sales and that it had further increased its market share. Shares rose more than 7 percent.
Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it had bought the U.S.-based multimedia company Twango Inc. in order to help mobile phone users better organize wireless downloads and ease connections between handsets and desktop computers.
Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to reorganize its corporate structure next year, saying the move would help it take advantage of new opportunities in the convergence of mobile communications and Internet technologies.
Thirty-three Finnish soldiers were injured by lightning during a night exercise in western Finland, military officials said Friday.
I was spending Sunday with my family at the children's playground. While playing, I noticed a terrible sculpture, which can easily be seen from children's playground.
The use of intoxicants has also been found to increase violence among females, and today, women are frequently found guilty of similar types of aggressive behvious to those shown in men. Currently, the proportion of violent incidents that involve a woman as the perpetrator …
The Finnish Road Administration has warned motorists about slippery conditions, particularly in areas north of the Salpausselkä ridge. Sub-zero temperatures are transforming rain into sleet and even snow and the downpour is expected to continue into Friday afternoon.
Snow came early this year and I'm pretty sure, tomorrows newspapers tell about car crashes. It is amazing, how winter can be such a surprise every year. While deciding the correct time to change car wheels, you should not rely on false information.
Finnish public hospitals are making preparations for coping with the planned mass resignations of care personnel affiliated with the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy).
The United States ranks last of 21 rich countries on the environment component of the 2007 Commitment to Development Index (CDI). Norway ranks first on the environment component, followed by Ireland, Finland, and the United Kingdom.
Sales of alcoholic beverages have increased in Finland. Some 26.3 million litres of pure alcohol were sold in the first half of this year.
The Union of Salaried Employees (TU) says it will officially give notice on Monday that its members will go on strike unless a suitable contract deal is worked out with its employers' organisation, the Finnish Technology Industries.
We analyzed data from two top sources covering 141 nations to rank the world's greenest, most livable places. View the complete city and country rankings.
The Finnish interior ministry said Thursday it would designate as secret a police report on Thai massage parlours.
And we results about this time after time.
Sunni and Shi'a leaders began a potential peace process at secret meetings with leaders of the new Northern Ireland and South Africa one month ago, signing a draft set of principles which resemble the protocols that guided the peace settlements in those two countries.
The first buses running on biodiesel were introduced in the capital area public transportation this morning, Friday.
Alcoholic cirrhosis kills an increasing number of working-age Finns, the Finnish Kidney and Liver Association said Thursday.
He added his week-long itinerary included visits to Rangoon, the biggest city, as well as to Mandalay and Naypyidaw, the new capital founded in a remote inland location by the Myanmar junta.
Finland's biggest astronomical association, Ursa, says that a light phenomenon seen over much of northern and eastern Finland on Friday night was a meteor -- the brightest seen in the country in more than 30 years.
As I see the first signs of the fall every year, I remember a piece of poem: "Puu tekee tuulelle tuloa", which could be translated: "Tree makes the coming for the wind". I don't know it the author meant about fall with his piece, but for me it has this meaning.
Yes Newsvine, I am coming to you live from Finland. The greatest observation I can make on your behalf is that Finland is predominately honky... I have provided photos to support my thesis. Other observations include:
Most Finns are ready to cut back on consumption in order to slow down climate change.
"This morning we have heard news from Burma-Myanmar where the fight of the people for freedom and human rights has been suppressed," the president said. "We must react."
A Finnish Defence Forces auction, at which a number of obsolete armoured vehicles and tanks were sold to civilian collectors and devotees, gathered a surprisingly large crowd in the southern town of Ruovesi on Tuesday.
During cold winter days the air does not move, and the pollution can stay at same site for days.
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