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National School Peace for the whole school year of 2009-2010 is declared on Wednesday August 19th in Kuopio. The declaration of School Peace, which has been done since 1990, has a purpose of reminding everyone that each member of the school community has the right to a safe and equal learning environment. The declaration of School Peace, which...
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Jyväskylä's Kangaslammi celebrated the opening of a new activity park yesterday. The two hectare park area consists of lawns, plantations, playgrounds and areas for ball and other outdoors games. The main attraction of the park however is the new Parkour practice ground, which is the first of its kind in Finland. The new Parkour area has been...
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The first of the new generation weather radars was taken into use by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, FMI last week on Thursday. The weather radar is located in Vantaa, about 20 kilometers from Helsinki. The technology utilized in the new radar type makes for instance the observation and forecast of rains easier. The Finnish...
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The European Capital of Culture Turku 2011 awarded the Grand Prix first prize of the media art competition Live2011.com on Sunday. The prize was awarded at the computer event Assembly in Helsinki. The best media art work of the Event Art-category voted by the audience was 'Frameranger' produced by the demo groups CNCD, Fairlight and Orange....
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Human Technology -online service offers foreigners information about Central Finland in English. The website has recently published an extensive information service called Work with us, which is targeted specifically for immigrants arriving to work in Finland. The information service contains information for job-seekers on Finnish work culture...
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Crosscountry skiing throughout the year is now possible in Helsinki. The capital's first indoors skiing arena was opened to the public on Monday August 10th. The arena, which is called Ylläs-Halli, is specialized in winter sports. It provides a 1,2 km long ski track for classic or freestyle skiing. A separate track for children offers a 100 m...
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SOK opens its fourth Prisma store in the Moscowskye region in St. Petersburg. In addition to the stores, SOK also operates three hotels in St. Petersburg. The Prisma chain is the market leader of the hypermarket trade in Finland. Mowcowskye region is densely populated with more than 250,000 people living in the area. - The lively traffic on...
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The next Near Field Communications (NFC) Forum Members Meeting, which takes place from August 31st until September 4th, will be hosted by the city of Oulu. The participants in the forum are estimated to be approximately 150, many of whom are the world's leading NFC developers and representatives of technology enterprises and research...
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Virtual secretary and assistant services, which are growing rapidly in Western Europe and the USA are about to beach also in Finland. The initiative is propelled by the consultancy company 3x3 Solutions Ltd. The Managing Director, Jussi Rissanen believes that the concept will break through in the country very soon. Mr. Rissanen is confident to...
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Research shows that Finnish citizens pay less for their electricity usage than other European Union households, when proportioned to the purchasing power of the nation. The conclusion is based on data from the end of 2008. The information is available in the brand new electricity pricing statistics published by the EU statistics bureau...
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According to the taskforce of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy the manufacture and designing of electric vehicles may become a noteworthy Finnish export industry sector by 2020. The taskforce presented their report to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mauri Pekkarinen on the 6th of August. According to the taskforce the foundation...
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The world leader in environmental measurement, Vaisala, together with electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have joined forces on a pioneering pilot project in the USA that will take observing and forecasting for wind energy production to the next level. The goal of the...
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The passenger shipping company AS Tallink Group broke a million passenger record in the month of July. The record number of passengers, which was 1 054 087, was 16 per cent more than the passenger numbers in July last year. Tallink transported over 433 000 passengers on the Finland-Estonia route in July. The growth was 23 per cent compared to...
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Metso has signed a contract with the Chinese Shouguang MeiLun Paper, for the supply of a large coated fine paper production line to the company's mill in Shouguang, Shandong province. Shouguang MeiLun Paper is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. The total value of the order is approx....
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International youth computer festival Assembly started today at Helsinki Hartwall Arena. The event which is now held for the 18th time, will gather together about 5500 young computer enthusiasts from all over the world. Assembly is one of the world's best known and biggest youth computer and media art competitions. The event will bring...
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