Finland Vs. Belarus at a Glance

AP Online;  February 17, 2002 ;     178 words ...00-00-0000 Finland 3 3 2 _8 Belarus 0 0 1 _1 First Period_1, Finland, O. Jokinen (N. Hagman, J. Niinimaa), 1:30. 2, Finland, T. Selanne (J. Lehtinen, T. Numminen), 14:53 (pp). 3, Finland, O. Jokinen (T. Kallio), 16:24. Penalties_S. Stas, Belarus...

Cultural Policy in Finland.

Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society;  March 22, 2001 ;   Kangas, Anita;   787 words ...The Republic of Finland (or Suomi) has a land mass of 208,731...Norway to the west and Russia to the east, Finland has a 679-mile coastline on the Baltic...551,123 live in the capital, Helsinki. Finland is a highly homogeneous nation with only...

Finland, Sweden Set for All-Nordic Final

AP Online;  February 25, 2006 ;   GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer;   580 words ......Online 02-25-2006 Dateline: TURIN, Italy Finland's captain Saku Koivu, front, leads his...Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Brian Bahr, Pool) Finland had plenty to celebrate: The hockey team...Sweden. "Obviously, if you were born in Finland, you want to play Sweden," Finland's Ville...

Finland, Sweeden Set for All-Nordic Final

AP Online;  February 25, 2006 ;   GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer;   581 words ......Online 02-25-2006 Dateline: TURIN, Italy Finland's captain Saku Koivu, front, leads his...Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Brian Bahr, Pool) Finland had plenty to celebrate: The hockey team...Sweden. "Obviously, if you were born in Finland, you want to play Sweden," Finland defenseman...

Be an instant Finland expert

Evening Standard - London;  October 10, 2000 ;     635 words ......know about the country, and past England-Finland encounters, to become an expert down at your local. Finland has a population of 5,160,000. Just over half a million live in the capital Helsinki. Finland is the seventh largest country in Europe...

FINLAND: PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS DEC. 16

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 16, 2006 ;     787 words ...The office of the President of Finland issued the text of the following speech...of visits between the Netherlands and Finland. Two months ago, in October, representatives of your University visited Finland together with people from other Dutch...

Finland: History

Countries of the World;    Riitta da Costa;   787 words ......1809) Up to the 12th century the present region of Finland formed a political vacuum that interested both its...century it brought the Christian faith to south-west Finland - Finland Proper , and brought this region under Swedish dominion...

How much of Finland is land?(Quizzical)(Brief Article)

Geographical;  March 1, 2005 ;   Heller, P.;   270 words ...ANSWER: Finland's territorial boundaries encompass an...list of Europe's largest countries. But Finland has the world's highest number of lakes...kilometres, so only about 90 per cent of Finland is land. In time, Finland could catch...

Finland, Seeking Post-Soviet Identity, Turns to W. Europe

The Washington Post;  February 28, 1992 ;   Michael Dobbs;   787 words ...Finland, the plucky little country that found a way of prospering...also contributed to the most serious economic recession in Finland's postwar history and triggered a wide-ranging debate about...assumptions of Finnish politics have been turned upside down. Finland has begun to shake off the legacy of ...

Finland A-Z. (alphabetical guide for tourists)

Europe;  November 1, 1996 ;   Laushway, Ester;   787 words ......offers the following alphabetical guide to Finland. Architect Alvar Aalto designed a revolutionary...design classic. He is also responsible for Finlandia Hall, Helsinki's starkly beautiful concert...Swedish King Gustav Vasa. In 1917, when Finland gained its independence after six centuries...

Finland aspires to European Union small country leadership.

European Business Journal;  March 22, 1997 ;   Ryan, Leo V.;   787 words ...On 1 January 1997 Finland completed two years as the fifteenth...the European Union. On 1 January 1999 Finland will assume the EU Presidency. On that...Union (EMU) is scheduled to begin. Will Finland be ready? The government advocates rapid...

FINLAND: PRESIDENT IN NEW YEAR SPEECH REMINDS ABOUT FINLAND'S GLOBAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 1, 2007 ;     451 words ...The office of the President of Finland issued the following news release: The President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen, reminds in her New Year's Speech that Finland cannot observe world events from the sidelines. "Finland is, and should...

FINLAND: PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT INNOVATION SEMINAR IN AUCKLAND

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 19, 2007 ;     787 words ...The office of the President of Finland issued the text of the following speech: I am very pleased to open this Finland - New Zealand Innovation Seminar. The role of smaller countries like Finland and New Zealand in the global division of labour...

FINLAND: PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT STATE DINNER HELD IN HONOUR OF KOREAN...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 7, 2006 ;     787 words ...The office of the President of Finland issued the text of the following speech...pleasure to welcome you and your wife to Finland. Despite the geographical distance between...of the first state visit from Korea to Finland. I am happy to note that in particular...

New report shows Finland holds top position in reading literacy; Finland...

M2 Presswire;  July 31, 2003 ;     423 words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-31 July 2003-Invest in Finland: New report shows Finland holds top position in reading literacy; Finland also achieves top-5 ranking in mathematical and scientific literature(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07312003 Finland...