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As an American living in Finland, I started this blog six years ago to address the political and cultural issues in Finland and the United States - but lately this blog is just a place for me to make fun of Finns and Americans. :-)

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30.9.2004

Finland’s Former Central Bank Governor Matti Vanhala Dies

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:28 am

Vanhala served as central bank governor and as a member of the European Central Bank council

No sex please – I am a handyman!

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:25 am

Finnish man does chores for lonely women

Vanhanen Says He’d Accept Presidential Nomination

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:24 am

Although the party hasn’t made any decisions yet, he would agree to run if asked to

Backman pulls out from Finnish Broadcasting Co DG race -HS

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:23 am

Mr Backman also announced that he intends to resign from YLE’s Administrative Council

Finnish Customs seizes another dodgy arms shipment at Helsinki-Vantaa

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:23 am

The weapons were being transported through Finland without due permits, onboard a Finnair aircraft

Metso’s Turku worforce walk in protest of manufacturing moving out of Finland

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:22 am

The outsourcing means 40 jobs will go

Taxes, insurance, and poor salary prospects deter NHL players from Finnish League

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:21 am

Most Finnish NHL players heading to Czech Republic, Sweden, and Russia

29.9.2004

Copyright Loopholes on the Web

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:10 am

A compensation fee must be paid to copyright agencies such as TEOSTO for blank CD’s and DVD’s

Tens of Thousands of Kids Abused and Neglected

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:08 am

The newest and most worrying form of abuse is the use of children?s pictures on paedophile websites

Nokian Tyres starts contract manufacturing in China

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:06 am

Most of Nokian tyres are still made in Nokia

Soft drinks and candy vending machines must be removed from schools – Minister

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Health minister thinks school children could finance their school outings by selling toilet paper or theater tickets instead of sweets

Fifth of Finnish children over 10 are overweight

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:05 am

During the last two decades, the proportion of overweight children has doubled, if not tripled

Hurricane Karl’s leftovers arrive in Finland

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 8:04 am

Hurricanes in Finland have not occurred in extraordinary frequencies this autumn

Police “almost certain” of identity of victim in grisly Malmi murder

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 7:54 am

Woman was found guilty of murder in a lower court, ruling was overturned

Helsinki Green candidates would favour direct election of mayor

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 7:53 am

Kokoomus chairman: “The most suitable person should be appointed, not necessarily the most popular”

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