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I'm an American who's been living in Finland for five years. I started this blog to address some of the political, cultural, and current event issues in Finland and the United States. I am a strong advocate of liberty, individuality, equality, and tolerance. Enjoy!

29.10.2004

Biometric passports win EU approval

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:43 am

Finland voiced minor concerns about the proposal

Proposed Mask Ban to be Relaxed

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:42 am

Use of masks by demonstrators would be illegal only if the purpose was to commit acts of violence or damage property

Court Rejects Custody Case Complaint

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:41 am

The court’s decision means that the process of returning the boys to the United States can continue

Finnish president to submit bill on civilian crisis management

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:39 am

The interior ministry’s primary task would be to maintain domestic readiness

Chinese pirated sauna heaters stifle Saunatec sales

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:36 am

Calls for tougher measures from Finnish trade delegations to rectify the matter

Record number of flights set to arrive in Lapland during Christmas season

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:35 am

Average of ten flights landing at regular intervals each day

Winter speed limits to take effect in Southern Finland

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:34 am

Speed limits of 120 km/h are to be lowered to 100 km/h, and maximum speeds of 100 km/h will come down to 80

Lutheran Church loses over 70,000 members in 2000 - 2003

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 5:32 am

A fairly small minority of church members attend Sunday services regularly

28.10.2004

Finland fires national hockey coach

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:23 am

Reports of discontent amongst the players first surfaced last year when Summanen took over behind the bench

Prison Sentence for Former Ski Jump Champ

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:15 am

Former world champion and Olympic medallist ski jumper Matti Nykänen has been sentenced to two years

Finnish employers ready to start comprehensive wage talks, unions pleased

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:11 am

Reverse the stand by Leif Fagernäs, the EK director general

Dismemberment killing reveals shortcomings in Helsinki waste disposal practices

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:10 am

Police had wasted time and effort searching through the wrong site

One in three Finns work outside home municipality

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:08 am

250 fly regularly between Helsinki and Oulu

Prime Minister Vanhanen sees Finnish-Russian ties as closer than ever

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:07 am

Russia will be Finland?s largest single trading partner in 2010

27.10.2004

Airline Pilot on ‘Drink-Fly’ Charge

Filed under: Uncategorized — Phil @ 8:43 am

Heikki Tallila, 50, was arrested by police shortly before 7.20am on August 23

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