Tuesday, 09 March 2010

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Wind Chill Sends Real Temperatures Plummeting Print E-mail
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Friday, 29 January 2010
Storms in Lapland yesterday meant that despite the mercury reading it felt as low as minus 30.

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Ice Road Opens Early Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Recent extreme temperatures mean that the ice road between Oulu and the island of Hailuoto is already open.

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Students Beware! Oulu University Bring in Plagiarism Database Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Oulu University has begun using a sophisticated piece of software in its war against student plagiarism.

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Residents Come Home . . . to Find Stranger Sleeping on their Sofa Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
An Oulu family had a shock last Saturday when they returned home to find a complete stranger fast asleep on their sofa.

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Oulu Researchers: Both-Handedness Linked to ADHD and Dyslexia Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Being ambidextrous – the ability to write with both hands – is linked to Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder and dyslexia, claim Oulu University researchers.

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Restrict Alcohol Further Suggests Health Ministry Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
State alcohol monopoly Alko should not be allowed to open on Sundays and alcohol-sales should be further restricted, according to the Health Ministry.

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Massive Increase in Foreign Language Students Print E-mail
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Thursday, 21 January 2010

There has been an enormous increase in the numbers of students speaking foreign languages at all levels of Finnish education over the past three years. 

 

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Letters to Father Jacob Fails in Oscar Nomination Bid Print E-mail
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Thursday, 21 January 2010

Finland’s candidate for an Oscar – Letters to Father Jacob – is out of the running, having failed to secure enough votes to make it to the Oscar nomination shortlist.

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Citizens Arrest for Karjasilta Robber Print E-mail
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Thursday, 21 January 2010
A petrol-station salesman and its customers made a citizens arrest on a knife-wielding robber at 10pm on Wednesday evening.

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Northern Finland soon to be Mainly Oulu Print E-mail
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Thursday, 21 January 2010
The entire population of northern Finland is increasingly concentrating in Oulu, according to Oulu University researchers. This may eventually trigger a crisis for the region’s towns and villages.

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Strip-Searched with an X-Ray Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Finnish airport security may soon begin effective strip-searches of passengers based on their religion of country of origin.

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Oulu Police arrest Knife-Wielding Train Menace Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Oulu police arrested a man yesterday, after he threatened people at knife-point on a train.

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Oulu Drivers ‘World’s Worst’ Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Long-distance truck-drivers passing through Oulu have described the city’s drivers as ‘the world’s worst.’

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