Saturday, 13 March 2010

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It’s Official: Madventures is Best Thing on Finnish TV Print E-mail
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Monday, 11 January 2010
Dare-devil travel show Madventures triumphed in last night’s ‘Golden TV Awards’, winning both best programme and best presenter.

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Young Man Stabbed to Death in Tuira Print E-mail
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Monday, 11 January 2010
A 27 year-old man was stabbed to death on Friday evening in the Oulu suburb of Tuira.

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Dancing the Tango in the Snow Print E-mail
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Monday, 04 January 2010
Despite the freezing temperatures, Oulu will come alive with South American flair today as its Tango Festival kicks off.

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Naked at minus 20 Print E-mail
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Monday, 04 January 2010

Well, not quite naked. But thousand of tourists found themselves shivering in Arctic temperatures last week because their baggage failed to turn-up at the airport.

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Vanhanen: Tighten Residence Permits in Wake of Foreign Shooter Print E-mail
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Monday, 04 January 2010

Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen wondered on his blog yesterday about circumstances in which a foreigner’s residence permit can be withdrawn in the wake of the New Year’s Eve massacre committed by a Kosovan Albanian.

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Finns ‘Fed Up’ with Compulsory Swedish Print E-mail
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Monday, 04 January 2010

Two thirds of Finns want an end to mandatory Swedish in schools according to the Kaleva newspaper.

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‘Crapland’: British Tabloid Rails Against Lapland Holiday Print E-mail
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Monday, 04 January 2010

British Sunday tabloid the News of the World has caused a stir in northern Finland with a vitriolic article criticising Lapland tourism.

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Northern Lights Safari Print E-mail
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Monday, 28 December 2009
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The view from a reindeer sled near Ivalo
65 Degrees North investigates winter tourism. First stop? Reindeer driving in Ivalo, northern Lapland.

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Church Service in the Tsasouna Print E-mail
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Monday, 28 December 2009

There is more to a Lappish Christmas than tacky tourism but you have to know where to look, finds 65DN.

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Kaakuri Christmas Brawl Print E-mail
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Monday, 28 December 2009

 

A mass brawl in the early hours of Sunday morning has led to men being rushed to Oulu University Hospital with stab wounds.

 

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Busy Christmas for University Hospital Print E-mail
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Monday, 28 December 2009

The Accident and Emergency Department at Oulu University Hospital was unsurprisingly busy this weekend due to a combination of flu and alcohol.


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Expat Carol Service So Popular the Programmes Run Out Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Oulu’s English-language Carol Service last Friday was so surprisingly popular that there weren’t anywhere near enough programmes.

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Oulu People Do Not Approve of Gay Marriage Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009
People in Oulu overwhelmingly disapprove of gay marriage according to a poll published by the YLE broadcasting service.

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