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By Edward Dutton
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
 A bit like a cross between bowls and hockey, Curling has been becoming increasingly popular in Finland since the last Olympics. And in just three years, Scottish expat Mark Middleton has managed to corner the market with ‘Suomi Sports,’ aiming to become the biggest provider of Curling equipment in Scandinavia. Comments (1)
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By Virpi Hattukangas
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Sunday, 27 April 2008 |
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The World Expo in Shanghai in 2010 is allowing individual cities as entrants for the first time. Oulu is making history as one of the 55 cities that have qualified for the Expo, reports Kaleva. Comment on this article first |
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By Matti McCambridge
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
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Local hypermarket Zeppelin, not to betray its name, is rising to new heights with its ’fashion week.’ The store has christened itself a ’fashion shopping centre’ and is offering catwalk exhibitions of its latest clothes as well as free hairdressing displays. Comment on this article first |
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By Edward Dutton
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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The world-wide rise in the cost of food has well and truly hit supermarkets and restaurants in Oulu with prices rising so fast that some retailers are altering their prices by hand. ‘Prices have obviously gone up a lot since this time last year,’ claimed one Oulu University student. ‘The government seem to be trying deny this, but the price of milk has increased about twenty percent in two years. The figures are clear for all to see,’ said the student as he shopped in Stockmann. Comments (2) |
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On Saturday May 17th, Oulu will host an event entitled “Market of Possibilities,” in order to encourage global responsibility.