Finns Party Member Wants to Sterilise African Men ‘Arriving in Finland to Fuck’
The Finns party member, Olli Sademies, suggested on his Facebook page that the African men arriving in Finland should be sterilised.
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Author: Tony Öhberg
THE 2ND DAY IN PICTURES: 77,000 People Visit World Village Festival Over the Weekend
The performance of the Afro-funk legend Orlando Julius was one of the highlights on Sunday.
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PICTURES: Thousands Welcome Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät From Vienna After a Great Performance at Eurovision 2015
Thousands welcome Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät to Finland after the band has spent two weeks in Vienna, Austria, competing in Eurovision song contest, struggling for the win.
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PICTURES: Thousands of Many Cultures Attend the First Day of World Village Festival
Thousands attend the first day of World Village Festival at the Kaisaniemi park on Saturday. Here are the highlights.
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The Dirty and the Doers
There are dirty things happening in Finland and at the same time we were among the top candidates in Eurovision.
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The Market of Possibilites Exposes the Cultural Diversity of Porvoo to 1,500 Eye Pairs When the Fire Alarm Rings
The expats of Porvoo arranged a warm event where a sudden twist of events more than tripled the amount of visitors on Saturday afternoon.
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Government Negotiations of the Week: Fees for Students Outside EU, Nato Membership Open
The most significant decision reached during the week, from the point of view of a foreigner, is the policy of starting to charge tuition fees from students arriving outside the EU and EEA regions.
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Finland is the Best-Performing Country in the World When Leveraging the Human Capital
Finland tops the rankings of the global Human Capital Index in 2015.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Acting in Maggie is Superb But Don’t Expect Him to Blast Zombies Across the Walls
Maggie (2015) is a zombie film but not of the traditional kind. Those expecting a bloody splatter film, where Schwarzenegger’s shotgun sends zombie brains across small town walls are going to be disappointed. However, those ready to see Arnold in a character role unlike seen before are going to be delighted and maybe even surprised.
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The Government Candidates: We’ll Fix the Immigration Issues First, Then the Budget
It’s now a matter of reaching an agreement between the three biggest parties negotiating for the new government: the Centre, National Coalition party and the Finns party, who today started the preliminary government negotiations of forming a coalition that couldn’t lean any further to the right.
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The Finns Party and the Translation Controversy and Other Midweek Ramblings
Tony Öhberg rambles about the weather, the government and the frenzy of May Day.
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New Museum Card Offers All-in-One Access to About 200 Museums in the Country
The Finnish Maiden jumps into the bandwagon of high-octane culture when the new museum card becomes available today.
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Havis Amanda Will Be Crowned With a Show Unseen Before – View the Pictures From Last Year
This year the student union responsible for the crowning promises to deliver the student cap on the sculptures curls with a spectacle never seen before.
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President Niinistö and Speaker Sipilä Highlight Multiculturalism at the Opening of Parliament
“Every person is of equal human value and has his or her own important place in our society. This applies both to native-born Finns and to those members of our community who have come here from elsewhere,” said Juha Sipilä, the speaker of the parliament.
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Everything You Need To Know About the ‘Submarine Bombing’ at the Helsinki Shore
The Finnish navy detected a possible underwater target based on sound observations after 11:00 on Monday morning April 27. Here’s all you need to know about the operation, which continued on Tuesday and the aftermath in the media.
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The Singer From Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät: Us Getting Our Own Stamp Feels Really Excellent, Fantastic and Cool
Finland’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) – the punk band suffering from Down’s syndrome – will be challenging discriminatory attitudes in a stamp dedicated to the band.
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VIDEO: Linnanmäki Amusement Park Opens With 100 New Improvements
Finland Today got acquainted with the revamped park on Friday, while the crew was putting the final pieces together. Watch the video and join the tour around some of the improvements.
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The Fight in Pictures: Eva Wahlström Wins the World Championship Title
Eva Wahlström, the Finnish professional boxer, won the vacant WBC World female super featherweight title in a 10-round bout against the Argentinian, Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre on Saturday evening, April 25 2015, at Helsinki Arena.
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Boxer Eva Wahlström Before the World Championship Bout: “The Fight Might Turn Into a War”
Eva Wahlström, the Finnish professional boxer, will face Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre on Saturday April 25 2015.
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Moomin Sheets Manufacturer Finlayson Stops Cooperating With a Department Store Because of Racism
Finlayson, the Finnish world-renowned manufacturer of Moomin sheets (and more recently famous of the gay Tom of Finland collection), stops all its cooperation with department store Kärkkäinen because of racism.
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Seven Sights To Visit in the Circular City of Hamina
Hamina, which was founded in 1653, burnt in 1712 and rebuilt in 1720, offers a wide variety of wooden houses, churches and museums within a walking distance from each other. To get lost is barely impossible because of the circular shape of the centre.
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Finland’s First Artificial Heart is Implanted in a Patient – A Rare Treat in the World
The implanting of an artificial heart is a rare treat around the world. For example, in the Nordic countries only a few have been implanted.
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The Election Winner Juha Sipilä: “We Need a Big Change”
The situation is very difficult,” Juha Sipilä, the vote-puller and winner of the parliamentary elections 2015, said to me at the Centre party’s election watch gathering in Helsinki’s Töölö district late on Sunday evening. “We need a big change.”
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Forget Buying Carbonated Juice from Alko If You Are Under 18
“From the selection of non-alcoholic beverages we only sell sodas to the minors,” said Alko.
Read MoreFinland Places Among the Top Four English-Speaking Countries in the World
Finland places among the top four countries in the world when it comes to the fluency of English.
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Muhammad Cartoonist Lars Vilks in Finland: I Am Not The Problem, The Murderers Are
The police swarmed everywhere when Lars Vilks, the Swedish caricaturists, who drew Phophet Muhammad’s head into a dog’s body, visited Finland on Tuesday afternoon at Kaivohuone in Helsinki.
We asked Mr. Vilks a few tough questions in the name of free speech.
Muhammad Cartoonist on Terrorists’ Hit List Talks at a Free Speech Event Today
Lars Vilks, 68, the Swedish caricaturist who has received more death threats than can be counted by fingers and toes, and who is on the militant Islamist organisation al-Qaeda’s hit list and has been under police protection since 2007, will in spite of the threat arrive in Finland on Tuesday in the name of free speech.
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Watch the Cutest Animals Frolic at the Pet Exhibition
Cats and dogs with a pedigree, ferrets, bunnies and four-toed hedgehogs were lying in their cages and boxes as pet enthusiasts across breed and species barriers summoned at the Helsinki Fair Centre last weekend for PetExpo, the largest pet fair in the country.
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The Exhibition ‘Finns’ Portrays The Beauty of Dual Citizenship
One’s citizenship is not bound by the passport issued by a country. This is the core message of the photo exhibition Suomalaisia (Finns) by Anna Tervahartiala, which opened on Friday at Laterna Magica bookstore in Helsinki’s Kruunhaka district.
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The Thrilling Henkesi Edestä Casts Phenomenal Actors Tangled in a Web of Lies
Petri Kotwica’s Henkesi Edestä (For Your Life) is a torturing thriller and will leave you exhausted after the full 1 hour and 32 minutes.
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Eat Eggs To Reduce The Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, a Study Says
Eat eggs to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), where the body isn’t able to keep up and can’t produce enough insulin to keep the blood glucose at normal levels.
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Say ‘Slave’ If You Want To Buy an Easter Egg
There’s hardly a food store in Finland that doesn’t swear in the name of fair trade in some of its products. Sadly, Easter eggs are not one of them.
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I Got My Feet Washed For Easter By a Priest
In order to celebrate Maundy Thursday like in in the Bible, I decided to head for the priests’ pop-up bathhouse set up by the priests from the Evangelical church.
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Macho-Eating Merkel Visits Stubb Over Lunch
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, visits Finland to talk European security with his long-time friend, Alexander Stubb.
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Rector From Helsinki University Believes Immigrants May Prove Crucial to the Success of Universities
“We must welcome researchers and students who bring with them new ideas, for Finland is not home to all wisdom.”
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This Is Why the Events at Germanwings A320 Could Not Have Happened in a Finnair Plane
Mari Rouvi, the communications manager at Finnair, said that as a safety measure “a rule of two” is followed on Finnair’s planes.
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The Hollywood Action Star Ray Stevenson Calls Finnish Humour Devilish
Ray Stevenson, the Hollywood action star, tells about his experience of working with Finns in an interview for Finland Today.
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How the Rape in Tapanila Started an Outrage Against Somalis in Finland
A crude act of violence shocked the suburb of Tapanila lying on the outskirts of Helsinki when near the railway station, on March 9, a young woman was raped.
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Parliament Won’t Restrict Student Aid After 1,000 Protesters Rise To the Barricades
The parliament decided today that a student will have right to student aid while studying for a second degree as well.
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Miekkailija ‘The Fencer’ is The Best Finnish Film in a Decade
The Fencer premieres on Friday March 13 and is the best Finnish film since Härö’s last masterpiece a decade ago.
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10 Key Points from Sweden to Lift Finland From the Economic Rut
A 50-page strategy for lifting Finland from the prolonged finance crisis was published on Wednesday by Anders Borg, the former Swedish minister of finance.
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King Gustaf of Sweden Visits Finnish Military as the Countries Tighten Military Cooperation
A group of high-level guests including King Gustaf of Sweden visit the Santahamina military base on Wednesday as the knot of the cooperation between the Finnish and Swedish military tighten.
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The First in Europe: Passengers at the Helsinki Airport Can Now Rest in a Tube
Passengers can now rest in a sleep-tube, officially called the GoSleep pod. Helsinki airport is the first European airport to offer this service, which makes the airport one of the most nap-friendly airports in the world.
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PICTURES: King Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden Arrive at the Presidential Palace
King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived at the Presidential Palace about 11:10 for the official welcoming ceremony by the Finnish presidential couple, President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio.
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Finland gets ready to receive the king and the queen of Sweden for an official royal state visit from Tuesday, March 3rd to Thursday the 5th.
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This Is Why Macy Gray’s Performance in Helsinki Received Five Stars
Macy Gray’s performance in Helsinki was simply perfect.
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Finland Helps Victims of Ukraine’s Conflict With 500,000 Euros – Five Million People in Need for Aid
Finland will provide 500,000 euros to help the victims of the conflict in Ukraine where about five million people are in need for humanitarian aid.
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Ownercouple of a Pizzeria in Central Finland Killed Violently on Sunday – Survived by Minor Children
Three people were killed inside a pizzeria in Laukaa on Sunday afternoon. The victims are a couple who own the restaurant and one employee, according to the eyewitnesses.
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Helsinki Mourns For the Murdered Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov
The memorial of the murdered opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, gathered about a hundred mourners at the gates of the Russian Embassy in Helsinki on Saturday night.
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Here Are the Winners From the Emma Gala Music Awards
Here are the highlights of the Emma Gala where the most prominent Finnish artists were awarded with an Emma on Friday evening at the Barona Arena in Espoo.
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