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President for 18 euros an hour

updated today Feb 7 08:02 AM

When Sauli Niinistö steps into office he will pull down an annual income of 160,000 euros. But this handsome salary breaks down into an hourly salary of just 18 euros, when taking into account that the head of state is on call 24/7 and has no annual leave.

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Finn runs across Sahara

updated yesterday Feb 6 09:45 PM

Finnish ultra-runner Jukka Viljanen has become the first person to run solo across the Sahara desert. Viljanen arrived at the southern edge of the desert in Mauritania on Sunday evening.

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Popular file-sharing site shuts down

published today Feb 7 06:19 AM

One of the world’s largest BitTorrent sites, BTJunkie, voluntarily shut down on Monday, according to Finnish anti-piracy watchdog (CIAPC). The site is estimated to have some 100,000 Finnish users.

News Spoiled ballot papers reveal write-in favourites updated today Feb 7 06:34 AM	News Finland keeps Syrian embassy open updated today Feb 7 06:29 AM
The number of spoiled ballot papers increased dramatically in this year’s presidential election compared to 2006. Many of the spoiled ballot papers included ‘votes’ for Donald Duck, sketch show characters and Moomins.	Finland’s embassy in Syria is to remain operational for the time being, but the staff may have to leave if the security situation deteriorates. Unrest in the capital has already caused the Foreign Ministry to send some employees to neighbouring countries.
News Who is Finland's new president? updated yesterday Feb 6 03:03 PM	News Niinistö wants Syrian solution updated today Feb 7 06:26 AM
Finland’s new president Sauli Niinistö, who takes over from incumbent Tarja Halonen for a six-year term in March, has a track record of service both at home and abroad. The frontrunner since he lost the 2006 election to Halonen, Niinistö is set to become the first National Coalition Party president since Juho Kusti Paasikivi left office in 1956.	President-elect Sauli Niinistö wants to see a resolution to the violence in Syria, but did not yet want to offer an opinion on how Finland might be involved. He also touched on defence co-operation, social exclusion and relations with Russia at a press conference held on Monday afternoon at a Helsinki hotel.

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