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Kylät

Lappeenranta Sub-Region

Village pays family's rent in exchange for social media presence

Kehys-Kainuu Sub-Region

Watch: Orphaned bear cub rescued after wandering into yard

Northern Lapland Sub-Region

Long polar night begins in Finland’s far north

Cycle sport

Finnish village gives pedestrians and cyclists the right of way

Event

Finland's biggest folk fest draws 47,000 to Ostrobothnian village

Travel

Tuesday's papers: Forest figures, outlet villages, Tallinn travel downtick

Demographics

Ageing Finnish village welcomes retirees to boost population

Province of Southern Finland

Axe-wielding man attacks youth, breaks windows in southern Finland village

Lapland Province

Lapland's northernmost village nearly scores heat record

Province of Western Finland

Western Finland sees jump in wolf population

Kotka-Hamina Sub-Region

Finnish village offering parents 10,000 euros for each child born, raised in town

Lapland Province

Messy winter weather looms over Finland on Friday

Pneumonia

Pneumonia outbreak hits eastern Finland

Barents Sea

Watch: Largest-ever 300,000-strong gaggle of barnacle geese arrive in Finland

Habitare Fair

Street view: Finnish artist tours Europe with Syria-themed installation

Certified Emission Reductions

Nordic climate project disrupts lives in Uganda: "We’ve been driven away"

Naruska

Extreme weather in Finland: Cold record snaps at -41.7, lightning strikes Porkkala

China

First Chinese-funded cabin village rises in Rovaniemi

Health

Northern Finland plans self-service health care kiosks for remote villages

Event

Don't miss the fun: Helsinki hosts street party, world festival and more

Kotka-Hamina Sub-Region

Bear scare in Hamina

Lahti Sub-Region

Arson attempt at slated asylum seeker centre

Asylum Application

Reception centres use containers to house new arrivals

Industrials

Fiskars looking to cut 130 jobs, switch production abroad

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Greenhouse effect: Immigrants revitalise western Finnish town

Prophet Muhammad

World Village festival kicks off – without Charlie Hebdo tribute

Spring Weather

Monday's papers: Wolf hunt blocked, winter-spring weather questions, and a missing Danish man's 110 km mysterious journey

Job Description

Me & MyCity primary school programme draws int’l interest

Holidays, Vacations and Celebrations

Record-breaking turnout at Finnish Christmas villages in Germany

Google Street View

Google technology shares Santa’s village with global audience

Gambling

Wednesday’s papers: Combating family violence, activating long-term jobseekers and feting a mysterious winner

Crime Prevention & Deterrence

Interior Minister warms to "village police" idea to plug holes in force

Wind Turbine

Wind power objector: Market forces overpower people and landscape

Finnish Cuisine

Police take down wolf prowling residencies in Vehmaa

Family

Report: Fostered children’s parents seek more support

Jewellery

Archaeo­logists find evidence of possible Viking stronghold in Ålands

Wood As Building Material

Are Finland's wooden old towns safe from fire?

Nightclub

Boxing Day dances swing around again

Doghill Dogs

Särkänniemi theme park has rethink after price-hike drives customers away

Winter Weather

Near record snow cover in the north

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