Finland

WRC: Latvala targets Finland top-three.

Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala wants to try and get on the podium on the Neste Oil Rally Finland next week. by Rob Wilkins

Nokia’s Avertising head Mike Baker leaving (Finland)

Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Nokia’s VP and head of Nokia Interactive Advertising, Mike Baker, will leave Nokia on August 8. Baker is Nokia’s key executive in its nascent mobile advertising unit who was the former CEO of Enpocket. He joined Enpocket back in 2004. In the year since the Enpocket acquisition, Nokia has been rolling out its mobile ad [...]

Finland privacy judgment

Light Blue Touchpaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

In a case that will have profound implications, the European Court of Human Rights has issued a judgment against Finland in a medical privacy case. The complainant was a nurse at a Finnish hospital, and also HIV-positive. Word of her condition spread among colleagues, and her contract was not renewed. The hospital’s access controls were not [...]

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Luis Perez Companc to retire after Rally Finland

ChatzWorld - A World of Chat (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Munchi's team co-founder bows out of WRC competition More...

Finland’s Holy Blood

lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Why should the devil have all the good music? Finland’s Holy Blood is a great folk-black metal band by any standard, but its horn-raising tunes are all for the glory of the Good Lord rather than Satan or Odin. What would Jesus do? According to Holy Blood, he’d ride through the forests drinking mead and [...]

Tom of Finland, where are you'?!!!! - Helsinki, Finland

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

BALTIC SUMMER aboard the EURODAM

BEHIND THE CURVE - Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

BALTIC SUMMER aboard the EURODAM

OurStage Snapshot: Finland

Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Filed under: OurStage Spinner.com : Hometown: Melbourne, Fla.Sounds Like: Death Cab For Cutie, Mineral, the Album LeafThe Story: If Finland frontman Josh Fleenor's voice sounds familiar to you, it may be because of its eerie similarity to the vocals of indie icon Ben Gibbard. The... Read more

Nokia stands out Opera Mobile Web Usage (Finland)

Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | yesterday

According to Opera Software’s State of the Mobile Web report, Six out of the most popular phones models for Web browsing with Opera Mini are from Nokia, two are from Sony Ericsson, one is from BlackBerry, and one is from Samsung. In the United States, nine of the top 10 phones for Opera Mini are [...]

Seriously, Beware Finland

Crooked Timber (Free subscription) | yesterday

“Beware Finland” jokes Matt Yglesias in a post about education policy. But, frankly, this is good geopolitical advice. Just ask the Soviets. Or consider the following statistics. I’d watch out for them, if I were you.

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Finland Joins Methane to Markets Partnership to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Environmental Protection Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday

(Washington, D.C. - July 23, 2008) Finland is the latest country to join the Methane to Markets Partnership, sharing their expertise in the fight against climate change. The partnership, now 26 members strong, aims to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and clean energy source

Breaches & Human Rights in Finland

Emergent Chaos (Free subscription) | yesterday

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen's personal data. One data protection expert said that the case creates a vital link between data security and human rights. The Court made its ruling based on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees every citizen the right to a private life....

Vacancy at hostel - Helsinki, Finland

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jump to the full entry & travel map Helsinki, Finland Phoned Stadion Hostel and they had a vacancy for next few days so I reserved it. Checked out of Helka Hotel, but left my main back pack there, taking only my day pack with essentials. Walked several kilometes to hostel. Clean, comfortable dorm with nine beds. Reasonable price. about USD 18,. Paid with Visa. Just a little local walk about on Saturday....

Ninety Euro room - Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008

Jump to the full entry & travel map Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland Late arrival 10>30 PM in Helsinki no reservation. All hostels fully booked. Stayed in hotel Helka for 90€ per night / price really hurt. But extra comfort and privacy nice. A helpful local Finn made a number of cell phone calls for me. We then had a couple of beers at the hotel bar where we met Patrick from Cork, Ireland....

Nokia shares rise on Qualcomm deal

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Shares in the world's top cellphone maker, Nokia , rose on Thursday after it signed a patent agreement with U.S. firm Qualcomm , ending three years of legal battles.