Site-seeing in Rovaniemi
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Published: 23:13 pm,Monday 19 October 2020
Card campaign launched for war veterans
The national postal and logistic services operator Posti together with the War Veteran Associations on Monday launched a card campaign to show gratitude to veterans and war-time women with a postcard, said Posti in a press release on Monday. The campaign ends on 12 November. By now, the average age
Published: 00:47 am,Saturday 10 October 2020
Helsinki limits 20 people per private event
The metropolitan area coronavirus coordination group in Helsinki has recommended that private meetings of more than 20 persons be postponed or cancelled. The group took the decision in its meeting on Thursday in the wake of increasing number of coronavirus outbreak, said a press release of the City of
Published: 14:34 pm,Friday 9 October 2020
WFP awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP was awarded for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving
Published: 14:51 pm,Thursday 8 October 2020
Poet Gluck wins 2020 Nobel in Literature
American poet Louise Gluck has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday, reported Xinhua. "The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020 is awarded to the American poet Louise Gluck 'for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence
Published: 01:42 am,Wednesday 7 October 2020
Helsinki Olympic Stadium wins Finlandia Prize
Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium and tower count among the city’s best-known landmarks. Designed by K2S and NRT architects, this year’s winning project comprised the refurbishment of the historic stadium structure and the addition of a multi-purpose extension and new roofing for the stadium’s distinctive curved stands. The winner was chosen
Published: 01:35 am,Wednesday 7 October 2020
Dutch translator Raas gets state award
Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko on Tuesday granted the State Award for Foreign Translators to the Dutch translator Annemarie Raas, said the Ministry of Education and Culture in a press release. The prize is worth €15,000 and was awarded this year for the forty-fifth time. Annemarie Raas began
Published: 02:07 am,Friday 2 October 2020
Design competition for Koivisto memorial opens
A design competition will be held for the memorial honouring former president Mauno Koivisto, said a government press release on Thursday. The winning design to be completed and put in place in the park outside the Little Parliament by 25 November 2023, when 100 years will have passed since
Published: 00:06 am,Sunday 27 September 2020
Why do women still change their names?
Planning a wedding during a pandemic is riddled with uncertainties, but for 30-year-old Lindsey Evans, there’s one thing she’s clear about, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). “The closer we get to the wedding, the more positive I am that I want to take his last name,” said the BBC
Published: 01:23 am,Saturday 19 September 2020
Turku Day’s appro event postponed
Turku Day’s appro event, scheduled to be held on 20 September has been postponed following the increase in the rate of coronavirus infections. The City of Turku is working on finding a new date for the event, said a press release. Communicable Diseases-in-Charge Jutta Peltoniemi at the City of Turku
Published: 11:40 am,Friday 18 September 2020
The fine line between art and porn
At the time the Black Lives Matter campaign in the UK was drawing the national spotlight to the statues of slave traders, another activist was highlighting the way women are represented in civic statuary, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). “Just look at what you are being socialised to accept
