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Ingria and the Ingrian Finns Ingria is the historic name for the isthmus between the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga, connecting modern-day Finland with modern-day Estonia. Today, this region is dominated by the city of St Petersburg. [1]
Monument to Koivisto unveiled in Helsinki Published : 25 Nov 2023, 23:41 The official memorial to former President Mauno Koivisto, Välittäjä (The Mediator), was unveiled in Helsinki on Saturday, on the birth centenary of the former president, said a ... (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]
Koivisto’s memorial to be placed in Pikkuparlamentin park Published : 15 Jul 2023, 03:43 The City of Helsinki will carry out foundation, lighting and park modifications in Pikkuparlamentin puisto park in order to install and place a memorial for late... [3]
Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia, its eastern neighbor. Although this unique geopolitical position might occasionally cause heartburn to the nation's leaders, straddling East and West allows it to act as an effective mediator. [4]
30 foreign guests to join Ahtisaari´s funeral Published : 09 Nov 2023, 02:07 About 800 guests including 30 international dignitaries are expected to attend the funeral of former President Martti Ahtisaari scheduled to be held in Helsinki on Friday, s... [6]
Ingria and the Ingrian Finns Ingria is the historic name for the isthmus between the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga, connecting modern-day Finland with modern-day Estonia. Today, this region is dominated by the city of St Petersburg.
Monument to Koivisto unveiled in Helsinki Published : 25 Nov 2023, 23:41 The official memorial to former President Mauno Koivisto, Välittäjä (The Mediator), was unveiled in Helsinki on Saturday, on the birth centenary of the former president, said a
Koivisto’s memorial to be placed in Pikkuparlamentin park Published : 15 Jul 2023, 03:43 The City of Helsinki will carry out foundation, lighting and park modifications in Pikkuparlamentin puisto park in order to install and place a memorial for late
Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia, its eastern neighbor. Although this unique geopolitical position might occasionally cause heartburn to the nation's leaders, straddling East and West allows it to act as an effective mediator.
In Finland, a low-paid worker may end up with almost the same pension after a 40-year career as someone who has barely worked at all. This stems from the structure of the pension system.
30 foreign guests to join Ahtisaari´s funeral Published : 09 Nov 2023, 02:07 About 800 guests including 30 international dignitaries are expected to attend the funeral of former President Martti Ahtisaari scheduled to be held in Helsinki on Friday, s
Posti to release Ahtisaari mourning stamp on Dec 15 Published : 09 Nov 2023, 21:14 Updated : 09 Nov 2023, 21:18 National postal and logistic services operator Posti will honor the memory of late former President Martti Ahtisaari by publishing a mourn
111 designs received for Koivisto’s memorial competition Published : 16 Apr 2021, 23:42 Updated : 17 Apr 2021, 10:19 A total of 111 proposals were received for the design competition for the memorial to former president Mauno Koivisto, said an offici
Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish are defined in relation to a nation state. Each of these five languages has a relatively fixed form (or forms in the case of Norwegian).
Nation bids farewell to Ahtisaari Published : 10 Nov 2023, 23:49 The nation on Friday said goodbye amidst state honour and with due respect to late former president Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari.