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Posti delivers 12m Christmas cards this year
National postal and logistic services operator Posti delivered about 12 million Christmas cards during the Christmas season this year, said Posti in a press release on…
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Tennispalatsi cultural centre sold to Niam at €30m
The City of Helsinki sold the Tennispalatsi building to Stockholm-based property company Niam at a price of 30 million euros through a competitive bidding, local media…
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Fallen Leaves, Pöysti nominated for Golden Globe Awards
Finnish Director Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet) has been nominated for Golden Globe Award in the non-English language film category. Other…
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Handcrafted glass inscribed on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday inscribed the knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production…
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Time ranks Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves as best movie of 2023
US based Time magazine has nominated Finnish Director Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet) as the best movie of the year 2023. The magazine…
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Posti sends postcards to war veterans marking Independence Day
National postal and logistic services operator Posti sent about 31,000 cards this year during the card campaign, in which the veterans and women of Finland´s wars…
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Monument to Koivisto unveiled in Helsinki
The official memorial to former President Mauno Koivisto, Välittäjä (The Mediator), was unveiled in Helsinki on Saturday, on the birth centenary of the…
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German pop star Helene Fischer announces 2026 stadium tour
Star German singer Helene Fischer on Friday announced a stadium tour for 2026, with dates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, reported dpa. The tour will mark the 20th…
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Hat of Napoleon sold for $2.1m at an auction
A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor's belongings, reported AP.…
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Swift’s Rio tour marred by deaths, muggings and a dangerous heat wave
The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor Swift's Brazilian fans angry and disappointed in the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg…
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