Stora Enso lays off 2,500 workers worldwide
Nordic paper maker Stora Enso says it will lay off 2,500 workers, or some 9 percent of its total global workforce, as part of a major cost-cutting ...

EU rejects IMF criticism on handling Greek crisis
Two of the main institutions in charge of managing Europe's debt crisis have clashed over whether mistakes were made in the handling of Greece's debt ...
Heat wave hits northern Finland with record highs
People in northern Finland were swimming and paddling in rivers and lakes, enjoying the sun as a rare heat wave of record temperatures for May hit ...
Correction: Ice hockey world championships story
In a story May 13 about the ice hockey world championships, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ukraine would return to the top division ...
Nokia unveils metallic smartphone, stock tumbles
Nokia Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first Lumia smartphone with a metal cover, low-light camera features and new social network apps. But the new ...

US, Canada reach quarterfinals at hockey worlds
The United States and Canada both clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships Sunday with their fifth wins of the ...
Russia loses for 2nd time in 2 days at worlds
Reigning champion Russia lost for the second time in two days at the ice hockey world championships, going down 3-2 to Finland on Friday due largely ...

Austria beats 2012 finalist Slovakia, Czechs win
Austria beat 2012 runner-up Slovakia at the ice hockey world championships Friday after goalkeeper Bernhard Starkbaum made 42 saves before stopping ...

Russia shocked by France 2-1 at ice hockey worlds
Defending champion Russia was upset 2-1 by France, which shocked a team dominated by NHL and KHL players at hockey worlds on Thursday. Russia lost to ...

Russia beats US 5-3 at ice hockey worlds
Russia scored two late goals Tuesday to beat the United States 5-3 in a closely fought game at the ice hockey world championships, while Canada routed ...
Engine issue forces plane back to Finnish airport
German airline Lufthansa says one of its passenger planes experienced an engine problem shortly after take-off in Finland and had to return to the ...

Switzerland upsets Sweden 3-2 in world hockey
Martin Gerber made 29 saves, and Matthias Bieber and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals to help Switzerland beat Sweden 3-2 on Friday night ...

Slovakia, Czechs open ice hockey worlds with wins
Slovakia downed France 6-2 and the Czech Republic beat Belarus 2-0 to open with victories at the ice hockey world championships Friday. The Slovaks, ...

Russia looks to defend hockey worlds title
Having won all 10 of its games en route to last year's gold medal, Russia can make another statement at the ice hockey world championships ahead of ...

Karzai: US gives funds to national security team
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the U.S. government for the past 10 years.

Drugs found on Bieber tour bus in Sweden
The list of troubles linked to Justin Bieber's tour of Europe grew again after Swedish police said Thursday they had found drugs and a stun gun on the ...
Outokumpu cuts 2,500 jobs to save $455 million
Finnish metals group Outokumpu Oyj says it will slash 2,500 jobs worldwide in the next four years to cut costs by 350 million euros ($455 million) and ...
US destocking dents earnings at Amer Sports in Q1
Sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp., whose brands include Atomic, Salomon and Wilson, says first-quarter earnings fell 20 percent to 14.8 million ...
Stora Enso posts Q1 loss amid falling paper demand
Nordic paper maker Stora Enso said Tuesday it slid to a first-quarter net loss of 16 million euros ($21 million) amid poor demand for its products, ...

Nokia cuts losses but sales continue to plummet
Nokia continues to take a hammering in the smartphone market, with sales for the handset maker falling by 20 percent in the first three months of the ...
Finnish hotel seeks professional guest for 35 days
Fed up with the neighbors? Pipes burst in the kitchen? Or, you just want to get away from it all for a while? Hotel Finn in the heart of Helsinki ...
Former Finnish diplomat Max Jakobson dies
Max Jakobson, a former Finnish diplomat who helped shape his country's policy of neutrality during the Cold War, has died. He was 89. Jakobson was ...
Finnish teenage gunman gets life sentence
A teenager who killed two people and injured seven in a shooting from a rooftop in southern Finland has been sentenced to life in prison. The Hyvinkaa ...
Blue Jackets hire 1st European as NHL GM
The Columbus Blue Jackets hurried to make history. Just more than 24 hours after firing Scott Howson, they announced the hiring of Jarmo Kekalainen ...