http://www.mail.com/locations/2052-finland.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/2052-finland.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084302-nokia-unveils-metallic-smartphone-stock-tumbles.html HELSINKI (AP) — 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 model failed to impress investors, who sent the company's stock down more than 5 percent. The features on the Lumia 925 — slimmer and lighter that the flagship Lumia 920 — will be soon available ... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084302-nokia-unveils-metallic-smartphone-stock-tumbles.html 2013-05-14T16:24:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the thawing ... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:32:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077876-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html 2013-05-10T22:32:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2074666-russia-shocked-france-2-1-ice-hockey-worlds.html HELSINKI (AP) — 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 a group of mainly French league players, who ended its 13-match winning streak at the world championship. "It's so big for French hockey, it's hard to describe," France coach Dave Henderson s... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:42:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2074666-russia-shocked-france-2-1-ice-hockey-worlds.html 2013-05-09T18:42:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2072750-us-beats-finland-4-1-ice-hockey-worlds.html HELSINKI (AP) — Craig Smith had a hat trick and teenager John Gibson was stellar in net to lead the United States over host Finland 4-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday. Gibson, who finished with 31 saves, was a bold choice which paid off for the Americans, who moved above Finland in their group — second to Russia. Though the 19-year-old ... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:54:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2072750-us-beats-finland-4-1-ice-hockey-worlds.html 2013-05-08T22:54:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051180-karzai-us-funds-to-national-security-team.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — 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. Karzai confirmed the payments when he was asked about a story published in The New York Times saying the CIA had given the Afghan National Security Council tens of millions of dolla... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:17:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051180-karzai-us-funds-to-national-security-team.html 2013-04-29T19:17:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2043974-drugs-bieber-tour-bus-sweden.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — 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 pop singer's bus. No arrests were made since the bus was empty at the time, Stockholm police spokesman Lars Bystrom told The Associated Press. Police said they decided to act after smelling... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:13:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2043974-drugs-bieber-tour-bus-sweden.html 2013-04-25T18:13:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043780-us-destocking-dents-earnings-amer-sports-q1.html HELSINKI (AP) — Sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp., whose brands include Atomic, Salomon and Wilson, says first-quarter earnings fell 20 percent to 14.8 million euros ($19.3 million) partly because of destocking of supplies by U.S. retailers. The fall in net profit from the previous year's 18.8 million euros came despite a 2 percent rise in revenue ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043780-us-destocking-dents-earnings-amer-sports-q1.html 2013-04-25T11:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027766-nokia-cuts-losses-sales-continue-to-plummet.html HELSINKI (AP) — 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 year. Although the Finland-based company managed to reduce its first-quarter net loss to 272 million euros ($357 million) from a loss of 928 million euros a year earlier, that was mainly than... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027766-nokia-cuts-losses-sales-continue-to-plummet.html 2013-04-18T15:49:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010476-putin-finlands-criminal-blacklist-mistake.html HELSINKI (AP) — Vladimir Putin, banned in Finland? Finnish police say the Russian president's name was mistakenly placed on a secret criminal register that could theoretically have gotten him arrested at the border. TV station MTV3 reported Wednesday that Putin was placed there for his contact with Russian motorcycle gang Night Wolves, though he wasn't su... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:24:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010476-putin-finlands-criminal-blacklist-mistake.html 2013-04-10T17:24:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995242-angry-birds-maker-sees-profits-surge.html HELSINKI (AP) — Mobile game developer Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says the popular Angry Birds franchise helped it double revenue in 2012, with net profit surging more than 55 percent to 55.5 million euros ($71.2 million). The Finnish company says that sales last year were 152.2 million euros, up from 75.6 million euro a year earlier. Net profit in 2011 was ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:37:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995242-angry-birds-maker-sees-profits-surge.html 2013-04-03T13:37:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982406-finnish-hotel-seeks-professional-guest-35-days.html HELSINKI (AP) — 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 might just be the ticket — they're seeking a "professional sleeper" for 35 days to test their rooms and write all about it. Hotel manager Tio Tikka says he thought up the stunt to help promote th... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:04:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1982406-finnish-hotel-seeks-professional-guest-35-days.html 2013-03-27T16:04:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968294-finnish-diplomat-max-jakobson-dies.html HELSINKI (AP) — 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 born into a Jewish family in the Finnish city of Vyborg, which was ceded to the Soviet Union after World War II. His family later moved to Helsinki, the capital, where Jakobson launched an inter... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:55:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968294-finnish-diplomat-max-jakobson-dies.html 2013-03-20T19:55:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1944300-northug-kowalczyk-win-cross-country-races.html LAHTI, Finland (AP) — Petter Northug of Norway dominated a men's 15-kilometer classical race Sunday to gain ground in the overall cross-country World Cup standings, while Justyna Kowalczyk all but sealed the women's season title with another victory. Northug led from the start to win in 34 minutes, 35.6 seconds. Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan was second,... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:44:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1944300-northug-kowalczyk-win-cross-country-races.html 2013-03-10T12:44:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942992-randall-us-wins-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html LAHTI, Finland (AP) — Kikkan Randall of the United States clinched the cross-country World Cup sprint title on Saturday by edging Norwegian world champion Marit Bjoergen at the line in the Lahti Ski Games. Randall and Bjoergen were in a two-day duel on the final stretch of the 1.55-kilometer freestyle race, and the American managed to throw her ski forwar... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:00:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942992-randall-us-wins-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html 2013-03-09T14:00:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942910-randall-clinches-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html LAHTI, Finland (AP) — Kikkan Randall of the United States clinched the cross-country World Cup sprint title on Saturday by beating Norwegian world champion Marit Bjoergen to the line in a close finish at the Lahti Ski Games. Randall and Bjoergen were in a two-day duel on the final stretch of the 1.55-kilometer freestyle race, and the American managed to t... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:02:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942910-randall-clinches-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html 2013-03-09T13:02:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932178-quaint-finnish-homes-warsaw-face-destruction.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Nearby the big city rumbles, but one feels almost transported to a quiet forest village when standing amid a colony of Finnish wooden houses in Warsaw's government district. The homes, erected as temporary housing in the destroyed capital just after World War II, have dwindled over the years from 90 to about 25. Now the surviving str... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932178-quaint-finnish-homes-warsaw-face-destruction.html 2013-03-05T10:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911854-kidnapped-austrian-captors-demand-ransom.html CAIRO (AP) — An Austrian man held hostage in Yemen for two months has appealed to his government to save his life, saying his captors would kill him in a week if their ransom demand was not met. The Austrian Foreign Ministry said a government crisis group met Sunday to discuss the case. Dominik Neubauer, who was kidnapped with a Finnish couple on Dec. 21,... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:53:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911854-kidnapped-austrian-captors-demand-ransom.html 2013-02-24T18:53:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894378-police-track-elusive-figure-soccer-match-fixing.html ROME (AP) — At 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2011, when early risers would have been sipping espressos and buttering toast, a man dressed in black disembarked at Milan's Malpensa Airport after a 13-hour trip from Asia aboard a Singapore Airlines flight. Italian court documents show he stayed in the country just 6 hours and 30 minutes, never left the airport, and t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894378-police-track-elusive-figure-soccer-match-fixing.html 2013-02-15T14:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894510-finland-halts-tank-parts-russia-to-syria.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish customs says it has intercepted a shipment of tank spare parts en route to Syria from Russia, suspecting it was in breach of a European Union ban on weapons exports to the war-torn country. Customs Investigation Service chief Petri Lounatmaa says officers confiscated a container on a Finnish freighter on Jan. 8 because it did not h... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:52:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894510-finland-halts-tank-parts-russia-to-syria.html 2013-02-15T13:52:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891478-much-investigated-denies-fixing-soccer-matches.html ZURICH (AP) — It was in the final minutes of a June 2011 soccer game between Nigeria and Argentina when the little green flags on computer screens in London started to change color. Nigeria was leading 4-0 in the exhibition match of little significance, and more and more money was being laid down around the world on the possibility that one of the teams w... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:30:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891478-much-investigated-denies-fixing-soccer-matches.html 2013-02-14T13:30:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891498-arrested-singaporean-reveals-match-fixing-secrets.html PARIS (AP) — When police arrested Wilson Raj Perumal in Finland, it didn't take long for him to realize that his criminal buddies had ratted him out. He's been exacting revenge ever since — by ratting on them, too. Since his arrest in 2011, Perumal has been talking to police, prosecutors and journalists about the shadowy world of fixing soccer matches, in... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:16:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891498-arrested-singaporean-reveals-match-fixing-secrets.html 2013-02-14T12:16:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1888896-blue-jackets-hire-1st-european-nhl-gm.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets hurried to make history. Just more than 24 hours after firing Scott Howson, they announced the hiring of Jarmo Kekalainen of Finland as the first European to be a general manager in the National Hockey League. Kekalainen, director of amateur scouting with the St. Louis Blues 2002-10, held a news conference W... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:56:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1888896-blue-jackets-hire-1st-european-nhl-gm.html 2013-02-13T15:56:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1885432-rio-teacher-to-prove-gringos-samba-too.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With their gyrating hips and feet that move so fast they dissolve into a blur, samba instructor Carla Campos' students are barely distinguishable from the swarms of scantily clad dancers in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parades. What's make them different is where they come from: abroad. While non-Brazilians have long shelled out hundred... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1885432-rio-teacher-to-prove-gringos-samba-too.html 2013-02-12T12:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1883350-finnish-nuclear-reactor-delayed-until-2016.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish utility TVO says the completion of the country's fifth nuclear reactor will be further delayed and the company does not expect it to go online until 2016. TVO says "recent progress reports" from the Areva-Siemens consortium responsible for its construction indicate delays, including in the development of the plant's instrumentation... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1883350-finnish-nuclear-reactor-delayed-until-2016.html 2013-02-11T13:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1876884-finnair-turns-profit-q4-cost-cuts.html HELSINKI (AP) — Higher revenues and lower operational costs have helped Finnair PLC return to profit in the last three months of 2012. The Finnish airline says Friday its net profit of €1.2 million ($1.6 million) came on the back of a 6 percent rise in revenue to €613 million compared to a year earlier, because of increased passenger traffic in Europe and... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1876884-finnair-turns-profit-q4-cost-cuts.html 2013-02-08T07:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1869572-stora-enso-to-slash-600-jobs-despite-q4-profit.html HELSINKI (AP) — Nordic paper maker Stora Enso Oyj says that despite strong fourth quarter earnings it will slash 600 jobs due to the weak European economy. The Finnish company says earnings in the last three months of 2012 reached €265.5 million ($358 million), up from €100.2 million in the same period the previous year. Revenue rose slightly to €2.73 bil... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1869572-stora-enso-to-slash-600-jobs-despite-q4-profit.html 2013-02-05T12:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850666-finnair-chief-resigns-to-head-cargotec.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finnair CEO Mika Vehvilainen has announced he will step down on Feb. 28 to head the international cargo handling company Cargotec. The Finnish carrier said Monday that during Vehvilainen's three-year tenure he had been a leader of change who helped make the struggling airline "viable in the face of the aviation industry's transformation." ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850666-finnair-chief-resigns-to-head-cargotec.html 2013-01-28T10:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842788-nokia-returns-to-profit-sales-dropping.html HELSINKI (AP) — Struggling Nokia Corp. turned a fourth-quarter net profit of €202 million ($270 million) compared with a loss of $1 billion a year earlier, but revenue fell 20 percent as it failed to make gains in the fiercely competitive smartphone market. The Finnish company said Thursday that revenue dropped to €8 billion ($10.6 billion) from €10 billi... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842788-nokia-returns-to-profit-sales-dropping.html 2013-01-24T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1827520-ex-nokia-ceo-kallasvuo-heads-tv-software-company.html HELSINKI (AP) — Former Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has joined Swedish TV software company Zenterio as chairman of the board. Kallasvuo, who headed the Finnish company in 2006-2010, when it was the world leading cellphone maker, told The Associated Press he aims to promote an operating system for interactive TV sets on a global scale. ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1827520-ex-nokia-ceo-kallasvuo-heads-tv-software-company.html 2013-01-17T16:08:00Z