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| Finland Not Extraditing Anton’s Father Finland will not hand Paavo Salonen over to the Russian authorities for smuggling his son, Anton, out of Russia last spring. The Finnish Foreign Ministry says such an extradition would be against the Finnish constitution. Finland and Russia also lack a bilateral extradition treaty. yle.fi |
Pilots’ Strike to Ground all Finnair Planes Monday A strike by pilots of the Finnish airline Finnair is scheduled to begin a minute past midnight Sunday night. Some of Sunday's scheduled departures will also not be flown Kristian Rintala, the President of the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association (SLL) says that the decision by the union’s council to reject a mediation proposal by the National Conciliator was unanimous. yle.fi |
Viisi terveysasemaa on suljettuna vuodenvaihteessa Tampereen kaupungin terveysasemilla hoidetaan jouluviikolla ja vuodenvaihteessa vain kiireellistä hoitoa tarvitsevat potilaat. Atalan, Kaukajärven, Kämmenniemen, Lielahden ja Rahola-Pispalan terveysasemat ovat suljettuina 28.12.2009 – 3.1.2010. tampere.fi |
Luggage Pileup Continues Thousands of bags are again stranded at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair says that the problem is due to the snowy conditions. Luggage worker representatives complain of staff shortages due to layoffs. yle.fi |
Snow Entices More People to Cross-Country Ski Tracks The snowy weather has drawn more people to cross-country ski tracks in southern Finland this winter. Ski schools in particular have noticed a surge in activity. yle.fi |