Finland is a Scandinavian country bordered by Sweden to the west and Russia to the east, both of which countries have controlled it prior to obtaining full independence in 1917. Finland is economically one of the world’s most prosperous countries, with a population of only 5.2 million and two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. It is a land of extremes with almost half the year in darkness and the other half with the “midnight sun”. The capital is Helsinki, which has been designated the World Design Capital for 2012.
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Recent News Items – Finland
Finland downs U.S. in World Hockey quarters
17 May 2012 at 9:31pm
HELSINKI, Finland -- Jesse Joensuu scored his second goal with nine seconds remaining in the third period to lift Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Championship.
Finland beats US 3-2, Slovakia tops Canada 4-3
18 May 2012 at 4:45am
HELSINKI (AP) Jesse Joensuu scored with 9 seconds left to give Finland a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the world hockey championships, and Michal Handzus scored the winning goal late in the third period in ...
Finland bests USA on late goal at Worlds
18 May 2012 at 3:08am
Helsinki, Finland (Sports Network) - Jesse Joensuu scored his second goal with nine seconds remaining in the third period to lift Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States in the quarterfinals of the 2012 World Championship.
Research and Markets: Finland - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Fore...
17 May 2012 at 11:36am
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Finland - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media
Finland beat Kazakhstan, Russia sink Italy
14 May 2012 at 8:34pm
Reigning champions and co-hosts Finland beat Kazakhstan 4-1 on Monday to notch their fifth win at the ice hockey world championships.
Malkin leads Russia past Finland
19 May 2012 at 4:38pm
Russia's Evgeni Malkin scored three goals to lead his team to a 6-2 win Saturday over Finland in the semifinal of the World Championships.
Last four teams battle for World ice hockey final berth
19 May 2012 at 6:47am
Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are preparing to do battle for a place in the ice hockey world championship final, guaranteeing the title for a European nation after the USA and Canada crashed out.
