Current affairs
25.4.2012
Stem cell pioneer and open source software engineer are 2012 Millennium Technology Prize laureates
Technology Academy Finland has declared Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka, laureates of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, an award for technological innovation. The laureates will be celebrated at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday 13 June, when the winner of the Grand Prize will be announced. The prize pool exceeds EUR 1 Million.
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25.4.2012
20.4.2012
Sauli Niinistö is Finland's 12th president
Finnish voters have elected Sauli Niinistö from the moderate conservative National Coalition Party as the nation's 12th president in a decisive second round on Sunday. The 63-year-old former finance minister defeated the Green’s Pekka Haavisto by 62.6 per cent to 37.4 per cent.
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17.4.2012
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9.3.2012
HockeyBird skates into the ice hockey world championship tournament's official stamp
The official stamp of the ice hockey world championship 2012 tournament to be organized in Helsinki will portray the widely noted mascot HockeyBird. HockeyBird's job is to bring high-voltage bird energy to the great sporting event.
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