Current affairs
20.7.2017
Helping us understand causes of diseases
Leena Peltonen-Palotie was considered one of the world's leading molecular geneticists. She contributed to the identification of 15 genes for Finnish heritage diseases, including arterial hypertension, schizophrenia, lactose intolerance, arthrosis and multiple sclerosis.
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7.7.2017
Modern Women: Finnish art in an eventful era
Scandinavia House in New York is the starting point for a show of four Finnish painters, all of them women, whose careers coincided with cultural and political transformations. The paintings later continue to Stockholm before returning to Helsinki as part of a larger exhibition.
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16.6.2017
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16.5.2017
President Mauno Koivisto 1923–2017
Former Finnish president Mauno Koivisto passed away at Meilahti hospital in Helsinki on 12 May 2017 at 21.15. Mauno Koivisto was President of the Republic of Finland for 12 years, from 1982 to 1994. Members of the public and organisations can present their condolences in the online book of condolence for President Koivisto.
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11.5.2017
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