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A peaceful crowd marched through the Finnish capital, showing support for the victims of recent events in Norway and emphasising that extremism, hatred and violence are unacceptable.

A peaceful crowd marched through the Finnish capital, showing support for the victims of recent events in Norway and emphasising that extremism, hatred and violence are unacceptable.

A peaceful crowd marched through the Finnish capital, showing support for the victims of recent events in Norway and emphasising that extremism, hatred and violence are unacceptable.

A peaceful crowd marched through the Finnish capital, showing support for the victims of recent events in Norway and emphasising that extremism, hatred and violence are unacceptable.

A peaceful crowd marched through the Finnish capital, showing support for the victims of recent events in Norway and emphasising that extremism, hatred and violence are unacceptable.

Imagine our surprise when a novel called New Finnish Grammar appeared at the top of the Guardian bestseller list.

Ms. Ekatha Ann John will represent India for the 2011 Foreign Correspondents´ Programme (FCP) to be organised in Finland during the month of August. FCP is an annual programme run by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for young journalists from around the world to acquaint themselves with Finnish society and Finnish way of life. Young Indian journalists have participated in the programme in five consecutive years since 2007.

The industrial village of Fiskars, now home to a flourishing community of artists and craftspeople, offers a delightful destination just over an hour away from Helsinki.

Finland has agreed to fund a three-year South Centre climate change project with Euro 200 000. The name of the project is Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Countries to Undertake Climate Related National Actions and to Engage in Global Change and Sustainable Development Processes and Discussions.

The national game pesäpallo was developed in the early 1900s and resembles American baseball.