Computer giant Google has opened a new data center in the south eastern Finnish town of Hamina. The Minister of Economic Affairs Jyri Häkämies inaugurated the center located in a former paper mill on Saturday afternoon.
The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) currently has better access to data relating to terrorism than before the 9/11 attacks. SUPO notes Finland will not be a significant target for an attack even though more people with terrorist contacts reside in the country than a decade ago.
A toxic gas leak forced the closure of a sports center in the Myllypuro district of Helsinki on Saturday afternoon. The leak occured in the swimming pool machine room.
Finnish customers of the Nordea banking group have again been subject to a phishing attempt. The fraudsters attempted to steal personal user codes by means of false web pages masquerading as a genuine Nordea operated site.
No differences in policy exist between the Centre Party and its presidential candidate Paavo Väyrynen, says Party Chair Mari Kiviniemi. Speaking on the YLE TV programme Ykkösaamu on Saturday, she admitted her disappointment, though, at the lack of other candidates.
Rail services between Helsinki and Turku have returned to normal after earlier disruption caused by a trackside fire late Friday at Piikkiö. It is thought the blaze in a signal box was caused by youths.
Finance Ministry officials are predicting that the Finnish economy could go into decline in just a few months. They say the risk of a recession has grown rapidly, with the economic situation weakening in recent weeks, accompanied by disruptions in inter-bank financing.
Finland’s Equality Ombudsman is challenging the Finnish Defence Forces to consider whether long-haired men can serve in the military. In a recently-issued statement, Equality Ombudsman Pirkko Mäkinen declared that there’s room in the Finnish workplace for men who wear their hair long, but tidy. However, the Defence Forces don’t see the need to change their established practice.
Sex trade activists meeting in Helsinki have condemned talk about restricting or illegalising the sex trade in Finland.
Trains running on the Helsinki main line were delayed by half an hour Friay afternoon due to an electrical fault. The main line services two routes, one for inter-city trains and the other for local rail services.