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In their test drive Finnish magazine Tekniikan Maailma discovered an issue with the lock mechanism of the Seat Arona. The rear passengers' seat belt buckle unlocked repeatedly in tests. This is likely trigger a recall.
Finland is said to have the highest density of metal bands in any country in the world. Now a group of activists, together with the state are looking to find which city is the most metal. The winner will be announce at Tuska festival in June.
A serial defecator has striked the Raksila swimming hall four times in the last weeks. After reviewing security tapes, the staff now believe that they have found the individual responsible for the acts. They have informed the authorities.
A company is starting the export and sales of the Finnish Long Drink beverage to the United States market. The alcoholic drink was conceived for the 1952 olympics, and it cocktail-in-a-can has been popular in the country ever since.
Carbon dioxide emission in Finland grew in the European union, according to Eurostat. As a whole the region recorded an increase of 1,8 percent. Finland managed to drop emissions by 5.9%, despite growth in energy consumption.
The first street legal custom built motorcycle with a V8 engine is now registered in Finland. The build was done by Jarmo Kelahaara. The turbo motoring entrepreneur plans to sell the ProBoost M1 bikes for 23,000 € (before taxes) in the future.
The founder and chairman of the board of energy company St1 says that the arrival of electric vehicles won't necessarily reduce oil consumption in the world. Earlier Mika Anttonen said that electric car's won't be a viable option for a majority of people in Finland, or much of the world in a long time.
Nokia inhabitant Outi Kanerva was surprised as she arrived from work on Friday afternoon to find a freshly remodelled back yard. This curious case of unsolicited gardening in Nokia took place while her husband was sleeping inside.
HMD Global, the company manufacturing Android powered smartphones with the Nokia brand has entered it's home market with a splash. The company's devices made for 11 percent of all smartphones sold in January 2018.
Passengers traveling on the Baltic sea on the Viking Grace vessel can now observe a 24 meter high spinning tube on deck. The structure is a rotary sail, a first of it's kind installed on a passenger ship.