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Flying Finn 100 is a new campaign by the finnish motorsports association that aims to find new talent in Finland. The campaign aims to collect enough funds to purchase a total of 100 junior kart racing karts by 2017. The campaign is supported by Kimi Räikkönen, Heikki Kovalainen and other notable Finnish figures in motorsports.
EVA is a Finnish policy and pro-market think tank that aims to identify and evaluate trends that are important for Finnish companies as well as the success of the society in general. Now the institute has published a report that evaluates the values and attitudes of Finns towards life.
The Finnish statistics show that there year to June 2016 has seen fewer childbirths than any period since the country's independence almost a hundred years ago.
Cows are a danger to the environment. The friendly creatures are known to emit quite a bit of methane, one of the most significant greenhouse gases. A group of Finnish scientist have concluded that a controlled diet can reduce the amout of methane released.
There's been plenty of comotion around the Finnish technology company in India. Some days ago Jolla announced that there are unlicensed products on sale on Indian online store, but now the company has reverte the claim saying it was an accident.
The Finnish state is planning a new tax for boats in hopes of bringing some 50 million annually to the coffers. The tax would be paid once a year like the one paid for cars.
The Finnish real estate market has seen an increasing number of trading in the recent months. For some years relatively few properties have been sold, but during the first half of 2016 the market is livening up.
The car museum in Vehoniemi Finland has a unique custom motorcycle built from a Mercedes-Benz 240D car. It comes complete with a sidecar for a passenger.
Finland is known for it's archtecture. A lot has happened since the most famous one of the Finnish Architects, Alvar Aalto, passed away. The most influential modern architect to come from Finland has inspired many new generations both in Finland and abroad. Unfortunately the ones who designed some of the Finnish churches were not so lucky.
The Finnish male cosmetics webstore Dick Johnson has released a new cosmetic product, Pallivaha. It's meant for testicle and promises a swift fix for sweating, scratchy and bad smelling testicles. The product is advertised with the tag line "so good for your balls".