News from Finland

This is an experimental news service that offers news from Finland in English. A venture from Malloc Enterprises, Inquiries by email: [email protected].

Current premium smartphones reasonably priced when compared to past devices

Many consider current premium mobile phones like the iPhone to be expensive. With some models going over 1000 Euro, they seem expensive compared to when you can have a virtually exact feature set at the 200 Euro price p…

Finnish airline Finnair to start weighing passengers to collect data

Finnair, the flagship carrier of Finland will start voluntary weighing of passengers. The airline aims to estimate the weight of the total payload on their aircraft. The information is used to optimise loading and fueli…

Magazine uncovers reason for Audi engines' high oil consumption

Some models of Audi and other Volkswagen group cars, such as Skoda have reported to have unusually high oil consumption. This has been often up to over 3 liters of motor oil over a 1000 kilometer distance. Finnish magaz…

A brand new NES game celebrates 100 years of independence of Finland - Perkele! Suomi 100 vuotta

A new game for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) celebrates 100 years anniversary of Finland's entertainment. Perkele! Suomi 100 vuotta is released after over twenty years since the last official NES games w…

Clash of Clans creator Supercell sued for 2,5 M USD by Chinese ex-manager

Finnish gaming company Supercell, known for games such as Clash of Clan has fired a chinese manager over accusations of using company funds on escorts and serving alcohol to guests at a local night club. The fired manag…

Rovio of Angry Birds fame to debut on the Helsinki Stock Exchange with IPO

The Finnish entertainment Company Rovio today revealed it's initial public offering (IPO) on the Helsinki Stock Exchange in Finland. The company creates, develops and publishes mobile games as well as licenses products …