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].

Microsoft exits mobile phone business almost completely, but leaves a lifeline

Finnish employees of Microsoft Mobile Phones business were invited to the Microsoft Mobile Headquarters in Finland for an internal event. It's expected that there will be news on the faltering smartphone business with t…

A meme by a beer thirsty Helsinki subway driver escalates quickly

During some unusually warm weather in early May 2016 a Helsinki Subway driver put the text "OISPA KALJAA" to the display in the Metro train. The term is a meme that refers loosely translates to "I wish I had beer" an…

Finland bans Kick Ass Torrents (KAT) file sharing site

The Finnish court has ordered teleoperators to block access to the KickAssTorrents (KAT) file sharing site in Finland. This is done by DNS and IP limitations on the network level. This is similar to the Piratebay block …

First three grid positions in Russian GP 2016 filled by Finnish citizens

For the first time in Formula 1 history the three first positions are filled by drivers of Finnish origin. The Russian Sochi Grand Prix in 2016 will be headed by Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. Out …

Airplane triggers lightning, burns down a house in Finland

Finnish Meteorological Institute experts claim that an aircraft approaching the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Finland triggered a lightning bolt that set a house on fire. Evidence points that a Norwegian Boeing 737 arrivin…

The worlds largest sauna heats up in Espoo, Finland

Technology students in Espoo started preparations for mayday already this saturday by going to the sauna. The largest sauna in the world was heating up at five PM and in the first hour there had been over two hundred vi…