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	<title>Finland's Ovi Magazine</title>
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	<description>Finland's Online Magazine in English</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Housing for homeless in Helsinki region</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2008/03/22/housing-for-homeless-in-helsinki-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa have found nearly 50 buildings which could serve as accommodation for the long-term homeless.
If all of the plans are carried out, more than 2,000 new &#8220;support apartments&#8221; and treatment spots could be set up for the homeless in the Helsinki region.
The aim is to set up at least 1,000 of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia&#8217;s Ovi &#038; Technology</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/12/15/nokias-ovi-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also this week Nokia further mapped out the plans for Ovi. Ovie, meaning ‘door’ in Finnish. It started as a service to provide navigation, music, and games through a WAP portal on mobile devices.
Going forward, Ovi deliver an integrated experience to users by providing easily access to all their content; social networks, synchronised contact lists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language tensions in bilingual Finland</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/12/07/language-tensions-in-bilingual-finland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finland&#8217;s struggles as a bilingual country can hardly be compared to those in Belgium or Canada, but the tiny Swedish-speaking minority is nonetheless concerned the country&#8217;s second official language is at risk.
&#8220;Finland tries to teach everyone a lesson about morality but minorities in China are treated better,&#8221; blasted Juhan Janhunen, an expert on Asian languages, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer games industry employs whiz kids</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/11/12/computer-games-industry-employs-whiz-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering the size of its population Finland has an exceptionally firm foothold in the world&#8217;s computer games market. The most renowned Finnish computer game developers are Remedy, responsible of the Max Payne shootout feast, and Bugbear of FlatOut car racing fame. Products from both game houses can be found in computer game stores the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finland&#8217;s EU firearms directive</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/11/12/finlands-eu-firearms-directive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Finnish government now wants to keep guns out of hands of kids
 
The Finnish government decided on Friday to propose a change in the law on firearms, restricting the acquisition of guns by those under the age of 18. Until now guns have been available to children 15 and abovewith a parent&#8217;s permission.
The decision came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ovi is a unique English Online Magazine</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/11/06/ovi-is-a-unique-english-online-magazine/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/11/06/ovi-is-a-unique-english-online-magazine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Finland</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ovimagazine.com is their website and it is just the name that holds thousands of articles written by Thanos Kalamidas and Asa Butcher over the past years.
It is one of the first English Online Magazines in Finland and its soul is all about democracy, freedom of speech and justice. This magazine has awakened many individuals to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands of Finnish Passwords Leaked</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/15/thousands-of-finnish-passwords-leaked-on-the-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/15/thousands-of-finnish-passwords-leaked-on-the-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Tens of thousands of Finnish network service passwords and usernames have been leaked onto the internet. Finland&#8217;s National Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the situation.
 
The file contains information from chat rooms and social networking sites. Bank usernames are not part of the list.
Some of the usernames and passwords are used by individuals on many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recruitment starts in Finland</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/14/recruitment-through-advertising-agencies-starts-in-finland/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/14/recruitment-through-advertising-agencies-starts-in-finland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to alleviate the growing shortage of labour in certain branches in Finland, some companies have begun to use the recruitment services of advertising and communications agencies. The idea is to use consultants in order to improve the company image or to actually recruit new employees for the business.
Fazer, one of the largest corporations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finnish Thai Massage Parlours Procurement</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/14/police-suspect-some-helsinki-thai-massage-parlours-of-procurement/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/14/police-suspect-some-helsinki-thai-massage-parlours-of-procurement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a probe published by Helsingin Sanomat towards the end of August, Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund (National Coalition Party) wanted to clear up whether or not Thai massage parlours in Helsinki are hosting criminal activities.
The newspaper&#8217;s report suggested that sex services are freely available at all parlours offering Thai massage in Helsinki.
Based on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia Phone 15% off for Christmas</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/13/nokia-phone-15-off-for-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/13/nokia-phone-15-off-for-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia cuts the price of one of its top-selling phones in anticipation of the holiday shopping season.

HELSINKI — Nokia slashed this week around 15 percent off from the price of its 3G phone model E65, one of the top sales and profit generators for the world&#8217;s largest cellphone maker, market data showed on Friday.
Analysts said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finland congratulates Al Gore for Nobel prize</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/13/finland-congratulates-ipcc-and-gore-for-nobel-prize/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/13/finland-congratulates-ipcc-and-gore-for-nobel-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tarja Halonen, the Finnish president, said in a statement Friday she had sent a message of congratulation to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for their being jointly awarded the Nobel peace prize.
The president said she was very pleased that the pioneering work had been recognised at such high a level.
&#8220;Well-being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increase in violent crime among Finnish girls</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/13/substantial-increase-in-violent-crime-among-finnish-girls/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/13/substantial-increase-in-violent-crime-among-finnish-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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According to police statistics, young females have become increasingly violent in recent years. A growing number of under-21-year-old women and girls are being suspected of assaults in Finland.
Ten years ago the annual number of women charged with assault was 700, while the corresponding figure for 2006 was already as high as 1,300. Of all under-21-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Loves Jaiku</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/12/493/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/12/493/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Google seems to be intent on making waves.
There&#8217;s speculation that Google could launch a Facebook-rivaling service on November 5th. Today the company announced that they&#8217;ve acquired Jaiku - the &#8216;what are you doing&#8217; and presence service based in Helsinki, Finland.
Whilst there&#8217;s no mention of how much Google paid (all the terms remain confidential), it&#8217;s certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Economy Jams Finland&#8217;s Roads</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/12/russian-economy-jams-finlands-roads/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/12/russian-economy-jams-finlands-roads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Terhi Kinnunen
 
Next time you complain about waiting in a queue, spare a thought for Pavel.
He has parked his truck in a line stretching for 5 km (3 miles) &#8212; and this is a good day at the Finnish-Russian border.
Russia&#8217;s economy is booming and its hunger for new cars, televisions and machinery means the transit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finland guest of honour at Frankfurt Book Fair</title>
		<link>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/11/finland-is-the-guest-of-honour-at-frankfurt-book-fair-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://playarta.com/blog/2007/10/11/finland-is-the-guest-of-honour-at-frankfurt-book-fair-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Finnish literature is set to make a notable splash on the German book market in 2011. Finland is in the process of filing an official application to become the theme country of the world’s most prominent literature trade fair, the Frankfurt Book Fair, in four years’ time. Finland’s Minister of Culture Stefan Wallin (Swedish People’s [...]]]></description>
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