Zoo monkeys prefer traffic noise to natural sounds: study
They may be naturally suited to swinging in rainforests, but monkeys in a Finnish zoo have demonstrated a "significant" preference ...
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Finnish cruise ship evacuated after running aground in Baltic sea
A Finnish passenger cruise ship was evacuated on Sunday after it ran aground off the island of Aland in the ...
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Finland suspects Russian jets violated airspace
Two Russian fighter jets are suspected of violating Finnish airspace off the coast of Helsinki on Tuesday, the Finnish Defence ...
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After months of lockdown, Estonian workers flock home from Finland
When Finland locked its borders in March during the coronavirus crisis, tens of thousands of migrant workers from Estonia had ...
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In Nordics, coronavirus may be deadly boring, but not yet deadly
By Johannes Ledel with AFP's Nordic bureaus Holed up in his parents' home since testing positive, Viktor Andersson has been killing ...
Read moreSami protest tourism at Santa’s official home
By Sam Kingsley In Finland's remote Lapland region, the Santa Claus Village amusement park is a snowy wonderland of reindeer ...
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Finns rank tops in internet usage on smartphones and tablets
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Finland"•On the crowded morning metro in Helsinki, silence prevails. Everyone is hunched over their smartphone screens, ...
Read moreAquino receives new ambassadors
Ambassadors-designate from Cuba, Samoa and Finland presented their credentials to President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday and expressed hope for continuing ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.