Finns have been named and shamed as the worst drivers among their Nordic neighbours. Using a mobile phone behind the wheel, dozing on the job, and even drink-driving are some of the dangerous habits people from Finland have admitted to in a newly released study.
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Finns the worst drivers among Nordic countries
Posted on 19 October 2010.
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Chinese Huawei wins Swedish 4G network deal from Ericsson
Posted on 24 December 2009.
Net4mobility, the joint venture between Tele 2 and Telenor, has chosen Chinese operator Huawei over local giant Ericsson to roll out the new ultra high-speed 4G network in Sweden.
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Finland dominates World Mobile Phone throwing competition
Posted on 11 September 2009.
As expected, Finland dominated the World Mobile Phone Throwing Championships, held last month in Kesamaa, Punkaharju in the country’s Eastern lakes district. This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows that Finland is the world’s capital of weird sporting events.
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Icelandic phone company serves the high seas
Posted on 20 June 2009.
Siminn, the Icelandic telecommunications company provides communications services to around 70 cruise ships all over the world – deals which have netted the company some 90,000 extra customers and around ISK 1 billion in extra takings, Frettabladid reports. “You could say this is an offshoot of our successful work with Icelandic fishing ships,” said Saevar [...]
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Danish prison scandal reads like a novel
Posted on 12 June 2009.
A high-ranking prison guard, hardcore convicts, a biker gang and prostitutes were just some of the elements involved in Denmark’s latest prison scandal. Copenhagen’s Vestre Faengel prison was the site of the drama, where an experienced guard has been accused of accepting bribes from biker inmates in return for letting them have unfettered access to [...]
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