Finland’s president has said she has “profound confidence” in the former speaker of parliament and her advisor, after a Wikileaks cable suggested the pair had disclosed details of a private meeting between her and former Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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President of Finland denies Wikileaks validity
Posted on 16 February 2011.
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Finland sets out to save the Baltic Sea
Posted on 09 June 2009.
In an effort to preserve and improve the condition of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish government has announced its plan to hold a Baltic Sea Action Summit in 2010. Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Prime Minister Matti Taneli Vanhanen have invited the leaders of every Baltic Sea nation, along with key companies involved with the [...]
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Finland allows eavesdropping on emails
Posted on 16 March 2009.
The parliament of Finland voted to approve a controversial new law that gives employers the right to monitor their employees’ emails if they suspect any kind of deviant or illegal behaviour is going on. Dubbed the “Lex Nokia” law, or the data retention law, the bill was approved by 96 members of parliament, while 56 [...]
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