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Ryanair to Launch Flights from Eastern Finland to Greece
Low-cost airline Ryanair will start direct flights between Lappeenranta and Athens next summer.
The Irish no-frills carrier is particularly interested in testing demand for the route among Russian tourists as Lappeenranta is the closest EU airport to St. Petersburg, which...
Basketball
Eurobasket: Greece Faced with Winner-Takes-it-All Clash Against Poland
Greece suffered a humiliating defeat 89-77 by Finland in Eurobasket in Helsinki on Tuesday evening.
Finland - ranked 32nd in the world - led comfortably throughout the encounter until Greece, who only recently fell out of the top 10, mounted...
Europe
The Attica Zoological Park Receives Four Dolphins from Finland
Four bottlenose dolphins were transferred to their new home at the Attica Zoological Park in Greece during what was described as a "covert operation" by Yle, Finland's national public broadcasting company.
The four dolphins named Veera, Delfi, Leevi and Eevertti...
Economy
EWG Gives the Green Light for the Disbursement of 7.5 Bln Euros for Greece
The Euro Working Group's meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday focused on ironing out the details of the program review for Greece. Technocrats of the Euro Working Group came to a positive conclusion, paving the way for the release...
Business
AIA CEO Yiannis Paraschis Named Airport Chief Executive of the Year
Athens International Airport CEO Yannis Paraschis was named Airport Chief Executive of the Year, a few days ago in Helsinki, for his pioneering work in the airport of Athens and his contribution to the international airport industry.
As part of...
Europe
First ‘Ellada Pantou’ Festival to Take Place in Finland
The Social Cooperative Enterprise "Ellada Pantou" (Greece All Over) in collaboration with the Finnish-Greek Societies Federation based in Finland --18 Finnish-Greek clubs with up to 1850 members -- and the Hellenic Association of Finland has organized the 1st “Ellada Pantou”...
Economy
Finnish Foreign Minister: 'Greece to Trouble Eurozone for Decades'
Finland's eurosceptic Foreign Minister Timo Soini stated that he expects Greece to cause trouble to the Eurozone for many decades to come. He called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to participate in Greece's third bailout program.
"Unfortunately, this problem will be...
Economy
Finnish FinMin Finally Announces His Country's Participation in Greek Loan Deal
"Today I got a mandate to approve the third package for Greece," Finnish Finance Minister Alexander Stubb told reporters on Thursday, revealing the Finnish government's intention to finally participate in Greece's new rescue loan deal.
The decision, which was made by the Finnish...
Economy
Finnish Finance Minister: Further Steps Needed for a Greek Deal
On Tuesday afternoon, Finnish Finance Minister Alexander Stubb cooled down talk of a final agreement between Greece and its international creditors.
Greece and creditors reached an agreement earlier on Tuesday, after a thorough 24-hour review of all the reforms included in the Memorandum.
However,...
Economy
Finland May Not Participate in Greece's Third Bailout
Finland may stay out of the planned third bailout package for Greece, said the country's Foreign Minister Timo Soini on Saturday.
"The government has a very tight policy on this. We will not accept increasing Finland's liabilities, or cuts in...