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In 2006 Finland celebrated the centenary of full political rights for women, a first in world history, and in January Pres. Tarja Halonen, the country's first woman head of state, was reelected for a ...
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The elections to the Finnish parliament in March 2007 resulted in three parties' proclaiming themselves victorious: the Centre Party remained the largest party, with a 23.1% share (down from 24.7% in ...
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Finland's northern location imposes certain limitations on industrial activity; severe winter conditions make the costs of construction and heating high, and ice and snow are obstacles to transport. ...
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The once-mighty Sega Corp. faced a merger with Japan's Sammy Corp., but after talks fell through, Sammy instead became the biggest shareholder in Sega. Observers alleged that Sega's sales had fallen ...
Design for the Third Millennium
At the turn of the millennium, new product design-both functional and visually striking-was being showcased in homes around the world, defined the look of cars, and offered innovative styles for the ...
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Early in the year most investors judged the European Union to be the only relatively safe place for their money as problems mounted in Japan and in the United States. Yet as early as March-and ...
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Confidence in equities returned in 2004. As the year began, investors seemed to base their longer-term strategies on the generally positive outlook for the corporate sector. Improved global growth ...
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The launch on Jan. 1, 1999, of the new European single currency, the euro, was greeted throughout the world as an immensely positive development. On the euro's first day of trading, shares and bonds ...
Finland
In 1999 Finland's Pres. Martti Ahtisaari made international news by heading talks in Belgrade that resulted in Serbia's agreeing to pull its armed forces out of Kosovo. (See Biographies.) NATO's ...
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In February 2000 Tarja Halonen (see Biographies) of the left-wing Social Democratic Party was elected Finland's first woman president. Although known in her youthful political days as "Red Tarja," ...
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