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Nyberg not first to be drafted in from FinlandIrish IndependentTen years ago, former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari carried out inspections of IRA weapons dumps as part of the peace process in the North. ...and more »
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ITAR-TASSFinal decision on Shtokman project to me made in 2011ITAR-TASSTaking part in the conference aside from the Russian specialists are businesspeople from Great Britain, Canada, Norway, France and Finland. President of the ...and more »
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Ex-Finland Pres. Receives HLS/HBS AwardHarvard CrimsonFormer President of Finland and 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti OK Ahtisaari received the 2010 Great Negotiator Award last night in ...Finland's Ahtisaari awarded for diplomacy workHelsinki Times (subscription) (blog)all 2 news articles »
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Finland, Turkey present peace mediation initiativeToday's Zaman... including Martti Ahtisaari, a former president of Finland and also the head the Independent Commission on Turkey, which recently paid Turkey a visit. ...Finland - Preparation of a UN Resolution on peace mediation to begin under the ...ISRIA (registration)all 2 news articles »
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YLE NewsFinland welcomes UN support for women's rightsXinhua24 (Xinhua) -- President of Finland Tarja Halonen on Friday voiced strong support for "the commitment of all UN member states to strengthen promotion of ...President Halonen urges UN to take more effective measures to reach millennium ...Helsingin SanomatHalonen, Stubb Address UN MeetingsYLE Newsall 6 news articles »
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Harvard Law School NewsProgram on Negotiation honors Martti Ahtissari with the Great Negotiator AwardHarvard Law School NewsOn Monday, September 27, Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation will honor the former President of Finland, Martti Ahtissari, with the 2010 Great ...
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YLE NewsPresident Halonen Encourages More Aid for AfricaYLE NewsPresident Halonen noted Finland strongly believes the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved. She added they can be obtained only through cooperation ...and more »
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Ahtissari: Cyprus Issue Hinders EU Accession ProcessBianet... of the Commission, former President of Finland Martti Ahtissari, had held talks in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakır and Turkey's capital Ankara. ...
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UN chief joins Finn, S. African leaders to launches panel on global sustainabilityistockAnalyst.com (press release)19, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, joined Tarja Halonen, president of Finland and Lindiwe Zulu of South Africa here Sunday ...and more »
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...he stepped down as the embassy's No. 2 because of the Iranian government's crackdown on citizens protesting the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last year. "I cannot accept, tolerate this fraud election. The situation got worse because ... my...
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Hosseyn Alizadeh the Iranian charge daffaires in Finland who defected last week and joined the resistance call the International community to do not take Ahmadinejad serious and as the president of Iran.
Helsingin SanomatFinland not declaring itself major peace mediatorHelsingin SanomatOn Monday the Prime Minister said that she would like to make Finland “a great country in peace mediation”. On the same day, President Halonen responded by ...Kiviniemi says PM selection was constitutionalHelsinki Times (subscription)Finland - Prime Minister Kiviniemi to BudapestISRIA (registration)all 5 news articles »
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President of Finland and her Husband dance Kurdish
President of Finland dancing with Iranian Kurd refugees during her visit to Åland islands on 2nd of September 2010
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20.07.2010 Russian President Medvedev was guest of Finnish President Tarja Halonen in Turku Finland.
WEBSITE: horsethatleaps.com BUY FOR 37% OFF tinyurl.com A TALE OF ESPIONAGE, THE SILK ROAD AND THE RISE OF MODERN CHINA Two epic journeys along the Silk Road -- past and present -- offer a riveting and cautionary tale about the breathtaking rise of modern China. On July 6, 1906, Baron Gustaf Mannerheim—who decades later became the President of Finland—boarded the midnight train from St. Petersburg, charged by Tsar Nicholas II to secretly collect intelligence on the Qing Dynasty's sweeping reforms that were radically transforming China. The last Tsarist agent in the so-called Great Game, Mannerheim chronicled almost every facet of China's modernization, from reform of education, foreign investment and industry to the military, Muslim borderlands and Tibet's struggle for independence. On July 6, 2006, writer Eric Enno Tamm boarded that same train, intent on following in Mannerheim's footsteps. Initially banned from China, Tamm devises a cover and retraces Mannerheim's route across the Silk Road, discovering both eerie similarities and seismic differences between the Middle Kingdoms of today and a century ago. Trekking overland 17000 kilometres to Beijing, he runs a gauntlet of political and geographic extremes including some of the world's hottest deserts and cruellest dictatorships. Along the way, Tamm offers piercing insights into China's past that raise troubling questions about its future. Can the Communist Party truly open China to the outside world yet keep Western ...
The Finnish Defence Forces / puolustusvoimat/ försvarsmakten are responsible for defence of Finland. It is a cadre army of 16500, of which 8700 are professional soldiers (officers), extended with conscripts and reservists such that the standard readiness strength is 34700 people in uniform (27300 Army, 3000 Navy, and 4400 Air Force). A universal male conscription is in place, under which all men above 18 years of age serve for 6, 9 or 12 months. Alternative non-military service and volunteer service by women (about 500 chosen annually are possible.Finland is the only non-NATO EU country bordering Russia. Finland's official policy states that the 350000 reservists with mostly ground weaponry are a sufficient deterrent. The army consists of a highly mobile field army backed up by local defence units. The army defends the national territory and its military strategy employs the use of the heavily forested terrain and numerous lakes to wear down an aggressor, instead of attempting to hold the attacking army on the frontier. Military experts call for common defense, but are careful to avoid politics. Finland's defence budget equals about 2 billion euro or 1.4-1.6 percent of the GDP. The voluntary overseas service is highly popular and troops serve around the world in UN, NATO and EU missions. Homeland defence willingness stands at around 80%, one of the highest rates in Europe.Peacekeeping operations:Finland has taken part in peacekeeping operations since 1956 (the number of ...
Baltic sea - the most polluted sea in the world BRIEF: How to save the rapidly dying sea? Forty years of targeting the general public with awareness campaigns and fundraising has not succeeded. In 2010, the Baltic Sea is still the MOST POLLUTED SEA IN THE WORLD. INSIGHT: A critically ill patient requires immediate and committed help that ONLY professionals can provide not fundraising or awareness campaigns. SOLUTION: We needed a lot of influential people, presidents, kings, prime ministers and business leaders, to commit to act in saving the Baltic Sea. People who could really catalyze change quickly. We wanted true commitments, not empty promises. • Describe how the campaign/entry was launched and executed and which channels were used With one well-connected key player from Baltic Sea Action Group we managed to involve the President of Finland. She then involved high level decision makers from all 12 Baltic Sea Countries, including Russias PM Vladimir Putin and the king of Sweden. In February 2010 we organized a SUMMIT for these heads of state AND WELCOMED businesses willing to donate their unique expertise to saving the Baltic Sea only businesses that agreed to make an actual commitment had the chance to participate in the Action Summit. The press release about the involvement of the high level summit attendees resulted in wide media coverage that, alongside personal invitations, functioned as an invitation for businesses to participate and to commit. • Give some idea ...
Episode 04 Female President. The Daily Ape Show series about Finland made for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. www.dailyape.com. Stay tuned! New episode every week.
Laura Lepistö being interviewed during a medal celebration that the Finnish Figure Skating federation organised for her honour. She won bronze medal in the 2010 Figure Skating World Championships, behind Mao Asada (Japan) and Yuna Kim (South Korea). Also attending in this reception is the President of Finland, Tarja Halonen.
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (born 23 June 1937) was the tenth President of Finland (19942000), 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work. Ahtisaari was a UN Special Envoy at the Kosovo status process negotiations, aimed at resolving a long-running dispute in Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. In October 2008, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts". The Nobel statement said that Ahtisaari has played a prominent role in resolving many conflicts in Namibia, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq, among other areas.
The Finnish women defeat Sweden in overtime to win the Bronze Medal at Canada Place in Vancouver, BC The president of Finland was at the game.
The Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen interviewed about the Bilderberg Group and his attendance in the group's meetings in Turku, Finland 18.1.2010. Prime minister Vanhanen attended the Bilderberg meeting in the year 2009 with Jyrki Katainen, the minister of finance of Finland. In this video we interview Matti Vanhanen about his views on the connection between the euro currency and the Bilderberg Group. We also ask his thoughts about why Tarja Halonen, the president of Finland, declared the Bilderberg documents secret. The interview is originally from Infosota.fi and it is subtitled in English. Interviewer Jiri Keronen Camera: Teemu Välimäki The original video without subtitles: www.youtube.com
Layzee aka Mr President LIVE @ Flamingo, Vantaa Finland 8.1.2010 Film & Edit: Ari Myllyniemi / Prime Time Music www.primetime.fi
Mr. President playing his only hit song and starting the gig with it. Then he played some covers by other one hit wonders, maybe one or two of his own songs and as a last song... dum-dum-dumm, Coco Jamboo again. What a great night.
The open house at the President of Finland's castle caused a massive queue. I can't remember I have seen such a queue ever, Sorry for the bad quality but had to navigate the pram between trams, cars and eager visitors to the castle =)
P!nk @ Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland (12.11.2009)
Indian Cultural Association Celebrated Dilwai 2009 in Tartu. The chief guest was Sri Om Prakash Ji-India Ambassador of Finland and Helsinki. In this video he was invted by our President Mr. Naresh Mody to deliver an encouraging speech.
La Presidenta de Finlandia da la bienvenida al Equipo Base y apoya la Marcha Mundial. Helsinki, 27-10-2009. Tarja Kaarina Halonen (nacida el 24 de diciembre de 1943, en Helsinki, Finlandia) es una abogada y política finesa. Es Presidenta de Finlandia desde 2000. Halonen es una abogada sindicalista. Se graduó de la Universidad de Helsinki en 1968 y tiene una Maestría en Leyes. Pertenece al Partido Socialdemócrata de Finlandia.
The President of Finland welcomes the Base Team and endorses the World March. Helsinki, 27-10-2009.
Worlds best Guitar Hero Freddie Wong challenges the Finnish President Tarja Halonen!
Worlds best Guitar Hero Freddie Wong challenges the Finnish President Tarja Halonen!
President Halonen of Finland and Zohreh Tabatabai met during the 98th International Labour Conference to discuss globalization, the crisis, gender equality, and the potential risks of protectionism.
August 03, 2009 Finnish President talks to Space Walker President Tarja Halonen spoke on the phone on Monday with astronaut Timothy L. Kopra, at his post on the International Space Station. The 46-year-old Texan's grandparents moved from Finland almost a century ago. From her summer residence Kultaranta (Golden Beach) the President discussed the cosmonauts Finnish ancestry during the phone call. Kopra's grandfather originated from Karelia while his grandmother was from Helsinki. Kopra said his family had maintained contacts with relatives and had visited Finland. He also admitted to be a Finn at heart. During the 15 minute space call, President Tarja Halonen invited Kopra to visit Finland upon his return to earth. He accepted her invitation. She also expressed her appreciation of the work carried out by the International Space Station. Earlier this year the President had sent Kopra a Finnish souvenir to take along on his space trip. The keepsake was a special Kalevala coin, minted as part of the From the Heart coin collection produced by the Mint of Finland. Kopra and six other astronauts travelled on board the Endeavour Shuttle to their base on the International Space Station in February. Kopra took over from the Japanese Koichi Wakata, who returned to Earth on the Endeavour after four months in space. Timothy L. Kopra was born in Texas and is a former US military test pilot. He has worked for NASA for the past 11 years and was chosen for astronaut training in 2000. He ...
Den svenske konge og dronning kommer forst ud af fordoren, lige efter dronning magrethe i sort top og lys nederdel. To celebrate the Millennium of the Name of Lithuania, Vilnius is visited today by Their Majesties Queen Margaret II of the Kingdom of Denmark, King Harald V of Norway, and King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland, President Valdis Zatlers of Latvia, President Lech Kaczyński of Poland, President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine, President Tarja Halonen of Finland, Legate of Pope Benedict XVI and Dean of the College of Cardinals Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip of Estonia, Russia's Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeyev, President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia,
Wangchuck- King of Bhutan 10. Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva- president of Brazil 11. Georgi Parvanov- president of Bulgaria 12. Hu Jintao- president of China 13. Stjepan Mesic- president of Croatia 14. Vaclav Klaus- president of the Czech Republic 15. Margrethe II- Queen of Denmark 16. Hosni Mubarak- president of Egypt 17. Toomas Hendrik Ilves- president of Estonia 18. Tarja Halonen- president of Finland 19. Nicolas Sarkozy- president of France 20. Karolos Papoulias- president of Greece 21. ...
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...students. The Order of the Lion of Finland was founded on September 11, 1942 and is awarded for civilian and military merit. The president of Finland wears the Star of the Order. An official announcement on Wednesday said Khanna together with Professor Mart...
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Replot Bridge (Swedish: Replotbron; Finnish: Raippaluodon silta) is a cable-stayed tuftform bridge connecting the island of Replot with the mainland in Korsholm, near Vaasa, Finland. It is 1045 metres (3430 ft) long and the longest bridge of Finland. Two supporting pylons are both 82.5 m (271 ft) high. The bridge was inaugurated 27 August 1997 by the president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari. ... Replot bridge Raippaluodon silta ...
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...Association of Finland president Pekka Hämäläinen believes UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ will be a tournament to remember as he looks ahead to the big kick-off on 23 August. Tickets went on sale last week for the 12-nation event which will be held in the Finnish...
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Opening the European Food Safety Authority in Parma, preferred over a Finnish city, Silvio Berlusconi says the result has been achieved thanks to his "playboy skills" he used on the Finnish President Tarja Halonen. As a result, the Italian ambassador in Finland was summoned by Finnish foreign minister, and several "boycott Italian products" initiatives took place in Finland. During a convention held by his party, Berlusconi showed a photo of Tarja Halonen, adding "Do you really believe that ...
United Nations, 17 March 2009 - General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann is presenting to journalists at UN Headquarters his recent trip to Syria, Finland, China, Bahrain, Switzerland and Iran as well as the current General Assembly issues. View the entire press conference (Real Media, 45 minutes): webcast.un.org
Soome president Urho Kaleva Kekkonen mitteametlikul visiidil Eestis 11.-14. märtsil 1964. Katkendeid dokumentaalfilmist "Sõprusvisiit". President of Finland Urho Kaleva Kekkonen in unofficial visit in Estonia on 11th-14th March 1964. Excerpts from the documentary "Visit of friendship". ... Eesti Soome ajalugu Viro Viron Suomi Suomen historia Estonia history Estland Geschichte 1960s Tartu ülikool presidentti Tartto Kääriku
The footage is horrible shakycam, sorry. The video also has some hologram/videoconference with a man that looks like former finnish president Kekkonen rambling about the future
Okay, so here's some celebrity look-alikes. Enjoy! Briney Spears - ??? Tintin - Prince William Ronaldinho - Jar Jar Binks Prince Carl Gustav (Sweden) - Orlando Bloom Lauren Conrad - Christine Taylor Muppet - Jack Black Nick Jonas - Two look alikes Tarja Halonen (President of Finland) - Conan O´Brien Alicia Keys - Jessica Alba The Queen of England - Camilla Parker Bowles Johnny Depp - Micheal Jackson Megan Fox - Angelina Jolie Josh Duhamel - Johnny Knoxville Kylie Minouge - Katherine Heigl Jojo - Isla Fisher Pink - Billy Idol Song: Jonas Brothers - Got me goin' cracy
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...is to visit Finland at the invitation of Mauri Pekkarinen, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland, and Mikko Kosonen, the president of Sitra (Finnish Innovation Fund). This will be first step in realizing the activity plan detailed in the Memorandum of Mutual...
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Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari accepts the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve world conflicts.
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (June 4, 1867 - January 27, 1951) was the Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces, Marshal of Finland, a politician, and a military commander. He was Regent of Finland (1918 - 1919), and the sixth President of Finland (1944 - 1946). He started his military career in the Imperial Russian army, becoming the leader of Finnish government forces in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 and during World War II. No doubt that Mannerheim is the most important historical character in the Nordic history. ... When negotiations with the Soviet Union failed in 1939, Mannerheim on October 17 again withdrew his resignation, thereby again accepting the position as Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish army in case of war. Officially he became the Commander-in-Chief after the Soviet attack on November 30. In a letter to his daughter Sophie, he stated his view that "I had not wanted to undertake the responsibility of commander-in-chief, as my age and my health entitled me, but I had to yield to appeals from the President of the Republic and the government, and now for the fourth time I am at war." (Cited in Jägerskiöld, 1986). Mannerheim quickly reorganised his headquarters in Mikkeli. His strategic aide was Lieutenant General Aksel Airo, while his close friend, General Rudolf Walden, was sent as a representative of the headquarters to the Cabinet from 3 December 1939 till 27 March 1940, after which he became the Defence Minister. Mannerheim himself spent most of the Winter War and Continuation War in his Mikkeli headquarters but made many visits to the front. Between the wars, he held on to the authority as Commander-in-Chief, which according to the letter of law should have gone back to the presidents (Kyösti Kallio and Risto Ryti) after the Moscow Peace, March 12, 1940. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerheim
7/7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2e_mlbuPRo Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (June 4, 1867 - January 27, 1951) was the Commander-in-Chief of Finland's Defence Forces, Marshal of Finland, a politician, and a military commander. He was Regent of Finland (1918 - 1919), and the sixth President of Finland (1944 - 1946). He started his military career in the Imperial Russian army, becoming the leader of Finnish government forces in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 and during World War II. No doubt that Mannerheim is the most important historical character in the Nordic history. ... When negotiations with the Soviet Union failed in 1939, Mannerheim on October 17 again withdrew his resignation, thereby again accepting the position as Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish army in case of war. Officially he became the Commander-in-Chief after the Soviet attack on November 30. In a letter to his daughter Sophie, he stated his view that "I had not wanted to undertake the responsibility of commander-in-chief, as my age and my health entitled me, but I had to yield to appeals from the President of the Republic and the government, and now for the fourth time I am at war." (Cited in Jägerskiöld, 1986). Mannerheim quickly reorganised his headquarters in Mikkeli. His strategic aide was Lieutenant General Aksel Airo, while his close friend, General Rudolf Walden, was sent as a representative of the headquarters to the Cabinet from 3 December 1939 till 27 March 1940, after which he became the Defence Minister. Mannerheim himself spent most of the Winter War and Continuation War in his Mikkeli headquarters but made many visits to the front. Between the wars, he held on to the authority as Commander-in-Chief, which according to the letter of law should have gone back to the presidents (Kyösti Kallio and Risto Ryti) after the Moscow Peace, March 12, 1940. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerheim
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