Helsinki Times

Russia worthy winners

Russia recorded an emphatic 6–2 win over Slovakia on Sunday evening in the final of the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Having ended Finland’s hopes of retaining the title in Saturday’s semi-final, undefeated Russia were in a class of their own throughout the tournament. Earlier on Sunday, Czech Republic took advantage of a poor first period from Finland and fended-off a spirited fight back to claim third place with a 3-2 win over the hosts. Meanwhile, the controversy over ticket prices...

Improved YLE Areena launches

A new, more user-friendly YLE Areena, which offers thousands of programmes for online viewing, launches today. “The amount of programmes necessitated an improved way to organise the content,” explained Kari Haakana, the Head of Services at YLE Internet. The new service is set to enhance functionality, convenience and video quality by addressing, for example, playback problems experienced and by introducing new programme categories and an improved search function. The majority of programmes are a...

Green power hits red tape

Energy industry lobbyists say that at the current rate of construction, targets for wind and hydroelectric power will not be achieved.

LABYRINTHINE bureaucracy is holding back the increased use of wind power, and preventing the planning and construction of new hydroelectric power plants. This is the view of Finnish Energy Industries, which represents the country’s electricity and district heating companies.

The austerity problem

Countries want to engage in fiscal stimulus to improve their economies, but are hampered by a collective demand for austerity.

THE new treaty governing government spending in the European Union is not set to take effect until next year, but it may already be unravelling. There has been a strong pushback against austerity measures, both from prominent economists and the electorate.