It’s relatively easy to get by in Finland’s capital, Helsinki, without speaking Finnish. But meeting an American opera singer and a refugee from Iraq here taught reporter Kavita Pillay to embrace the vulnerability of learning a new language.
Romania was thrilled when three years Nokia announced it would move its manufacturing to the eastern European country. But now, Nokia is packing up again and moving its facilities to China.
The answer to today’s Geoquiz is Finnish Lapland, the northernmost region of Finland. It lies inside the Arctic Circle and was recently the destination for 14 of the world’s top chefs who gathered for an unusual culinary challenge.
The World – Episode 20071107 – School shooting in Finland
A teenage gunman has killed at least eight people at a school in Finland, including the principal. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from Jussi Niemmalainen, assistant editor of the Finnish newspaper, Helsingen Sanomat.