<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Finland: News &amp; Videos about Finland - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Finland</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Finland from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:07:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Finland: News &amp; Videos about Finland - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Finland</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Finland from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Russia beats Forsberg, Sweden 4-1 in Karjala 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defeat</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/10/football.germany.russia.2010/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/10/10/football.germany.russia.2010/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Italy scored a last-gasp equalizer away to the Republic of Ireland on Saturday to ensure that the World Cup champions will be in South Africa to defend their title next year.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Czech Republic tops Oly hockey champ Sweden</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/more/09/05/czech.hockey.games/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/more/09/05/czech.hockey.games/index.html</guid><description>KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic (AP) -- The Czech Republic scored three goals in the second period and held on to beat Olympic champion Sweden 5-2 in the Czech Hockey Games on Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. 'Soviet-style' education system not cutting it</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/13/howard.education.monopoly/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/13/howard.education.monopoly/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Our educational system is essentially a Soviet-style government-run monopoly that could only be loved by the likes of Lenin and Stalin.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hijacked cargo ship crew back in Russia</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/20/russia.ship.crew/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/20/russia.ship.crew/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Crew members from a hijacked Russian ship landed in Moscow on Thursday, nearly a month after it was commandeered off the coast of Finland.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hirvonen leads in Finland as Raikkonen rolls</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/01/rally.finland.hirvonen.loeb/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/01/rally.finland.hirvonen.loeb/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Mikko Hirvonen extended his lead at the Rally of Finland on Saturday to boost his hopes of a first victory in his home event, while Formula One star Kimi Raikkonen suffered a spectacular crash.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hirvonen on top after Polish rally victory</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/28/rally.hirvonen.loeb.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/28/rally.hirvonen.loeb.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Mikko Hirvonen moved to the top of the World Rally Championship standings after a comfortable victory at the Rally of Poland on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Long-lost World War II sub found off Swedish coast</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/09/sweden.ww2.sub/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/09/sweden.ww2.sub/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Lighthouse keeper J.A. Eckerman was the last person to see World War II Soviet submarine S-2 before it sank in January 1940 between Sweden and Finland.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rwandan to face genocide charges in Finland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/01/finland.rwanda.genocide.charges/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/01/finland.rwanda.genocide.charges/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Finnish prosecutors will file genocide charges against a Rwandan man in the killings of 15 people during Rwanda's ethnic cleansing bloodbath in 1994, authorities said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Germany stay on course for 2010 finals</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/28/world.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/28/world.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Michael Ballack led the way as Germany maintained their four-point advantage over Russia with a 4-0 win against Liechtenstein in their World Cup Group Four qualifier on Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Major deadly attacks at schools</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/school.massacres/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/school.massacres/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A shooting rampage by a 17-year-old former student that has left at least 10 dead at a school in Winnenden, Germany is the latest in a series of attacks in education institutions. 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</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1857095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1857095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The world's largest magazine paper maker, UPM-Kymmene Corp. ,said Thursday it will close two mills in Finland by year-end and ax 700 jobs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The art of journaling as you travel</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/26/journaling/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/09/26/journaling/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Travel can make you a poet. Travel can be spiritual. You meet people on the road you'd never meet otherwise. Traveling rearranges your cultural furniture; challenging truths you assumed were self-evident and God-given. By traveling, you learn not only about the people and places you visit -- you learn about yourself.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Threats Spark Panic Among Students in Finland</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844374,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844374,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Bomb threats and a flurry of menacing mobile phone messages sparked panic Thursday among students in Finland, as fears grew that copycat attacks would follow the nation's second school massacre in 10 months</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finnish police identify massacre victims</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/24/finland.school.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/24/finland.school.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police in Finland have identified the 10 victims in Tuesday's college shooting as eight female students, a male student and a male teacher.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gunman Kills 9 at School in Finland, Then Self</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843568,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843568,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A masked gunman whose violent YouTube postings prompted police to bring him in for questioning opened fire Tuesday at his trade school in western Finland, killing nine people before shooting himself in the head</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Klose hat-trick rescues Germany in Finland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/10/group4.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/10/group4.russia/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Prolific striker Mirolsav Klose rescued Germany with a hat-trick as they grabbed a 3-3 draw against Finland in Helsinki on Wednesday night.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ballack joins Frings on Germany injury list</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/03/germany.withdrawals/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/03/germany.withdrawals/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Germany will be missing captain Michael Ballack and fellow midfielder Torsten Frings for their opening two World Cup qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Finland.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>F1 recharges its batteries</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/11/summer.break/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/11/summer.break/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Formula One may be on its summer break, but for the drivers even a trip home means a lot of time in the gym.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Impressive Loeb takes Finnish Rally lead</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/01/rallying.finland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/01/rallying.finland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Four-time defending world champion Sebastien Loeb posted the fastest times on 10 of the 11 special stages on Friday to take a 14.4-second lead over Mikko Hirvonen after the first day in the Rally Finland.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Paatelainen named as Hibs manager</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/01/10/scotland.hibernian/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/01/10/scotland.hibernian/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Hibernian have named former striker Mixu Paatelainen as their new manager in succession to John Collins -- who resigned last month in frustration at the lack of funds available to buy new players. </description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Countries for Global Business</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1684526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1684526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>In the battle for jobs and investment, the playing field isn't level. 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opener</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/11/24/ski.jumping/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/11/24/ski.jumping/index.html</guid><description>Finland's Arttu Lappi won the World Cup ski jumping opener in Ruka on Friday but the event was reduced to one jump because of strong winds and heavy snow.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 19:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Portugal beaten by Smolarek double</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/10/11/euro.groupa/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/10/11/euro.groupa/index.html</guid><description>A first half double by striker Ebi Smolarek gave Poland a shock 2-1 win over Group A favorites Portugal in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Czechs celebrate extra time strike</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/05/18/icehockey.worlds/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/05/18/icehockey.worlds/index.html</guid><description>Zbynek Irgl's goal late in extra time gave the Czech Republic a dramatic 4-3 victory over Russia on Thursday, sending the titleholders into a world championship semifinal with Finland.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 19:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finn MPs approve EU constitution</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/12/finland.eu/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/12/finland.eu/index.html</guid><description>Finland's parliament voted in favor of the European Union's stalled constitution on Friday, clearing the way for formal ratification which the government wants as soon as possible.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 10:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finland claim top spot from 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charge</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/02/belgium.matchfixing/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/02/belgium.matchfixing/index.html</guid><description>Belgian police intend to charge a Chinese businessman who they believe is the key figure in their match-fixing investigation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadians and U.S. are bundled out</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/23/hockey.quarters/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/23/hockey.quarters/index.html</guid><description>The Olympic ice hockey tournament underwent a seismic shakeup when reigning champions Canada and 2002 silver medallists the United States were bundled out of the tournament.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Czechs cruise into play-off place</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/12/worldcup.czechs/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/12/worldcup.czechs/index.html</guid><description>The Czech Republic secured a place in the World Cup playoffs after beating Finland 3-0 in the their final Group One qualifier.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Czech champions Sparta sack Hrebik</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/03/world.czech/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/03/world.czech/index.html</guid><description>Czech champions Sparta Prague have fired coach Jarosalv Hrebik after a series of losses, team boss Daniel Kretinsky said on Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hodgson confirmed as Finland coach</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/08/18/finland.coach/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/08/18/finland.coach/index.html</guid><description>Roy Hodgson has been confirmed as the new coach of the Finland national side.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Torrential rain halts world champs</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/08/09/athletics.world/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/08/09/athletics.world/index.html</guid><description>A violent thunderstorm in the Finnish capital Helsinki halted competition on the fourth day of the world athletics championships on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rebels, Indonesian government reach 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