Helsinki News

A pilots' strike has forced the Finnish carrier Finnair to find lodging for thousands of stranded passengers around the country, airline officials say. The air carrier says it doesn't know exactly how many passengers it was procuring hotel rooms for,...

Finnish phone maker Nokia said Monday it was recalling poorly made cell phone chargers due to an electric shock hazard, which could involve 14 million chargers. Nokia, in a release, did not estimate the number of charges in the recall,...

Finn Ville Koistinen scored the shootout winner and Tomas Vokoun made 52 saves, leading the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the first NHL regular season game played in Finland on Friday. Defenseman Koistinen delighted...

Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday. Apple, which entered the cellphone market only in mid-2007 with its iPhones, sold...

Finnish-German telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens said on Tuesday that it would reduce its 64,000-strong workforce by seven to nine percent or by 4,500 to 5,800 jobs, in a multi-million cost-cutting drive. The cost-cutting is to "improve financial performance and...

There were two players from Finland participating in the NHL's opening weekend series in Helsinki. On Friday, Florida's Ville Koistinen got to be the homeland hero. On Saturday, Chicago Blackhawks backup goalie Antti Niemi got his chance to star on...

Ville Koistinen's shoot-out goal Friday lifted Florida to a 4-3 season-opening victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. Koistinen, the lone Finnish skater for either squad, scored in the shootout's second round, giving the Panthers a 2-1 shoot-out edge.

Zurich's ZSC Lions may have roared into history with a 2-1 upset over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, but coach Sean Simpson says the big winner is Swiss ice hockey. The match at Zurich's Hallenstadion marked the first time a...

Sexton becomes Florida Panthers general manager The Florida Panthers made Randy Sexton the team's new general manager on Friday, promoting the man responsible for the club's numerous offseason moves. The announcement was made in Helsinki, where the Panthers faced the...