Helsinki Times (subscription) Helsinki or Eindhoven to be World Design Capital 2012 Helsinki Times (subscription) “Jussi Pajunen, mayor of Helsinki , added that 'Design has a key role in all of our strategies, so being shortlisted means that the jury understood our goal ...


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Record summer for Helsinki's cruise ships Helsinki Times (subscription) “This year, 263 international cruise ships arrived in Helsinki , bringing approximately 360000 passengers to Finland's capital.


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Helsinki weather forecast and weather conditions for . Today's Helsinki weather plus a 36 hour forecast and Doppler radar from weather.com.


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Core77.com Helsinki named 2012 design capital Xinhua HELSINKI , Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Finnish capital Helsinki has won the title of World Design Capital for 2012. The honor was bestowed on Wednesday at the World ...


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HELSINKI (AP) Nokia Corp. is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.


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The feasibility study of a rail tunnel between Tallinn and Helsinki could start next October, reports LETA. The necessary support from Europe has to be received since the finances promised for the project by Helsinki and Tallinn won’t be sufficient, say Merle Krigul, head of Euregio, a company involved in the project.


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My friend Steve Casimiro , former editor of Powder  magazine, writer and photographer extraordinaire, and the brain behind The Adventure Life blog just reminded me of this insane video of Frenchie Antoine Montant skiing out of an enormous slide with a parachute.


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Like free throws or music scales, survival skills can be practiced. If you repeat the exercises needed for a life or death situation you can increase your chances of survival—whether you're a father perfecting a friction fire in the backyard or a soldier simulating an underwater escape from a helicopter crash in a pool


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If you want to take a river cruise in March 2010, book this week for additional discounts on select Viking River Cruises. Through December 2, the cruise line is offering two-for-one pricing on your cruise fare, discounts of $1,000 per couple ($500 per person) on international business-class airfare and complimentary wine with dinner. This offer is available on select sail dates between March 18 and 27, 2010, for cruises along the Danube, Rhine, Elbe and other European waterways, as well as the Yangtze River in China.


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Over the past few years, we've written about and reviewed a bunch of gear from Nau, makers of stylish and eco-conscious technical outerwear and clothing for men and women, like the jacket the bearded gentleman is wearing above. If you're not familiar with their stuff, check it out here .


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HJK Helsinki. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


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Don’t underestimate the power of quiet and solitude.


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From conversations with several heads of Caribbean tour companies, it's clear that the tropics have had slow going. And though some slight pick-up is presently expected, most of them are striving hard to keep their prices low and their passenger counts up -- especially for stays in the month of January just ahead, when advance bookings are not promising


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Posted by Demon Chang on Thursday, November 26, 2009 / Labels: recreation, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel. 難得的空閒日,剛好蔣胖跟張哥說要去鶯歌,所以話不多說,就出發吧。 走國道三號下鶯歌交流道,除了在高速公路小遇塞車,基本上從台北出發大概半個 ...


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Helsinki's designers have always been central to its culture. But after the collapse of the neighboring Soviet Union, with whom Finland shared a special trade agreement, its economy faltered.


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