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Russian matryoshka dolls depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Trump are on sale in the Ruslania book store in Helsinki. Putin and Trump are scheduled to meet on Monday.

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Russian 'Reset 2.0': What Putin Wants From Trump At Helsinki Summit

8:07am July 15, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russia's president wants to normalize ties with the U.S., stop sanctions and give President Trump the impression he is the only Western leader who can get through to him.

A fan waves the Finnish flag during the Nordic World Ski Championships last year. Finland is No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, released Wednesday.

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Life's Nice In The Nordic Ice: Finland, Neighbors Top U.N. Happiness Index

9:15pm March 14, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Finns took No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, while perennial leaders Norway and Denmark weren't far behind. Meanwhile, the study devoted a chapter to the decline of happiness in the U.S.

Finnish snowboard coach Antti Koskinen, who knits during competition, has become an Olympic folk hero.

Finland Takes Olympic Chill To The Next Level: Team Knitting

8:36pm February 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

During the weekend's slopestyle competition, Finnish snowboarding coach Antti Koskinen was casually knitting at the top of the course.

Finland's Tomi Rantamaeki, seen here delivering a stone with curling teammate Oona Kauste of Finland, is the oldest rookie at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

The Oldest Rookie In The Winter Olympics Will Turn 50 This Year

10:23pm February 09, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"People are eating wrong. If you take care of yourself, both mentally and physically, you stay young. Age is only a number," says Tomi Rantamaeki, a Finnish curler who is 49 years old.

Euro bank notes lie on a table in counter of a bank in Dresden, Germany, Monday, June 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)

Episode 796: The Basic Income Experiment

7:05pm September 22, 2017

by Avery Trufleman

The basic income. A flat payment to citizens, without strings. Is it a progressive fantasy, or sensible policy? We may soon find out. The Finnish Government is testing it on 2,000 unemployed citizens.

Candles and flowers left at the makeshift memorial for the victims of Friday's stabbings at the Turku Market Square, Finland.

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Suspect In Finland Stabbing Rampage Identified As 18-Year-Old Moroccan

5:46pm August 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Police in Finland say the man suspected of killing two people and injuring six others in the city of Turku Friday is an 18-year old Moroccan citizen who was previously known to authorities.

Police officers and rescuers in the Finnish city of Turku after several people were stabbed on Friday.

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2 Dead In Stabbing Attack In Turku, Finland

2:09pm August 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Police say they have apprehended a suspect after shooting him in the leg, and it's not clear what his motivations were. Six other people were injured in the attack about 100 miles from the capital.

Police guard the area where three women were killed in a shooting incident outside of a restaurant in Imatra, Finland after midnight, Sunday.

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Gunman in Finland Kills Local Politician, 2 Others With Rifle Outside Restaurant

9:53am December 04, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

A 23-year old gunman killed a local councilor and two journalists, all women, around midnight local time. The shooting took place about three hours east of Helsinki.

A Helsinki bomb shelter now serves as a shooting range for an archery club.

How Finns Make Sports Part Of Everyday Life

1:09pm July 29, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

In Finland, 90 percent of adults take part in sports or exercise at least twice a week. The Nordic nation far outpaces the U.S. in adult sports participation. Free and easy access to facilities helps.

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Helicopter belonging to the Netherlands participates in NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, on May 4, 2015.

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NATO Forces Launch Largest Anti-Submarine Exercises Ever Off Norway Coast

6:38pm May 04, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The two-week naval exercise, dubbed Dynamic Mongoose, brings dozens of vessels together, and comes amid concern about Russia's increasing aggression.