News from Finland

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The hangover cure pill from Finland - Rohtos Detoxformula

The Finnish company Rohtos has started selling it's hangover pill Detoxformula in it's online store. The pill is a dietary supplement that protects the brain and body while drinking alcohol and also the next day. The pi…

Court bans copyright holders' access to details of users sharing on BitTorrent

In some European countries illegal downloads of copyrighted material, such as movies have resulted in a contact from a law agency for copyright infringement. These letters then demand compensation, usually in the range …

Finnish ski resort opens slopes just in time for schools' summer holidays

The start to the summer season in Finland has been colder than usual. After a coldest May in decades, the cold weather has continued in June. Now a Ski Resort in Northern Finland, Saariselkä, is re-opening it's ski slop…

The top ten deadliest animals in Finland

Finland is a boring place. This nordic country does not have much to write home about. There are no earth quakes, no alligators, no sharks in the water... So what are the deadliest beasts in the country? Surely it must …

A talented developer can earn up to 15.000 Euros a month in Finland

Developers have become a highly sought after resource in Finland. The true race is for "super coders" that can both program and do business development. To find these rare talents, companies working in the field pay han…

Apple acquires Finnish sleep tracking startup Beddit

The american consumer electronics giant Apple has bought the Finnish sleep and wellbeing metering startup Beddit. The move bolsters the company's position in the booming health industry. Beddit announced the purchase su…