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    create most of this controversy. Jaanus and Jukka are brothers who are born in Finland. Jukka move’s out of Finland and he becomes a Canadian‚ in name‚ in body and in soul. Jaanus relocates to Canada several years later‚ but he’s different. When Jaanus moves to Canada he doesn’t become a Canadian. He is a Finn living in Canada. His body is in Canada but his name‚ and his soul still belong to Finland. When Jaanus first enters the play he insists that his name is Karkulainen. This

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    Report 15.10.2012 Strategic importance of the Barents region in the European context The Barents region is located in the high north of Europe and consists of four countries: Russia‚ Finland‚ Norway and Sweden. This area‚ unlike‚ western territories‚ is “wild”‚ meaning huge territory‚ low-populated and untouched nature with a huge amount of natural resources. The area has a huge potential‚ which can be realised. In order to do that‚ we‚ firstly‚ have to understand the

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    polo game in 1952 Melbourne Olympics boycotts in the 1980 Moscow games and also the 1956 Helsinki Games all have proof that the Cold War has to do with some of the events that happened during those games. The 1952 Olympics were held in Helsinki‚ Finland. . These games largely reflected on the Cold War. The Soviet Union finally returned to the Games after being away since 1912. But‚ instead of living in the same Olympic Village with all the other athletes‚ they set up their own little village for

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    It is important highlight that I will adopt two different terms to group these countries. By Scandinavian countries I mean Norway‚ Sweden and Denmark while the wider concept of „Nordic nations‟ includes all five countries Norway‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Finland and Iceland. In a second moment‚ I will show how new external and internal pressures threatened the welfare state model and deviated the Nordic countries from their common path. As result‚ a convergence between them with other OECD countries occurred

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    voluntary work more or less: Red Cross and Unuicef. Last year I wrote about Red Cross. So this year I decided to write about Unicef. Unicef has voluntary groups all over the Finland. In September every year there are weekend for the voluntary workers where they meet each other. It is very great to see people from every where in Finland and have the same aim in this big organization. Finnish Committee for Unicef has been established 1967. This committee is based in Helsinki and has about 50 employees in

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    Prepare a marketing plan for Burt’s Bees to further their presence in Scandinavian and Nordic countries. Executive Summary The following marketing plan forms the basis for the introduction of Burt’s Bees brand. The analysis allows us to outline the best strategies to follow for the achievement of the company’s strategic goals in the Scandinavian market and of its potential would be enable Burt’s Bees to be fully informed of their target market and be able to introduce and sell their cosmetics

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    Finland is considering toughening gun legislation in light of this week’s Jokela school shooting. Nine people‚ including the gunman‚ were killed when Pekka-Eric Auvinen‚ 18‚ went on a shooting spree at his local school. Until now‚ Finland has actively resisted plans for all European Union member states to limit gun ownership to persons aged 18 and over. Currently‚ the law stipulates that Finns may apply for a gun permit at age 15. However‚ Anne Holmlund‚ Finnish interior minister‚ told reporters

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    objectives? 2.As Zainal‚ what would you do to ensure that Nora fulfills the TMB contract? This case details the negotiations for a joint venture between Nora Holdings Sdn Bhd in Malaysia and Sakari Oy based in Finland. Nora is known in Malaysia as the leading telecom company and Sakari is known in Finland as a leading manufacturer of switching systems and cell phone sets. The venture would allow the new company to manufacture and commission digital switching exchanges in order to meet the needs of the telecom

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    Traditionally‚ the event begins on the eve of Vappu by former and current students putting on their student caps (graduation cap). Finnish Independence Day is the 6th of December and a national holiday. Sauna is a steam bath practiced widely in Finland. The word is of Proto-Finnish origin (found in Finnic and Sámi languages) dating back

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    TechNavio’s analysts forecast the IT market in the Nordic region to grow at a CAGR of 2.21 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing government support. The IT market in the Nordic region has also been witnessing the increasing adoption of cloud services. However‚ the difficult financial environment and the decrease in consumer spending could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.   TechNavio’s report‚ the IT Market in

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