List of cities and towns in Finland - Towns founded. Alajärvi (1986) Alavus (Alavo in Swedish) (1977) Anjalankoski (1977) Espoo (Esbo in Swedish) (1972) Forssa (1964) Haapajärvi (Aspsjö In Swedish) (1977) Haapavesi Hamina (Fredrikshamn in Swedish) (1653) Hanko (Hangö in Swedish) (1874) Harjavalta (1977) Heinola (1839) Helsinki (Helsingfors in Swedish) (1550) Huittinen (Vittis in Swedish) (1977)Including:

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Owing to the extensive use of water power along the rivers Ruhr, Lenne, Volme and Ennepe, metal processing played an important role in the region of Hagen in and even before the 15th century. In the 17th and 18th century, textile and steel industries as well as paper producing followed. ...

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For History, Geography and Culture see: Tavastia, Karelia and Nylandia In the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Uusimaa province, Kymi province and the southern parts of Häme province formed the new province of Southern Finland. ...

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Judicial system of Finland - General Courts. The Finnish District Courts (Finnish: Käräjäoikeus, Swedish: Tingsrätt) deal with criminal cases, civil cases and petitionary matters, such as divorce, the custody of children or debt adjustment. There are 61 district courts in Finland. A district court is headed by the Chief Judge and other judges, who have the title of District Judge. In certain cases, the district court may also have Lay Judges. The cases are handled and resolved eit ...

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To/Die/For begun in early 1999, when the musicians from the hard rock band Mary-Ann (which had existed since 1993) decided to change their musical style to gothic metal, modifying the band's name as well. In July of that year, after recording a self-financed EP entitled Deeper Sin, they signed a record deal with Spinefarm Records. Their debut album - All Eternity - was released in Finland by the end of that year, and the band then signed contracts with Nuclear Blast (for Europe) and Pony Canyon (for Japan). A music video for the song "All Eternity" was recorded a ...

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The majestic appearance of St. Petersburg is achieved through a variety of architectural details including long, straight boulevards, vast spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monuments and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its many canals and their granite embankments and bridges, gives the city a unique and striking ambience. These bodies of wate ...

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The majestic appearance of St. Petersburg is achieved through a variety of architectural details including long, straight boulevards, vast spaces, gardens and parks, decorative wrought-iron fences, monuments and decorative sculptures. The Neva River itself, together with its many canals and their granite embankments and bridges, gives the city a unique and striking ambience. These bodies of wate ...

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The city is a major transport hub. It is the center of the local road and railway system, and has a seaport (in the Gulf of Finland of Baltic Sea) and river ports (in the delta of Neva). It is the terminus of the Volgo-Baltic waterway which links the Baltic with the Black Sea. Saint Petersburg has regular railway connections to Helsinki, Finland via Vyborg (on the Russian side) and Kouvola and Lahti (on the Finnish side). Three beautiful, old-fashioned trains - the Sibelius, the Repin and the ...

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The city is a major center of machine building, including power equipment, machinery, shipyards, instrument manufacture, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy (production of aluminium alloys), chemicals, printing, and one of the major ports of the Baltic Sea. The Saint Petersburg Mint (Monetny Dvor) is apart from Goznak in Moscow the only place in Russia that mints Russian coins, medals and badges. Ford Motor Company began producing the Ford Focus automobile here in 2002. Toyota ...

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Main article: State Provincial Office of Southern Finland The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration. The State Provincial Office of Southern Finland employs about 380 persons. Its service units are located in the cities of Hämeenlinna, Helsinki and Kouvola. ...

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To/Die/For - Current members. Jarno Perätalo - Vocals Antza Talala - Guitar Mika Ahtiainen - Guitar Josey Strandman - Bass Juska Salminen - Keyboards Santtu Lonka - Drums To/Die/For - Former members. Juha Kylmanen - Vocals (2004) Joonas Koto - Guitar (1999-2003) Juppe Sutela - Guitar (1999-2004) Miikka Kuisma - Bass (1999-2000) Marko Kangaskolkka - Bass (2000-2003) To ...

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Tsar Peter the Great founded the city on May 27 (May 16, Old Style), 1703 after reconquering the Ingrian land from Sweden. He named it after his patron saint, the apostle Saint Peter. The original name of SanktPiterburh was actually Dutch; Peter had lived and studied in that country for some time. The Swedish fortress of Nyenskans and the city Nyen had formerly occupied the site, in the marshlands where the ...

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Main article: Regions of Southern Finland Southern Finland is divided into 6 regions: South Karelia (Etelä-Karjala/ Södra Karelen) Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme/ Päijänne Tavastland) Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme/ Egentliga Tavastland) Uusimaa (Uusimaa/ Nyland) Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa/ Östra Nyland) Kymenlaakso (Kymenlaakso/ Kymmenedalen) Souther ...

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According to results of the government website, St. Petersburg has 4,560,000 inhabitants. That amounts to roughly 3 percent of the population of Russia as a whole. The average monthly salary 2003 was 6179 rubles (about 176 euros). Since it was founded, the city has seen strong social contrasts, the situation of many people hardened after the Perestroika. Beggars and old women selling what they brought from the countryside now can be seen frequently. About 15 p ...

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Saint Petersburg - Music in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg has always been known for its high-quality cultural life. The world-famous Kirov Theater (known now by its pre-revolution name of Mariinsky Theater) is home to first-class ballet and opera. St. Petersburg's Philharmonic is one of the best in Russia. St. Petersburg has also been home to the newest movements in modern music. For example, in 1972 mathematics student Boris Grebenshchikov founded the band Aquarium, an underground rock group that grew to huge popularity in the 70s and 80s. St. Petersburg was similarly home t ...

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Judicial system of Finland - Advocates. Any lawyer applying for membership in the Finnish Bar Association must have completed a Master of Laws degree, entitling them to hold judicial office, and must be known to be a person of integrity. They also must have several years experience in the legal profession and other judicial duties. An advocate must be independent and autonomous in relation to the govern ...

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Mayor : Jun 1991 -5 Jun 1996:Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak (b. 1937 -d. 2000) Governors : 5 Jun 1996 - 16 Jun 2003:Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev (b. 1944) 16 Jun 2003-15 Oct 2003:Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Beglov(acting)(b.1956) 15 Oct 2003 - present: Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (f) (b. 1949) ...

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First Secretaries of the Communist Party: Mar 1918 - Apr 1919:Pyotr Savelyevich Zaslavsky Apr 1919 - Nov 1919:Moisey Markovich Kharitonov (b. 1887 - d. 1948) Nov 1919 - Feb 1921:Sergey Semyonovich Zorin (b. 1891 - d. 1937) 21 Feb 1921-14 Dec 1921:Nikolay Aleksandrovich Uglanov(b.1886-d.1937) 15 Dec 1921 - Mar 1922:Ivan Nikitovich Smirnov (b. 1881 - d. 1936) Mar 1922 - Dec 1925: Pyotr Antonovich Zalutsky (b. 1888 - d. 1937) Dec 1925 - 7 Jan 1926:Grigory Yeremeyevich Yev ...

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Tsar Peter the Great founded the city on May 27 (May 16, Old Style), 1703 after reconquering the Ingrian land from Sweden. He named it after his patron saint, the apostle Saint Peter. The original name of SanktPiterburh was actually Dutch; Peter had lived and studied in that country for some time. The Swedish fortress of Nyen and later Nöteborg had formerly occupied the site, in the marshlands where the ...

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Hagen has been twinned with these towns: 1955 Elk in Poland (17.06.1955) - Homepage 1960 Liévin in France - Homepage 1963 Kouvola in Finland - Homepage 1965 Montluçon in France - Homepage 1967 Berlin-Steglitz/Zehlendorf in Germany - Homepage 1975 Bruck an der Mur in Austria (1974-1975 Hohenlimburg) - Homepage 1985 Smolensk in Russia - Homepage 1997 Modi'in in Isra ...

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