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	Matti Vanhanen - prime minister by chance — Virtual Finland
		Vanhanen, who lives quite close to Helsinki in the midst of a forest in a house he built himself, has been a member of parliament since 1991.
		At that point, Vanhanen astonished the nation by saying in a newspaper interview he had accepted the premiership unwillingly and it was a good thing the job was temporary.
		Vanhanen's new strategy and the conservatives' predicament are the two sides of the same coin.
	virtual.finland.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=18819&intIGID=3&intCatID=&CatTypeNumber=3&LAN=EN&contlan=&Thread=&intThreadPosition=0 (1502 words)

	Matti Vanhanen - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		Vanhanen studied economics in the University of Utsjoki.
		Vanhanen was exiled to Tanzania, where he lived as a hermit for thirty years.
		Matti Vanhanen has stated that he would like to be the Prime Minister of Portugal.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Matti_Vanhanen (245 words)

	Finns go to the polls as PM seen headed for re-election... Keralanext.com, International News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vanhanen, a former journalist who was handed the reins of government in 2003 after just 10 weeks' experience as a cabinet minister, has grown into the role of prime minister to become Finland's most popular government leader ever.
		Vanhanen, often described as lacking charisma, is widely respected for his competence and detailed knowledge of the issues.
		Vanhanen's Centre Party was credited with 24.7 per cent of voter sympathies in a final opinion poll published on Friday, while the Social Democrats garnered 21.3 per cent and the opposition Conservative National Coalition Party 20.4 per cent.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=987390 (505 words)

	Finland ruling party edges conservatives - Boston.com
		Center Party Chairman, Matti Vanhanen, who is Prime Minister since 2003, places his vote into a ballot box during Finnish general elections Sunday March 18, 2007, at a local school in Nurmijrvi near the capital Helsinki.
		Finns voted Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to be a tight race between Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Center Party, its left-leaning coalition partner and the Conservative opposition.
		Vanhanen's party is expected to lead informal coalition talks before the new Parliament convenes later this week.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2007/03/18/parliamentary_elections_held_in_finland (569 words)

	ASEM 6 : Arrival of the Heads of Delegation
		The President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen (l.), and the Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen (r.), welcome the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, to the ASEM 6 Summit in Helsinki on Sunday, 10 September.
		The President of the Republic of Finland, Tarja Halonen (l.), and the Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen (r.), welcome the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, to the ASEM 6 Summit in Helsinki on Sunday, 10 September.
		The President of Finland, Tarja Halonen (l.), and the Prime Minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen (r.), welcome the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mirek TopolÃ¡nek, to the ASEM 6 Summit in Helsinki on Sunday, 10 September.
	www.asem6.fi /media_services/photos/asem_6/en_GB/arrival_of_the_heads_of_delegation (1202 words)

	Recordings of press conferences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir H. Haarde, met in Helsinki November 23, 2006.
		Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Slovenian, Janez Jansa, met in Helsinki November 22, 2006.
		Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Indian, Manmohan Singh, met in the House of the Estates, in Helsinki, October 12, 2006.
	www.government.fi /ajankohtaista/tallenteet/en.jsp (737 words)

	Election Day in Finland - The political fate of Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen ...
		HELSINKI, Finland, March 18 (UPI) -- The political fate of Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen was in the hands of his country's 4.3 million voters Sunday.
		While a coalition of centrist and left-leaning lawmakers was expected to retain control of the government, it was not certain that Vanhanen would win a second four-year term, the BBC said.
		Vanhanen's Center party held a narrow lead over the Social Democrats in public opinion surveys.
	www.politicalgateway.com /news/read/69333 (139 words)

	EU presidency fails to end Polish veto on Russia talks
		Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen was unable to convince Poland to lift its veto on crucial European Union talks with Russia, after failing to defuse a trade row between Warsaw and Moscow.
		Vanhanen, whose country is currently at the helm of the 25-nation EU, had expected to face a tough task in Warsaw.
		Vanhanen said that he was also in contact with Russia, and would go back to the drawing board to try to solve the spat in coming days.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=151701 (849 words)

	Finland PM Matti Vanhanen traveling to India on 5-day visit - Pravda.Ru
		Finland's Matti Vanhanen left for India on Friday on the first official visit by a prime minister from the Nordic country in 22 years, seeking to deepen relations with one of the world's fastest growing economies, the foreign ministry said.
		Vanhanen planned to inaugurate a new plant of the telecommunications giant Nokia on Saturday in the southern city of Madras, the Indian foreign ministry said in a statement.
		Vanhanen will make a weekend trip to the northern city of Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, before arriving in New Delhi on Monday for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other government leaders, the statement said.
	english.pravda.ru /news/world/10-03-2006/77116-India-0 (510 words)

	GENERAL ELECTIONS IN FINLAND
		The Centre Party (KESK) led by outgoing Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen just managed to win the general elections that took place on 18th March in Finland, marking the 100th anniversary of the Eduskunta/Riksdag (the Finnish and Swedish names for Parliament).
		At 51 Matti Vanhanen who originally comes from the town of Jyväskylä in the centre of the country is a graduate of Political Science and Social Sciences.
		Even though Matti Vanhanen has not said clearly with whom he will govern over the next four years the Conservative Assembly's results should lead to the formation of a more liberal government than the last.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/finlande/legislatives/resultat.htm (1034 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Finns vote in neck-and-neck election
		Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen appears to have a good chance of remaining in power as voters go to the ballot box on Sunday, although he may be swapping coalition partners in a three-horse political race.
		HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen appears to have a good chance of remaining in power as voters go to the ballot box on Sunday, although he may be swapping coalition partners in a three-horse political race.
		Vanhanen's Centre Party has a narrow lead in the polls with slightly less than a quarter of the vote, helped in part by Finland enjoying the strongest growth of all euro-zone economies.
	news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=422502007 (848 words)

	The Hindu : National : Large spending in the social sector pays off in Finland
		Vanhanen said the move to open the doors after two years of EU expansion was the decision of Parliament as part of a compromise with trade unions.
		Vanhanen, who will chair the EU Council from July to December 2006 as Finland assumes the six-monthly rotating presidency, said progress on its ratification might not be possible till the general elections in the two countries.
		Vanhanen noted that his country, a traditionally non-aligned state, had to take independent responsibility for its own security.
	www.hindu.com /2006/03/16/stories/2006031604471300.htm (636 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Finland says EU must remain open
		Mr Vanhanen said he was pleased that European leaders agreed last month not to add new criteria for membership.
		Mr Vanhanen noted that a final decision would be taken during the Finnish presidency on an accession date for Bulgaria and Romania - likely to be 1 January 2007.
		Mr Vanhanen's comments marked a change in tone compared with the last holder of the EU presidency, Austria, which wanted the EU's capacity to absorb new countries to become a criterion for membership.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/5150162.stm (470 words)

	Matti Vanhanen re-elected as Finnish new prime minister _Europe—China Economic Net
		Matti Vanhanen, chairman of the ruling Center Party, was re-elected Tuesday by the Finnish parliament as the country's new prime minister.
		Vanhanen received 121 votes in the 200-member parliament, easily beating the simple majority requirement.
		Vanhanen started Wednesday to hold talks with the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People's Party on the formation of a new center-right coalition government.
	en.ce.cn /World/Europe/200704/18/t20070418_11081097.shtml (236 words)

	Gulf Times â€“ Qatarâ€™s top-selling English daily newspaper - India
		Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, however, publicly stopped short of backing the India-US civil nuclear deal, which means a lot for New Delhiâ€™s ambition to tap nuclear energy.
		Vanhanenâ€™s remarks came after bilateral discussions with Manmohan Singh, the first Indian prime minister to visit Finland in 20 years, and on a day India and the European Union concluded their seventh business summit with a pledge to deepen economic ties.
		Vanhanen, whose visit to India in March this year led to Singhâ€™s trip, said he had "very fruitful exchange of views" with the Indian leader on bilateral and international issues.
	www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=112516&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 (1309 words)

	Finland's PM Vanhanen to form new coalition govt... Keralanext.com, Europe News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Finland's PM Vanhanen to form new coalition govt...
		Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen will spend Monday preparing to form a new coalition government after his Center Party won Sunday's parliamentary election.
		Vanhanen told reporters that his cabinet would probably include two junior partners from the five smaller parties who won seats in the parliament.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=987848 (264 words)

	Finnish PM Says Russian Democracy in "Different" - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Vanhanen made his comments in Brussels in a joint interview with three Nordic newspapers: Helsingin Sanomat, the Swedish Dagens Nyheter, and the Danish Politiken.
		Vanhanen was cautious in his assessment of democratic development in Russia.
		Vanhanen said that thorny issues will also come up in Lahti, even though the main topics to be discussed with Putin are partnership questions and energy.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2006/10/18/differentdemo.shtml (556 words)

	Finnish, Russian Leaders to Meet (AP) - Kiplinger.com
		Vanhanen, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, will discuss energy, trade and EU-Russia relations with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, officials said Tuesday.
		Vanhanen's trip comes a week after he hosted a summit of European leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Finnish capital.
		Vanhanen said the European Commission has given the project a green light.
	www.kiplinger.com /apnews/XmlStoryResult.php?storyid=267224 (630 words)

	RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MIKHAIL FRADKOV MEETS WITH HIS FINNISH COUNTERPART MATTI VANHANEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Russia positively assesses the dynamics in the evolution of its relations with Finland and considers that Moscow and Helsinki have good reserves for the further expansion of trade-and-economic cooperation, Mikhail Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, said at a meeting in Moscow on May 24 with Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen.
		In the coming sessions of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-and-Economic Cooperation between Russia and Finland, it is necessary to set the objective of increasing mutual trade, he said, adding that by the nearest session of the commission specifications are expected to be made as to membership of the working groups in connection with administrative reform.
		Vanhanen also said Finland supports facilitation of the visa regime between Russia and the European Union on a reciprocal basis.
	www.mid.ru /brp_4.nsf/37c1d223d059e448c3256ec9001a9583/387dc4ef15137311c3256ec9001cb944?OpenDocument (492 words)

	Book on Finnish PM spices up elections - Boston.com
		Preparing for a TV election debate are, from left, Eero Heinaluoma chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Jyrki Katainen chairman of the National Coalition Party, and Matti Vanhanen chairman of the Centre Party, at Chanel Four Finland in Helsinki, on Tuesday March 13, 2007.
		A book by Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's former girlfriend, with revelations that would make most men blush, seems only to have boosted the 51-year-old Center Party leader's popularity ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections.
		Kuronen claims Vanhanen terminated their nine-month relationship last October with a text message.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2007/03/15/book_on_finnish_pm_spices_up_elections (525 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Finns go to the polls as PM seen headed for re-election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Finns went to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections that are expected to return Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen to power thanks to his strong economic record.
		Vanhanen's Centre Party and its coalition partners, the Social Democrats and the tiny Swedish People's Party, held a slim lead over the opposition in the opinion polls prior to Sunday's vote.
		If Vanhanen emerges victorious he could choose to continue his centre-left coalition, or shift to a centre-right alliance with the Conservative National Coalition Party.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=34977 (792 words)

	EU: Finnish Presidency Meeting Considers Free Trade With Russia - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said today after a joint meeting between the European Commission and the Finnish government that he will give relations with Russia center stage during the Finnish EU presidency that runs from July to December this year.
		Finnish officials warn of a “train wreck” as Turkey is continuing to refuse to recognize the Greek government of Cyprus, an EU member state.
		Both Vanhanen and Barroso made clear today the EU has no intention to mediate in the conflict between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2006/07/ceee72f6-d435-49b6-b8f3-69e531313bf1.html (898 words)

	Wen calls for talks on trade dispute with EU
		Vanhanen is on an official visit to China from April 25 to 28.
		Vanhanen called China an old friend of Finland, recognizing that high-level exchanges and trade ties had developed rapidly.
		Vanhanen said China-EU trade volume was valued at more than 200 billion U.S. dollars last year.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /china/2006-04/26/content_577232.htm (514 words)

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	Finnish PM Vanhanen Arrives in Moscow - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The government heads are currently discussing trade relations between their countries and cooperation in the areas of transport, communications, high technology, the environment and neighboring regions as well as energy and forestry issues, AP reported.
		Vanhanen said Tuesday before the arrival that he would take up the question of Russian military jets violating Finnish air space, as Helsinki has not received any new response from the Kremlin to its protests.
		On the eve of Vanhanen’s arrival, a group of Finnish filmmakers was expelled from the neighboring Russian republic of Karelia, after they failed to register with local migration authorities.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2005/06/07/vanhanen.shtml (467 words)

	Voting in Finnish parliamentary elections underway
		Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen who for the past four years has lead a coalition between his Centre Party, the Social Democrats and the minority Swedish People's Party cast his vote at midday.
		Vanhanen, 51, has garnered better support among voters surveyed as to whom they favoured as premier when he was compared with Social Democratic leader Eero Heinaluoma or Jyrki Katainen of the conservatives.
		By tradition, the largest party is offered the post as prime minister and recent opinion polls indicated the Centre Party would keep its top position, suggesting Matti Vanhanen would win a new term as premier.
	www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/41536.html (364 words)

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