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  President of Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland.
The President is formally styled as His/Her Excellency the President of the Republic of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President).
From the date of Finland's independence on December 6, 1917 until the end of the Finnish Civil War in May 1918, Per Evind Svinhufvud was the head of state of White Finland in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_Finland   (2118 words)

  
 Tarja Halonen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943) is the President of Finland.
She is the eleventh President of Finland and the first woman to hold the office.
Halonen represents the radical left wing of her former party and was a fierce opponent of Finland's attempts to forge closer ties with Western Europe and the United States in the 1970s favoring instead a closer political and economical co-operation with the Soviet Union and its satellites.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tarja_Halonen   (1761 words)

  
 President Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Under the French Third and the Fourth Republics, the "President of the Council" (of ministers) was the head of government, with the President of the Republic a largely symbolic figurehead.
In French legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", Monsieur le Président, or appropriate feminine forms).
Though the president is to be chosen solely by a unanimous decision by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the entire body of the church votes to sustain the President in this calling.
www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/President   (2306 words)

  
 Finland (03/06)
Finland's 1995 accession to the European Union (EU) has blurred the line between foreign and domestic policy; the respective roles of the president and prime minister are evolving, and plans are under consideration to rewrite the constitution to clarify these and other issues.
Finland and the U.S.S.R. signed a peace treaty at Paris in February 1947 limiting the size of Finland's defense forces and providing for the cession to the Soviet Union of the Petsamo area on the Arctic coast, the Karelian Isthmus in southeastern Finland, and other territory along the former eastern border.
Finland is well represented in the UN civil service in proportion to its population and belongs to several of its specialized and related agencies.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3238.htm   (3583 words)

  
 News archive | December 1-7 | Alexander Lukashenko Greets President of Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko extended congratulations to President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen on the national holiday - the Independence Day, which was marked on December 6.
President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has extended greetings to President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan on the occasion of the national holiday - the day of formation of the Federation of the United Arab Emirates.
President of Belarus reaffirmed the willingness of Belarus to extend contacts between both states in all the fields of mutual interest.
www.president.gov.by /eng/president/news/archive/december2003/1-7   (2260 words)

  
 [06 Sep 2000]: PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF FINLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The President of Finland and Co-Chair of the Millennium Summit, Tarja Halonen, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning that the Summit had started well.
President Halonen was asked how gender violence and discrimination could be discouraged while at the same respecting and promoting the world’s cultural diversity.
In response to a question on the killing of a United Nations worker in West Timor, President Halonen expressed shock and said that she agreed with the Secretary-General that actions should be taken to prevent a recurrence.
www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/2000/20000906.halonenbrf.doc.html   (527 words)

  
 The President of Finland
President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen met with President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on Thursday 6 April 2006 in Brazil.
Speech by the President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen at the State banquet for the President of the Republic of Hungary László Sólyom, 29 March 2006
Dinner in honour of H.E. the President of the Republic of Hungary on 29 March 2006
www.president.fi /english   (181 words)

  
 Finnish Law
Finland has a mixed presidential/parliamentary system with executive powers divided between the president, who has primary responsibility for national security and foreign affairs, and the prime minister, who has primary responsibility for all other areas.
Finland's 1995 accession to the European Union has blurred the line between foreign and domestic policy; the respective roles of the president and prime minister are evolving, and plans are under consideration to rewrite the constitution to clarify these and other issues.
The regular parliamentary term is four years; however, the president may dissolve the Eduskunta and order new elections at the request of the prime minister and after consulting the speaker of parliament.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/finland.htm   (1702 words)

  
 Fulbright Prize
President Ahtisaari held various posts in the Ministry’s Bureau for Technical Co-operation from 1965 to 1972 and held the position of deputy director, Department for International Development Co-operation, the following year.
He went on to serve as ambassador of Finland to the United Republic of Tanzania and was also accredited to Zambia, Somalia, and Mozambique.
President Ahtisaari assumed the position of secretary of state in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in 1991.
www.fulbrightalumni.org /olc/pub/FBA/fulbright_prize/ahtisarri_bio.html   (542 words)

  
 ECONOMY & POLITICS: Tarja Halonen - Finland's first woman president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
arja Halonen, the 11th President of Finland and the first woman to hold her country's highest position, was inaugurated for a six-year term on 1 March 2000.
Not even when she was running for the presidency did she falter on points of principle concerning her personal life, even though it was widely believed that a woman who had relinquished her membership of the (semi-established) church and was living in a nonmarital cohabitation would scare off voters.
President Halonen avoids unnecessary ostentation, and there is no doubt that this will have a knock-on effect on life at the Presidential Palace.
www.publiscan.fi /ec13e-1.htm   (798 words)

  
 FREE In-depth report - President - Finland
As of 1988, the president is to be elected for a six-year term either directly by the Finnish people, or if an absolute majority is not reached, by a college of 301 electors selected in the same election.
It is the president who decides what legislative proposals are sent to the Eduskunta, although in practice government bills are drafted by the Council of State and are sent to parliament after presidential approval.
The president nominates all senior civil servants, high judges, provincial governors, diplomats, professors at the University of Helsinki, high churchmen, and the chancellor of justice.
www.exploitz.com /Finland-President-cg.php   (1190 words)

  
 NewsFromRussia.Com Russian president visiting Finland
"Finland, with its rich democratic traditions, allowing all people permanently living in the country to participate in municipal elections regardless of their citizenship, with wide experience in supporting languages and national-cultural identity of minorities, can serve as a good example for Riga and Tallinn," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said in a statement.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin arrived in Finland for talks on the country's relations with the European Union More details...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin said recent attacks in Russia and abroad underscored the persistence of terror threats worldwide and called law enforcement officers to act to prevent terrorism More details...
newsfromrussia.com /main/2005/08/01/60887.html   (1586 words)

  
 The President of Finland: President Halonen in Central America
President Halonen attended first the EU-Latin America & the Caribbean Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico on 28 May. From Mexico the President and her party continued to Nicaragua for a state visit on 29-31 May.
President Tarja Halonen of Finland and President Enrique Bolaños of Nicaragua.
President Halonen was conferred with an honorary doctorate at the University of Bluefields.
www.tpk.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=24452&intSubArtID=12154&intIGID=9&LAN=EN&Thread=&intThreadPosition=4   (239 words)

  
 Finland Diary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Finland has a welfare state; all education and medical care are free, pensions are quite generous, and a spirit of egalitarianism appears to be strong.
In 1980 the population of Finland was 4 700.000, 12.000 foreiginers.
It was easy to imagine Finland as a land where women make most of the decisions, where they get due recognition for all of their hard work both at home and in the career setting, and where they have access to the same opportunities and salary levels as men.
blogs.washingtonpost.com /finlanddiary/2005/05/a_young_philoso.html   (17754 words)

  
 Russian President visited Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
President Putin arrived at Kultaranta, the official summer residence of the Finnish President, on Monday August 1 for talks and dinner.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and doctor Pentti Arajärvi in Kultaranta.
President Putin last visited Finland in 2001, when he came on a state visit accompanied by his wife.
www.tpk.fi /netcomm/news/ShowArticle.asp?intNWSAID=39378&intSubArtID=16982&intToPrint=1&LAN=EN   (184 words)

  
 Ahtisaari, Martti --  Encyclopædia Britannica
On June 2, 1999, the president of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, and Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin met with Pres.
The republic of Finland is in northern Europe, on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland.
Finland was inhabited for centuries before the arrival, between AD 100 and 300, of the ancestors of the present Finns.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9342047   (403 words)

  
 "We got to meet the President!"
Project Finland Grand Prize winners Linda Lansford and Nita White met the President of Finland Tarja Halonen on their trip to Finland.
Naantali is famous for its classical music festival, which is traditionally opened by the President of Finland.
President Halonen had been informed that the Project Finland prize winners would be attending.
www.finland.org /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=37893&intIGID=25&LAN=EN&Thread=&intThreadPosition=1   (558 words)

  
 President Mkapa on visit to Finland
The official reception ceremonies and the talks between the Presidents of Tanzania and Finland were held at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday 7 September.
The Presidents discussed bilateral relations between Finland and Tanzania, the current political situation and forthcoming elections in Tanzania, the follow-up of the ILO:s World Commission’s report and development issues.
President Mkapa will also be meeting Mr Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland, laying a wreath on the heroes’ graves in Hietaniemi Cemetery, delivering a speech to the Helsinki Process Final Conference and visiting Joensuu.
www.statehouse.go.tz /archive/state_sep08_01.htm   (128 words)

  
 ARKA News Agency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The RA President Robert Kocharyan received in Yerevan the President of Finland Tarja Halonen with her husband Pentti Arayarvi, who arrived in Armenia a day before.
She noted that in its foreign policy Finland pays much attention to the development of relations with the South Caucasus republics, considering the fact that Finland will be the Chair country of the EU next year.
The first visit of the President of Finland Tarja Halonen to Armenia was in November 1996 when she was a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
www.arka.am /en/archive/n09/n2709/270902.html   (420 words)

  
 Finland
Finland continued to pursue a foreign policy of nonalignment throughout the cold war era.
Since 1998, Finland has been judged to be the world's least corrupt country, according to the annual corruption survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International.
Finland - Finland, Finnish Suomi, officially Republic of Finland, republic (2005 est.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107513.html   (869 words)

  
 President of the Republic of Lithuania - President congratulated President of Finland on the Occasion of the ...
President of the Republic of Lithuania congratulated President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen on the occasion of the Independence Day and wished wellbeing and prosperity to all people of Finland.
President Adamkus noted that today Finland and Lithuania enjoy enduring partnership based on mutual trust, shared values and friendship.
Both countries cooperate closely in pursuit of shared interests in the European Union, jointly uphold transatlantic relations and are making efforts to expand the area pf democracy and security in the European neighborhood.
www.president.lt /en/news.full/6240   (154 words)

  
 NewsRoom Finland
Once the winner of the elections was clear, Mr Niinistö congratulated President Halonen on her re-election and was thanked by the president for the tough competition he put up.
President Halonen said that non-socialist cooperation was strong, but "luckily not too strong".
President Halonen also said that six years ago she was the first female president of Finland but now she has become the first female president to be re-elected.
newsroom.finland.fi /stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=11585&group=Politics   (432 words)

  
 The President of Finland in CUSM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Salminen the Rector of the University and the President of Finland and the head of Tuomas.
The President is discussing over CUSM in Zippo with the Dean of the Faculty of Education from the University of Oulu, Alma Mater of the President.
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www.uwasa.fi /zippo/presiden.html   (385 words)

  
 Finland Diary
After Robert G. Kaiser returned to Washington, he wrote that Finland may be a model for the rest of Europe, especially as the continent faces an uncertain political future after France and the Netherlands rejected a proposed constitution for the European Union.
During his travels in Finland earlier this summer, Robert G. Kaiser discussed the delicate issue of diversity with his Finnish hosts.
Anyone who reads the comments can see that Finland’s younger generation is hip to the Net and was intrigued by this journalistic enterprise.
blogs.washingtonpost.com /finlanddiary   (1674 words)

  
 History Today: The Birth of Urho Kekkonen.(former president of Finland)(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
FOR MOST of the last millennium Finland has been dominated by either Sweden or Russia, and in 1809 the country was absorbed into the empire of the Tsars.
Urho Kekkonen, Finnish president for twenty-five years to 1981, was to lead a small country living in the shadow of a powerful and imperialist neighbour.
Born the son of a foreman lumberjack at Pielavesi in central Finland, he was seventeen when Finland took advantage of the Bolshevik Revolution to declare its independence; at eighteen he became an officer in the White Guard in a civil war against the...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:65160647&refid=holomed_1   (211 words)

  
 NewsRoom Finland
President Mkapa is also due to meet Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre), lay a wreath on soldiers' graves at Hietaniemi cemetary in Helsinki, hold a talk at the Helsinki-process conference and visit the town of Joensuu.
President Halonen and Mr Mkapa jointly led a commission to consider the social impacts of globalisation.
The presidents released their report a couple of years ago and President Halonen visited Tanzania at the beginning of 2003.
newsroom.finland.fi /stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=9815&group=Politics   (209 words)

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