21.   Last month, the Finnish government approved an application for the construction of a new reactor.

22.   Norcross was an honorary member of the American Institute of Architecture and was knighted by the Finnish government for promoting an exhibition of Scandinavian arts and crafts.

23.   Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen will become the first Finnish government minister to take parental leave for the birth of a child, officials said Tuesday.

24.   Previously it was the Finnish government and Central Bank which set fluctuation limits.

25.   She said the numbers supplied by the Finnish government to the Home Office included not only murders, but also attempted murders.

26.   South Africa reportedly asked the Finnish government on Friday to turn around a shipment of toxic waste headed here for treatment.

27.   The Finnish government asked the United Nations for help in evacuating her.

28.   The Finnish government will not totally relinquish ownership of state-owned companies, despite a major privatization drive, Trade and Industry Minister Antti Kalliomaki said Friday.

29.   The Finnish visa requirement, in line with some other European countries, follows two days of talks in Helsinki between representatives of the Slovak and Finnish governments.

30.   The Finnish government is committed to being in the first round of those joining the Economic and Monetary Union, Ahtisaari said.