31.   The Finnish government said it follows an established practice in providing full translation only in French, English and the language of the country holding the presidency.

32.   The Finnish government has offered the company financial aid to install pollution control equipment.

33.   The Finnish government on Thursday appointed a special commission to investigate the accident which is expected to begin its work once the ferry has been dry-docked.

34.   The Finnish government ordered all ferries sailing to and from Finland to be inspected after the Estonia accident.

35.   The Finnish government on Thursday decided in favor of building a new nuclear reactor, sending the proposal for final approval in parliament.

36.   The government of Yugoslavia has accepted the Western-backed peace plan for Kosovo, a Finnish government spokesman said Thursday on the sidelines of the European Union Summit.

37.   The opinion poll, sponsored by the Finnish government, was the first of its kind ever conducted in Kenya.

38.   The visa requirement for all Slovaks goes into force at midnight and will last four months, the Finnish government announced.

39.   Though field tests have not yet been carried out in Cambodia, the Finnish government has found its performance satisfactory in other tests, CMAC said.

40.   WADA picked International Cycling Union member Philippe Verbiest as its representative on a Finnish government commission to investigate the Finnish drug scandal.