Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg attend a meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Reykjavik February 26, 2009. Prime Ministers from five Nordic countries are due to meet in Iceland on Thursday to discuss globalisation and a new report suggesting they should re-think their go-it-alone currency strategies. A report prepared for the annual Nordic Council meeting spelled out challenges facing Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland from the crisis and recommended more debate about the merits of staying outside the "shelter" of the euro zone. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg attend a meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Reykjavik February 26, 2009. Prime Ministers from five Nordic countries are due to meet in Iceland on Thursday to discuss globalisation and a new report suggesting they should re-think their go-it-alone currency strategies. A report prepared for the annual Nordic Council meeting spelled out challenges facing Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland from the crisis and recommended more debate about the merits of staying outside the "shelter" of the euro zone.

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  1. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung shake hands after they signed an agreement between Finland and Vietnam on employment and industry policy co-operation at the Government Office in Hanoi November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is in Hanoi for a three-day visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.

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  1. Finnish President Tarja Halonen (R) talks with Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb prior to an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders grapple with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.
  2. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU rotating presidency, at the EU council headquarters in Brussels November 19, 2009 where an European Union extraordinary summit is taking place to appoint an EU president and foreign affairs chief. EU's 27 heads of state and governments gathered to seek a last-minute compromise among them to nominate candidates who have unanimous backing for the posts, which are intended to give the EU more clout on the world stage.
  3. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) talks with Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen ahead the last work session session of the EU General Affairs & External Relations Council (GAERC) of EU foreing ministers and NATO at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 16, 2009.
  4. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen attends a news briefing at the Government Office in Hanoi November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is in Hanoi for a three-day visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
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  6. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung shake hands after they signed an agreement between Finland and Vietnam on employment and industry policy co-operation at the Government Office in Hanoi November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is in Hanoi for a three-day visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
  7. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, left, and his Finland's counterpart Matti Vanhanen, right, review honor guards during an official welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
  8. Visiting Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen (L) shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is on a three-day official visit to the communist nation and is aiming to promote bilateral relations and co-operation on economics, trade and investment, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
  9. Prime Ministers from the Nordic and Baltic regions pose at a news conference after attending a Nordic-Baltic Prime Minister's meeting in Stockholm October 26, 2009. The prime ministers are (from L to R) Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Denmark's Lars Loekke Rasmussen, Finland's Matti Vanhanen (back), Iceland's Johanna Sigurdardottir, Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt, Norway's Jens Stoltenberg, Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius and Latvia's Valdis Dombrovskis.
  10. Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg attends press conference during the Nordic and Baltic Council in Stockholm October 26, 2009.
  11. (From L to R) Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen, his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt, his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg and his Lithuanian counterpart Andrius Kubilius attend a news conference after attending a Nordic-Baltic Prime Minister's meeting in Stockholm October 26, 2009.
  12. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) sits with his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt (C) and his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg as they talk to media after attending a Nordic-Baltic Prime Minister's meeting in Stockholm October 26, 2009.
  13. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stands on October 20, 2009 in front of members of his new government following the victory of his leftist coalition in the September 14 legislative elections. The Council of State approved several changes in the government on October 20.
  14. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is pictured during the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, southern England, on September 28, 2009. Britain's business minister Peter Mandelson sought to galvanise the embattled Labour Party on Monday, telling its conference that it could still win next year's general election. Mandelson insisted the election was 'not cut and dried', despite opinion polls showing Labour are trailing the opposition Conservatives by up to 15 points with the country to vote by June.
  15. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is pictured during the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, southern England, on September 28, 2009. Britain's business minister Peter Mandelson sought to galvanise the embattled Labour Party on Monday, telling its conference that it could still win next year's general election. Mandelson insisted the election was 'not cut and dried', despite opinion polls showing Labour are trailing the opposition Conservatives by up to 15 points with the country to vote by June.
  16. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is pictured during the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, southern England, on September 28, 2009. Britain's business minister Peter Mandelson sought to galvanise the embattled Labour Party on Monday, telling its conference that it could still win next year's general election. Mandelson insisted the election was 'not cut and dried', despite opinion polls showing Labour are trailing the opposition Conservatives by up to 15 points with the country to vote by June.

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