Helsinki - Archbishop Jukka Parma of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Monday called for "calm discussion" between supporters and opponents of same-sex unions and its consequences for the church.

Parma's remarks were made after he accepted a 200-page report on the charged subject that has been drafted by a working group appointed by the bishops' conference.

Finland in 2002 made same-sex unions legal. However, the church has yet to decide on guidelines concerning requests for blessings of same-sex unions.

Helsinki  - Finnish computer expert Jerry Javala has generated interest around the internet after word spread of how he had his finger prosthesis fitted with a USB flash drive.

Javala lost part of his left ring finger in a motorcycle accident in 2008 and his doctor, hearing what Javala did for a living, helped him fit a USB "finger drive," according to Javala's web site www. protoblogr. net.

Helsinki - Finnish handgun laws are to be tightened, with more provisions planned to screen people applying for a handgun license, according to draft legislation released Wednesday.

The measures presented by the Interior Ministry were to be subject for review by various agencies and other groups.

There have been calls for tighter handgun laws in the wake of two school shootings in recent years. The most recent shooting, in September 2008 at a trade school in Kauhajoki, in western Finland, claimed 11 lives.

The gunmen in both school shootings bought handguns after briefly being member of shooting clubs.

Kuopio, Finland  - Takanobu Okabe became the oldest winner of a ski-jumping World Cup event in history Tuesday when the 38-year-old won an event on the large hill in Kuopio.

Just 24 hours after Finland's Janne Ahonen announced that he was returning to the sport after less than a year in retirement, the Japanese jumper celebrated the fifth World Cup victory of his career with jumps of 123.5 metres and 123m for a total of 241.7 points.

Switzerland's Simon Ammann came second on 240.4 points after jumps of 119.5m and 126m with Adam Malysz of Poland claiming third on 239.3 after jumps of 119m and 127m.

Hamburg  - Janne Ahonen announced Monday that he is to return to ski-jumping less than a year after announcing his retirement from the sport, the Finnish STT news agency reported Monday.

Ahonen called time on his career in March 2008, just two and a half months after claiming a record fifth title at the prestigious Four Hills tour, saying he no longer had the drive to train and wanted to call it a day at the peak of his powers.

Hamburg - Janne Ahonen announced Monday that he is to return to ski-jumping less than a year after announcing his retirement from the sport, the Finnish STT news agency reported Monday.

Ahonen called time on his career in March 2008, just two and a half months after claiming a record fifth title at the prestigious Four Hills tour, saying he no longer had the drive to train and wanted to call it a day at the peak of his powers.