Even if you are not Sampo bank’s customer, but live in Finland, you have most probably heard by now about continuous problems Sampo had with their web-bank system.

When Sampo launched the new system this Easter, they took into use Java-based authentication system. Of course it didn’t work in my Ubuntu 7.10, but after removing Open JDK and installing latest Sun JDK it started functioning again - at least log in worked. This Java solution raised a lot of concerns in internet community.

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Fri 23/06/2006 21:28 Flags are up all night

Fri 23/06/2006 21:40 Drinking and grilling

Midsummer in Finland

Vappu on Senate square

Vappu on Senate square

Fazer is giving away tippaleipä

Tippaleipä

Fire brigade orchestra

Havis Amanda on Vappu day

Pictures from Vappu celebration in Helsinki taken with new Nokia N93 (posted using Lifeblog from mobile phone and optimised).

Tero Lehto writes in his blog that (according to ITviikko newspaper) Anssi Vanjoki - General Manager of Nokia Multimedia is not protecting his home WLAN. According to the newspaper Anssi Vanjoki said that he even considers to put up a sign on the roof - "Free WLAN. Feel free to use."

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Sat 12/11/2005 13:18 Big ship in Ruoholahti

This ship was unloading something near Kaapelitehdas. Never seen such big ships in Ruoholahden kanava before.