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The Voice of Russia, the Russian government's international radio broadcasting service, is looking into securing a broadcast license in Helsinki. However there are no free radio long-term FM broadcasting frequencies available and Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja says he’s not open to granting a license to a foreign state body. Apart from Helsinki the Voice of Russia would like to set up shop in several other western countries.

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