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Kim Jong Il's Birthday to Be Celebrated in Finland
Pyongyang, February 2 (KCNA) -- A Finnish preparatory committee for celebrating February 16, the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il, was formed with due ceremony in Helsinki on Jan. 25.

Juha Kieksy, chairman of the Finnish National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, was elected chairman of the preparatory committee at the ceremony.

The preparatory committee set the days up to Feb. 18 as a celebration period and decided to hold colorful political and cultural events, including a seminar on works of Kim Jong Il and a meeting, in the period.

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