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21:33, 18-Jan-2018
Giant pandas loaned from China land in Finland
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A pair of giant pandas arrived at Helsinki Vantaan Airport on Thursday. Hua Bao and Jin Baobao will spend the next 15 years in their new home－Finland. They will live in Ähtäri Zoo, the largest wildlife center in western Finland.
The pandas have been renamed in Finnish as Pyry, meaning "Snowfall," and Lumi, meaning "Snow" to help visitors remember their names.
The couple is on loan from China and will be residing in a luxurious enclosure, the construction of which cost 10 million US dollars.