Pandas get Finnish names before arrival

HELSINKI - A pair of giant pandas have been given local, snow-themed names ahead of their arrival in Finland in mid-January.

The male panda, Hua Bao, has been named Pyry and the female, Jin Bao Bao, will be known as Lumi, according to local media reports.

Television channel MTV organized a public vote and the two names were chosen out of more than 4,000 suggestions, the station reported late on Saturday.