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sunny1011 schrieb am 20.06.2007 12:35
Wie unterscheiden sich jetzt Zeitungsschnipsel zum Onlineschnipsel (beides Finnlandbezogen) ?(

<span style="font-size:15pt;">Midsummer takes its toll[/color]

In Finland, Midsummer is traditionally known for its high number of grim accidents.

Publisert: 24.06.07 03:54

At least seven people have lost their lives in accidents this Midsummer in Finland, including three drowning victims. The Maritime Search and Rescue Service said it was kept busy on Midsummer Eve, but no major boating mishaps occurred.
Overall, the holiday weekend has been relatively peaceful so far throughout Finland. However police told YLE they were busy on Midsummer Eve arresting drunk drivers and boaters, as well as responding to traffic accidents and fires.

In addition to the three drowning victims, one person was killed and another injured in an accident involving an All Terrain Vehicle in Vörå-Maxmo in Ostrobothnia.

Meanwhile at the Raumameri Midsummer Festival near Rauma in western Finland, one person chocked to death and two people in a tent died, presumably from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Officials said it has been mostly calm in the larger cities of Oulu and Helsinki, but they've had more work on their hands in Turku, Tampere and Lappeenranta.

In Turku, 30-year-old man was seriously injured after driving his car into an electric pole. The man was intoxicated at the time of the accident. In a similar accident in Tervo, in south-west Lapland, a young woman went off the road and ran into an electric post. She was taken to hospital, and is suspected of drunk driving.

In Finland, Midsummer is traditionally known for its high number of grim accidents. Last year, seven people drowned, two people were killed in traffic accidents and three more died in other accidents.

Several fires have also broken out this weekend. Buildings have been destroyed, but so far no one has been injured.

Sapmi schrieb am 27.06.2007 10:23
Meanwhile at the Raumameri Midsummer Festival near Rauma in western Finland, one person chocked to death and two people in a tent died, presumably from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Fake Police Scamming Tourists in Helsinki

Con artists dressed as police officers have apparently tried to scam credit card numbers off tourists in Helsinki.

In the past two weeks, the real police have been notified of three instances, where tourists have been stopped by the con men and asked to present their passports and credit cards.

Police say there are at least two male suspects, probably foreigners.

As of yet there has been no information on whether the credit card numbers were used illegally.

Poliisi uskoo, että kyseessä on ainakin kaksi ulkomaalaista henkilöä.

Two Refugee Reception Centres Closing

The Ministry of Labour is closing down reception centres for asylum seekers in Ruukki, near Oulu, and in Tampere.

The two facilities have had too much housing capacity in light of recent demand. Both will be closed at the end of the year.

This year, the number of asylum seekers coming to Finland has fallen by nearly half. It is estimated that closure of the two underused reception centres will save around 3.1 million euros annually.

Reception centres for asylum seekers operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour. Finland currently has 13 such centres, 8 operated by local municipalities, three by the state and two by the Finnish Red Cross.