| Police Want to Get Hands on Fingerprint Registry Police want access to a registry of fingerprints taken during the passport application process. Police say the registry would help them solve crimes. Within ten years, every person who applies for a passport in Finland will have their prints in the registry. yle.fi |
Keskuspankin johtokunnan jäsenen puheet suututtavat Saksassa Saksassa on noussut kohu keskuspankin johtokunnan jäsenen Thilo Sarrazinin juutalaisia ja muslimeja koskevista kommenteista. Muun muassa liittokansleri Angela Merkel on kehottanut keskuspankkia harkitsemaan Sarrazinin erottamista ja maanantaina sadat ihmiset osoittivat Berliinissä mieltä Sarrazinia vastaan. yle.fi |
Investigators: Exact Cause of Fatal Fire Unknown A deadly fire that took the lives of five youth last autumn in the town of Naantali, southwest Finland, was likely due to negligence, according to the Accident Investigation Board. However, officials said on Wednesday that they could not be absolutely certain how the fire began. yle.fi |
Increase in Proposed Deportations Proposals for the deportation of foreign citizens in Finland have increased. The newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports that there have been significantly more calls to expel foreigners this year than in previous years. yle.fi |
Finland Home to Few Prisoners Finland has the second lowest number of prisoners per capita in the European Union, according to the statistics office of the European Commission (Eurostat). The Baltic countries lead the pack in terms of inmate numbers. yle.fi |