| User Guidelines Urged as CCTV Proliferates Camera surveillance is becoming even more common place in Finland. Private CCTV cameras are growing in numbers with police finding their use unbeatable in crime detection. However, questions are being raised regarding personal privacy and as to what cameras are allowed to monitor. yle.fi |
Vähemmistövaltuutettu tutkii, tunnistetaanko ihmiskaupan uhrit Vähemmistövaltuutetun toimisto tutkii, tunnistaako Maahanmuuttovirasto ihmiskaupan uhrit, kun se käsittelee perheenyhdistämishakemuksia. Maahanmuuttovirasto on nostanut esiin epäilyn ihmiskaupasta somalien perheenyhdistämisten yhteydessä. Hakemukset somalien kasvattilasten saamiseksi Suomeen ovat lisääntyneet viime aikoina. yle.fi |
Finns Bring Home Less Booze and Tobacco Finns travelling abroad are bringing both less alcohol and tobacco home with them. A survey by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) shows that between January and August of this year, personal imports of alcoholic drink were down by 6% and of tobacco product by 20% from the same period of 2009. yle.fi |
Nokia Water Utility Employee Faces Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter The police investigation into the contamination of the municipal water system of the town of Nokia has been completed. An employee of the local water utility is under suspicion of two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the case dating back to late 2007. The matter is to be taken up by Pirkanmaa regional prosecutors later this week. yle.fi |
Consumer Confidence Strong Consumer confidence in the economy remained high in November. According to Statistics Finland, consumer confidence was clearly stronger than one year ago and also as compared with the long-term average. yle.fi |