Tag: Rautjärvi
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An elderly man is suspected of setting fire to a church in Rautjärvi in South Karelia
“You couldn’t go out the front door at that point. Smoke was coming in from the cracks,” said Kari Luumia former local vicar who attended the service, told For Helsingin Sanomat. The wooden church built in 1881 was completely destroyed in a fire. Saku Tielinenthe police officer leading the preliminary investigation at the Southeastern Finland…
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The police suspect that an elderly man set the Rautjärvi church on fire
Authorities said Monday they believe the church arsonist died shortly after the wooden church was set on fire on Christmas Day.
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Police are investigating the second fire in the Christmas Day church fire
The police said on Monday that a rope was found in the doors of the Rautjärvi church that burned on Christmas Day.
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A Russian helicopter violates Finnish airspace "not serious," says the Border Guard
The Russian Mi-17 helicopter arrived in Finnish airspace twice on the same day at the beginning of May, according to the results of a preliminary investigation announced by the Finnish Border Guard on Friday. However, it said the cases are not considered a serious violation. The investigation found that the helicopter momentarily went into Finnish…
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Finland brings students to the country to prevent the closure of rural high schools
About a month ago, 16- and 15-year-olds Elyorbek Rayimov and Javohir Zokirov moved from Uzbekistan to Finland to study at Rautjärvi High School in rural South Karelia. Their curriculum is the same as their local students, and all lessons are in Finnish. "Learning Finnish is easier for us than learning English. We learn Finnish for…