Two men are believed to have drowned following a boating accident Saturday night. One middle-aged man was found drowned Sunday morning in Ruovesi lake in central Finland. His friend has not been found but is presumed dead.
On Sunday morning, a man was found dead in a private apartment in Malmi. Police have caught one man they believe was responsible for the homicide.
A young man was stabbed to death in downtown Kouvola on Saturday morning, while two of his companions were taken to hospital with knife wounds. The three men were all conscripts on leave, although they were wearing civilian clothing. Police have taken three other men into custody in connection with the stabbings, and are treating the case as a homicide.
Police in Helsinki report that one person was killed when a couple's row ended in a stabbing. They have taken a 48-year-old woman into custody.
All in all, police in the capital city were called out on 140 jobs on the night of Midsummer's Eve -- 18 of these were cases of assault.
Nonetheless police and rescue services across the country say that despite the higher-than-average number of fights and drunken driving, this Midsummer weekend has so far been more peaceful than most.
Accidents Also Claimed Lives In Keuruu, central Finland, an elderly man died while taking a sauna. Another man in the sauna was taken unconscious to the hospital. Authorities believe the sauna was not properly ventilated, and do not suspect foul play. In Tyrnävä, just south of Oulu, an elderly woman was shot but not seriously wounded by her middle-aged son at a Midsummer's party. The shooting took place when an argument erupted between the party's guests and hosts. The man retrieved his unlicensed small-bore rifle and accidentally shot his mother in the shoulder. Two Fatal Crashes; Midsummer Traffic Mostly Calm