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A Finnish man in his 80s got lost in the forest while picking berries. Because it was late, he didn’t want to bother the rescue services. So he spent the night outside and waited until office hours before calling for help. www.is.fi/tampereen-se...

is.fiYli 80-vuotias mies vietti yön metsässä – ei halunnut vaivata viranomaisiaNöyrän miehen marjastusreissu venyi yön yli.

Janne M. Korhonen

@jmkorhonen.fi

6 Aug

Years ago (IIRC) Washington Post ran a story about Finnish mentality. One observation has lived rent free in my head since: the American reporter theorized that Finns seemed sometimes a bit reluctant to help strangers - b/c that would’ve suggested the stranger couldn’t survive on their own. Maybe!

Janne M. Korhonen

@jmkorhonen.fi

6 Aug

Note however that the police chief in charge of search effort emphasizes that people shouldn’t be afraid to call for help if they get lost or otherwise need assistance.

Janne M. Korhonen

@jmkorhonen.fi

That said, I have to admit I too would probably be extremely embarrassed and at least if I were alone, I’d prefer to spend the night in the woods too.

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Martin Vermeer FCD

@martinvermeer.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

7 Aug

@jmkorhonen.fi But note that nowadays most phones have GPS positioning that 112 could access in an emergency, and for those that have not, base-station trilateration could be used (which might not be very precise in remote areas though).