Stormy winds over the Northern and Eastern parts of the country on Sunday uprooted number of tress and electric poles causing disruption in road communications and power supply.
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The temperature started to fall gradually and all parts of the country is expected to experience snowfall this week, Finnish Meteorological Institute sources said on Sunday.
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Two elderly persons were killed in a road accident at Itäväylä area in Helsinki.
Police said that the two persons sustained serious wounds in the accident on Saturday and succumbed to their wounds in the hospital on Sunday.
The accident occurred when a speeding private car coming from wrong side collided with another private car coming from the opposite direction at Itäväylä area on Saturday night.
The elderly man, aged about 85 years, was driving the car from the wrong direction with a 70-year-old woman as passenger.
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The Prime Minister, Jyrki Katainen is scheduled to make an official visit to Italy on Monday, according to a government press release.
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Retail trade sales grew by 0.5 per cent in August this year compared to August 2012, according to the Statistics Finland.
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