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Finnish Police: If You See Uber Car, Call 911

Posted by timothy on from the consenting-adults-vs-the-state dept.

emakinen writes: The police in Helsinki, Finland has announced in a tweet that if you see someone driving Uber car, you should call 911 (or actually, 112 in Finland). In an article in the local newspaper they have explained that there is an ongoing investigation to find out whether or not Uber is legal in Finland and they want to interrogate Uber drivers. Normally you should have a permit to drive a taxi in Finland.

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  1. Wow Finland! by I'm+just+joshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad Finland has no other problems for the police to worry about.

  2. Re:Statists will not go quietly into the night by TWX · · Score: 3, Funny

    My point is that there are potential criminal penalties enforced by the state if the driver of the cab isn't the licensee.

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  3. Why call the police? by WPIDalamar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Couldn't the police just use the app?

  4. Re:Statists will not go quietly into the night by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I live in Finland.

    It looks more like you're trapped inside a typewriter factory. I suppose it could be located in Finland.

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