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Uh Oh
[Note to self: Contact Finnish friends for requisite vocabulary before next trip to Helsinki.]
In an attempt to curb vandalism, the Finnish Road Administration has implemented a system along Highway 1 which requires restroom visitors to text “Open” (in Finnish, of course) in order to let themselves in. [via Engadget]
If the FRA plans to send arriving foreigners text messages with the words they’ll need upon landing at Vantaa Airport or at the port, it might work. If they don’t, well, there may be even more of a mess to deal with than before.
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