The three Finns detained in the Persian Gulf to be released

Press release 117/2007
6 June, 2007

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has been informed by Nokia Siemens Networks that the three Finnish employees detained in the Persian Gulf near Abu Musa Island on Saturday will be freed. The information reinforces the notification received earlier in the morning from the Iranian Ambassador in Helsinki. The Finns will return to Dubai, where they work. Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva is satisfied that the issue has been brought to a swift conclusion in smooth cooperation with the Iranian authorities and Nokia Siemens Networks.

Additional information: Counsellor Pasi Tuominen, Unit for Consular Services, tel. +358 9 1605 5745, Jori Arvonen, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 9 1605 5016