Two helicopters collided in Finland

The alarm that the two helicopters had collided with each other came to the rescue service and the police at 12.35 on Saturday, Finnish time. After the crash, the helicopters must have fallen down to the ground, according to Satakunta’s rescue service.

A witness named Antti Marjanen tells Iltalehti that one of the helicopters must have done some kind of maneuver and then met the other helicopter.

– One came down like a stone, the other slower. I heard no sound, the witness Antti Marjanen tells Iltalehti.

At 13 o’clock Fire Choir Manager Tuomas Kiskola stated that both helicopters involved in the accident had been found. They were then about 100 meters apart on the ground.

The rescue service then confirmed that it was civilian helicopters, and not the defense. Later in the afternoon, the police stated that a total of five people had been aboard the helicopters, two in one and three in the other, writes Hufvudstadsbladet. However, the identity of passengers has not yet been established. The injury situation is unclear, but there is information on death, according to Iltalehti.

The helicopters had started their journey in Tallinn in Estonia at 11.17 and were on the way to the airfield in Kumo, according to the newspaper. Helsingin Sanomat Writes that one helicopter is registered in Eastland and the other in Austria.

Near the place where the helicopters crashed is Eura Airport.