Finnish Terrorist

News from Norway

Drunk, naked and record-setting

A troublesome Finn who was arrested causing a disturbance on a Bergen bus on Wednesday turned out to be one of Norway's most annoying characters.

If police are correct, the unruly Finn is known under five different identities, all of which have lengthy records of public disturbance, newspaper Bergens Tidende reports.

"He has received up to 99 fines. Just in Hordaland County police district he has been fined for a total of NOK 95,000 (USD 14,350). This is most likely a Norwegian record," police lawyer Rudolf Christophersen told the newspaper.

On Friday the troublesome Finn was remanded in custody, charged with causing bodily harm, exposing himself and a series of violations of the Vagrancy Act.

Police were called to the scene on Wednesday after receiving a panicky call from a bus driver reporting a naked, drunk and difficult Finn causing trouble on board. When the arrived on the scene the man was visibly drunk and wearing underpants.

According to police the Finn has a noticeable tendency to remove more and more clothing the higher his blood alcohol level gets.

The offender is a Finnish citizen and has previously been expelled and barred from Norway, but has always managed to return.