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The driver of the vehicle, a Finnish man in his 50s, has been arrested.

Police say the driver appeared to be intoxicated at the time of arrest, and has been taken for blood tests.

It is believed the vehicle drove into pedestrians at the corner of Annegatan and Lönnrotsgatan in the centre of Helsinki at 6pm local time.