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A Helsinki resident’s claim that the sound of birds on a neighbour’s property posed a health hazard has been dismissed by the administrative court. The ruling concluded that sparrow chirping, even if persistent, does not constitute a danger to public health.
The case centred on a small colony of sparrows nesting under the eaves of an apartment building in Malminkartano, a residential district in northwestern Helsinki. The complainant, who lives in a neighbouring building, described the birds as pests and their noise as a
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
