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Finnish journalists found guilty of revealing state secrets

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Helsinki, Finland, May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

A Finnish court on Friday said two journalists at Finland's largest daily Helsingin Sanomat were found guilty of revealing classified defence intelligence, in a rare criminal trial restricting press freedom in the Nordic country.

Helsinki district court said it had sentenced Tuomo Pietilainen, the lead writer of a 2017 report entitled "Finland's most secret place", to pay a fine, while his colleague Laura Halminen was sentenced but left without a punishment due to her minor role in the reporting.

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