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===Finland=== In Finland local rescue services (i.e. fire departments) are responsible for land and inland water SAR, the Border Guard is responsible for maritime areas. These organisations alert and decide on the most suitable response for the location and situation. The country also has several volunteer organisations such as the volunteer fire department (VPK),<ref name="VPK">{{cite web|url = http://www.spek.fi|title = Turvalliseen huomiseen (Finnish)|access-date = 21 September 2009|last = Suomen Pelastusalan Keskusjärjestö}}</ref> the Finnish Lifeboat Institution (SMPS)<ref name="SMPS">{{cite web|url = http://www.meripelastus.fi/fi/main.html|title = SAR - Search and rescue (Finnish)|access-date = 21 September 2009|last = Suomen Meripelastusseura Ry|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090903233606/http://www.meripelastus.fi/fi/main.html|archive-date = 3 September 2009|url-status = dead}}</ref> and the Red Cross Finland (SPR).<ref name="SPR">{{cite web|url = http://www.redcross.fi/en_GB/etusivu/|title = Finnish Red Cross|access-date = 21 September 2009|last = Punainen Risti|date = n.d.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090519055632/http://www.redcross.fi/en_GB/etusivu/|archive-date = 19 May 2009}}</ref>
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