In suburban areas, three-kilometre accuracy can be achieved, and in centres of cities, the margin of error is 400 metres.
Cell phone positioning is especially inaccurate in large lake areas such as the Saimaa waterway, where base stations are fewer.
In light of present information, Malmi says that when calling the emergency number, it is important for the caller to be as aware as possible of his or her location. Currently, at least 60 percent of emergency calls in Finland are made by mobile telephones. YLE24
