Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen was hospitalised again last night for lower back pain, his office said. "His symptoms are similar to what he had on Friday," his spokesman said.

Vanhanen was admitted to hospital early on Friday for kidney stones, but returned to work on Saturday.

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