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A local Swiss government plans to take action against a sudden and apparently unwelcome phenomenon – naked hikers.

Authorities in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden plan to introduce fines for anyone found walking in the picturesque mountain region without any clothes.

They decided to act before this year’s hiking season began, after noticing a sudden influx of nudists last year – many of them from Germany.

"FKK", or "free body culture", is a popular pastime in Germany.

But Appenzell Innerrhoden is not keen to encourage its spread.

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