--- a/flys-backend/contrib/shpimporter/shpimporter.py	Tue Mar 12 19:15:18 2013 +0100
+++ b/flys-backend/contrib/shpimporter/shpimporter.py	Tue Mar 12 19:16:05 2013 +0100
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("shpimporter")
 
+os.environ["NLS_LANG"] = ".AL32UTF8"
+
 def initialize_logging(level):
     """Initializes the logging system"""
     root = logging.getLogger()
@@ -196,11 +198,12 @@
         river_id = utils.getRiverId(dbconn_raw, river_name, oracle)
 
         if not river_id:
-            logger.info("Could not find river in database. Skipping: %s"
-                  % river_name)
+            logger.info(u"Could not find river in database. Skipping: %s"
+                  % unicode(utils.getUTF8(river_name), "UTF-8"))
             continue
         else:
-            logger.info("Importing River: %s" % river_name)
+            logger.info(u"Importing River: %s" % unicode(
+                       utils.getUTF8(river_name), "UTF-8"))
 
         for importer in getImporters(river_id, dbconn, config.dry_run):
             if skip_importer(config, importer):