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4 weeks ago

Prison terms for Poles who blew up ATMs in Finland; nearly €150k still missing

The trio detonated bank machines in three towns in western Finland before being apprehended at a hotel in Kempele last April.
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1 month ago

Court hands down long prison sentences for members of Lahti drug ring

Police seized large amounts of amphetamines and cocaine, as well as weapons including several submachine guns and pistols.
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1 month ago

Verkkokauppa.com faces more than €500k fine over lax money laundering oversight

The company allegedly accepted cash payments of up to tens of thousands of euros by customers from countries outside the EEA, according to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland.
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1 month ago

Crackdown on kebab, pizza & Chinese restaurants finds €11m in unpaid taxes

“All types of misconduct are clearly more common in foreign-owned companies,” according to a director at the Finnish Tax Administration.
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1 month ago

MTV: Former central bank chief loses €40k in alleged phishing scam

Police are reportedly investigating the incident as a case of suspected aggravated fraud.
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1 month ago

Trial begins for teenager accused of murdering 60-year-old woman, violent attack on taxi driver

According to the prosecutor, the 19-year-old murdered a woman in Mikkeli last July before setting her house on fire.
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1 month ago

Court sentences two officers for endangering lives of conscripts in Raseborg

A 19-year-old female conscript nearly died during a training exercise in Dragsvik two years ago.
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1 month ago

Police officer fired for accepting bribe

A woman who bribed a policeman to check on her son’s criminal cases later filed a complaint against the officer.
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1 month ago

Shoplifting surge prompts Helsinki Alko to replace liquor bottles with cardboard cut-outs

According to estimates from the Finnish Commerce Federation, shoplifting costs Finland’s retail sector about one billion euros per year.
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1 month ago

Three men suspected in Viking Grace gang rape

Police initially detained four men on suspicion of aggravated rape in a cabin on board the Helsinki-Stockholm ferry.
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