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Crime

4 weeks ago
Minor parts of the long-running legal case are still heading to the Court of Appeal.
4 weeks ago
A group of big berry companies operated a long-running cartel that distorted prices in the wild berry market, says the Finnish competition watchdog.
4 weeks ago
Finland was the EU’s second most violent country for women in 2024, according to Eurostat.
1 month ago
An elderly resident is suspected of gross negligence after a fire spread quickly to an apartment building roof, sending plumes of smoke across Helsinki. No injuries were reported.
1 month ago
Twin brothers are accused of mapping locations critical to Finland’s security, allegedly driven by a conspiracy theory about an international ‘tunnel war.’
1 month ago
Police are investigating two separate incidents in which foreign-born residents were targeted in Oulu within the space of a month.
1 month ago
The swastika flag is not strictly prohibited by Finnish law, but a 2024 ruling by the Helsinki Court of Appeal has opened up the possibility that use can be considered a hate crime.
1 month ago
The politician was stopped and breathalysed by police in Espoo on 17 April.
2 months ago
The company had convinced workers to take up employment as light entrepreneurs, the court ruled.