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5 months 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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5 months 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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5 months 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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5 months 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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5 months 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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5 months 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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5 months 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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6 months 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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6 months 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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6 months ago

Prosecutor files charges against suspected stalker of ex-PM Sanna Marin

Helsinki District Court issued the man with a one-year restraining order in January.
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