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5 months ago

Assault reports in Finland reach record high in 2025

Police received around 44,600 reports of assaults in 2025, reflecting a seven-percent increase over the previous year.
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5 months ago

Police find elderly man living in Helsinki basement under inhumane conditions

Police suspect the 80-year-old had been living in the windowless cellar for 20 years.
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5 months ago

Thai media: 11-year-old Finnish girl held captive, tortured

According to local news reports, two Finnish adults have been taken into police custody but their relationship with the child has not yet been officially confirmed.
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5 months ago

Helsinki police shelve investigation into woman’s fatal balcony fall

Police believe the woman’s partner was involved in her death, but the case has been discontinued due to a lack of evidence.
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5 months ago

BBC releases podcast on Vastaamo hacker

The British broadcaster calls the data breach a reflection of the times.
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5 months ago

Three young German tourists snowshoe into Russia — get caught returning to Finland

The men said curiosity brought them to the area, according to the Finnish Border Guard.
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5 months ago

Appeal court upholds murder conviction against Tampere street shooter, but dismisses two charges

Terno Hedman fatally shot his pregnant partner on a busy street in the centre of Tampere in front of the couple’s child.
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5 months ago

Finland and Estonia step up prison cooperation

Estonians are the largest foreign group incarcerated in Finland.
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5 months ago

Two suspected of vandalising Iranian Embassy in Helsinki

A flagpole was broken, a flag ripped and graffiti was painted on a wall of the building in the upscale Kulosaari neighbourhood.
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5 months ago

Police suspect construction firm Sisco of defrauding the state of millions

Investigators believe two individuals provided false information about costs and the quality of construction as they applied for state-subsidised loans.
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