A fire has engulfed the roof of an annex building at Munkkivuori Church in Helsinki, prompting emergency response efforts. The Helsinki Rescue Department confirmed that firefighting operations are currently underway to contain the blaze, which required dismantling part of the roof to extinguish Iltalehti reports.
A memorial service for Panu Pokkinen, the former editor-in-chief of Yle News, was held today at Töölö Church in Helsinki. Pokkinen, who passed away on 8 July at the age of 49, died as a result of cardiac arrest. Yle reports that he had been set to take
Southwest Finland Police have launched an investigation after a body was discovered in the Aura River in Turku on Wednesday afternoon. The police received an emergency call at approximately 14:00 reporting a potential deceased person in the river (Iltalehti; Ilta-Sanomat). A police patrol dispatched to the scene confirmed
A horse entrepreneur in Kontiolahti has reported extensive damage to her hay harvest, with police investigating the incident as suspected criminal damage. Saga Pouta, a national-level western rider who runs a small stable business in Iiksenniitty, discovered on Monday morning that over 120 of her approximately 140 dry hay
The award-winning Finnish author and journalist Kristina Carlson has died at the age of 76 after a period of illness. Her son confirmed to Yle that Carlson passed away on Tuesday, July 28. Born in Helsinki in 1949, Carlson began her career in journalism, working for over two decades