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 medical emergency unfolded at PuuhaPark in Vihti on Saturday, prompting a rapid response from emergency services. The incident involved a middle-aged man, according to PuuhaPark’s CEO Janne Uotila (Iltalehti). Emergency care was administered on-site, with the Western Uusimaa Rescue Department confirming that medical personnel attended to
On Saturday afternoon, police responded to multiple emergency calls reporting a man firing shots into the air in the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The incident occurred near the intersection of Koskelantie and Käpyläntie shortly after 1:00 PM, according to the Helsinki Police Department. Police patrols located the suspect within
Finland will require a new citizenship test for applicants starting in March 2027, as part of reforms to the Citizenship Act. The test, designed to assess knowledge of Finnish society, will apply to working-age individuals aged 18–65 who submit their applications from 1 March onward. Those who apply
A nine-year-old boy was home alone when a burglar broke into the family’s apartment in Espoo on Tuesday evening, as reported by his mother, social media influencer and entrepreneur Jenny Udd. The incident, which lasted under ten minutes, ended with the suspect’s arrest after neighbours alerted