A nearly 1.5-meter-long pet iguana named Rexi (or Rex) has been missing since Wednesday afternoon after escaping from its owner’s yard in Järvenpää’s Isokyä district. The animal, described as gentle and harmless, belongs to resident Aki Peltokoski, who suspects the elderly reptile may have wandered off to spend its final days in solitude.
A foreign national was detained in Imatra on Friday evening after crossing the eastern border from Russia without authorization. The individual, who crossed through terrain, was apprehended near the frontier by the Southeast Finland Border Guard on suspicion of violating Finland’s state border. The detained person has applied for
This summer’s weather has sparked widespread frustration among Finns, with meteorologists receiving an unusually high volume of angry feedback. Foreca and MTV meteorologist Markus Mäntykannas has described the season as one of the most challenging in recent years for weather forecasting, citing persistent rain, cloudiness, and unpredictable conditions.
A young man died in a single-vehicle traffic accident on Utajärvi Road in Puolanka early Saturday morning. The incident occurred when the driver, who was alone in the car, veered off the road to the right side and collided with several trees, according to police reports. The man was
Mika Moring, a 54-year-old man already serving a prison sentence for violent and sexual crimes against women, is on trial for the manslaughter of Saara Arva, 35, whose remains were found in Vesanto in April 2024. Police wiretap recordings, played as evidence in court, expose a disturbing pattern