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Western Uusimaa Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who went missing in Espoo on Saturday, 27 June. The boy, described as 175 centimeters tall with fair skin and brown, medium-length hair, was last seen in the area and may be moving near Saunalahti, Kauklahde, or the
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Finnish police have issued a warning against private individuals posing as minors online to expose potential sex offenders, stating that such actions often hinder rather than help criminal investigations. Authorities emphasize that while the intention to protect children is understandable, these so-called "exposure operations" can complicate police
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The body discovered in the sea off Kruunuvuorensanta in Helsinki on Thursday, 9 July, has been identified as an 18-year-old Indian student who went missing in May. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed the identity of the deceased, who had been the subject of extensive searches in
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A brutal assault took place in the early hours of Friday morning near the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in central Helsinki, with video footage showing a man being repeatedly kicked in the head as he lay on the ground. The incident occurred shortly after 1:00 AM, following the
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Police in Länsi-Uusimaa are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was struck by a car in Espoo’s Westend on Sunday evening, with the driver leaving the scene without providing assistance. The incident occurred at approximately 19:30 on Hietaniementie, near its intersection with Westendintie. According to police, the
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Former Chief Detective Sergeant Markku Tuominen, a prominent figure in Finland’s criminal investigations, has died at the age of 74. Tuominen passed away on 13 May in Nurmijärvi, as confirmed by his obituary published in Helsingin Sanomat on 4 July (Ilta-Sanomat, Iltalehti). Born in Luopioinen on 30 April
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has temporarily halted its search for an 18-year-old Indian engineering student who went missing in Lahti in May after a body was discovered in the sea near Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki. The unidentified remains were found by a Border Guard diver on Thursday
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A 42-year-old primary school teacher has been remanded in custody on suspicion of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, following a hearing at the Itä-Uusimaa District Court on Thursday. Iltalehti reports that the court ruled in favor of remanding the woman, who has no prior criminal record
Politics
Russia is engaged in a coordinated campaign to erase Ukrainian national identity and indoctrinate up to 1.6 million school-aged children in occupied Ukrainian territories, according to a new report by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The findings, published on 9 July, describe a
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A 13-year-old boy from Tornio was identified via surveillance footage after stealing an energy drink and deodorant from a local Tokmanni store last autumn. The incident, which also involved another underage boy, has since sparked controversy over the actions of both the Lapland Police and the retail chain.
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Authorities in Helsinki have recovered the body of an unidentified deceased person from the sea near Kruunuvuorenranta, as part of an ongoing search for a missing Indian student. The National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) is leading the investigation into the cause of death and the identity of the deceased. The
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A body was recovered from the water off Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki on Thursday evening, as authorities continue their search for a missing student from Lahti. A diver from the Border Guard discovered the unidentified body in the sea early in the evening, according to Yle and Iltalehti. Eyewitnesses told Ilta-