Traffic
A fatal traffic accident occurred on Rajamäki Road (Rajamäentie) in Nurmijärvi, resulting in the death of a motorcyclist. The incident involved a head-on collision between a passenger car and a motorcycle, according to reports from Eastern Uusimaa Police. The police suspect the driver of the passenger car of aggravated
Crime
The District Court of Pirkanmaa has sentenced three women for isolating and controlling a man over 50 in a case involving aggravated deprivation of liberty, extortion, and theft. The victim, who met one of the women through Facebook Dating in April 2022, endured months of psychological and physical coercion before
Society
Police are urging the public to report any sightings of a 79-year-old man who went missing in Mäntsälä on Tuesday, 4 August. The man was last seen at approximately 17:50 on Vuotavantie. The missing individual is described as approximately 168 cm tall with a slender build. At
Crime
Finnish rap artist Pyhimys, whose real name is Mikko Kuoppala, has been charged with drunk driving, operating a vehicle without authorization, and a drug use offense. The charges stem from an incident in Espoo in the spring of 2025, with the case set to be heard by the Espoo District
Traffic
A serious traffic accident in Jämsä on Tuesday resulted in life-threatening injuries to a cyclist after a collision with a truck. The incident occurred on Seppolantie as both the truck and the cyclist were traveling in the same direction toward Halli. Police received an emergency call about the accident
Crime
Two underage moped riders were injured on Saturday evening during an illegal moped meet in Seinäjoki’s Roves industrial area. According to the South Ostrobothnia and Pohjanmaa Police, one of the minors sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries (Iltalehti, Yle). Hundreds of young people had gathered on Forklift Lane
Crime
Police in Western Uusimaa are investigating an incident in which a man threw two Molotov cocktails toward the entrance of Jorvi Hospital in Espoo early Saturday morning. The case is being treated as attempted aggravated criminal mischief. The attack occurred around 2:30 AM, when a bystander observed the suspect
Crime
A data security breach at residential property developer Bonava may have exposed sensitive customer information, the company has confirmed. The incident, detected after a notification from Swedish police on 27 July, targeted Bonava’s customer relationship management and complaint handling system, potentially compromising personal data (Helsingin Sanomat). The breach may
Crime
Police in Southwest Finland are appealing for public assistance in locating a man in his fifties who was last seen in Turku on Thursday, 30 July. Authorities have confirmed that the man was moving around the city that morning, but no further sightings have been reported since. The missing individual
Crime
Police have arrested a man suspected of attempted manslaughter and an aggravated firearms offense following a shooting incident in Espoonlahti, Espoo, on Monday evening. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 PM on Maakravunkuja, where the suspect allegedly fired several shots at two individuals he had
Crime
A fire erupted late Monday evening at the abandoned Otsola building on Koneenkatu in Hyvinkää, the former headquarters of a far-right network in southern Finland. The blaze affected the exterior wall and roof structure of the property, according to Niklas Eriksson, the on-duty fire chief of the Central
Crime
An explosion in a three-story apartment building in Vaasa’s Ristinummi district early Tuesday morning left one person seriously injured and rendered multiple apartments uninhabitable. The incident occurred on the building’s top floor at approximately 00:30, according to the Ostrobothnia Rescue Department.