Crime
Police in Eastern Finland are investigating a violent incident in Hammaslahti, Joensuu, that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. The case involves two counts of attempted homicide and multiple assaults at a private event. A 35-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, both from Joensuu,
Crime
Police in Lapland are continuing their search for a 50-year-old German woman who went missing in the village of Saija, Salla, after her dark Fiat Panda was found submerged in the Kuola River on Monday. The missing woman, a German citizen, was reportedly driving the vehicle at the
Crime
A forty-year-old taxi driver is suspected of killing two pedestrians in a hit-and-run incident on the Kulosaari Bridge in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The victims, a 33-year-old woman and a man of approximately the same age, died at the scene after being
Crime
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has requested a police investigation into travel agency Melissa Travel over allegations of fraud and violations of travel service regulations. The case centers on reports from consumers who purchased travel packages from the company but were left without services after Melissa Travel declared
Society
A middle-aged man drowned in the Kajaani River on Tuesday evening, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred near the city’s market square, where emergency services were dispatched following an emergency call at around 6:00 PM. The Oulu Police Department reported that the man had gone swimming before submerging
Society
The city of Joensuu has closed the steam sauna at Vesikko swimming hall following reports of men arranging sexual encounters and engaging in voyeuristic behaviour. The sauna was shut last Friday after city officials were unable to address the issue over the past year. Timo Heinonen, Joensuu’s sports director,
Crime
The Finnish police are investigating two separate cases of deliberate cable vandalism, one in Ylöjärvi and another in Helsinki, both of which caused significant disruptions to critical infrastructure. Ylöjärvi Incident Disrupts Rail Traffic On Midsummer’s Eve, 19 June, fiber optic cables were cut in Ylöjärvi, leading to a complete
Crime
The South Savo District Court has ordered a mental state examination for a 23-year-old man accused of murdering his family in a fire in Savonlinna last year, following a request from the accused himself Yle reports. The court found no considerable doubt regarding the man’s guilt in
Crime
The preliminary police investigation into the October 2024 accident that killed a six-year-old boy in Mäntsälä has concluded. The case has now been forwarded to prosecutors for consideration of charges. The incident occurred when the boy, who was playing with a five-year-old friend in the yard
Crime
Finnish authorities have issued a warning about a defective batch of Magtech 9 mm Luger (9B) ammunition, which poses a serious safety risk to shooters. The Police Board states that using cartridges from the affected batch may cause firearms to malfunction, potentially leading to injury. The faulty ammunition, identified by
Traffic
A taxi driver is at the center of two separate traffic incidents in the Helsinki metropolitan area, one resulting in the deaths of two pedestrians and another involving a child on a pedestrian crossing in Espoo.
Crime
A 52-year-old man from Helsinki is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder after a violent incident involving his 8-year-old son in Pyhtää during Midsummer weekend. The same man is also suspected of stabbing his spouse and assaulting his child in a separate incident in Lahti