Society
A glass pane from a third-floor balcony fell onto the street in Helsinki’s Pasila district on Saturday, prompting a response from emergency services. The incident occurred at Postiljooninkatu 2 A, though the exact cause remains unknown. The Helsinki Rescue Department received an alert around midday and subsequently cleaned
Crime
Helsinki Police systematically monitored, evicted, and registered Roma individuals from Bulgaria and Romania as part of an operation lasting over a decade, according to an investigation by Yle’s MOT program. The operation, codenamed Tarkka, began in 2011 and continued until at least 2022, despite police claims that it ended
Crime
A 70-year-old man from Kuopio has been sentenced to nine months of suspended imprisonment for sexually molesting his mildly intellectually disabled daughter-in-law. The Northern Savo District Court ruled that the man committed three counts of sexual molestation between spring and October 2023, while the victim was
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The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) is at the center of the most extensive criminal investigation ever conducted against the agency, following charges against its former head, Antti Pelttari, for violating official duties and disclosing security secrets. The case examines whether Supo unlawfully involved pensioners in countering Russian espionage between
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Police in Ostrobothnia are appealing for witnesses after an underage girl was struck by a car while cycling in Seinäjoki on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 17:30 near the intersection of Ruukintie Road and Kivistö’s S-market, where the girl was crossing with a green traffic
Traffic
A serious traffic accident in Kaarina early Friday morning resulted in the deaths of two teenagers. The incident occurred on Makarlantie in Piikkiö when a passenger car departed from the road and collided with the bridge pillars of the Turku Ring Road (Kehä Road), according to police reports.
Crime
A man is in police custody following an aggravated robbery at a café in Laajalahti, Espoo, on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 PM, when the suspect allegedly threatened staff and customers with a bladed weapon before taking money from the cash register. The Western Uusimaa Police
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The body of a man who jumped from the Puumala Bridge into Lake Saimaa on 24 July has been recovered, the Eastern Finland Police Department has confirmed. The deceased was found approximately one kilometer west of Kapasari in Puumala on the morning of 31 July. An emergency call reporting a
Crime
Police in Southwest Finland have completed a preliminary investigation into a widespread phishing operation that targeted tens of thousands of Finnish mobile users in the summer of 2025. The scheme, which impersonated the mobile payment service MobilePay, resulted in financial losses exceeding €177,000 for 17 victims. Main Suspect and
Society
On Thursday, police responded to an alert regarding a suspected munition discovered at the Joensuu Rantakatu passenger port. The incident occurred when two boys, Valto Pirhonen and Luukas Vatane, were magnet fishing and pulled up a rusty object attached to their magnet, later identified as a wartime shell belonging to
Society
An elderly man was found deceased in Puulavesi, Hirvensalmi, on Thursday afternoon following a rescue operation. The incident occurred near the southern side of Puukonsaari, where authorities discovered an empty small motorboat drifting in the water. According to the Eastern Finland Police Department, the man was located a few hundred
Crime
Eastern Uusimaa Police have reported a scam involving the sale of tickets to a non-existent event in Martinlaakso, Vantaa. The tickets, advertised on Snapchat, were sold for prices ranging between €2.50 and €10, with buyers told the event would take place on Vihertie. According to police, between 50