Crime
Southwest Finland Police have launched an investigation after a body was discovered in the Aura River in Turku on Wednesday afternoon. The police received an emergency call at approximately 14:00 reporting a potential deceased person in the river (Iltalehti; Ilta-Sanomat).
Crime
A horse entrepreneur in Kontiolahti has reported extensive damage to her hay harvest, with police investigating the incident as suspected criminal damage. Saga Pouta, a national-level western rider who runs a small stable business in Iiksenniitty, discovered on Monday morning that over 120 of her approximately 140 dry hay
Society
The City of Tampere has rejected a correction request for an inspection fee issued after a passenger provided false personal details to a ticket inspector on a tram. The case has raised concerns over identity misuse and the handling of public transport fines. The incident occurred when a passenger traveling
Crime
The District Court of Central Finland has sentenced a 43-year-old man to 11 years in prison for multiple sexual offenses against three minors, committed between 2015 and 2025. The verdict, issued in the spring, was only published in the summer. The man has appealed the decision to the
Traffic
A horrific head-on collision in Valkeakoski on Sunday, April 12, resulted in the deaths of two young adults and left a horse fatally injured. The accident occurred on Hämeenlinna Road near the Jutikkala overpass, approximately 17 kilometers from the center of Valkeakoski. The Accident The emergency center received multiple
Crime
Three men detained in early July near the Forcit explosives factory construction site in Noormarkku, Pori, have been cleared of all criminal suspicions after police investigations concluded that no environmental crime was committed. The men were initially suspected of dumping a harmful substance on the ground, but laboratory tests determined
Crime
An adult group leader was removed from a confirmation camp in Järvenpää after sending multiple sexually suggestive messages to a Snapchat group that included several young participants. The incident occurred in July during a camp organized by Järvenpää Parish at Leiriniemi in Mäntsälä (Helsingin Sanomat), and the parish has since
Crime
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced in the Pirkanmaa District Court to six years in prison for starting a violent fire in an apartment building in Tampere’s Tammela district last September. The fire, which spread explosively, forced the evacuation of 43 residents and caused extensive damage. The
Crime
Police in Eastern Finland are seeking public assistance in identifying a man who robbed two K-Market stores in the Savo region on Thursday, 9 July. The suspect, described as approximately 175 centimetres tall and slim, threatened cashiers with a bladed weapon in both incidents. The first robbery attempt occurred
Crime
The Eastern Finland Police are searching for two boys who have gone missing in Pieksämäki. The missing children are a 12-year-old and a 16-year-old, according to authorities. The younger boy is described as "noticeably smaller than his friend" and is wearing a black-and-
Crime
Kotka’s annual Sea Days festival, which attracted nearly 210,000 visitors over four days, was overshadowed by public disturbances, assaults and widespread vandalism, according to police and local reports. Authorities cleared Isopuisto Park in central Kotka on two consecutive nights after a group of young people from the capital
Crime
Several portable toilets at the Karmarock music festival in Harjavalta were toppled overnight between Sunday and Monday, spreading excrement across a nearby park area. The incident occurred after the festival’s conclusion and the departure of volunteers, leaving the site contaminated. According to Helsingin Sanomat, around ten of the approximately