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Police in Western Uusimaa have completed a preliminary investigation into a series of sexual offences in Espoo, with 15 cases now proceeding to prosecutorial review. The suspect, a man whose identity has not been disclosed, is accused of following and harassing women as they returned home late in the evening.
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A violent incident on Alppikatu in Helsinki on Thursday afternoon resulted in one person being injured, according to authorities. The Helsinki Police Department received a report of the suspected aggravated assault at 12:52 PM (Ilta-Sanomat). The victim, whose condition is not life-threatening, was assaulted indoors, though the
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Finnish authorities have completed a preliminary investigation into four men suspected of financing and participating in the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an armed organization classified as a terrorist group by the EU, Finland, Turkey, and the United States. The case has been forwarded to the Office of
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The Finnish Police Union (SPJL) has strongly condemned the online targeting of a police officer involved in a controversial incident in Tuusula, where a 15-year-old moped rider was injured after being forced off the road by a patrol car. SPJL Chair Jonne Rinne emphasized the need to distinguish
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The preliminary investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 33-year-old man in Turku’s Lauste district in April has been completed, with police forwarding the case to prosecutors for consideration of charges. Two suspects—a 44-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman—remain under suspicion,
Traffic
Police are seeking witness observations of a blue 2003-model Ford Fiesta involved in a fatal crash in Oulu on the morning of August 6. The vehicle veered off Poikkimaantie near the intersection with Oritkarinkuja while traveling toward Oritkari, striking a tree at approximately 10:10 AM. The driver, a
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has resumed searches for Juha Valkola, who disappeared in Siikajoki nearly six years ago, focusing on the Paavola area. The case is being treated as a suspected homicide and aggravated extortion, with investigators believing Valkola was killed within 24 hours of his last known
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Police are appealing for public assistance in locating a 16-year-old girl who went missing in the Tervamäki district of Hyvinkää on Tuesday morning. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward as the search continues. The missing girl is described as approximately 180 centimeters tall with light,
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The lead investigator in the case of a young moped rider forced off the road in Tuusula has addressed public claims about the emergency response, confirming that an ambulance was dispatched but only six minutes after the incident occurred. Ilta-Sanomat reports that the police called for an ambulance at
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The criminal charge against a taxi driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Helsinki’s Itäväylä in late June has been reduced from aggravated drunk driving to the basic form, according to police. The incident resulted in the deaths of two people, a man and a woman, both
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An unusual and unauthorised announcement on an HSL commuter train on Monday afternoon left passengers bewildered after a voice declared the train was bound for Russia. The incident, which occurred on a U-line service departing from Espoo, has been confirmed as an act of vandalism by VR, the operator
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A third charge has been filed for the defamation of Daniela Owusu, Finland’s 2024 Lucia maiden, following a wave of racist abuse directed at her on social media. The charge was brought against an 83-year-old man in the Helsinki District Court, with the suspected offences occurring between