Crime
A police pursuit in Tuusula on Saturday has sparked debate after an officer used a patrol car to force a fleeing moped rider off the road, resulting in injuries to the 15-year-old boy. The incident is now under review by prosecutors, with both the officer and the moped
Crime
Prosecutors have filed charges against five individuals following a violent incident last September, in which a group armed with machetes forcibly liberated a youth from a child welfare placement unit in Hamina. The case will be heard in the Kymenlaakso District Court in February 2027. The incident occurred on 14
Traffic
A police operation in Tuusula on Saturday evening has drawn widespread attention and criticism after an unmarked police car rammed a fleeing moped rider off the road, causing the rider to fall and sustain injuries. The incident, captured on video and circulated widely, has prompted two separate preliminary investigations into
Crime
The Northern Savonia District Court is hearing the case of Mika Moring, 54, who is charged with homicide and aggravated deprivation of liberty in the death of Saara Arva, 35, a Helsinki resident who disappeared in August 2019. Arva’s remains were discovered in April 2024 in a remote area
Crime
A fire that broke out late Monday evening in an apartment building in Rovaniemi is under investigation as a suspected case of arson. The blaze originated in a fourth-floor apartment on Korkalonkatu, near the city center. The rescue department received the first emergency call at approximately 11:00 PM
Crime
An adult woman was found dead in the Porkkalanniemi area of Kirkkonummi on Monday, 10 August. The Western Uusimaa Police confirmed the incident in a press release, stating that bystanders discovered the deceased and alerted authorities. The police do not suspect foul play in the case, as preliminary information indicates
Crime
Police suspect three individuals under the age of 15 of toppling gravestones and committing other acts of vandalism at the Joutseno cemetery in Lappeenranta. The incidents occurred over two nights between 21 and 23 July, with a total of 108 gravestones pushed over. Memorial items and flowers were also destroyed
Crime
Police have identified eight individuals suspected in connection with the deliberate arson of a bicycle shop in Lauttasaari, Helsinki, earlier this year. The fire, which caused extensive damage to both the shop and the residential building above it, is believed to have been carried out as a commissioned act. The
Crime
Police in Kajaani are investigating an attempted rape that occurred on a jogging trail in the Soidinsuo area on Saturday, 8 August. The victim, a woman born in the 1990s, was assaulted by a man estimated to be between 30 and 40 years old, who police describe as having a
Crime
The Southeast Finland Border Guard arrested a Finnish citizen early Monday morning in the Vainikkala area of Lappeenranta after he attempted to make an unauthorized border crossing into Russia. The individual was apprehended near the eastern border fence following an alert from the surveillance system, according to reports from Ilta-
Crime
A young man was assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Power Truck event in Kauhava, according to the Ostrobothnia Police Department. The incident occurred after 4:00 AM on 9 August, with police investigating the case as aggravated assault. Three men are suspected of carrying out
Crime
Police in Central Finland are investigating a suspected attempted homicide in Pihtipudas following an incident on Sunday, 9 August. The case is in its early stages, with authorities confirming a crime report has been filed under the title suspected attempted homicide. Ilta-Sanomat reports that the police operation involved a