Society
Finland’s population reached approximately 5.65 million at the end of June 2026, growing by just 16 people in the first half of the year, according to preliminary data from Statistics Finland. The minimal increase was driven entirely by net migration, as the country experienced a significant natural population
Society
An injured bear has been spotted in the area surrounding Lake Kalmarinselkä in Saarijärvi, prompting authorities to issue a danger warning. The Central Finland Police Department has advised the public to avoid movement within a ten-kilometre radius of the area until the situation is resolved. Ilta-Sanomat reports that
Crime
A nature photographer and teacher in Järvenpää has accused a maintenance company employee of deliberately driving two protected gull chicks off a roof, leading to their deaths. The maintenance company, Aronia-Palvelut, denies the allegations, stating that its worker did not cause the birds’ deaths.
Crime
A nature photographer and teacher in Järvenpää has accused a maintenance company employee of deliberately driving two protected gull chicks off a roof, leading to their deaths. The maintenance company, Aronia-Palvelut, denies the allegations, stating that its worker did not cause the birds’ deaths. Auli Leivonen, who had been
Crime
A maintenance worker in Järvenpää is under investigation after allegedly driving three protected black-headed gull chicks to their deaths from the roof of an apartment building. The incident, witnessed by local resident Auli Leivonen, has sparked outrage and led to a police report. Leivonen, who observed the events from
Crime
A maintenance worker in Järvenpää is under investigation after allegedly driving three protected black-headed gull chicks to their deaths from the roof of an apartment building. The incident, witnessed by local resident Auli Leivonen, has sparked outrage and led to a police report. The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department confirmed
Society
A wild boar escaped from Ranua Wildlife Park on Thursday, leading to the evacuation of visitors, an early closure of the park, and an extended police operation. The wildlife park was closed following the incident but reopened later the same day.
Crime
Police in Western Uusimaa are appealing for public assistance in locating a roughly 70-year-old man who went missing from Selki in Vihti on Thursday morning. The man left his home at approximately 9:45 AM in a white Hymer-brand motorhome with the registration number HCZ-602. The
Health
A person drowned on Wednesday evening at a swimming beach in Soini, South Ostrobothnia. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 PM, when emergency services received an alert about a person in the water near Alasentie Road (Ilta-Sanomat; Iltalehti). Rescue Chief Ville Kultalahti from the South Ostrobothnia Rescue Department
Crime
Police in Ostrobothnia have reconstructed the events of a suspected aggravated assault in Vaasa’s Ristinummi district, where an 8-year-old boy was doused with drain cleaner on 12 July. The case, which has drawn significant public attention, was captured in full by surveillance cameras at Variska School, according
Crime
A significant police operation is ongoing in the Pasila district of Helsinki, specifically on Palkkatilankatu (also referred to as Palkkatie Street), following reports of a violent incident earlier this morning. The operation, which began at approximately 10:00 AM, involves multiple police patrols deployed to the scene. Iltalehti reports that
Climate
Wildfires are sweeping across parts of southern and western Europe this summer, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate and claiming the lives of at least three firefighters. While the situation remains severe, experts say the scale of destruction has not yet reached last year’s record levels—though Spain and