Society
A fire has broken out at a care home in Humppila, Kanta-Häme, prompting a major response from emergency services. The Kanta-Häme Rescue Department received an alarm for a building fire at 9:19 AM on Wednesday morning, with extinguishing operations currently underway at the site on Kisakuja (Helsingin
Health
A fire has broken out at a care home in Humppila, prompting a significant response from emergency services. The Kanta-Häme Rescue Department received an alarm at 9:19 AM on Wednesday morning, with fifteen units dispatched to the scene at Kisakuja (Ilta-Sanomat). The rescue department is currently working
Health
The Licensing and Supervisory Authority (Valvira) has suspended the healthcare service operations of Nordicshape Helsinki Oy, a beauty clinic in Helsinki, following an unannounced inspection that uncovered multiple serious deficiencies posing risks to patient safety. The suspension took effect immediately after the inspection, conducted on 29 June. Additionally, MTV Uutiset
Society
A large fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Vantaa, involving a wooden storage building and prompting a significant emergency response. Nearly 20 units from the Central Uusimaa Rescue Department were dispatched to the scene on Pappilankuja in the church village of Helsinki Parish. The blaze
Society
Police in Lahti are urgently seeking assistance in locating a 20-year-old man who disappeared on Tuesday afternoon. The missing individual, who has Down syndrome, was last seen around 5:30 p.m. in the Metsäkangas district (Ilta-Sanomat). According to authorities, the man is approximately 160 centimeters tall
Politics
Finland has rejected approximately 1,400 out of 1,600 processed seasonal work visa applications for wild berry pickers this year, representing nearly 90% of applications, according to a press release from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA). The decisions cite risks of worker exploitation and employers' failure to
Society
The Kuusamo Large Predator Center is facing internal turmoil after CEO Pasi Jäntti and the company’s board resigned, leaving founder Sulo Karjalainen, 85, in control of operations. The center, which reopened to visitors on July 6, has been at the center of long-standing disputes over safety and animal
Politics
A 25-year-old Russian man, Vasilii Marinin, is at risk of deportation from Finland after the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) rejected his second asylum application. Marinin, who fled Russia in autumn 2022 to avoid military conscription and persecution due to his sexual orientation and anti-war views, has built
Traffic
Three cars with pre-booked reservations were left behind when the Viking Line XPRS vessel departed from Helsinki to Tallinn on Monday, 6 July. The incident, which occurred around midday, has been attributed to a human error during the loading process.
Crime
Police are actively searching for a man reported missing in Kerimäki, Savonlinna. The last confirmed sighting of the individual was around noon on Ahjotie Road, according to multiple sources (Ilta-Sanomat, Iltalehti, MTV Uutiset). The man, described as approximately 180 centimeters tall, was last seen wearing a dark fleece jacket,
Crime
Police in Oulu have issued updated identification material, including images and video, of a man suspected in a series of stabbings targeting individuals of foreign background. The suspect is believed to be a man aged 20–35, who was last seen riding a "granny bike" and favoring his
Crime
Securitas has initiated an internal investigation following the circulation of a video showing one of its guards spraying gas at close range into the face of a man lying on the ground in central Helsinki. The incident occurred on 26 June near Metsätalo, according to an eyewitness who provided the