Society
On Thursday, police responded to an alert regarding a suspected munition discovered at the Joensuu Rantakatu passenger port. The incident occurred when two boys, Valto Pirhonen and Luukas Vatane, were magnet fishing and pulled up a rusty object attached to their magnet, later identified as a wartime shell belonging to
Society
An elderly man was found deceased in Puulavesi, Hirvensalmi, on Thursday afternoon following a rescue operation. The incident occurred near the southern side of Puukonsaari, where authorities discovered an empty small motorboat drifting in the water. According to the Eastern Finland Police Department, the man was located a few hundred
Crime
Eastern Uusimaa Police have reported a scam involving the sale of tickets to a non-existent event in Martinlaakso, Vantaa. The tickets, advertised on Snapchat, were sold for prices ranging between €2.50 and €10, with buyers told the event would take place on Vihertie. According to police, between 50
Society
A nearly 1.5-meter-long pet iguana named Rexi (or Rex) has been missing since Wednesday afternoon after escaping from its owner’s yard in Järvenpää’s Isokyä district. The animal, described as gentle and harmless, belongs to resident Aki Peltokoski, who suspects the elderly reptile may have wandered
Crime
The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department has launched a search for a 10-year-old boy who disappeared in the Jumbo shopping centre in Vantaa on Thursday evening. The boy was last seen in the Prisma store at around 18:00 (Ilta-Sanomat, Iltalehti). According to police, the boy is wearing
Economy
A technical disruption in Lidl’s card payment system led to hundreds of customers being charged twice for their purchases over the weekend. The issue, which affected Visa card transactions, occurred during Sunday and Monday, with around 200 cases of overcharging reported (Yle). The disruption was traced to Verifone, the
Society
Police in Eastern Finland are searching for a 66-year-old man who went missing in Nokia on Thursday morning. The man was last seen on Näsiänkatu, and authorities are urging the public to assist in locating him. The missing man is described as being of small stature, wearing black
Education
The City of Helsinki’s decision to redraw school district boundaries in East Helsinki has triggered opposition from guardians, local politicians, and even prompted some families to move out of the area. The changes, approved by the Finnish-speaking division of the Education and Training Committee on 2 June and
Health
African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in Finland for the first time, with the disease detected in wild boars in Virolahti, Kymenlaakso. The Finnish Food Authority identified the virus in preliminary investigations on Thursday, July 30, marking the country’s first recorded case of the disease (Yle). The ASF
Crime
Southwest Finland Police have concluded a preliminary investigation into a series of secret filming incidents involving a former school assistant, with the most extensive offences occurring at St. Olof’s School’s upper and lower secondary schools in Turku. The suspect, a 25-year-old man, is accused of installing
Crime
A man born in the 1990s has confessed to slashing the tires of approximately 30 cars in Raahe’s Kummati area since spring, according to the Oulu Police. The vandalism spree, which began earlier this year, targeted parked vehicles, with some cars suffering damage to multiple tires. The police apprehended
Politics
Two journalists from Helsingin Sanomat have brought their case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after Finnish courts convicted them of disclosing and attempting to disclose security secrets related to the country’s military intelligence operations. The appeal, filed in April, challenges a ruling by the Helsinki Court