Traffic
An Onnibus coach traveling from Turku to Helsinki was involved in a controversial incident on Sunday evening, when the driver overtook a queue of vehicles by driving on the shoulder of the Turku Highway near Veikkola. The maneuver, which occurred around 5:30 PM, has raised questions about road safety
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
Economy
Stora Enso has announced co-determination negotiations for its Uimaharju business unit in Joensuu, impacting approximately 380 employees across the pulp mill and adjacent sawmill. The negotiations, set to begin on 17 August and last at least three weeks, aim to address reductions and organizational changes within the unit. The
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
Climate
Finland will witness two celestial events this week: a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday evening, followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower early Thursday morning. The rare combination offers stargazers a unique opportunity to observe both phenomena in quick succession, though weather conditions now appear more variable than
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
Economy
Finland’s public finances will require adjustments worth 8–11 billion euros over the next parliamentary term (2027–2031), with the government and economists locked in a heated debate over whether tax increases, spending cuts, or structural reforms are the least damaging path forward. Terhi Järvikare, Head of the Tax
Culture
A 67-year-old woman, Päivi Kaltio, suffered serious injuries after a drunk man fell on her during Eppu Normaali’s farewell concert at Ratina Stadium in Tampere on Saturday. Kaltio, a retired operational director from Ylöjärvi, was taken to hospital with four broken ribs, one of which may have
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-
Health
Finland has confirmed its first cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars, marking the disease’s arrival in the country. The Finnish Food Authority detected the virus in dead wild boar piglets found in Virolahti, Southeast Finland, at the end of July. The EU’s African swine fever
Traffic
Finnair flight AY1175, en route from Helsinki to Gdańsk, Poland, was forced to divert to Riga, Latvia, on Monday due to a technical fault. The aircraft, which departed Helsinki at 10:35, altered its course over the Baltic Sea southeast of Gotland, according to flight tracking service Flightradar (Helsingin Sanomat)
Traffic
A long-awaited passenger rail connection between Finland and Sweden officially launched today, with the first train departing from Oulu to Haparanda at 5:08 AM. The service, which last operated in 1988, restores direct rail links across the western border after decades of absence. National railway operator VR will