Crime

The Union of Journalists UJF says it will no longer use Danske Bank to manage its investments portfolio worth €6.5 million, after the bank was exposed as a portal for money laundering. "The union’s investment activity must be ethically sustainable….

Two right wing agitators who targeted Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro in a sustained campaign of online intimidation have been found guilty in a Helsinki court. Pro-Kremlin propagandist Johan Bäckman was convicted on three counts of stalking, aggravated defamation, and inciting others to aggravated defamation….

The National Bureau of Investigation NBI and police Helsinki and Turku say they’ve seized firearms and drugs in an ongoing operation against the United Brotherhood motorbike gang. Officials say the crime probe has so far netted 30 firearms, 3kg of…

A Lapland tour guide jailed for killing his girlfriend will get a new day in court, when his appeal against a murder conviction starts this week in Rovaniemi. Czech national Karel Frybl and his Scottish girlfriend Rebecca Johnson were working at a remote…

An expert in right wing extremist groups tells News Now Finland that even though the Nordic Resistance Movement’s supporters and imagery might disappear from Finnish streets, it doesn’t mean the organisation is dead in the water. Last week, the Court…

By Robin Häggblom The day started with what sounded like a rare but not unique message on Twitter by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation: The current search by the in the premises of a company located in the Turku Archipelago may…

Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation says it’s detained three people during a weekend raid in south west Finland and the Turku archipelago. Authorities imposed a 24 hour no-fly zone over the region while the raid and investigation were taking place….

Two international students at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu have been attacked and beaten, in what police are calling a racist incident. It happened on Tuesday afternoon as the two men were walking through the city’s Vapaudenpuisto -…

A magazine that claims to fight against school bullying is now the subject of a police fraud investigation. In a story published today in Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, Helsinki Police Financial Crimes Unit revealed they had launched an investigation in the…

Three people are dead after a suspected drunk driver lead police on a chase that ended in a fiery crash. It happened near Mäntyharju in south Savo shortly before 13:00 this afternoon. Police say they received a tip about a possible…