Crime

Police in East Uusimaa say they’re holding a 40-year-old French citizen in custody, suspected of stabbing his 3-year-old child to death in a Porvoo playground this morning. According to the police, the child was airlifted from the playground by helicopter…

Finnish authorities have charged three citizens with the preparing a terror crime; training to commit terror offenses; and one for terrorism recruiting. Prosecutor General Raija Toiviainen brought the charges in connection with the ongoing Syria conflict. The alleged offenses happened…

Finland’s former Attorney General Matti Nissinen has admitted a breach of responsibilities when he played a part in handing a lucrative contract from his department, to a company run by his brother. Nissinen made the admission in a written statement…

Finland’s organised crime gangs are increasingly focusing their efforts on economic crimes, according to the National Bureau of Investigation NBI. Traditionally, gang-related criminal activity has been linked with drugs and loansharking. But now that picture is changing. "Today, crime is increasingly linked…

Åland was hit by a ‘denial of service’ attack last month that crashed websites, and was likely linked to a Russian military exercise. The attack on the Åland network was considered unusually extensive, says telecoms company Ålcom. It crashed Åland websites…

A Finnish man is in custody in Sweden today, suspected of raping a Finnish woman on the overnight ferry from Turku to Stockholm. "I can confirm that it was on Baltic Princess from Turku to Stockholm and the suspect was…

The two foreign men apparently stabbed themselves in a suicide attempt on the steps of parliament. STT Finnish News Agency reports that two people with foreign backgrounds have been stabbed outside parliament. They have already been taken to an ambulance…

The 2012 conference of the National Coalition party was the target of a planned terror attack which police managed to stop, according to a story first reported by commercial broadcaster MTV’s Rikospaikka – Crime Scene – show on Wednesday…

In Helsinki and Turku today, people left flowers and candles to remember two anniversaries. Helsinki Assault At Helsinki’s Central Railway Station, well-wishers placed candles on the ground in memory of 28-year-old Jimi Joonas Karttunen. Kartunen died on 16th September 2016, a week…

The only suspect in custody in connection with last month’s Turku knife attack might have been planning to strike a military facility first. That’s according to regional newspaper group Lännen Media, who say Abderrahman Bouanane stepped back from his original…