Crime

The only suspect in October’s deadly sword attack at a Kuopio school has been transferred to Hämeenlinna Prison hospital for further treatment. Twenty-four-year old Joel Marin was shot by police and injured during the attack at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio. One…

The National Bureau of Investigation NBI says it’s now investigating the case of a missing Somero conscript as a murder, and pushed back the deadline to bring charges in the case to January 2020. Milla Aronen, 21, from Somero was…

Minister of Interior Maria Ohisalo (Green) has voiced her qualified support for changes in the laws on cannabis growth, possession and use. Writing on Facebook, Green party leader Ohisalo notes that a citizen’s initiative earlier in October collected the required 50,000…

The Police University College in Tampere is investigating fresh allegations of sexual harassment, according to Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. The paper says female students have made official complaints about the behaviour of some male students. The allegations include verbal and physical harassment…

The Border Guard Rajavartiolaitos suspects two Iranian men, living in Finland, of being behind a people-smuggling operation. Authorities think the Iranians obtained a fake French passport for another Iranian, via a Malaysian national, according to a statement. The fraud was detected…

Officers on Oulu chased suspects traveling at speeds up to 200km per hour overnight. The incident started as police were escorting a special transport convoy on Pohjantie in the northern city. The driver of one car attempted to drive around the…

A grassroots effort to decriminalise cannabis in Finland has taken a step forward this week, with a citizen’s initiative exceeding the required 50,000 signatures to submit it to parliament. Rather than legalise cannabis, the initiative proposes decriminalisation which would discharge…

Helsinki Police say they had to resort to using force during a demonstration in the capital, with officers smashing a car window to stop the vehicle joining a parade of marchers. The incident took place during a pro-Kurdish, anti-Turkey march…

Democratic lawmakers in America have urged the Trump administration to add Finland’s Nordic Resistance Movement to a list of white supremacist groups that are classified as foreign terrorist organisations. Nearly 40 Democrats signed a letter to the House Homeland Security…

Criminals in Helsinki were using bird boxes to stash drugs, and only got caught after a member of the public found the haul by accident. It lead officers to making one of the biggest crime busts in recent memory, with…