Crime

National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen has called for composure and for people to respect the rule of law as police in Oulu investigate a string of suspected sex crimes against young girls. The plea comes after officers detained seven foreign-born men…

The number of hate crimes reported to the police during 2017 was 8% higher than the previous year. According to a new study by the Police University College there were 1165 reports classified as hate crime last year. But researchers are…

An annual survey of 25,000 people across the European Union with an immigrant or minority background has found that Finland has the highest levels of perceived racist harassment in twelve of the EU countries that were studied in-depth. Some 63%…

Police in Helsinki say they’ve broken up a human trafficking gang that brought women to Finland to work as prostitutes. Police say that a group of foreigners brought the six women to the country to make them work in the…

A former soldier from the Czech Republic who killed his Scottish girlfriend in Enontekiö has had his murder conviction overturned on appeal. The ruling in Karel Frybl’s favour came in a rare 2-1 split decision from judges at the Lapland Court…

Helsinki Police are warning members of the public to be on the look out for devices at cash machines which can clone their cards as they withdraw money. The warnings come after a spate of incidents in the capital city…

As winter approaches, police are warning of the dangers of cycling without lights – which could even result in cyclists getting a penalty fine. The €40 fines can be given to cyclists who don’t have working lights on their bike…

The Court of Appeal in Helsinki says that police acted lawfully when they raided the home of a journalist last December. Helsingin Sanomat reporter Laura Halminen’s home searched by officers in connection with a story she had published, which contained…

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….