Crime

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…

The former head of Helsinki drugs police Jari Aarnio has been released from prison, despite an ongoing murder investigation. Aarnio was arrested earlier this week in connection with a police investigation into the contract killing of a Swedish-Turkish citizen. Volkan Unsal…

Police in Helsinki have shot an armed man after responding to an emergency call in the city’s Ruskeasuo neighbourhood. It happened around 05:00 this morning in the north west part of the city. According to police, the man was spotted…

Could your grandparents be criminal masterminds? In Finland, the chances are more likely than you might think! According to new data released by Statistics Finland, the proportion of people aged over 50 suspected of property offenses is on the rise. Last year…

A new study by Finland’s Police University College has found that frustration with the asylum system and living conditions, as well as cultural clashes among residents, are the main reasons for suspected crimes committed in reception centres across the…

Authorities in Oulu are on the lookout for someone who has been pooping in a city pool. Workers are Raksila swimming hall say they’ve found human feces in the water four times already during the past month. The clean-up operation has…

The American Embassy is warning its citizens to be vigilant in Finland, saying the US government "remains concerned that terrorists are intent on targeting US citizens, including children". The warning was posted on the embassy’s website on Friday. A similar…

Three of the most senior names in Finnish policing are facing charges for not keeping tighter control on how the former head of the Helsinki’s drugs squad ran his confidential informants. Prosecutor General Raija Toiviainen has charged Helsinki Police Chief Lasse Aapio,…

A prosecutor in South Savo is demanding four years in prison for a man accused of arson. The Mikkeli man is charged with setting a fire in a building in February by lighting gasoline at the entrance to an apartment. A…

Iltalehti newspaper reports that popular Finnish singer Jari Sillanpää was detained at Helsinki Airport on Saturday, suspected again of drugs offences. The paper says Sillanpää spent the night at Pasila police station in Helsinki, although police could not confirm this. In…