GPS treasure hunt attracts bounty hunters to Finland
A new orienteering phenomenon known as ‘geocaching’ has seen more than 1,500 enthusiasts descend on a Finnish campsite in the hope of uncovering ‘buri...
Escaped doubled murderess ‘not a priority’ for police
Police in a southern Finnish town have admitted that they were not particularly concerned when a woman, found guilty of two brutal murders, escaped fr...
Sentences given in match fixing case
Nine foreign footballers involved in a match-fixing scandal in the Finnish league have been handed down suspended prison terms.
More online monitoring after Norway attacks
Finnish police have promised to monitor the internet more closely for so-called ‘weak signals’ in the wake of the twin terror attacks in Norway.
Investigation launched after Facebook party crimes
Finnish police have begun an investigation after a huge gathering of youngsters organised on Facebook resulted in rapes, assaults and vandalism.
Finland’s Baltic gang crime blamed on Schengen Agreement
Police have claimed the Schengen Agreement is partly to blame for an increase in Lithuanian gang crime in Finland.
STT doping trial claims two convictions
Two Finnish skiing figures have been handed down conditional prison sentences for making false statements in a libel case against two journalists who ...
Finland air traffic control in strike warning
Finnish air traffic controllers have warned that they could begin strikes this month over a dispute about pay and working conditions.