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.
Doctor: torture victims handed death sentences
The director of a specialised healthcare centre claims Finland’s immigration service has a callous disregard for torture victims, as dozens are deport...
Sports bag murder charges handed down
Six defendants have been formally charged over their suspected involvement in a murder that saw a woman’s body dumped in a sports bag in central Finla...