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...
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Kids enjoy a boozy start to summer
Finnish police have reported that they were run ragged during the first weekend after the schools broke up for summer, confiscating thousands of litre...
Attention-seeking serial confessor gets new acquittal
A convicted serial killer has been acquitted of murdering a nine year-old Norwegian girl, as he continues his campaign to prove his numerous previous ...
Two-year term wanted for ‘bribery’ MP
The prosecutor in the case against Finland’s former minister for foreign affairs, Iikka Kanerva, is calling for the MP to serve a jail term of at leas...
Police mull terrorist link to Helsinki bombs
Police are investigating a possible extremist link to two bomb scares in Helsinki last week, after the attempted attacks were praised online by a grou...
Finnair begins nonstop service to Singapore
Monday saw Finnair commence its new non-stop daily flights between Helsinki and Singapore.
Tourists flock to ‘church in the rock’ despite closure
Tourists are still turning up at Helsinki’s ‘church in the rock’ in their throngs, despite the fact that it has be closed for months.
Finland strikes ice hockey gold
The Finnish Lions have finally won their gold medal in the World Hockey Championships against Scandinavian archrivals Sweden.