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- Cocaine overtakes amphetamine in Helsinki – drug use quadrupled since 2012
- Third rape charge against Hagos in Oulu – expert: "Reoffenders are a problem"
- Murder inquiry in Vantaa's Martinlaakso – police seek witnesses on Laajaniitynkuja
- Serious assault case in Kankasniem – police arrested several individuals
- Finland's Central Criminal Police uncover international drug network – three Estonians suspected of serious drug crimes
- Finland's Central Criminal Police uncover large-scale drugs ring – three Estonians suspected
- Finnish Police Uncover Extensive International Drug Network – Three Estonians Suspected of Serious Drug Crimes
- Aggravated assault in Tapulikaupunki – police seek woman and men
- Man aged around 30 detained over violence at Station Square
- Beauty clinics suspected of using unlicensed medicines in the capital region
- Fire breaks out in residential apartment building in Viitasaari – police suspect arson
- Taxi driver robbed at gunpoint at rest stop in south-western Finland
- Eight-year-old suffered serious injuries when corrosive liquid poured on them in school yard in Vaasa – police also found two bottle bombs
- Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint in Uusikaupunki
- Entrepreneur couple apprehended suspected burglars in Akaa – police arrested
- Police investigate serious assault in Vaasa – corrosive liquid poured on 8-year-old at school grounds
- Caustic substance poured on child in Vaasa – homemade explosives found at school grounds
- Oulu bicycle stabber remains unidentified – police still seeking leads
- Kajaani residential unit abuse case proceeds to prosecutor
- Oulu police investigate exceptional series of bicycle stabbings – perpetrator still at large
- Teacher suspected of sexual crime suspended from post in Eastern Uusimaa
- Fake business arrangement uncovered at Helsinki-Vantaa – Iranian couple paid for entry to Finland
- Police suspect church fire in Helsinki was deliberately set
- In Finland, father attempted to kill primary school-age son following court decision in favour of mother
- Police subjected to violent resistance in Haapavesi
- Young man arrested twice within short period – drove while intoxicated and without licence
- Police launch preliminary investigation into defamation allegations against MP's spouse
- Fire at Viitasaari apartment building suspected to be deliberately set – police investigate involvement of light-coloured car
- German woman missing in Salla since end of June – police seek information
- Violent confrontation between football supporters erupts in Lahti – police detain dozens
- Mass brawl between football fans in Lahti town centre – 48 arrested
- 26-year-old man killed by Helsinki police last summer carried knife – relatives question police procedures
- Man convicted of terrorism in Belgium now suspected of ISIS offences in Finland
- Tens of thousands of euros stolen in bank fraud in Ranua – police warn of fake calls
- Apartment block stairwell fire in Viitasaari investigated as aggravated arson
- Cottage resident surprised burglar in Kuopio's Kaislastenlahti – police still searching for foreign national man
- Man in camouflage clothing moved around Samk campus with toy gun – background reveals unusual fine case and classified detention matter
- Police warn: young people are being recruited as money mules on social media
- Hämeenlinna art dealer convicted of serious tax fraud
- Traffic police officer dismissed for serious drink-driving – blood alcohol level 2.2 per mille
- Police warn: young people being recruited as money mules on Snapchat and Telegram
- Young people lured into money muling on social media – police warn of growing trend
- Police warn: young people being recruited as money mules on Snapchat and Telegram
- Police warn: Snapchat and Telegram recruiting young people as money launderers
- Salo: mother loses court battle with son over family business; police investigate criminal suspicions
- 19-year-old man suspected of murdering his landlord in Vantaa – court ordered mental-state examination
- Man shot on Lahti street – perpetrator sentenced to nearly six years imprisonment
- Postal worker's murder in Myyrmäki remains unsolved – police released suspect
- 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Ylöjärvi
- Vantaa electric scooter collision investigation: alcohol not a factor – lorry driver suspected
- Multiple young people in Eastern Finland extorted with AI-generated material – police investigating cases
- Turku man admits to manslaughter – kept victim's remains on balcony for 75 days
- Police conclude preliminary investigation into large-scale cannabis cultivation case in Valtimo and Lieksa
- One man remanded in custody over Ylöjärvi Pimeesalmi stabbing – two others released
- Man seriously wounded in Mikkeli shooting – 21-year-old man to be remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted murder
- No sentence for 15-year-old in Iisalmi school threat case
- Online sexual extortion increasing in Finland – police urge parents to discuss with children
- Online child sexual abuse rising – police statistics show sharp increase
- Oulu Kaukovainion apartment building fire investigated as aggravated arson
- Man arrested on suspicion of Mikkeli weekend shooting – victim survives