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Police officer sacked on charge of raping woman in interrogation cell
An officer of Helsinki police has been dismissed on charge of raping a woman in the interrogation cell, reported national broadcaster Yle on Tuesday. The incident took…
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Housing benefit cut forces 19% recipients to find cheaper house: OP
Housing allowance has been changed in many ways both this year and last year, which forced about 19% of the allowance receivers to look for a cheaper home, according to a…
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President, PM to meet Trump in White House on Thursday
President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will make a working visit to the United States from October 9 to October 10 and meet President of the United…
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Student stabs classmate at Lahti school
A teenage student of a secondary school sustained wounds when a classmate attacked the student with knife at the school in Lahti, a municipality under…
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Man burnt to death in Rauma, 1 killed in road mishap in Outokumpu
An elderly man was burnt to death in a fire at a building in Rauma while one a private car driver was killed in a road accident in Outokumpu late Friday night, police…
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Youth killed in Espoo, suspect held
A young man was killed allegedly by a man in Espoo on Thursday evening, police said. The murder took place at about 6:20 p.m. in a forest area near Espoon Keskus in the…
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Court dismisses Eagle S tanker case for lack of jurisdiction
The Helsinki District Court on Friday dismissed charges against the captain and two officers of the oil tanker Eagle S, ruling it lacked jurisdiction in a case over…
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Finland-Norway taxi service proposal goes to parliament
The government on Thursday submitted a legislative proposal to the Parliament on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway, said the Ministry of Transport and…
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Govt survives motion of no-confidence over Palestine
The four-party alliance right-wing government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) on Wednesday survived a no-confidence motion brought against it…
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Finland seeks €283m from EU under Recovery and Resilience Plan
The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday filed the third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) with the European Commission, said the Ministry in a press…
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