News about Helsinki

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AIR TRAFFIC COLLAPSE

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 96%

Foreigner.fi 7/30/20

Helsinki Airport accounted for 81% of all passengers at domestic airports.

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IN HELSINKI

Police seek 5 men of foreign origin for beating to death a man

Foreigner.fi 7/28/20

Police have released images of the five suspects and are asking for citizens' collaboration to locate them.

Lifestyle

POLICE ALERT

Bicycle thefts increased sharply in Helsinki region

Foreigner.fi 7/28/20

Police investigation and analysis units have started a project to identify and arrest people who sell stolen bikes on the internet.

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Finland receives 58.3 million in EU funding for major rail projects

Foreigner.fi 7/16/20

Funding was awarded to the one-hour Helsinki-Turku rail link, among other major projects.

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FOUR MEN DETAINED

Shooting in a Helsinki restaurant

Foreigner.fi 7/9/20

Police detained four men and seized the weapon near the restaurant.

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Police ask for clues on missing teenager in Myllypuro

Foreigner.fi 7/8/20

He was last seen at his home on 21 June.

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Passenger traffic at Finnish airports collapsed

Foreigner.fi 7/8/20

The number of passengers at Helsinki airport decreased by 97.6% between April and June.

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HELSINKI

Suspect in child sex crimes arrested in Kannelmäki

Foreigner.fi 7/3/20

Police say the suspect has "bushy black hair" and is originally from the Middle East.

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POLICE SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT

Explosion in Helsinki City Theater

Foreigner.fi 6/29/20

One person was injured person and transferred to hospital.

Lifestyle

Free fresh drinking water available from 70 water posts in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 6/25/20

Find in this article a map with the points where water bottles can be refilled for free from April to October.

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73 children in Helsinki lost their kindergartens

Foreigner.fi 6/25/20

Finland's largest private kindergarten chain decided to close 6 early childhood education schools in the capital metropolitan area.

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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 98%

Foreigner.fi 6/25/20

Altogether 5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in the January to May period

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DEFENCE

John Bolton: Trump offered Niinistö NATO membership

Ali Abaday 6/23/20

The new book by the former national security adviser John Bolton provides new information on Trump and Niinistö.  

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT

Police say Hietaniemi riots caused by whim of intoxicated youth

Foreigner.fi 6/21/20

Police says the events do not seem to be related to the Black Lives Matter movement. The five minors arrested were released on Saturday.

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT

Police stoned and five arrested in a pitched battle in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 6/20/20

Several officers were injured and cars suffered damages after police responded with tear gas to the stones and fireworks thrown at them by a group of minors on Midsummer night.

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INDEBTEDNESS

Home loans are 45% larger in Helsinki than the Finnish average

Foreigner.fi 6/18/20

The size of loans grew at a rate three times higher in the capital region during last year.

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Norwegian to resume flights from Helsinki to Stockholm and Oslo

Foreigner.fi 6/17/20

The company will put 12 more planes into service.

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Police shot and killed three wild boars in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 6/16/20

According to the police, the mother behaved threateningly with passersby. However, they did not tell why they killed the piglet.

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Prison Break star Robert Knepper trapped in Finland due to Covid-19

Foreigner.fi 6/15/20

American TV-star Robert Knepper stayed almost three months in Finland with his wife and they liked the country.

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BUSINESS

Finnish airport restaurants and services gradually reopening

Foreigner.fi 6/10/20

Popular restaurants opened their doors again in early June.