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400 experts discuss in Helsinki the challenges for European security

Foreigner.fi 06/Nov/2019

Helsinki hosts on 6 and 7 November 2019 the Security Research Event (SRE). The event will be attended by about 400 security experts, including researches, policy-makers, businesses and internal…

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International experts will meet in Helsinki to discuss how to prevent violent radicalisation

Foreigner.fi 16/Sep/2019

A wide range of research experts will gather at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 17 and 18 September to attend a conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation. Participants will discuss the prevention…

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Never help fools or bad guys spread fear

07/May/2019

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The man arrested for threatening to attack the Iso Omena shopping center admits the facts

Foreigner.fi 06/May/2019

The police department of the region of West Uusimaa (near Helsinki) informed today that the 20-year-old man who was arrested for being suspected for threatening with a massive shooting in a shopping…

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Police investigate a new threat against a shopping center in Oulu

Foreigner.fi 04/May/2019

The police department of the city of Oulu (northwestern Finland) is investigating a new threat against a shopping center published on the opaque Tor network. As announced by the police themselves…

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The police captured a man suspected of being behind the announcement of a massacre in Espoo

Foreigner.fi 02/May/2019

The Finnish police investigates is investigating an annonimous message published in social media that announces a terrorist attack today at the shopping center of Iso Omena, in the southwestern…

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Finnish Civilian Intelligence Act to enter into force on 1 June

Foreigner.fi 26/Apr/2019

On 1 June 2019, new civilian intelligence legislation will enter into force in Finland "with the goal of improving our capabilities to protect against serious threats to national security", as…

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Increased jihadist activity and online communication in Finland in the 2010s

Foreigner.fi 04/Apr/2019

During the 2010s, there has been a significant increase in the numbers of people involved in jihadist activity in Finland. However, most of this activity is still quite small in scale, and it is…

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Finnish Intelligence Service detects an increase in hate campaigns

Foreigner.fi 13/Jan/2019

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) has recently warned the Government of an increase in hate campaigns, especially among far-right and anti-immigration groups. The statement above…