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South China Morning Post
03-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Several people stabbed near Finland shopping centre, police arrest suspect
An assailant in Finland stabbed several people near a shopping centre in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday afternoon, and one person was arrested, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured in the attack, but police said the situation no longer posed a danger to others. Victims were given first aid at the scene. Yle said that one person was detained, without giving further details. A blood stain is seen on the ground outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere. Photo: AFP Video by Yle showed heavy police presence and ambulances in front of the cordoned-off shopping centre. Daily Finnish paper Aamulehti reported that police blocked all doors of the Ratina shopping centre and people were not allowed to enter or leave the centre. Witnesses of the attack were taken to the second floor of the shopping centre for questioning. Yle also reported that employees from the social and crisis emergency services had arrived at the shopping centre to attend to victims and bystanders.
South China Morning Post
03-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Finland police arrest one person after stabbing near shopping centre
An assailant in Finland stabbed several people near a shopping centre in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday afternoon, and one person was arrested, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured in the attack, but police said the situation no longer posed a danger to others. Victims were given first aid at the scene. Yle said that one person was detained, without giving further details. A blood stain is seen on the ground outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere. Photo: AFP Video by Yle showed heavy police presence and ambulances in front of the cordoned-off shopping centre. Daily Finnish paper Aamulehti reported that police blocked all doors of the Ratina shopping centre and people were not allowed to enter or leave the centre. Witnesses of the attack were taken to the second floor of the shopping centre for questioning. Advertisement
Associated Press
03-07-2025
- Associated Press
Finnish media reports several people have been stabbed near a shopping center
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported that several people were stabbed near a shopping center in the southern city of Tempere on Thursday. Yle reports that one person was detained without giving further details. It was not immediately clear how many people were arrested in the attack but police say the situation no longer posed a danger to others.
Reuters
20-06-2025
- Science
- Reuters
Wreck of 17th century Swedish warship found off Finland
Researchers have identified a shipwreck off Porkkala, in southern Finland, as the Swedish warship 'Falken,' a 17th-century vessel built in Stockholm and considered the 'little sister' of the iconic Vasa ship.
Reuters
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Finland says two Russian military aircraft suspected of violating its airspace
HELSINKI, May 23 (Reuters) - Two Russian military aircraft are suspected of having violated Finnish airspace on Friday, Finland's defence ministry said in a statement. The incident occurred off the coast of Porvoo in southern Finland, the ministry added. "We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and an investigation is ongoing," Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen said in the statement. The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident and will provide more detailed information at a later time, he added.
