Tag: Vandalism
The Israeli embassy in Helsinki splashed red liquid
The doors of the Israeli Embassy in Helsinki were smeared with a red, blood-like substance. The police received a report of vandalism at the embassy on Wednesday morning.
The police are looking for witnesses to the vandalism of the Soviet war monument in southwestern Finland
The local newspaper Salon Seudun Sanomat published a photo on Tuesday showing a small gray monument with the text “Slava Ukraini” in black and red spray paint.
The police are looking for witnesses to the vandalism of the Soviet war monument in southwestern Finland
The local newspaper Salon Seudun Sanomat published a photo on Tuesday showing a small gray monument with the text “Slava Ukraini” in black and red spray paint.
The Helsinki police are investigating the vandalism of the Turkish embassy
The police have information that an activist group has reported responsibility for the crime.
The police suspended the investigation into suspected vandalism at the Russian Åland consulate
The incident happened on May Day.
Eco-activists vandalize Monet’s artwork
Two women in Sweden smeared red paint and glued themselves to the masterpiece Climate activists targeted a work of art by the revered French impressionist Claude Monet at Stockholm’s National Museum on Wednesday, dousing it in red paint and sticking to the protective glass around the painting. The two women belong to the Aterstall Vatmarker…
Ilkivalta pays electric scooter renters thousands of euros per day
The companies say that vandalism is mainly done by underage children, but elderly people have also been known to knock over and break equipment when they are angry or drunk.
Copenhagen at night: best level of security in 15 years
Earlier this year, a study revealed that Denmark is the eighth safest country for women traveling alone. But still, it is quite rare for a woman to travel alone. The same cannot be said of women traveling home alone in Copenhagen – a common sight on cycle paths, pavements and 24-7 transport links. Just over…
Municipalities must have their own “police”
It was a busy day in Parliament yesterday as new law enforcement legislation was approved to increase safety in our communities. The municipalities can appoint security guardsFirst of all, the country’s municipalities will soon be able to appoint their own ‘police officers’ to provide extra presence on busy occasions such as large outdoor parties and…
Riots in France, the Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed and about Kebnekaise’s toilet problems
Hour 1 Riots in France for the fifth night in a row, hundreds of people arrested and widespread vandalism. Hear Southern Europe correspondent Marie Nilsson Boij and France expert Alice Petrén about the riots. The President of Russia is currently going through his worst crisis ever; that is what the opposition politician Vladimir Milov, who…
Growth of domestic long-distance traffic in April: 1.2 million trips were made
In addition, it was 7% higher than in April 2019. According to the CEO of VR Elisa Markula, the increase in trips was due to an increase in everyday travel, especially business travel, compared to the beginning of the year. He also added that the end of the value-added tax (VAT) discount in April and…
National Police Chief Anders Thornberg: “We had no choice”
In December 2022, the newspaper Expressen published an investigation into alleged irregularities within the top police management. It was, among other things, that regional police chief Mats Löfving would have had a relationship with intelligence chief Linda Staaf and that he would therefore have been stubborn in decisions that concerned her when he was her…
Life imprisonment for the Tove murder: “They have acted coldly”
Both the 20-year-old girl, whom we have called Jennifer, and the 18-year-old girl, whom we have called Matilda, are sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and grave breach of public order. Jennifer is also convicted of vandalism after trying to burn it down house Tove lived in when she was at home in Vetlanda. The…
The hidden surveillance – that’s how it went
Caliber’s review The hidden surveillance from September 2022 was about a feature available in most electric cars of the Tesla brand: the car’s sentry mode, or guard camera, which is there to protect the car from vandalism. But it’s not just when someone gets too close to the car that the cameras start – they…
“The word vandal signals old-fashioned morality”
It has raised questions. Where should we draw the line for what is vandalism? And what does the word actually mean? – You signal an old-fashioned morality, says Orla Vigsö, who is a professor at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Gothenburg. Christer Pettersson, who was both charged and acquitted…
Vandalism is suspected as the reason for trains being late in Finland on Monday
According to the Finnish Railways Agency, the damage is suspected to have been caused by vandalism. The police confirmed on Monday that the agency has filed a criminal complaint related to the incident. Mauri MäkiahoThe deputy director of the Finnish Railways Agency told Helsingin Sanomat that the cables at the scene are roughly as thick…
No change in the differences in Helsinki’s experience of security between regions
One of the key questions in the Helsinki Security Survey is how safe respondents feel when walking alone late in their residential area on a Friday or Saturday night. In most areas, the situation has remained very stable and only a few areas have seen a significant increase or decrease in security. The majority, three…
HS: More than EUR 80 million in Russian assets frozen in Finland
“We don’t want to see vandalism of wagons or people breaking into machine yards, causing accidents,” he explained. Eljas KoistinenCommercial Director of VR Transport. Helsingin Sanomat emphasized on Saturday that the stopped wagons could become a 20-kilometer-long train, about 20 times longer than Finland’s longest freight trains. According to Koistinen, the number of wagons is…
HS: Finland has confiscated more than 80 million euros in Russian assets
The Finnish authorities have frozen assets worth more than 80 million euros due to sanctions imposed on Russia, Helsingin Sanomat said on Sunday. The property was owned by Russian individuals and entities subject to EU sanctions following an attack on Ukraine almost three months ago. More than 1,000 individuals and 80 communities have been frozen…
A pro-Russia demonstration will be held in the Helsinki metropolitan area on Sunday
The Finnish Broadcasting Corporation said that the demonstration is organized by Rufi, a Finnish-Russian association that presents itself on social media as a friendship club. At the moment, the convoy is expected to start its journey through the Helsinki metropolitan area from Hyvinkää and end in Vantaa. As Sunday is typically a slow traffic day,…
How Russian artists portrayed world history
The brutal persecution of the first Christians in the Roman Empire, the atrocities of the Turks in the Balkans and the tragedy of the Indian uprising against British rule to name a few. Such themes could not leave Russian artists indifferent. Vasily Vereshchagin. Crucifixion of the Romans, 1887. Vasily Vereshchagin Widespread in the Roman Empire,…
The Little Mermaid exposed to vandalism: Possible links to the war in Ukraine
Tourists visiting one of Copenhagen’s most famous attractions got a little more than they had expected today. The statue of The Little Mermaid was vandalized on Sundaywith the letter ‘Z’ followed by an equal sign and a swastika was painted on the stone where she sits. ‘Z’ is currently used as a sign of support…
The Care Finland groups are divided into tactics, leadership and alcohol
Disagreements and internal fighting between the various factions of the Convoy Finland movement after last weekend’s protest – which temporarily closed Mannerheimintie in Helsinki and led to the arrest of about 70 people – have led to the division of the group in two, Yle understands. Conversations between protesters in the Telegram messaging app have…
The tactic of civil disobedience divides opinions among politicians
Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen (Green) believes that civil disobedience is one way to influence activists, but says protesters must always take responsibility for their actions and that there is no room for violence or vandalism. Over the weekend, hundreds of protesters took part in the protests "Convoy Finland 2022" protest, blocked the main…
A Kuopio-based sword striker is not going to appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court
Joel MarinAttacked the Kuopio classroom in 2019 with a long sword, does not intend to appeal to the Supreme Court, his lawyer Matti Niiranen told the news agency STT. "The matter has been discussed and we have decided to accept the judgment of the Court of Appeal," Niiranen said. Consequently, the Court of Appeal’s life…
Police: The teen attacked the bus driver in Imatra brutally
Police are investigating three Imatra teenagers in connection with a violent attack on Monday night in Central Imatra, Eastern Finland. All three are suspected of attempted murder. The teenagers were told in the vandalism through the windows of the building when the victim, a local bus driver, intervened. The two suspects then attacked the victim…
The Helsinki Jewish Congregation spends 450,000 euros a year on security
In November, flowers were placed outside the Helsinki Synagogue, which were attached to the slogan “Arbeit macht frei” at the gates of the Nazi concentration camps. . The delivery took place on the anniversary of the Kristallnacht, the night of the broken glass, when Nazi Germany launched a pogrom against Jews, businesses and real estate…
Poster boy! So that’s why so many end up in the channel!
Have ever noticed how some streets are crammed with election posters and others are naked. Peer closer and small plastic blinds are visible on pylons and fences. Explore the area and you will often find the remains of a poster or two: in the bushes or the harbor as the new favorite seat of a…
Swastikas fly both ways: Election poster vandals use them to target both left- and right-wing candidates
The 83rd anniversary of The Night of Broken Glass, a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazis on 9-10. November 1938, approaching: a signal for anti-Semites across the country to carry out heinous vandalism. Just two years ago, they desecrated the 80 tombstones in Randers – just one of many cities targeted in the…