Tag: Vandalism

  • The hidden surveillance – that’s how it went

    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”

    “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

    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

    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 […]

  • Most of the organizers of the Pride event in Finland report harassment and violence

    Most of the organizers of the Pride event in Finland report harassment and violence

    Almost all the organizers of Finnish Pride who responded to STT’s survey said that they had experienced some kind of harassment. The survey asked about possible forms of harassment and violence in Finland that took part in organizing an event promoting sexual and gender rights. 22 out of 25 respondents reported such experiences. The most […]

  • HS: More than EUR 80 million in Russian assets frozen in Finland

    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

    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

    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

    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 Russian embassy in Helsinki has received bomb threats

    The Russian embassy in Helsinki has received bomb threats

    According to Finnish police, the Russian embassy in Finland has received several bomb threats in recent weeks. The threats began immediately after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine. Heikki PorolaThe chief commissioner of the Helsinki Police Department said. Threat messages transmitted through letters and other media have reportedly not led to incidents. "No explosives found," […]

  • The Care Finland groups are divided into tactics, leadership and alcohol

    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

    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

    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 […]