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610 Finns die abroad last year

610 Finns die abroad last year

The Unit for Consular Assistance at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was involved in managing 610 cases of death abroad in 2025, said the ministry in a press release onWednesday. There were 71 victims of crime abroad last year, 204 requests for assistance due to an illness and 147 arrests or detainments. The number of arrests or detainments in the Nordic countries was not included in the figure as those cases are handled through direct contact between the countries authorities. The Ministry and the Finnish missions abroad provided consular services to about 245,000 people in 2025. In addition, the Ministrys 24/7 service was contacted around 6,700 times over the course of the year. The number of requests for assistance was highest in the most popular travel destinations among Finns such as Spain, Germany, Thailand, Estonia and Sweden. In 2025, Finnish missions around the world issued 15,947 new passports and 5,559 identity cards. The crisis that kept consular services busiest last year was the escalated conflict in the Middle East. The year was also marked by political unrest and demonstrations that turned violent in several countries, such as Tanzania and Nepal.

Metro service disrupted in Helsinki after passenger injured

Metro service disrupted in Helsinki after passenger injured

The metro service between Helsinki University and Ruoholahti stations remained suspended for about an hour after an accident at the central railway metro station on Wednesday morning, police and local media said. The accident took place at about 10:00 a.m. when a metro train knocked down a man at the station and he sustained serious injuries. Responding to an alarm rescue service people and police rushed to the spot and recovered the wounded person from the scene. Later metro service restored at about 11:00 a.m. Police are investigating into the incident to find out the reason behind the accident. Police, however, did not suspect any crime link to the accident.

Saksa iskee takaisin – Kova päätös Berliinissä

Saksa iskee takaisin – Kova päätös Berliinissä

Saksa on pitkään ollut varovainen hyökkäävän kybertoiminnan suhteen, mutta nyt maa on valmis iskemään kybervihollisiaan vastaan, Politico raportoi. – Taistelemme vastaan, myös ulkomailla. Tulemme häiritsemään hyökkääjiä ja tuhoamaan heidän infrastruktuurinsa, Saksan sisäministeri Alexander Dobrindt paalutti Süddeutsche Zeitungin haastattelussa hiljattain. Saksan hallitus valmistelee parhaillaan laajaa uudistusta tiedustelu- ja kyberturvallisuusvaltuuksiinsa. Tavoitteena on vastata ulkomaisten hakkerien ja vakoojien […]