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Council Member

Court issues sentence for controversial city councillor

Policemen

Prosecutor: No investigation into use of police firearm

Casualties

Murder trial begins: 2 accused in Järvenpää drug deal shooting

Suspected Person

Jyväskylä city councillor suspected of staging a car break-in to keep gun license

Suspected Person

Far-right supporters suspected of firearms offences, but not preparing acts of violence

Outlaw Motorcycle Club

Police raid Hells Angels HQs in Lahti and Lappeenranta: Several detained, drugs, guns and explosives seized

Electroshock Weapon

Police use of force on rise in past decade

Armed Person

Police shoot, wound armed man in Järvenpää, prosecutor to probe case

Tampere City Centre

Tampere court remands student over firearm, threats at school

Pensala

Police in Finland see risk in thousands of "forgotten" firearms

Parliament of Finland

Friday’s papers: Tooled-up Finland, Åland politicos’ redundancy and the best shop in the world

Elections

Friday’s papers: Lagging productivity, firearm attitudes and taxing the little guy

Shooting Incidents

Three shots fired through Finnish-Iraqi couple's front door

United Brotherhood (Gang)

United Brotherhood gang members suspected of extortion, drug and gun offences

Machine Guns and Pistols

Finland moves to update police firearms arsenal

Trial (in court)

Police officer faces fine in negligent discharge case

Kouvola Sub-Region

Finnish police seize more than 100 firearms and 125,000 ammo rounds in Kouvola

Shooting By Police

Man shot by police in Kotka

Shooting Incidents

Two passengers of Lempäälä shoot-out car detained by police

Armed Conflict

Police in Finland shoot their firearms in the line of duty about ten times each year

Oulu Sub-Region

Police search for allegedly armed man in Oulu

Bodily Harm

Prosecutor probes blue-on-blue shooting at Hämeenlinna police station

Climate

Wednesday's papers: Turku knife attacker's alternative target, gun permit reform and a key EU vote

Armed Conflict

Reforms simplify gun permit applications in Finland

Suspected Person

Police: Rogue hunters killed 18 deer, dozens of rabbits while shooting from car

Unauthorized Weapon

Police snare cache of 35 weapons in raid on Vantaa home

Gun Threats

Prison term sought in €1.8mn Turku bus torching, home invasion

Turun Sanomat

Monday's papers: Daylight savings time, gun permits, warehouse fire, windy weather

Shooting Incidents

Three dead in Imatra shooting

Mass Shooting and Shooting Spree

Pelkosenniemi shooter facing nine counts of attempted murder

Law

Researcher: Why trust in the police force continues unabated

Air Rifle

Police suspect Kemi man of firing on immigrants with air rifle

Violent Behavior

Police seize some 2,000 guns based on doctors' evaluations

Shooting Incidents

Police: Defence Force gun used in Vihti cop shooting

Air Rifle

Charges in vandalism of Stubb's home

Sergeant (miltary)

Wednesday's papers: Salary-freeze willing Finns, reception centres closing, police bribery investigation

Salmon

Tuesday's papers: Child abductions increase, crimes involving guns, salmon prices headed upstream

Child Welfare

Monday's papers: 'People have too many guns,' some child protection 'deplorable,' Helsinki Airport's luggage system malfunctions

Human migration

Courts move on incidents outside reception centres

Riots

Daily: Fragment of police riot gun pellet extracted from protester’s eye

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