Espoo

Helsinki typical square apartment blocks. Photo: Pixabay.

Finland

HOUSING

House prices soar in Greater Helsinki despite pandemic

The Nomad Today 9/1/21

Among large towns, prices rose most in Helsinki and Espoo

Young people at the gates of the Järvenpää soi festival, which took place from 5 to 7 August in Järvenpää, in the Uusimaa region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Helsinki restritcs gatherings to curb Covid-19 escalation

The Nomad Today 8/13/21

Meanwhile, the Nordic country of 5.5 million people is lagging behind with its vaccination campaign

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Finland

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Video: Suspected assault by guard on alleged shoplifter in Espoo

The Nomad Today 5/25/21

The woman screams and says "I can't breathe."

Lähdenranta school in Espoo. Image: Google Maps.

Finland

ACCIDENT

School-age child killed by truck in Espoo

The Nomad Today 4/17/21

Police expect to question the truck driver and several witnesses on Saturday.

Opinion

Inclusion should be the norm – a personal story

Paola Elefante 4/6/21

Finland

ESPOO, VANTAA

Migri cuts 525 places for asylum seekers in Helsinki region

The Nomad Today 1/6/21

An Espoo reception center will close and another in Vantaa will see its capacity reduced in 2021.

Finland

SEARCH FINISHED

10-year-old girl who was missing in Espoo has been found

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

Police officers thanked everyone who helped by reporting their observations.

Finland

OBSERVATIONS REQUESTED

10-year-old girl missing in Espoo

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

The girl left her home in the Perkkaa neighbourhood on Monday 30 November at 20:30.

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Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS SPREADING

Uusimaa cities to close public facilities, students to remote learning

The Nomad Today 11/24/20

"Currently we are not doing enough to prevent infections, so stronger action is needed," the mayor of Helsinki said.

Finland

ROAD TRAFFIC

'Kamikaze' driver traveling in wrong direction kills two in Espoo

The Nomad Today 10/18/20

According to an eyewitness, the car was a BMW X5 with Estonian registration plate.

Finnish masks (L) next to much cheaper imported masks, in a City Market store. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Helsinki, Vantaa and Espoo recommend face masks at city facilities

The Nomad Today 9/29/20

Said recommendation would apply, for example, to public libraries and sports facilities, museums, high schools and vocational schools, as well as municipal offices.

Mask packages for sale at a City Market store. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE

Places where free face masks are distributed

The Nomad Today 8/19/20

These services are intended for low-income people, who cannot afford them. In principle, distribution is based on trust, so that people do not need to prove that they are poor. In…

Finland

UPDATE

Murder suspect wanted by police surrenders

The Nomad Today 7/31/20

The crime was perpetrated in the Hösmärinpuisto schoolyard.

Bikes parked in a workplace in Espoo. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

HIGH-END BIKES RECOVERED

Three more bicycle thieves arrested in Espoo

The Nomad Today 7/30/20

One of the suspects admitted that he planned to take the bikes out of Finland and then sell them in his home country. The other is an illegal resident on whom a deportation order is pending.

Bikes parked in Lappeenranta. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

STOLEN BIKES FOUND

Bicycle thieves caught in Espoo

The Nomad Today 7/29/20

Stolen Jopo, Baana, Jippo and Merida bicycles were found.

Finland

POLICE ALERT

Bicycle thefts increased sharply in Helsinki region

The Nomad Today 7/28/20

Police investigation and analysis units have started a project to identify and arrest people who sell stolen bikes on the internet.

Finland

POLICE UPDATE

Man shot to death in Espoo

The Nomad Today 7/8/20

Two other men, both born in 1980, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Finland

Espoo sex offender sentenced to 6 years for abusing and raping girls

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

A 29 year-old man born in Ghana contacted teenage girls on Instagram and attracted them by offering alcohol, tobacco and drugs.

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Finland

POPULATION STATISTICS

25% of young children in Helsinki region are of foreign origin

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

The average age of persons with foreign background in the second generation is 11.1 years. Half of the foreigners in Finland live in Greater Helsinki.