Turku

An AirBaltic plane is seen landing in Stockholm Arlanda airport. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

AIRLINES

AirBaltic starts operating direct flights from Turku to Riga

The Nomad Today 9/9/21

The Turku Airport has been in business during the entire pandemic

An e-scooter on the street in the port of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi/File photo.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police suspect bus driver caused fatal e-scooter accident in Turku

The Nomad Today 8/10/21

The 23-year-old woman who died after colliding with a bus is not suspected of any wrongdoing

A police officer from the city of Turku. Photo: Twitter/@L_S_poliisi

Finland

FRIDAY NIGHT

People of foreign origin involved in mass brawl in Turku pub

The Nomad Today 7/11/21

Police said they were not aware of any serious injuries and criticized the pub's security arrangements.

FILED - 27 November 2019, Spain, Barcelona: Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele reacts during the UEFA Champions League Group F soceer match between FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund at the Camp Nou Sradium. Barcelona will be without Ousmane Dembele for four months as the forward has undergone knee surgery. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa

Sports

FOOTBALL

Barcelona's Dembele out for four months after knee surgery in Finland

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/21

Dembele was operated in Turku

14 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: (L-R) France's Antoine Griezmann, Leo Dubois and Ousmane Dembele take part in a training session for the team ahead of Tuesday's UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match against Germany. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

French star Dembele to undergo surgery next week in Finland

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/24/21

Doctor Lasse Lempainen will be performing the operation on the Frenchman's dislocated biceps tendon in his right knee.

Finland

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Police investigate pressure on foreign voters to back some candidates

The Nomad Today 6/1/21

A security guard also of foreign origin warned the Turku Electoral Commission of what was happening.

A police patrol car. Photo: Twitter/@L_S_poliisi.

Finland

SHOOTING

The young woman shot dead in Turku was unknown to the perpetrator

The Nomad Today 4/4/21

According to the police, shots were fired inside the apartment, on the building's stairwell and also outside the house.

Finland

SHOOTING

Two people killed, one seriously injured in a shooting in Turku

The Nomad Today 4/3/21

On the landing of the stairs, the police arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of having carried out the massacre.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

New variant of Covid-19 found in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/24/21

So far, authorities don’t know where this mutated virus came from.

Finland

CRIME SUSPECTED IN TURKU

What have they done to Iines?

The Nomad Today 11/11/20

Police said Wednesday that the 18-year-old woman who disappeared in Turku in the early hours of Sunday has been found alive. Officers suspect a crime and are asking for clues about the people…

Old houses in the Metropolitan area. Photo: Foreigner.fi

Finnish Lifestyle

YEAR-ON-YEAR

Old house prices rose in Helsinki, fell in Turku

The Nomad Today 9/30/20

In August around 3% fewer transactions of old dwellings in housing companies were made through real estate agents than in last year's corresponding month.

Business in Finland

CORONAVIRUS

WizzAir Turku-Skopje flights suspended for two weeks

The Nomad Today 8/27/20

The suspension of flights will be in effect from 28 August until 10 September.

Maria-Ohisalo-Timo-Harakka-by-Finnish-Government

Coronavirus

CONTROVERSY CONTINUES

Ministers disagree on blocking flights

The Nomad Today 8/17/20

The Minister of Transport says he will propose to the Government to suspend flights from Skopje but for the Minister of the Interior this is not the best option, as all citizens and permanent…