Reported assaults reach record level across Finland

Police recorded approximately 36,500 assaults across Finland during the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 10.7 per cent from the same period last year and the highest figure in the history of Statistics Finland's crime records. Assault reports increased in every police district, despite a decline in the total number of offences recorded nationwide. According to preliminary figures published by Statistics Finland on Tuesday, 20 October, police, customs and border guard authorities regis

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