73 teams crammed into Vantaa's Tulisuudelma on Saturday to determine who is the Finnish pub quiz champion.

A Finnish Court of Appeal has overturned a previous judgment, ruling that land lease fees in Helsinki's Lehtisaari must be lowered, after the Vantaa Parish Union had significantly increased them in 2020.

In an apartment building fire in Vantaa, Finland, the parents and three children of a family died. The family's infant and a close relative were rescued from the apartment and the infant was released from the hospital.

Five individuals, identified as Italian and Albanian nationals, have been arrested in Vantaa, Finland, following a cleaner's discovery that led police to uncover a drug trafficking operation.

Vantaa Energy and the City of Helsinki are developing a snow-melting plant, which, once completed, would allow Helsinki to cease dumping snow into the sea.

Finnair operated an additional flight from Oman, landing in Helsinki-Vantaa, to bring home customers who were in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The city of Vantaa in Finland is implementing stricter rules for mobile device usage in its upper secondary schools to promote student well-being and social interaction.

Vantaalla kahta alaikäistä epäillään tilaustyönä tehdystä murhayrityksestä. Se ei yllättänyt dosentti Pirjo Jukaraista. Jopa kymmenvuotiaita lapsia värvätään tekemään rikoksia.

The city of Vantaa, Finland, has decided to ban face-covering attire in its schools. The decision is justified by Vantaa on grounds of psychological and social safety.

Vantaa is set to introduce a stormwater fee, which many residents consider an additional hidden tax on top of property taxes. Dozens of Finnish municipalities have already implemented this fee.

A suspect in an arson case in Vantaa, Finland, has been ordered to remand custody, with prosecutors facing a June 1 deadline to file charges.

A 71-year-old man suspected of five murders, two attempted murders, and aggravated arson in connection with a fire in Vantaa, Finland, is presented for remand in the District Court of Eastern Uusimaa, participating via video link.

Residents who lost their homes in a fire in Vantaa, Finland, are facing difficulties finding new housing as the rental company lacks sufficient apartments.

Finnish police will seek the remand of a 71-year-old man on suspicion of five murders, two attempted murders and aggravated arson after a fatal apartment block fire in Vantaa. The blaze tore through a residential building in the Pähkinärinne district in the early hours of Tuesday 3 March. Five members of a Somali family died. Eastern Uusimaa Police said the suspect will be presented to the district court on Friday morning.

Esitutkinnassa on nyt tehty ensimmäisiä kuulusteluja. Epäiltyä tullaan esittämään vangittavaksi todennäköisesti perjantaina.

The Somali community in Vantaa, Finland, has recently experienced multiple tragedies, including fires, leading to concerns about emergency preparedness and a lack of knowledge on how to act in such situations.

Five people died in an extremely fierce fire in Pähkinärinne, Vantaa, early in the morning. The fire chief described the blaze as exceptionally intense.

Finnish newspaper HS has investigated the 71-year-old man suspected of starting a fatal apartment fire in Vantaa that killed a Somali family, revealing a background of drinking, debts, and a criminal record.

A fire tore through a block of flats in Vantaa early on Tuesday, killing five members of the same family and leaving a newborn in hospital. Police suspect arson and are investigating five counts of murder and aggravated arson. Emergency services received the alarm at 5.41am for a building fire on Pähkinärinteentie in the Pähkinärinne district of west Vantaa. By morning, crews had extinguished the blaze.

A major apartment fire in Vantaa, Finland, has claimed five lives, and police have detained a suspect, believing the fire was deliberately started.

Vantaan Tammistossa oli maanantaina jonoa bensapumpulle. Monet autoilijat ennakoivat bensan hinnan nousevan Lähi-idän tilanteen takia.

An unauthorized person managed to board a Finnair flight bound for New York from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, an incident Finnair described as 'extremely rare'.

Restaurants in Tikkurila, Vantaa, are struggling due to the ongoing Vantaa tram construction and other building projects, with one restaurateur describing the situation as dire.

A report indicates that one in ten residents in Vantaa, Finland, receive basic income support, which can be applied for when funds are insufficient for housing, food, and clothing.

Approximately 200 people applied for parking inspector positions in Vantaa, Finland, highlighting the popularity of certain municipal jobs, including those in employment services and administration.

Jokerit started the semi-final series with a bang against Kiekko-Vantaa. Surprise name Simo Heinonen rose to prominence.

A Finnish appeals court has ruled that land rent increases in Lehtisaari, Helsinki, were unreasonable, ordering the Vantaa Parish Union to refund collected land rents.

A car overturned into a ditch on Junkersintie in Vantaa, Finland, on Thursday afternoon, resulting in two people being hospitalized.

Two individuals climbed a construction crane in Vantaa, Finland. One person descended independently, while the other was brought down by rescue services using a lift platform.

Following Vantaa's ban on face-covering veils in schools, Helsinki is now also considering a similar prohibition, although an assistant mayor states there's no immediate need as no cases have emerged this academic year.

Vantaa Vocational College Varia's pilot training program for home appliance repair technicians was successful last year and will be continued to address the need for more repair professionals.

A Vantaa city councilor in Finland, Juha Suoniemi (PS), is demanding thousands of euros in lost earnings from the city, claiming he couldn't perform his duties after establishing a book publishing company.

Schools in Vantaa, Finland, have banned students from covering their faces with items like burkhas and balaclavas. The decision follows an initiative by a Finns Party councilor, though the head of basic education denies it was the direct cause.

A repatriation flight organized by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs landed at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport early Monday morning, bringing Finnish citizens home from Oman.

A 71-year-old man has been remanded in custody on probable cause, suspected of five murders, two attempted murders, and aggravated arson in Vantaa's Pähkinärinne district.

A family who died in the Pähkinärinne fire was remembered on Thursday at the Myyrmäki mosque. The service was attended by members of the Muslim community and representatives of the city of Vantaa and the parish.

The 71-year-old suspect in the Vantaa arson tragedy has a dark history.

Police have detained a 71-year-old resident of the building on suspicion of deliberately setting the blaze.

A daycare center in Vantaa opened with deficiencies after multiple delays, leading to complaints from parents that children are largely kept indoors due to ongoing construction around the building.

An 18-year-old woman recounts escaping a fatal apartment fire in Vantaa, Finland, that killed her sister and other family members. Police suspect arson.

A fire in Pähkinärinne, Vantaa, is being investigated as murder, based on the legal interpretation that an act can be considered murder if death is a certain or probable outcome, even without intent to kill a specific person.

Memorial services for the deceased will be arranged according to the wishes of the relatives within the ongoing fasting month of Ramadan.

Five people have died in a fire in Vantaa, Finland, with police suspecting a crime. Reports indicate members of a Somali family are among the deceased.

Seurakunta varoittaa, että messu sisältää voimakkaita visuaalisia tehosteita, joten sitä ei suositella pienille lapsille tai aisti­yliherkille.

Police are searching for an 8-year-old boy who went missing in Vantaa, Finland. He was last seen at Vantaankoski train station and may be traveling by local train in the Vantaa or Helsinki area.

Vantaa, Finland, recorded the highest amount of social assistance last year, with a significant proportion of recipients residing in the Helsinki metropolitan area and other major Finnish cities.

The Jehovah's Witnesses religious community is planning a significant expansion of its Finnish headquarters in Vantaa, which includes a large office building and four apartment buildings, potentially utilizing volunteer labor from its members.

Construction of the Vantaa tram is proceeding rapidly, with the city council approving a loan guarantee for the depot building to be built in Vaarala.

The Helsinki Court of Appeal has ruled against significant rent increases in Lehtisaari, ordering the Vantaa Parish Union to reduce land rent, a decision residents have been anticipating for a decade.

The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed an appeal regarding the forced expropriation of the Saras estate in Vantaa, Finland. The farmers' organization MTK argued that the city of Vantaa sought profit from the expropriation, but the ECHR found the compensation paid was not unreasonable.

Vantaa schools banned face coverings on Monday.

A snow-melting plant is being planned in Vantaa, Finland, capable of processing over a million cubic meters of snow annually, which its developer claims is a unique solution globally.

A 15-year-old displaying a plastic toy gun at a school in Vantaa, Finland, resulted in a criminal report, a home search, and a child welfare notification. No real weapons were found at the suspect's home.

The rule will come into effect from the beginning of August.

Ultrapikamuoti on myllännyt ihmisten suhdetta kulutukseen. Vantaalaisessa ompelimossa mittatilaustyöt ovat vähentyneet eniten.

Finnish police say organised crime networks recruited teenagers to carry out a contract killing attempt linked to a drug debt, after a fire in a residential building in Vantaa placed dozens of residents in danger last December. The investigation by Helsinki Police centres on a stairwell fire in the Korso district of Vantaa on 17 December 2025. Authorities suspect two boys aged 15 set the blaze as part of a planned murder attempt targeting a relative of a person who owed money from a drug deal.

A tragic fire in Vantaa, Finland, resulted in the deaths of a Somali family, deeply affecting the Somali community and the entire country.

A man suspected of five arson murders in Vantaa, Finland, is being proposed for arrest, with his criminal past reportedly extending back to the 1970s.

A district court in Finland is scheduled to hear the detention of a suspect linked to a fire in the Pähkinärinne area of Vantaa.

A devastating fire in Vantaa, Finland, resulted in a fatality, with a sister dying in the blaze. The local Somali community has gathered at a mosque in Myyrmäki to offer mutual support.

Five people died in an apartment building fire in Vantaa on Tuesday.

Dozens of people who lost their homes in an apartment building fire in Vantaa, Finland, have been placed in temporary accommodation.

A memorial service was held in Vantaa, Finland, for the five members of a Somali-background family who died in a recent fire.

Police have identified and questioned a 71-year-old man with a criminal background as the suspect in five murders related to an arson incident in Vantaa, Finland.

A mother, father, and their three children (aged three, six, and eight) have died in a fire in Vantaa, Finland, which is being investigated as suspected arson.

Residents of an apartment building in Vantaa, Finland, describe waking up to fire alarms and realizing the severity of a destructive fire early in the morning.

A traffic collision occurred on Ring Road III in Vantaa, Finland, leading to the closure of westbound lanes. One of the vehicles involved in the accident caught fire.

A photo report details the work of bailiffs carrying out evictions in Vantaa, Finland. The city experienced a nearly 200% increase in evictions, partly due to sub-letting scams, though numbers began to decline last year.

More and more people are qualifying for basic social assistance.

Serious damage due to rusting under tiles has been discovered in factory-made sheet metal bathrooms in apartment buildings in Vantaa, Finland, with concerns that the problem may be more widespread.

The Vantaa Parish Union has justified massive increases in land lease rents in Lehtisaari by stating residents have lived on church land 'half-free.' The Court of Appeal will soon rule on the dispute.

The Vantaa tram project is providing employment opportunities, helping to alleviate the difficult unemployment situation in Vantaa, though precise figures on those employed are hard to obtain.