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Episode 018 : Jari Aarnio, part 2 of 3

April 06, 2018

How does one go from respected and talented drug investigator to drug dealer and corrupt police officer? This is the second part to a three-part story. Please go back and listen to part one first if you haven’t already.


Miika Kortekallio: Finnish drug lord


Raimo Tienhaara: Finnish criminal responsible for the planning of the attack on Aarnio in 1996


Raine Sievälä: Finnish criminal, brother of Raimo Tienhaara. Was seen on security tape footage buying two phones linked to the barrel case.


Pasila man: Nickname for the main perpetrator in the barrel case.


United Brotherhood: Gang – Keijo Vilhunen was acting as its leader at the time.


Peter-Mikael Fagerholm: Received the Loviisa barrel in 2011 as ordered by Raine Sievälä.


Jykä: United Brotherhood member who was initially suspected to be the Pasila man


Malmi woman: Mari Romano, one of the Pasila man’s contacts


Seija Kortekallio-Lampi: Sister of Miika Kortekallio, one of the Pasila man’s contacts


Lasse Aapio: Helsinki police force assistant manager


Saara: Sex worker whose story led to an investigation on Aarnio


Susanna Reinboth: Reporter for Helsingin Sanomat and the co-author of the book Keisari Aarnio


Minna Passi: Reporter for Helsingin Sanomat and the co-author of the book Keisari Aarnio


Trevoc: Technology company


Pasi Patama: Founder of Trevoc


Jouni Viitanen: Founder of Trevoc


Instia: Company owned by the sister of Vilhunen


Petri Rainiala: Helsinki police narcotics division senior officer belonging to Aarnio’s inner circle


Ari-Pekka Koivisto: state prosecutor in charge of the investigation into HPN that started in 2007


Keijo Vilhunen: Finnish criminal, former leader of United Brotherhood


Mikael Runeberg: NBI investigator who later moved on to work for the HPN, belonged to Aarnio’s inner circle


Paul Perovuo: lawyer who helped Aarnio draft investigation requests during the first investigation into the HPN and acted as a defense lawyer in the first part of the barrel case


Pekka Anttila: reporter for Suomen Kuvalehti


If you want to know more about this case, I highly recommend a book called Keisari Aarnio by Minna Passi and Susanna Reinboth which is also my main source of information for this multiparter. Unfortunately, the book is only available in Finnish for now.


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