Veli Matti Huohvanainen is considered one of the most dangerous Finnish criminals. He is one of the very few to be sentenced to life in prison twice for extremely violent crimes. Huge thanks to Laura, Jeanette and Bailey for becoming new patrons! On Patr

On the 8th of August in 1986, a man entered a bank office in Helsinki. With him, he had a sawn-off shotgun and a sports bag full of explosives.

In February of 1992, a passerby called the Helsinki police to report a car that was sitting at a parking lot. The trunk had been left unlocked and inside, he saw what looked like a body.   Podcast promo for this week: Stolen From Me Huge thanks to Antti

On Friday, the 7th of March in 1969, police were called to the small village of Korppinen in Pihtiputaa to calm down farmer Tauno Pasanen.   The film recommendation for this month is Kahdeksan surmanluotia by Mikko Niskanen. If you are in Finland, you ca

Esa Åkerlund had been paroled just six months earlier when he arrived at the Porvoo McDonalds Drive-thru in Southern Finland in July of 2010. This episode is brought to you by Sudio, a lifestyle brand that creates high-quality and stylish headphones. Su

On an autumn evening, a farmer noticed a young man laying on the bottom of a ditch. When the police started investigating the case, they soon uncovered the man's family was involved. If you are able to and would like to help me with the costs of this pod

In the summer of 2008, a couple had made their way to Porvoo, located in Southern Finland to fish, when they noticed something light-colored floating in the water. If you are able to and would like to help me with the costs of this podcast, you can do th

A newspaper deliverer had just entered into an apartment building to complete their daily round when the main door smashed into pieces and combustion fumes started flowing in. This case was partly a listener suggestion – thank you Derek for the inspirat

Three girls go missing in similar circumstances only a month apart. Some of their belongings are soon found scattered around Southern Finland. Podcast promo for this week : The Harpy Hour Podcast If you are able to and would like to help me with the c

A series of thefts and bank robberies around Western Finland towards the end of the 90’s had the police scratching their heads about who could be guilty. This episode details domestic violence and more specifically both mental and physical violence agai