True Crime Finland

By Minna

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The land of the midnight sun has a darker side not many know of.

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Episode 062 : Sarjakuristaj...

01.10.2020

Deemed one of the most dangerous Finnish criminals, the serial strangler has been paroled time and time again only for him to commit more violent crimes. This episode details crimes against children, sexual violence in all of its forms and ...

True Crime Finland episodes:

01.10.2020 Episode 062 : Sarjakuristaja (The serial strangler) Deemed one of the most dangerous Finnish criminals, the serial strangler has been paroled time and time again only for him to commit more violent crimes. This episode details crimes against children, sexual violence in all of its forms and ...
12.27.2019 Episode 061 : Takakonttimurha (The trunk murder) In January of 1996, an officer at the Malmi police station was examining a stolen vehicle when they discovered a body in the trunk. Podcast promo for this week: The Unseen Huge thanks go out to Astrid becoming a new ...
12.13.2019 Episode 060 : Pesäpallon sopupeliskandaali (Finnish baseball match-fixing scandal) In the 1990’s, there was strong desire to make baseball, Finland’s national sports, more popular all over the country. However, the attempts backfired when team leaders and players alike got embroiled in a scandal like the Finnish world of sports ...
11.29.2019 Episode 059 : Seinäjoen teinisurma (Seinäjoki teenager murder) In the spring of 2015, a teenage girl was found deceased in the suburbs of Seinäjoki. Podcast promo for this week: True Crime Island Huge thanks go out to Kevin and Dinosaur Vlogs for becoming new Patrons! On Patreon, you ...
11.15.2019 Episode 058 : Alma Kartano In the 1920’s, two women started a religious sect, believing that the end of the world was in sight. Gaston Luga: for a limited Black Friday deal get 25% off and a free travel bag! If you missed this deal, ...
11.01.2019 Episode 057 : Hammasmurhaaja (the tooth murderer) In 1990, a young man contacted the Helsinki police about his mother’s death ten years prior – he was adamant his father had killed her. Gaston Luga: get 15% off any purchase by using the offer code TRUECRIME at checkout ...
10.18.2019 Episode 056 : Markus Pönkä 20-year-old Markus Pönkä was arrested in Estonia on an international warrant relating to a fraud case, when a body was found in his apartment. But that is only the very beginning of this story. A fellow student who is studying ...
10.04.2019 Episode 055 : Special collaboration Panama papers with Courtney from Cult of Domesticity This week, Courtney from Cult of Domesticity and I are discussing the Panama papers, the biggest information leak in recent times.
09.20.2019 Episode 054 : Kyllikki Saari (+update on Jarmo Björkqvist) 17-year-old Kyllikki Saari was returning from a devotional service by bike when she vanished into thin air. Podcast promo for this week: Canadian True Crime If you are able to and would like to help me with the costs of ...
09.06.2019 Episode 053 : Kampin autopommi (Kamppi car bomb) A car bomb explodes in the center of Helsinki in broad daylight and reveals a complicated web of relationships and perceptions. Podcast promo for this week : Ghost Town If you are able to and would like to help me ...
08.23.2019 Episode 052 : Sipoo murder case In July of 2018, a story broke in the Finnish media: a company executive had been killed in their own home. If you are able to and would like to help me with the costs of this podcast, you can ...
08.09.2019 Episode 051 : Ampumaratasurmat (The shooting range murders) Towards the end of February in 1999 on a slow Sunday, officers patrolling in the center of Helsinki were tasked with a case that, at first, sounded difficult to believe. Sudio: use the code truecrimefinland at checkout to get 15% ...
07.12.2019 Episode 050 : Unisaarnaaja (the sleeping preacher) + update on Jari Aarnio At age 18, Maria Åkerblom first preached in a trance-like state on her sickbed. From there she started her career as a sleeping preacher that turned out to be her rise and fall. Sudio: use the code truecrimefinland at checkout ...
06.28.2019 Episode 049 : Felix Dahl Tired of juggling school and work and faced with a piping renovation of his apartment, 22-year-old Felix Dahl decided to take a break and travel to Goa, India, for a holiday. We are putting together a true crime event for ...
06.14.2019 Episode 048 : Europositron I apologize in advance for any echo in this episode - I had to record in an empty apartment as we moved this week On the 29th of October in 2007, inventor Rainer Partanen was arrested suspected of aggravated fraud. ...
05.31.2019 Episode 047 : Pia murders In 1991, the body of a young woman was found floating in a bay. It seemed like her case would be left unsolved until another body was discovered years later. This case was a listener suggestion – thank you Johanna ...
05.17.2019 Episode 046 : Tulilahti double murder In 1959, best friends Eine and Riitta got on their bikes to ride through Eastern Finland and see the Koli national park. They never returned from their trip. Along with the Bodom lake murders and the case of Kyllikki Saari, ...
05.03.2019 Episode 045 : Jarmo Björkqvist In the summer of 2006, Jarmo and Paula Björkqvist’s daughter was celebrating her second birthday. In the early morning hours, she was found cowering under the table by the police. This episode details a very violent case and will not ...
04.19.2019 Episode 044 : Kupittaa hospital scandal Patients at the closed unit of the Kupittaa hospital were mistreated for years without proper intervention until an extensive newspaper article revealed what had actually been going on at the G1 unit. We are putting together a true crime event ...
04.05.2019 Episode 043 : Hyvinkää shooting incident In the summer of 2012, a young man climbed on a roof, upset over a lost playful wrestling match, looking for a way to release his anger. We are putting together a true crime event for the first time here ...
03.22.2019 Episode 042 : Jenna Lepomäki In 2011, eighteen-year-old Jenna Lepomäki had something to look forward to. She was going on her first ever trip abroad. Podcast promos for this week: Elementary My Dear: The H.E.X Files Podcast and Coast to Ghost. I will be going ...
03.08.2019 Episode 041 : Kytäjä tent murders In the summer of 1972, three youngsters were found deceased in a tent they had set up at the Kytäjä mansion premises. This episode details a case involving minors and will not be suitable for all listeners, please use your ...
02.22.2019 Episode 040 : Esko Argillander After years of living under fear and the constant threat of violence caused by a loved one, something snapped. This episode details domestic violence and will not be suitable for all listeners. If you are in a similar situation, please ...
02.08.2019 Episode 039 : Turku terrorist attack The 18th of August in 2017 was the day all of Finland mourned. Podcast promo for this week: Seeing Red *** DISCLAIMER: Towards the end when I talk about Bouanane’s behavior changing in December, I’m talking about the year 2017, ...
01.25.2019 Episode 038 : Enkeli Elisa (Angel Elisa) In 2012, a tragic story about a severely bullied teenager made the headlines all over Finland. But not everything was as it seemed at first glance. This episode deals in part with suicide and bullying and will not be suitable ...
01.11.2019 Episode 037 : The Honda league In March of 1992, two masked men tried to rob a deliverer traveling by taxi. They narrowly escaped, and the police figured it was a one-off incident, until another robbery occurred. And then another one.. Podcast promo for this week: ...
12.28.2018 Episode 036 : Hyvinkään paloittelusurma (Hyvinkää dismemberment murder) This case is often referred to as the Hyvinkää ritual murder and has been described by some as one of the most horrifying cases in Finnish criminal history. This episode details extreme violence and animal cruelty – it will not ...
12.14.2018 Episode 035 : Eveliina Lappalainen On the evening of the 14th of November in 2000, fourteen-year-old Eveliina Lappalainen was returning home from dance class. She never made it. Podcast promo for this week: Murder Under the Midnight Sun Big thanks go out to Rob for ...
11.16.2018 Episode 034 : Valelääkäri Esa Laiho After ten years of practicing and 12 000 patients, it came out that Esa Laiho was not really a doctor after all. He was dubbed valelääkäri, the “fake doctor”. Shout-outs go to my brother Marko for helping me with the ...
11.02.2018 Episode 033 : Janne Raninen Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, the saying goes. But what if your friends become your enemies? Podcast promo for this week: Whispered True Stories For more background on Jari Aarnio, please listen to episodes 017 – 019. ...
10.19.2018 Episode 032 : Kapteeninkatu police murders In the early morning hours of October 22, 1997, officers on duty at the Helsinki police station were alerted to Hotel Palace that had apparently been robbed. But they would soon come to the horrible realization that there was much ...
10.05.2018 Episode 031 : WinCapita In 2008, Hannu Kailajärvi was found hiding in a tiny red cottage in Sweden. Thousands of people had been waiting for this moment: they wanted to know where their money was. Podcast promo for this week: Crime In movies Big ...
09.21.2018 Episode 030 : Imatra shooting incident Jori Lasonen was sure someone had created a fake drug debt in his name and now, a hit man was after him. He was so sure that he went to his father’s gun cabinet and picked out a rifle. In ...
09.11.2018 Bonus episode : Silkkisukkamurhaaja (The Silk Stocking murderer) with Kate (Ignorance Was Bliss) and Bonnie (Wining About Crime) This is a special collaboration episode with my amazing friends Kate (Ignorance Was Bliss) and Bonnie (Wining About Crime). We talk about the silk stocking murderer - a case that has a connection to both Canada and Finland. This is ...
09.07.2018 Episode 029 : Zorro murder On the last day of the winter break, Marja Mäntylä was found deceased inside her home. The apartment was ransacked and written on the kitchen wall with something red was the text “Zorro thanked”. This was no natural death. Podcast ...
08.24.2018 Episode 028 : Sarjahukuttaja (The Serial Drowner) Pekka Seppänen a.k.a Sarjahukuttaja, “The Serial Drowner”, wreaked havoc and fear in a small village in Eastern Finland, abusing and tormenting addicts until one too many died in his hands. This episode details some extreme violence and cruelty towards animals ...
08.10.2018 Episode 027 : Oulu incest case A child failed by the authorities and abused by the one who was supposed to care for her grows up to become a strong woman who won’t let her story be forgotten. Please use your discretion, this episode deals with ...
07.27.2018 Episode 026 : Mika Muranen After years of arguing with his neighbors, vandalizing houses and smashing cars, Mika Muranen decided he needed a rifle. This episode was researched by Ilmari Walker. Podcast promo for this week: Wining about Crime If you would like to support ...
07.13.2018 Episode 025 : Axl Smith This is the story of the rise and fall of one of Finland’s most popular and well-known hosts, Axl Smith. It’s also a story about how much power the media really has. Podcast promos for this week: Dark Histories and ...
06.29.2018 Episode 024 : Ilpo Larha A murder perpetrated by Ilpo Larha, Hannu Ratia and Fred Högsten started unraveling itself and led to a final showdown unlike anything seen in Finland thus far. This is the story of the contract killing of Jollas and the Lahti ...
06.15.2018 Episode 023 : Ior Bock Ior Bock, an eccentric, an author and Finland’s most famous hippie was connected to two deaths before ending up a victim himself. This episode was researched by Ilmari Walker. Additional research by me. Podcast promos for this week: Can We ...
06.01.2018 Episode 022 : Raisa Räisänen In October of 1999, 16-year-old Raisa Räisänen was out with her friends celebrating a successful basketball match. She did not return home that night. If you have any information about this case, please contact the NBI through email at rikosvihje.krp@poliisi.fi ...
05.18.2018 Episode 021 : Kauhajoki school shooting On a regular Tuesday morning in September of 2008, Matti Juhani Saari was supposed to be taking an exam. Instead, he came to school with a gun. Podcast promo for this week: Felon and MAUL (Mysteries and Urban Legends) Thank ...
05.04.2018 Episode 020 : Virpi Butt This case is frequently referred to as the Tampere dismemberment murders and has been described by some as two of the most heinous murders in Finnish criminal history. Please use your discretion, the episode includes graphic details and is not ...
04.20.2018 Episode 019 : Jari Aarnio, part 3 of 3 How does one go from respected and talented drug investigator to drug dealer and corrupt police officer? This is the third and final part to a three-part story. Please go back and listen to parts one and two first if ...
04.06.2018 Episode 018 : Jari Aarnio, part 2 of 3 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 ...
03.23.2018 Episode 017 : Jari Aarnio, part 1 of 3 How does one go from respected and talented drug investigator to drug dealer and corrupt police officer? This multiparter is about Jari Aarnio and one of the most baffling cases of police misconduct in Finnish criminal history. Torsti Koskinen: chief ...
03.09.2018 Episode 016 : Hausjärvi gravel pit murder(s) One survived, another met a horrific end and a third vanished without a trace. This is a story of three women. The case was a listener suggestion. Podcast promos for this week : Occultae Veritatis and True Crime Island Podcast ...
02.23.2018 Episode 015 : Oulu infant murders On the third of June in 2014, a real estate manager made a call to the emergency exchange after having discovered three smelling packages in a storage unit of an apartment building in Oulu. What was found in those packages ...
02.09.2018 Episode 014 : Jari "The Torturer" Pullinen This is a story about one of the most infamous Finnish drug lords, nicknamed "Kiduttaja" or "Torturer" in English. Podcast recommendations for this week : Killafornia Dreaming & Based on a true crime Art is by Mark Pernia. You can ...

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True Crime Finland

What's True Crime Finland about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

True Crime Finland episodes:

Episode 062 : Sarjakuristaja (The serial strangler)

Episode 061 : Takakonttimurha (The trunk murder)

Episode 060 : Pesäpallon sopupeliskandaali (Finnish baseball match-fixing scandal)

Episode 059 : Seinäjoen teinisurma (Seinäjoki teenager murder)

Episode 058 : Alma Kartano

Episode 057 : Hammasmurhaaja (the tooth murderer)

Episode 056 : Markus Pönkä

Episode 055 : *Special collaboration* Panama papers with Courtney from Cult of Domesticity

Episode 054 : Kyllikki Saari (+update on Jarmo Björkqvist)

Episode 053 : Kampin autopommi (Kamppi car bomb)

Episode 052 : Sipoo murder case

Episode 051 : Ampumaratasurmat (The shooting range murders)

Episode 050 : Unisaarnaaja (the sleeping preacher) + update on Jari Aarnio

Episode 049 : Felix Dahl

Episode 048 : Europositron

Episode 047 : Pia murders

Episode 046 : Tulilahti double murder

Episode 045 : Jarmo Björkqvist

Episode 044 : Kupittaa hospital scandal

Episode 043 : Hyvinkää shooting incident

Episode 042 : Jenna Lepomäki

Episode 041 : Kytäjä tent murders

Episode 040 : Esko Argillander

Episode 039 : Turku terrorist attack

Episode 038 : Enkeli Elisa (Angel Elisa)

Episode 037 : The Honda league

Episode 036 : Hyvinkään paloittelusurma (Hyvinkää dismemberment murder)

Episode 035 : Eveliina Lappalainen

Episode 034 : Valelääkäri Esa Laiho

Episode 033 : Janne Raninen

Episode 032 : Kapteeninkatu police murders

Episode 031 : WinCapita

Episode 030 : Imatra shooting incident

Bonus episode : Silkkisukkamurhaaja (The Silk Stocking murderer) with Kate (Ignorance Was Bliss) and Bonnie (Wining About Crime)

Episode 029 : Zorro murder

Episode 028 : Sarjahukuttaja (The Serial Drowner)

Episode 027 : Oulu incest case

Episode 026 : Mika Muranen

Episode 025 : Axl Smith

Episode 024 : Ilpo Larha

Episode 023 : Ior Bock

Episode 022 : Raisa Räisänen

Episode 021 : Kauhajoki school shooting

Episode 020 : Virpi Butt

Episode 019 : Jari Aarnio, part 3 of 3

Episode 018 : Jari Aarnio, part 2 of 3

Episode 017 : Jari Aarnio, part 1 of 3

Episode 016 : Hausjärvi gravel pit murder(s)

Episode 015 : Oulu infant murders

Episode 014 : Jari "The Torturer" Pullinen

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Episode 055 : Special collaboration Panama papers with Courtney from Cult of Domesticity