Vantaa fire suspect faces remand over five murder charges

2026-03-04 - 12:34

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.