In October last year in Asikkala commune near the town of Lahti in Finland found a mysterious object that could potentially be radioactive.
Since then, local police have remained silent about the find and have not provided any new information until now.
Finland. They found a mysterious object. The police initiated an investigation
After a few months, the local services commented on the matter. Police in the Päijät-Häme region, located in the south of the country, reported that an investigation has been initiated.
In an interview with the Finnish broadcaster Yle, Chief Inspector Jari Kiiskinen, who leads the investigation, said that the activities are being carried out with the aim of investigating suspicion of committing a crime “related to the use of nuclear energy”.
Policja z Päijät-Häme cooperates with other authorities on this matterhowever, the superintendent did not disclose detailed information in this regard. Kiiskinen did not specify what type of object was found a few months ago, where it was found, or whether the police had any suspects in the case.
A mysterious object in Finland. Direction of investigation is 'extremely rare'
“There is a crime related to the use of nuclear energy an extremely rare phenomenon in Finland” – emphasizes Yle. It turns out that – according to information from the Finnish Statistical Office – since 2006 just two such crimes.
Detailed information about past incidents is not known, but we read that they may have been related to the use of nuclear energy without a license or neglect of nuclear waste management. Finnish law stipulates that crimes of this type are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to one year.