In December 2018, it transpired that adult men, all of whom had arrived in Finland as asylum seekers or refugees, were grooming, and raping and otherwise sexually abusing, girls under 15 years of age in Oulu, Finland. One victim … See more

The initial police report, on 1 December, was about a gang of seven foreign men who had been grooming a girl; it caused a shock among many Finns. The girl was confirmed to be Finnish and a minor, aged 10, who wa… See more

In early December 2018, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä said, "The guilty parties will be punished regardless of their ethnicity in a state of law." In mid-January 2019, Sipilä issued a formal statement, saying "The gover… See more

Reuters reported that the case had become "an important political issue" in Finnish politics. Xinhua News Agency reported the alleged raping by eight men of foreign descent had increased populist support in Finland. … See more