Church break-in: Windows Smashed and Liturgical Objects Stolen

Case information
Incident date
Country
Finland
Place
Oulunkylä
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

On August 26, someone broke the windows of an old church in Helsinki's Oulunkylä in the early hours of the morning and stole silver objects.

After breaking the windows, thiefs broke into the church's safe and stole from it at least a communion plate, a bread plate and a communion vessel. They also stole several bottles of communion wine and probably something else.

There is a CCTV system outside the church. Police are continuing to investigate this crime.

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