The Varsinais-Suomi District Court has begun the proceedings related to the case of Minna Suominen, who vanished in 2012. The trial is set to last four days, with the accused present at the location where Suominen was last seen in January 2012. The accused denies the murder but has a complex history as she was previously imprisoned on suspicion of the crime shortly after Suominen's disappearance, although she was released after over a month in custody.

Suominen's body has not been found, and authorities suspect that she was a victim of a crime that occurred in a private residence in the Pansio area of Turku. Investigations suggest that her dismembered remains were disposed of in a nearby body of water in the Turku region. The case has remained cold for many years, but police renewed their efforts in 2023, indicating an ongoing interest in seeking justice for Suominen.

Johanna Lehtola, a reporter for Yle, is covering the trial proceedings in Turku, highlighting the persistence of law enforcement in revisiting this long-standing case. The significance of this trial lies not only in the pursuit of justice for the victim but also in the potential insights it may provide into unsolved cases of missing persons in Finland.