Police suspect university student in Jyväskylä killing

A 20-year-old university student is suspected of killing a 23-year-old woman in an apartment in Jyväskylä, Yle reports. Police are investigating the case as manslaughter, though they have said the suspected offence could change.

The incident took place overnight on November 1 in an apartment at Puistotori. According to Yle, the apartment belongs to the suspect’s parents. The suspect lives in student accommodation a few kilometres away and was arrested at the scene that night.

The victim was a 23-year-old woman from Jyväskylä who lived fairly close to Puistotori. Police have said she and the suspect knew each other.

The 20-year-old began studying in the University of Jyväskylä’s bachelor’s programme in social sciences and philosophy in August 2025. He has not previously been convicted of a crime. On November 5, the Central Finland District Court remanded him in custody on probable cause on suspicion of manslaughter.

Police asked the public for information about unusual noise or people who attracted attention in Puistotori. When Yle visited the scene on November 5, the apartment was cordoned off and the crime scene investigation was still under way. The suspect’s lawyer told Yle that they had agreed not to comment publicly on the case at this stage.