Finland Finland - Karf family, Nykarleby, 15 May 2024

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The finnish police is looking for a family, where the parents are suspected of parental kidnapping.
The children had been removed from the parents care and re-located to Nykarleby.

Police suspects that the parents removed the children from their new home and left the location with a van. The family has been missing since 15 May 2024 and are now wanted internationally. Finnish police has been in contact with other Nordic government agencies, but because there hasn’t been any sightings of the family yet they have chosen to publicly ask for assistance by sharing a picture of the parents.

The family consist of parents Karoliina (40) and Tommy Karf (46) and they eight children. Four boys, ages 6, 9, 11 and 15. Four girls, ages 3, 14 and 17. At the time of disappearance Karoliina was pregnant.

The Finnish police’s priority is the safety of the children. The reason why the children had been removed from their parents' care had been the neglect of compulsory education for the children. The children were being homeschooled by their parents, but the authorities had not been satisfied with the level of education, leading to reports to social services.

The parents of the family have earlier been in the news. Back in 2020 they contacted a journalist from MTV Uutiset, and had a piece made about them and their case with their local children's services. They were themselves confused why they were being investigated so thoroughly, and the journalist agrees that it is confusing after reading the charges from the authorities.

There have been no physical or digital footprints of the family since their disappearance, and police believe that the family is being helped by a network of family friends and family in southern Finland but do not exclude that they have left the country.

If you have seen the family or know who can be helping them, Poliisi is asking to let them know. You can e-mail them on [email protected] or by the tip-line +35829 5 415 501.