The police are looking for an armed man suspected of serious violent crime in Kiruna.
– We have used helicopters to transport personnel, but also in the search effort itself, says Urban Isberg, communicator, police regional command center.
At 06:20 on Thursday morning, a report was received to the police with a suspicion of serious violent crime.
Now the police are looking for the suspect, who is believed to be armed.
– We are looking at a few different places in the local area. At the top of Sweden in the area of Karesuando. We have used helicopters to transport personnel, but also in the search operation itself, says Urban Isberg, the police.
As the town is right on the Finnish border, Finnish police are also involved in the search operation, which is still ongoing.
– There are no reports of any injuries, and there is also nothing to indicate that he is a danger to the public, says Isberg.