A large amount of money thought to be connected to the kidnapping of Minna Nurminen was found on Friday in this parking garage in Turku. -- PHOTO: AFP
HELSINKI - POLICE say they have captured a kidnapper who won a large ransom by taking the daughter of a millionaire hostage.
Until the police announcement late Saturday, the public had not been told that 26-year-old Minna Nurminen had been missing since May 27 and kidnapped.
Detective Chief Superintendent Kari Tolvanen says the family paid 'a very large ransom' for her release, but declined to name the amount. Finnish Channel 4 said the ransom was almost 10 million euros (S$20.3 million).
Mr Tolvanen said Ms Nurminen was found unhurt in a forest in southwestern Finland late Friday. She belongs to the Herlin family which owns the international elevator company Kone.
Police say they arrested a Finnish man suspected of the kidnapping, but declined to give more details, including his identity and how and when he was captured. -- AP
