18-Year-Old Indian Student Body Found in Helsinki Sea

The body of an 18-year-old Indian student missing in Finland since early May has been recovered from the sea in Helsinki, authorities confirmed this week. Manideep Reddy, a software and systems engineering student from Hyderabad, was found during a search operation near Kruunuvuorenranta on July 9, 2026.

Finnish police stated that Reddy’s identity was confirmed through personal belongings found with the body, including his Finnish identity card. The National Bureau of Investigation is probing the cause of death but has indicated that no crime is currently suspected. Officials provided no further details, citing the ongoing investigation.

Reddy, who moved to Finland in 2025 to study at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, was last seen on May 5. Police said he traveled by train from his campus city of Lahti to Helsinki that afternoon. Surveillance footage captured him at Helsinki Central Railway Station around 5:14 p.m. and later at a burger outlet in the city center. His final confirmed sighting was at a K-Market store in the Kruunuvuorenranta area around 8 p.m.

According to his family, Reddy spoke to his mother shortly before he disappeared, telling her he was at a...