The police are investigating a case of possible murder in Kouvola.
The alarm was raised on Thursday morning about the body which was found beside a road by passers-by at the rural area of Harju in Kouvola.
The police have uncovered the identity of the victim but the perpetrator is still at large.
Lead investigator senior inspector Kimmo Huhta said the case is still totally open.
Huhta, however, did not divulge the way in which the act was executed.
The police have appealed possible eyewitness sightings on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.