Risto Lammi appointed police chief at Southwestern Finland Police Department
The post will be filled for a maximum period of five years from 1.12.2024 to 30.11.2029.
The National Police Board has appointed Risto Lammi as Police Chief at Southwestern Finland Police Department effective as of 1 December 2024.
Three people applied for the position. The post became vacant due to the expiry of the previous five-year term.
Lammi has long-term and wide-ranging experience in various leadership positions. Lammi has served as the Police Chief of the Southwest Finland Police Department since December 2019. He has previously worked e.g. as Police Chief of the Ostrobothnia Police Department and Director General of the Ministry of the Interior.
Police chief heads the police department
The police chief directs the operations of the respective police department in accordance with the police strategy as part of the overall police administration.
The police chief is responsible for:
- the performance of the police department and the coordination of operations, finances and HR management
- organising the police department's police services in its area
- the police department's regional, national and international cooperation with stakeholders and authorities
- the reform of the police department, anticipating the needs of the operating environment
- the effectiveness of the police department's work community and external communications
A police department is tasked with safeguarding legal and social order in its area of operation, maintaining public order and security, police emergency services, preventing crime and disturbances, investigating crimes and gathering evidence for the prosecutor for the consideration of charges, licence administration of the police and other duties belonging to the local police. In addition, a police department is responsible for providing assistance within its scope of responsibility as a general security authority and for other tasks specifically assigned to it.
