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Police traffic enforcement has a social effectiveness
15.10.2024 9.22
The police have carried out enhanced enforcement of impaired driving during the month of July in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, the police breathalyzed a total of 64,000 vehicle drivers during this sp
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The most serious road traffic accidents typically occur within 80 km/h speed limit zones
26.8.2024 17.26
Recent years have seen roughly half of Finland as the focus of fatal road traffic accidents. As the map below shows, the majority of fatal accidents on Finnish roads in 2022–2023 occurred outsi
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Traineeship at the National Police Board: Diverse communication and valuable experience
23.8.2024 13.07
Students Assi Sipola and Julia Häkkinen spent their spring and summer as university trainees in communications at the National Police Board. In this blog, Assi and Julia tell what
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What is the future of mediation – questions about mediation
30.7.2024 12.30
In mediation, the parties involved in a criminal act come face to face with each other and search for a solution to the crime or dispute at hand, in cooperation with mediators. Mediators are no
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Search Engines as a tool for law enforcement to prevent youth cybercrime
8.3.2024 15.07
Finnish law enforcement is actively working to prevent cybercrime committed by young people and during the past years has, for example, used Google Ads as a tool to warn youth about the illegal
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In a hurry to die and tired of life?
2.2.2024 13.36
Finnish drivers drive faster than average, when tired and hold a mobile phone when driving. An extensive international ESRA (E-Survey of Road Users' Attitudes) surveys traffic
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Does traffic safety matter?
8.12.2023 17.09
Did you know that every 23 seconds, someone dies in traffic in some part of the world? Every year, more than one million people are killed in traffic globally. No wonder then that the
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Tribute to criminal investigation professionals
8.11.2023 11.34
The prestigious Police Officer of the Year award was presented today, 8 November 2023, to Detective Senior Sergeant Ismo Venäläinen from Eastern Finland Police Department. At the same time, the cho
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Discussion on criminal phenomena – a balancing act with words and expressions
18.9.2023 14.22
Last week, the Orpo Cabinet published the Government statement to Parliament on promoting equality, gender equality and non-discrimination in Finnish society. The statement underlines that historic
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Measurement errors – a challenge in police crime statistics
28.8.2023 13.55
The volume of crimes in the statistics, i.e. the police recorded criminality, may be influenced by the volume of control, among other factors. If in a certain area the volume of a particular type o
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Are you a responsible cat owner?
9.8.2023 10.36
A cat is a small mammal that along with dogs is the most popular pet in Finland. There are an estimated some 600,000-1,000,000 cats in Finland and an estimated 20,000 of these are abandoned each ye
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Combatting online child sexual abuse calls for appropriate tools
6.6.2023 9.43
Last week, the District Court of Pirkanmaa passed judgment in an exceptionally extensive whole of crimes against children. The acts initiated mainly in the social media were targeted at 120 victims
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Runaway young face many dangers
13.4.2023 9.42
The young leaving without permission from foster care units are often on their own, facing a great risk of falling victim of crimes, or becoming perpetrators themselves. For example, the runaway ma
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Police series made history, but now it’s time to look ahead
24.3.2023 16.21
There were exciting moments 14 years ago both on home sofas and in the police when the first episode of the Police (Poliisit) series appeared on television screens. Now, after 14 seasons, the journ
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On the Day of Equality in Finland, we can be pleased with the success of the Finnish police in crisis management in the world
24.3.2023 15.21
Finland is a leader in the participation of women in crisis management and more broadly in building peace and security. In international forums, the Finnish police emphasise the importance of recru
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