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Career stories

A career with the police can start and progress in many ways. Would you like to know more about what it is like working for the police? Learn about the many aspects of police work through our career stories.

The stories feature members of the police’s staff working in different units and in very different roles. Get to understand why people join the police and from what kinds of backgrounds. The police has a number of positions that do not require police training, and these are also featured in the stories.

The image of a constable reflected in the wing mirror of a police car.

Asset Publisher

Pasi Aho

Chief Inspector

Ostrobothnia Police Department

Police services line

Internationalism develops you

Saara Asmundela

Detective Chief Inspector, investigator in charge

Central Finland Police Department

Central Finland Detection and Centralised Investigation Unit

Meaningful work

Kimmo Hast

Project Manager

National Police Board, Information Technology Centre of the Police

Improving Finnish wellbeing and safety

Juha Impiö

IT Architect

National Police Board, Information Technology Centre of the Police

Police as career enabler

Christian Jämsén

Senior Adviser

National Bureau of Investigation, Cybercrime Centre

MA in History

National Bureau of Investigation fostering personal growth

Erno Järvi

Group Lead

National Police Board, Information Technology Centre of the Police

Versatile project work

Elina Katajamäki

Superintendent

National Police Board, Advisory Staff

Following in father’s footsteps

Satu Koivu

Chief of Human Resources

National Police Board

Jumping at opportunities

Taimi Komulainen

Senior Constable

Oulu Police Department, Sotkamo Police Station

Uniformed Police Unit

Sotkamo's first female police officer

Jussi Majanen

Sergeant

Police University College

Communication and Management Systems

From theory to action and back again

Kirsi Mikkola

Magister i förvaltningsvetenskaper

National Bureau of Investigation, Communications Centre

MSc in Administrative Science

Always looking for a better way

Veera Parikka

Project Coordinator

National Police Board of Finland, Information Technology Centre of the Police

Through trainee position to employment at National Police Board

Saija Rahkola

Systems Specialist

National Police Board, Information Technology Centre of the Police

Consistent interest boosted by versatile work

Detective Sergeant Mirka Törhönen.

Mirka Törhönen

Detective Sergeant

National Bureau of Investigation

Crime prevention across national borders

Niina Uskali

Assistant Police Commissioner

National Police Board

Advisory staff, management support

From the murder squad to management support

Ismo Venäläinen.

Ismo Venäläinen

Detective Sergeant

Eastern Finland Police Department

Inspired by the army to become a police officer

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You can find more stories about police work in the Police University College’s entrance examination study guide Kun isolla kengällä astuu, jää iso jälki - Kahdeksantoista näkökulmaa poliisin työhön (When you wear big shoes, you leave a big mark; Eighteen points of view on police work) (in Finnish).