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Coronavirus and the police

The police also maintains public order and security in relation to the coronavirus.

Please avoid visits to the Police point of service if your problem is not urgent. You can file an online application for the passport or personal ID, and in most cases  report a crime digitally

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The police have the right to isolate, close or empty a commonly used space or area or prohibit and restrict movement if this is necessary for maintaining public order and safety. To increase the effect of the isolation, a police worker can give orders and prohibitions that obligate everyone.

Not following Police orders is deemed to be criminalised insubordination. The police can arrest the recusant if they would cause noticeable disturbance or immediate danger to the public order and safety. The arrested person can be held as long as it is probable that they cause disturbance or danger; however, a maximum of 24 hours.

Duties of the police are always based on the law and decrees.

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Advance notification of public events needed in good time ahead

Publication date 14.7.2021 11.20
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Now that the COVID-19 restrictions of public gatherings have been partly lifted, the arrangements of various summer events start to pick up. This is the reason why there is a bit of a backlog at the handling of public event notifications at the Police permit services.

- In addition to the very many new events now in the pipeline, the busy situation is also due to the fact that the notifications are filed late, and with incomplete information, for the applications to be handled in time, Head of Permit Service Administration Hanna Piipponen of the National Police Board comments on the situation. 

The organiser must file a written notification of a public event with the Police of the location in question no later than five days before the event start. In case of smaller events, the Police can accept a notification made later if the event arrangements do not affect public order negatively. When filed, the notification should be complete, with appendices. 

According to Hanna Piipponen, a public event notification filed too late or with incomplete information will cause difficulties both to the permit authorities and the event organiser. 
- The five-day deadline is the absolute minimum, but it will not give the organiser sufficient time to implement eventual orders issued by the authorities; the worst case scenario is that the event must be cancelled. 

From the perspective of the authorities responsible for the permits, the late action by the organiser can cause difficulty to have the decision made in time for the arrangements, and the handling of other permit-related issues gets congested as permits are always in a busy demand in the summer.    

Hanna Piipponen underlines that it is always the organiser who is responsible for the event and public safety. 

- The timely filing of public event notifications in the correct form is a requirement for ensuring the overall safety of the public event. The event has the best chances of becoming a success when the advance planning and the cooperation with the authorities has been performed with due care.  

For filing the notifications for public events, please go to the Police website Public events - Police (poliisi.fi)

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