https://poliisi.fi/en/eastern-uusimaa-police-department/-/asset_publisher/ZtAEeHB39Lxr/rss Eastern Uusimaa Police Department - News Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:24:21 GMT 2026-04-04T06:24:21Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-officers-fallen-in-the-line-of-duty-honoured-with-flags-flying-at-half-mast Police of Finland will participate this year for the first time in a global Interpol campaign to honour officers fallen in the line of duty. The flags will be flown at half-mast at police stations all over Finland on Friday 6 March.  Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-officers-fallen-in-the-line-of-duty-honoured-with-flags-flying-at-half-mast 2026-03-04T10:00:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/a-major-fire-in-pahkinarinne-vantaa Rescue services and the police received a report at 5:41 am on Tuesday about a fire at a medium-sized apartment building on Pähkinärinteentie in Vantaa. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:44:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/a-major-fire-in-pahkinarinne-vantaa 2026-03-03T06:44:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-forces-in-the-helsinki-metropolitan-area-work-closely-together-to-improve-the-security-situation The police departments of Helsinki, Western Uusimaa and Eastern Uusimaa have intensified their collaboration in the face of increased disorder and a worsening drug situation in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-forces-in-the-helsinki-metropolitan-area-work-closely-together-to-improve-the-security-situation 2025-12-17T11:00:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/eastern-uusimaa-police-and-finnish-customs-uncovered-a-large-scale-organisation-importing-and-distributing-drugs-including-alpha-pvp Together with Finnish Customs, Eastern Uusimaa police have investigated a large international organised crime group, consisting mostly of Estonian individuals, which operated between 2023 and 2025. The organisation is suspected of having smuggled hundreds of kilos of various drugs, including Alpha-PVP, into Finland, mainly from Latvia via Estonia. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:50:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/eastern-uusimaa-police-and-finnish-customs-uncovered-a-large-scale-organisation-importing-and-distributing-drugs-including-alpha-pvp 2025-11-05T09:50:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/underwater-investigations-restarted-in-the-gulf-of-finland The authorities have restarted their underwater investigations after interruption due to, for example, poor weather conditions. The criminal investigation into the cable ruptures that took place in the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day 25 December is active and continues with also other investigative measures. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/underwater-investigations-restarted-in-the-gulf-of-finland 2024-12-31T15:00:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/criminal-investigation-into-the-viertola-school-shooting-incident-concluded The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department has concluded criminal investigation into the school shooting at Jokiranta school in Viertola, Vantaa, at 9 o’clock in the morning of 22 April 2024. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:59:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/criminal-investigation-into-the-viertola-school-shooting-incident-concluded 2024-10-24T05:59:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-to-exercise-in-helsinki-espoo-and-sipoo Special Intervention Unit Karhu of the police will exercise in the Helsinki, Espoo and Sipoo areas from 2 to 6 September 2024. A helicopter from the Utti Jaeger Regiment will participate in the exercise on Monday, 2 September. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:09:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-to-exercise-in-helsinki-espoo-and-sipoo 2024-09-02T13:09:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-to-practise-with-the-finnish-border-guard Special Intervention Unit Karhu of the police will practise cooperation with the Finnish Border Guard in Pähkinärinne in Vantaa on 30 September 2024. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:04:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-to-practise-with-the-finnish-border-guard 2024-08-30T07:04:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-department-of-ita-uusimaa-finalises-pretrial-investigation-of-extensive-narcotics-case-with-international-crime-connections Since the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, the Itä-Uusimaa Police Department has been investigating an international organised crime group led from Poland. The group is suspected of having imported to Finland considerable volumes of narcotics and their precursors. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:45:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-department-of-ita-uusimaa-finalises-pretrial-investigation-of-extensive-narcotics-case-with-international-crime-connections 2024-07-30T11:45:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/criminal-investigation-into-the-viertola-shooting-progresses-interviews-in-final-stages The police have made progress in the criminal investigation into the shooting incident at Viertola school on 02 April and most of the interviews have been completed. The police have been working in close cooperation with various authorities, including the District Prosecutor. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 08:58:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/criminal-investigation-into-the-viertola-shooting-progresses-interviews-in-final-stages 2024-04-11T08:58:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/interviews-and-technical-investigation-investigation-into-viertola-shooting-progressed-over-the-weekend The investigation into the Viertola shooting incident continued over the weekend with technical examinations and a number of interviews. The police also interviewed the suspect again. The police are more or less aware of the course of the events. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/interviews-and-technical-investigation-investigation-into-viertola-shooting-progressed-over-the-weekend 2024-04-08T10:00:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-continue-to-investigate-the-shooting-incident-at-viertola-school-in-vantaa-on-tuesday-02-april-2024 The investigation is currently focusing on interviews with a number individuals involved in the case and on technical investigation. The criminal investigation will also continue actively over the weekend. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:59:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-continue-to-investigate-the-shooting-incident-at-viertola-school-in-vantaa-on-tuesday-02-april-2024 2024-04-05T07:59:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/interviews-of-the-individuals-involved-in-the-viertola-shooting-incident-underway Investigation into the shooting incident at Viertola school in Vantaa on Tuesday 02 April 2024 continues, including interviews with the individuals involved and technical investigation. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:06:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/interviews-of-the-individuals-involved-in-the-viertola-shooting-incident-underway 2024-04-04T09:06:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/progress-has-been-made-in-the-investigation-of-yesterday-s-school-shooting-in-viertola The Eastern Uusimaa police has made progress in the investigation of the school shooting in Viertola. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:52:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/progress-has-been-made-in-the-investigation-of-yesterday-s-school-shooting-in-viertola 2024-04-03T11:52:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-are-actively-investigating-the-school-shooting-in-vantaa The investigation of the school shooting that took place yesterday morning in Viertola, Vantaa, continues at the Eastern Uusimaa Police Department. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:15:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-are-actively-investigating-the-school-shooting-in-vantaa 2024-04-03T07:15:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-investigation-of-the-shooting-in-viertola-vantaa-is-progressing The investigation of the shooting at the Viertola school in Vantaa is progressing. The incident took place In Jokiranta today 2.4.2024 at nine o'clock in the morning. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:18:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-investigation-of-the-shooting-in-viertola-vantaa-is-progressing 2024-04-02T14:18:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-are-investigating-a-shooting-in-the-viertola-school-in-vantaa On 2 April 2024 at 9.08 am, the police received information through the Emergency Response Centre that a shooting had taken place at the Viertola school in Vantaa. According to the information the police was given, three persons were injured. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:08:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-are-investigating-a-shooting-in-the-viertola-school-in-vantaa 2024-04-02T10:08:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/shooting-at-the-viertola-school-in-vantaa There has been a shooting at the Viertola school in Vantaa this morning. The police received the call at 9.08. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:43:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/shooting-at-the-viertola-school-in-vantaa 2024-04-02T06:43:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/couple-walking-on-viertotie-in-porvoo-on-8-9-october-requested-to-contact-the-police Eastern Uusimaa police requests a couple who were out walking on Viertotie in the Gammelbacka district in Porvoo around midnight 8–9 October 2022 to contact the police. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:16:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/couple-walking-on-viertotie-in-porvoo-on-8-9-october-requested-to-contact-the-police 2022-11-10T07:16:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-trains-in-helsinki-vantaa-and-sipoo Helsinki Police Department is training in the Helsinki metropolitan area on Monday and Wednesday. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:45:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-trains-in-helsinki-vantaa-and-sipoo 2022-03-28T05:45:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/blog-detection-rate-of-human-trafficking-related-to-labour-exploitation-demonstrates-success-in-work-by-authorities Human trafficking is a set of crimes with many faces. Every year, Finland is able to identify labour exploitation, prostitution or forced marriages as well as forced criminality or begging. Among the forms of human trafficking exposed and detected, the majority of the cases concern labour exploitation. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:16:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/blog-detection-rate-of-human-trafficking-related-to-labour-exploitation-demonstrates-success-in-work-by-authorities 2022-03-18T06:16:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-of-ita-uusimaa-investigates-usurious-practices-at-construction-site A construction company is suspected of having exploited their workers who have been unaware of the applicable working hour laws and collective contract terms. The company has made the employees work very long hours , with no weekly rest days or increments of pay. Moreover, the workers have been forced to refund part of their pay to the employer. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:54:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-of-ita-uusimaa-investigates-usurious-practices-at-construction-site 2022-03-18T05:54:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-blog-the-police-is-responsible-for-maintaining-safety-even-in-moped-meetups In various parts of Finland, the police has encountered situations in which young people have tried to disturb or even obstruct police operations. This has happened for example in moped meetups and other types of rallies. Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:31:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-blog-the-police-is-responsible-for-maintaining-safety-even-in-moped-meetups 2021-09-16T05:31:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/vantaa-reception-point-for-crime-reports-to-relocate-to-tikkurila From 1 September onwards, the Vantaa reception point for crime reports can be found at Ratatie 11 C, which is where police permit services are also located. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:38:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/vantaa-reception-point-for-crime-reports-to-relocate-to-tikkurila 2021-08-23T05:38:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/changes-in-opening-hours-of-crime-reporting-during-summertime-1 Crime reporting services at the Hyvinkää, Järvenpää and Porvoo police stations have exceptional opening hours during 1.6.–29.8.2021. Fri, 28 May 2021 05:37:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/changes-in-opening-hours-of-crime-reporting-during-summertime-1 2021-05-28T05:37:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/four-service-points-remain-closed The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department closed its four service points in October 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on a decision made now, the shutdown of the policing and permit services at the Nurmijärvi and Loviisa stations as well as the permit services at the Mäntsälä and Kerava police service points continue until 29 August 2021. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:18:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/four-service-points-remain-closed 2021-03-10T13:18:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/record-number-of-offences-under-the-criminal-code-in-eastern-uusimaa Last year, a record number of offences under the Criminal Code were recorded in the district of Eastern Uusimaa Police Department. During the year, 60,000 offences were reported, which is one fifth more than in the previous year. The number was the highest in 10 years. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:50:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/record-number-of-offences-under-the-criminal-code-in-eastern-uusimaa 2021-02-03T10:50:00Z https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-are-investigating-a-death-in-the-vantaa-prison - Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:45:00 GMT https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-are-investigating-a-death-in-the-vantaa-prison 2020-02-06T09:45:00Z