Police warn thousands of DDoS service users – a denial of service attack is a crime
Categories: Publication date:17.4.2026 11.45As part of an international joint operation coordinated by Europol called Operation PowerOFF, the Finnish Police have taken down illegal DDoS services intended for carrying out distributed denial...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation Preventive Police Work News Keywords criminal cases cyber crime The National Bureau of InvestigationCheck the validity of your passport or identification card for your travel in the summer
Categories: Publication date:15.4.2026 13.21If you are planning a trip abroad for next summer, now is a good time to check the validity and condition of your passport or identity card. Please remember that your travel document must be intact...
Keywords: National Police Board Licence services Front page top news News Keywords permits passports travel National Police BoardCriminal investigation into unmanned aerial vehicle in Iitti continues
Categories: Publication date:13.4.2026 17.01The criminal investigation into the unmanned aerial vehicle found in Iitti, Päijät-Häme continues. The Border Guard investigates the incident as a suspected territorial violation, and the National...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords preliminary investigation criminal procedure trial criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation trialSchool Police Work to Continue
Categories: Publication date:9.4.2026 12.54Last year, the Police introduced a new cooperation model between the police and schools. Its main objective is to reach children and young people in their everyday environment and to provide...
Keywords: National Police Board Preventive Police Work Police operations and development Law enforcement and response Front page top news Keywords social media National Police Board children school school-age childrenSummer affects the opening hours of Western Uusimaa Police Department
Categories: Publication date:9.4.2026 10.10In the Western Uusimaa area, police services will be available with partially limited opening hours during the summer of 2026. Summer brings changes to the opening hours of Kirkkonummi and...
Keywords: Western Uusimaa Police Department Licence services Offences and criminal investigation Espoo Kirkkonummi Lohja Raasepori News Keywords permits identity documents passports notifications reports of offences lost property firearm licences and permits Western Uusimaa Police Department identification cards permitsCriminal investigations into unmanned aerial vehicles continue
Categories: Publication date:2.4.2026 20.00Based on information gathered during the investigations, the authorities do not completely exclude the possibility that, in addition to the unmanned aerial vehicles already found in Finland,...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Finland Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Finland Police DepartmentNorth Karelia Border Guard Launches Preliminary Investigation into Suspected Territorial Violation by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Lake Pyhäjärvi, Parikkala
Categories: Publication date:1.4.2026 15.25The Border Guard announced on 31st March 2026 that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had been observed on the ice of Lake Pyhäjärvi, located within the municipality of Parikkala. As a result of this...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News KeywordsInvestigation Into Unmanned Aerial Vehicles That Fell to the Ground Progresses
Categories: Publication date:31.3.2026 19.00The investigation by authorities into the unmanned aerial vehicles that fell on Sunday, 29th March 2026, is ongoing.
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Finland Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Finland Police DepartmentOperation in Response to UAV incidents in South-East Finland Continues
Categories: Publication date:30.3.2026 14.00One of the two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that came down in south-east Finland on Sunday 29 March was rendered safe yesterday evening by means of a controlled explosion. The explosion was...
Keywords: Southeastern Finland Police Department The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news Keywords preliminary investigation criminal procedure trial The National Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Finland Police Department trialPolice Investigate the Falling of Flying Devices in Southeast Finland
Categories: Publication date:29.3.2026 18.36Authorities are investigating the fall of two flying devices, with the Southeast Finland Police Department leading the operation.
Keywords: Southeastern Finland Police Department The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation Kymenlaakso Kouvola News Keywords aviation criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation Southeastern Finland Police DepartmentCybercrime is increasingly a part of young people's everyday lives - The Finnish police publishes a guide to support discussing cyber topics
Categories: Publication date:24.3.2026 14.30According to a study by the Finnish police, a significant number of young people aged 15 to 25 estimate that they have committed a cybercriminal act in the past year. In terms of the Finnish...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Preventive Police Work Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news Keywords criminal cases cyber crime The National Bureau of InvestigationPolice investigating an attempted murder at Maatulli Comprehensive School
Categories: Publication date:23.3.2026 14.55The Emergency Response Centre alerted the police to a stabbing in the lobby of Maatulli Comprehensive School at 9:16 am on 23 March. Both the perpetrator and the victim are lower secondary school...
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Helsinki News Keywords criminal cases violent crimes Helsinki Police DepartmentJEF Leaders' Summit in Helsinki – Temporary Traffic Disruptions Expected
Categories: Publication date:23.3.2026 14.38President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb will host the JEF Leaders' Summit in Helsinki on Thursday, 26 March 2026.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Traffic Uusimaa Helsinki News Keywords traffic Helsinki Police DepartmentViolence incident at Maatulli School
Categories: Publication date:23.3.2026 9.47According to a report received by the emergency response centre, one person was stabbed at Maatulli School on Monday morning at approximately 9.15 a.m.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Helsinki Updated News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentPolice investigating Malminkartano homicide as murder
Categories: Publication date:20.3.2026 12.24The police are investigating a homicide that took place in Malminkartano, Helsinki. The offence occurred on Wednesday 18 March at 22:59.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentThe Cyber Capital project renewed cybercrime prevention education to meet today's requirements
Categories: Publication date:19.3.2026 9.30In the Cyber Capital project, the development areas of the authorities' cybercrime prevention expertise were identified more comprehensively than before, and the training content of cybercrime...
Keywords: Research and development operations Police operations and development Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity Police University College cyber crime research activitiesPolice suspect homicide in Malminkartano in Helsinki
Categories: Publication date:19.3.2026 9.23Police received a call from the Emergency Response Centre on Wednesday 18 March at 22:59, reporting that a stabbing had taken place in Malminkartano. Several police patrols and emergency medical...
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentPolice Band meets more than 30,000 kids and teens every year
Categories: Publication date:18.3.2026 11.04The Helsinki Police Department and the children’s ensemble of the Helsinki Police Band, Nallekopla, will have a meet and greet at the Itis shopping centre on Friday 20 March. The shopping centre...
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Preventive Police Work News Keywords events processes Helsinki Police DepartmentAnnual report of the police for 2025 is ready
Categories: Publication date:13.3.2026 13.29The Finnish police managed to meet the expectations and requirements set for the police efficiently and productively during 2025. As an example, in emergency response assignments the police arrived...
Keywords: National Police Board Preventive Police Work Offences and criminal investigation Law enforcement and response Police operations and development News Front page top news Keywords police research activity criminal cases National Police Board research and development operations research activitiesThe police are becoming aware of an increasing number of suspected sexual offences committed by minors.
Categories: Publication date:10.3.2026 9.27There has been a sharp rise in the number of suspected sexual offences reported to the police where the perpetrator is a minor. According the National Police Board’s statistics for 2025, the number...
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Useful information
Police University College news archive (you will go to another website)
Police Museum news archive (you will go to another website)
The news archive of Åland police (in Swedish, you will go to another website)