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  • Changes to the parking arrangements at the Police Museum

    Categories: Publication date:29.9.2025 10.00

    A separate parking area has been reserved for the vehicles of museum visitors from the beginning of October 2025. The parking permit required for the parking spaces can be collected from the...

    Keywords: Tampere Front page top news Police Museum Keywords parking Police Museum
  • Helsinki Police Department has significantly increased surveillance, emergency response, criminal investigations and deportations due to drug-related disturbances

    Categories: Publication date:26.9.2025 9.11

    Call the emergency number 112 to report acute disturbances caused by drugs and submit tips to the police about other security concerns.

    Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation Law enforcement and response Licence services News Keywords public order criminal cases Helsinki Police Department
  • Police monitoring drone situation in Finland in cooperation with other authorities

    Categories: Publication date:26.9.2025 9.00

    The police are actively maintaining situational awareness regarding potential hybrid influence operations targeting Finland. Several possible drone sightings have also been reported in Finland. The...

    Keywords: National Police Board Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news Keywords supervision criminal cases National Police Board precautionary measures hybrid influencing
  • Police request certain witnesses to come forward regarding a suspected robbery in Vaasa

    Categories: Publication date:25.9.2025 12.26

    On Sunday, the Ostrobothnia Police Department issued a statement about a suspected aggravated robbery that occurred near the Järvikatu boat dock in Vaasa on Sunday, 21 September 2025, shortly...

    Keywords: Offences and criminal investigation Vaasa Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia Police Department News Keywords preliminary investigation criminal procedure Ostrobothnia Police Department robbery
  • Exhibition “Art Crime Cases” responds to the wishes of the general public

    Categories: Publication date:25.9.2025 10.00

    An exhibition opening in the new gallery facility of the Police Museum describes art crime through 14 criminal cases. Forged artwork of works by Reidar Särestöniemi, Helene Schjerfbeck, Pablo...

    Keywords: Tampere Front page top news Police Museum Keywords exhibitions arranged events Police Museum
  • Slight increase in drink driving

    Categories: Publication date:24.9.2025 15.16

    The police have conducted spring and autumn surveys on driving while intoxicated since 1979. The 2025 survey and statistics show a slight increase in drink driving.

    Keywords: National Police Board Traffic News Keywords organisations traffic intoxicants National Police Board
  • Blog by the National Police Commissioner: The police in Finland use firearm with deliberation and on rare occasions

    Categories: Publication date:23.9.2025 11.11

    The police in Finland use a firearm on a very few occasions by international comparison. In his blog post, the National Police Commissioner of Finland provides information on the use of firearms by...

    Keywords: National Police Board Law enforcement and response Front page top news News Keywords public order firearms statistics National Police Board use of force
  • Police suspect homicide in the Hietalahdenkatu case

    Categories: Publication date:19.9.2025 10.03

    A woman fell from a balcony on Hietalahdenkatu in Helsinki shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, and died.

    Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation Helsinki News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police Department
  • Illegal marketing of gambling in game streams and social media

    Categories: Publication date:18.9.2025 15.21

    Gambling is being marketed illegally on various social media platforms and in game streams, and the police are addressing this activity. A particular concern for the police is the marketing of...

    Keywords: Supervision of gambling Research and development operations Front page top news National Police Board Police University College Häme Police Department Ostrobothnia Police Department Keywords Police University College gambling games National Police Board police departments Ostrobothnia Police Department Polisinrättningen i Tavastland
  • Illegal marketing of gambling in game streams and social media

    Categories: Publication date:18.9.2025 14.17

    Gambling is being marketed illegally on various social media platforms and in game streams, and the police are addressing this activity. A particular concern for the police is the marketing of...

    Keywords: Supervision of gambling Ostrobothnia Police Department Häme Police Department Police University College National Police Board News Keywords police departments gambling games marketing National Police Board Polisinrättningen i Tavastland Ostrobothnia Police Department Police University College
  • Police investigating death in Hietalahti

    Categories: Publication date:18.9.2025 10.07

    A woman fell from a balcony on Hietalahdenkatu in Helsinki shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, and died.

    Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police Department
  • About one in seven riders of electric scooters ride the scooter on weekend evenings while intoxicated

    Categories: Publication date:17.9.2025 11.43

    About one in seven, or 15 per cent, of electric scooter riders who are breathalysed on a weekend evening ride the scooter while so intoxicated that they get a traffic penalty fee of 200 euros.

    Keywords: National Police Board Traffic News Keywords organisations traffic road traffic land traffic National Police Board
  • Nordic cooperation prepares for new crime phenomena and a more demanding operating environment

    Categories: Publication date:4.9.2025 10.50

    Nordic police commissioners convened in Stockholm on 26-28 August 2025. New crime phenomena and an increasingly demanding operating environment are being addressed through cooperation between the...

    Keywords: National Police Board Offences and criminal investigation Preventive Police Work Front page top news News Keywords criminal cases pre-emption National Police Board Nordic countries
  • The National Police Board intervened again in the unlawful marketing of gambling by social media influencers

    Categories: Publication date:3.9.2025 10.00

    The National Police Board has prohibited the marketing of gambling by two different social media influencers in violation of the Lotteries Act. Both prohibition decisions were served on the parties...

    Keywords: National Police Board Supervision of gambling News Keywords gambling games marketing National Police Board conditional imposition of a fine social media influencers influencer marketing
  • Mika Heinilä to continue as police chief at Oulu Police Department

    Categories: Publication date:29.8.2025 13.38

    The post will be filled for a maximum period of five years from 1.11.2025 to 31.10.2030.

    Keywords: National Police Board Police operations and development News Keywords police National Police Board leadership
  • Public trust in police remains high

    Categories: Publication date:29.8.2025 9.28

    Public trust in the police has remained stable for a long time. Of those who responded to the latest Police Barometer survey, 92 per cent trust the police a lot or a fair amount.

    Keywords: Police operations and development Research and development operations Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity publications literary works works Police University College research activities barometer surveys measures
  • Youth crime down in Helsinki, drug-related problems on the rise

    Categories: Publication date:28.8.2025 13.36

    According to the Helsinki Safety Survey, 90 per cent of Helsinki’s residents feel safe in the city in general; however, the feeling of being unsafe is more pronounced on weekends, particularly in...

    Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation Traffic Police operations and development News Keywords public order criminal cases Helsinki Police Department
  • Police University College to take part in local defense exercise

    Categories: Publication date:27.8.2025 10.20

    Police University College is to take part in the Finnish Defence Forces’ local defense exercise on September 1–4, 2025. During the week, the personnel and equipment involved in the exercise may be...

    Keywords: Police education Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords arranged events education and training cooperation Police University College police education exercises
  • The police imposed a large number of sanctions in the urban traffic surveillance campaign

    Categories: Publication date:26.8.2025 13.23

    The police held a three-week (4 to 22 August 2025) campaign focusing on the surveillance of urban traffic. The campaign coincided with the starting of the school year. The traffic enforcement took...

    Keywords: Traffic National Police Board News Keywords organisations traffic traffic safety traffic surveillance National Police Board driving speed population centres
  • Temporary protection applications accepted on Mondays and Thursdays

    Categories: Publication date:25.8.2025 9.47

    The Eastern Finland Police Department will accept applications for temporary protection only on two weekdays, Mondays and Thursdays, from 8am to 3pm, during the period from 1 September 2025 to 31...

    Keywords: Police operations and development North Karelia North Savo South Savo Eastern Finland Police Department News Keywords statistics Eastern Finland Police Department temporary protection

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