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Combating gang crime requires cooperation and information sharing
Categories: Publication date:20.11.2025 11.03A research project funded by the Ministry of the Interior examined the current state of street gang crime and explored what is needed to effectively disrupt the activities of criminal networks.
Keywords: Offences and criminal investigation 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 organised crime research activities Ministry of the Interior youth crimeInnovative solutions to support victims of domestic violence
Categories: Publication date:17.11.2025 10.25The international IMPROVE project developed issues such as an AI-based service to help victims of domestic violence. The European Commission awarded the service as the best innovation of 2025.
Keywords: Research and development operations Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity Police University College intimate partner violence research activities artificial intelligenceRemote controlled drones tested in police work
Categories: Publication date:14.11.2025 8.53The Police University College is investigating how a remote controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (drone-in-a-box) system could be utilized in operational police work. The project is being carried out...
Keywords: Police operations and development Research and development operations Law enforcement and response Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity Police University College research activities Southeastern Finland Police Department unmanned aerial vehicles Central Finland Police DepartmentSexual offences reported to the Helsinki Police Department have increased by more than 50 percent in two years
Categories: Publication date:13.11.2025 12.03Sexual offencesreported to the Helsinki Police Department have increased by more than 50 percent in two years, and rapes by more than 60 percent.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords sex crimes criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentNew record in suspected hate crimes
Categories: Publication date:10.11.2025 10.01An annual report by the Police University College shows that the number of suspected hate crimes continued to increase in 2024.
Keywords: Research and development operations Offences and criminal investigation Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity publications literary works Police University College hate crimes research activitiesCollection services of the Police Museum on a break from January to August 2026
Categories: Publication date:6.11.2025 11.00The collection services of the Police Museum will not be available from January 1 to August 31, 2026. The information service related to the museum items is closed during this period. Moreover, the...
Keywords: Tampere Front page top news Police Museum Keywords services collections Police MuseumProtect yourself from pickpockets
Categories: Publication date:6.11.2025 8.55The number of tourists in Lapland has started to increase towards winter. At the same time, the police have received information about the first pickpockets.
Keywords: Offences and criminal investigation Lapland Lapland Police Department News Keywords criminal cases Lapland Police DepartmentThe strengths of the police include supervisory work, appreciation of one’s own work, and occupational safety
Categories: Publication date:5.11.2025 12.13In 2025, the Finnish police joined the shared and revised central government personnel survey, HenkilöstöBaro. Based on the results, police personnel think that the work of immediate supervisors,...
Keywords: National Police Board Research and development News Keywords police groups research activity National Police Board research and development operations staffEastern Uusimaa police and Finnish Customs uncovered a large-scale organisation importing and distributing drugs, including Alpha-PVP
Categories: Publication date:5.11.2025 11.50Together 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....
Keywords: Eastern Uusimaa Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases Eastern Uusimaa Police DepartmentThe police carried out intensive enforcement operation of heavy goods transport in co-operation with Customs and the Border Guard
Categories: Publication date:4.11.2025 10.53The Finnish police conducted an intensive enforcement operation of heavy goods transport throughout Finland from Monday 27 to Friday 31 October 2025. The enforcement campaign was carried out in...
Keywords: National Police Board Traffic News Keywords organisations traffic heavy transport cooperation National Police BoardMental health crises encountered increasingly in the everyday work of the police
Categories: Publication date:3.11.2025 15.25The police encounter every day situations where citizens need help due to their mental health problems. This can be seen in all areas of policing, especially in law enforcement and response...
Keywords: National Police Board Law enforcement and response Licence services Offences and criminal investigation Traffic Front page top news News Keywords organisations public order traffic criminal cases National Police BoardThe police are intensifying their efforts in cases of domestic violence
Categories: Publication date:31.10.2025 8.40The police play a key role in preventing and dealing with domestic violence. The National Police Board has published new internal guidelines intended for all police employees who encounter cases of...
Keywords: National Police Board Offences and criminal investigation Law enforcement and response Preventive Police Work Front page top news News Keywords intimate partner violence criminal cases National Police Board violent crimesSuperintendent Sami Hätönen from the Police University College chosen as the Police Officer of the Year
Categories: Publication date:29.10.2025 15.53The Police Officer of the Year in Finland was now chosen for the 50th time, and the theme of the anniversary year was cooperation between authorities.
Keywords: Front page top news Police University College Keywords Police University College interagency cooperation honoursPolice Officer of the Year 2025 Sami Hätönen: From field work to training provider and developer
Categories: Publication date:29.10.2025 15.46Superintendent Sami Hätönen, who works at the Police University College, has been chosen as the Police Officer of the Year 2025 in Finland. The nomination was announced on Wednesday 29 October 2025...
Keywords: National Police Board Police operations and development Law enforcement and response Front page top news News Keywords police public order education and training development National Police Board leadership police educationAI helps in proactive policing
Categories: Publication date:16.10.2025 9.07The FERMI project has developed an AI-based tool that can help police identify threats early and plan preventive actions. Disinformation has served as a testbed for the project.
Keywords: Research and development operations Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity projects methods Police University College research activities artificial intelligence disinformationPolice Traffic Safety Centre has moved from Pasila to Malmi
Categories: Publication date:10.10.2025 12.56The move does not affect the customer service opening hours. The Traffic Safety Centre’s customer service in Malmi is open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm and via telephone from Monday to...
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Traffic Uusimaa Helsinki News Keywords traffic safety Helsinki Police DepartmentPolice University College involved in research projects investigating the state of organised crime
Categories: Publication date:10.10.2025 11.56The Police University College of Finland is participating in two research projects that will provide an overview of the current situation with organised crime and related phenomena in Finland and...
Keywords: Research and development operations Tampere Front page top news Police University College Keywords research and development operations research activity Police University College organised crime research activitiesVesa Pihajoki appointed as Police Chief at Lapland Police Department
Categories: Publication date:8.10.2025 10.59The post will be filled for a maximum period of five years from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2030.
Keywords: National Police Board Police operations and development Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords police groups National Police Board leadership staffThe visit of the President of Iceland will cause exceptions to traffic arrangements in central Helsinki
Categories: Publication date:6.10.2025 12.47President of the Republic of Iceland, accompanied by her spouse, will pay a state visit to Finland from 7 to 8 October 2025 at the invitation of President of the Republic of Finland and his spouse.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Traffic News Keywords public order traffic Helsinki Police DepartmentCheck the validity of your passport or identification card for your travel in the autumn and early winter
Categories: Publication date:1.10.2025 10.08“Check the validity of your passport or identification card when you are booking a trip abroad. If necessary, the travel document can be renewed smoothly, as there are plenty of appointments...
Keywords: National Police Board Licence services News Front page top news Keywords permits passports travel National Police Board
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