National Police Commissioner: Social media is a tool for the police to make an impact
Categories: Publication date:31.7.2026 12.37In a new blog, National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki states that the police's social media communications must primarily serve the core mission of the police: enhancing safety, providing...
Keywords: National Police Board Preventive Police Work Offences and criminal investigation Front page top news News Keywords social media criminal cases pre-emption National Police BoardActive police traffic enforcement during the summer improves road safety – drink-driving offences on the decline
Categories: Publication date:29.7.2026 13.14For several years, the police have carried out the seasonal enforcement theme “Intoxicants, Fitness to Drive and Water Traffic Enforcement”. This year, the campaign was conducted from 29 June to 26...
Keywords: National Police Board Traffic Front page top news News Keywords organisations matter traffic intoxicants National Police BoardFake police video calls continue and become more sophisticated
Categories: Publication date:22.7.2026 13.01The faces of known police officers continue to be used for scam calls on the Google Meet video conferencing application.
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news Keywords crimes The National Bureau of InvestigationHelsinki Police recover 1.8 million in criminal proceeds – number of debtor's offences almost doubles
Categories: Publication date:22.7.2026 10.30Economic crime and human trafficking are international phenomena. Tackling them requires close cooperation between authorities, both within Finland and across borders.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentHelsinki Police response time improves further despite rising number of call-outs – crime clearance rates up, including for serious offences, and investigation times shorter
Categories: Publication date:22.7.2026 10.14Helsinki Police's response time for the most urgent call-outs improved further in the first half of 2026. Officers reached the scene in 4.7 minutes on average, the fastest result on record. This...
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation Licence services News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentPolice investigating Kontula killing as manslaughter
Categories: Publication date:20.7.2026 8.55Police suspect a man in his fifties of manslaughter. The suspect killed a woman aged about 80 with a knife on Saturday 18 July in Kontula, Helsinki.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Offences and criminal investigation Helsinki News Keywords criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentReception of applications for temporary protection from people fleeing Ukraine to be centralised in Oulu
Categories: Publication date:13.7.2026 13.57Applications for temporary protection will be received centrally at the Heikinharju Reception Centre in Oulu on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Keywords: Police operations and development Oulu North Ostrobothnia Oulu Police Department News Keywords police police departments asylum seekers Oulu Police Department UkraineBody found in sea has been identified
Categories: Publication date:10.7.2026 14.27The body found in the sea on 9 July has been identified as the student who went missing in May. No crime is suspected in the case.
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Law enforcement and response News Keywords public order missing people The National Bureau of InvestigationPolicing steps up enforcement of hunting prohibitions
Categories: Publication date:8.7.2026 10.07The police have stepped up the enforcement of hunting prohibitions imposed by courts by introducing a national procedure where hunting prohibitions imposed by district and appellate courts are...
Keywords: Preventive Police Work Police operations and development National Police Board News Keywords police supervision prevention pre-emption care National Police Board huntingOnline sexual violence directed at children is becoming more common – prevention requires open discussion and vigilance
Categories: Publication date:7.7.2026 9.20Online sexual violence is becoming more and more common and targeting younger and younger children. According to police statistics, the majority of sexual assaults on children reported to the...
Keywords: National Police Board Preventive Police Work Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news Keywords crimes sex crimes preliminary investigation criminal procedure trial pre-emption National Police Board children trialThe Police are seeking for information about an 18-year-old student who went missing in early May
Categories: Publication date:6.7.2026 16.22The National Bureau of Investigation is seeking for information about an 18-year-old student who went missing in early May. The last confirmed sighting of the person was made in Kruunuvuorenranta...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Law enforcement and response News Keywords public order missing people The National Bureau of InvestigationFixed-term position of Chief of Police for the Ostrobothnia Police Department open for applications
Categories: Publication date:3.7.2026 14.21The position is intended to be filled as of 1 October 2026. The application period closes on 5 August 2026.
Keywords: National Police Board Police operations and development News Keywords police police administration National Police BoardNBI Investigates Cable-Severing Cases
Categories: Publication date:30.6.2026 14.45The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating two separate cases involving severed cables, one in Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa, and the other in Malmi, Helsinki.
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords preliminary investigation criminal procedure trial criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation trialPyros do not belong in the stands – not even in football
Categories: Publication date:29.6.2026 15.46The use of pyrotechnics does not belong in the stands at sporting events. Safety must take precedence over tradition, and there is no place for smoke devices and pyrotechnics among spectators...
Keywords: National Police Board Preventive Police Work Law enforcement and response News Keywords public order blogs National Police BoardPolice Warn of Fake Police Scam on Video Call Platforms
Categories: Publication date:25.6.2026 14.28Several cases have come to the attention of the police in which individuals have been approached through Google Meet or another video call application by a person impersonating a Finnish police...
Keywords: The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords criminal cases cyber crime The National Bureau of InvestigationPride parade affects traffic in Helsinki city central on Saturday
Categories: Publication date:25.6.2026 13.06The Pride parade is taking place in Helsinki on Saturday, 27 June. Parade will affect traffic arrangements in the city centre area.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Helsinki News Keywords events processes Helsinki Police DepartmentDrug use continues to increase in Helsinki
Categories: Publication date:24.6.2026 12.36Measures taken by the City of Helsinki and the police have calmed the disturbances caused by drugs.
Keywords: Helsinki Police Department Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation News Keywords public order criminal cases Helsinki Police DepartmentCustomers can now check in for permit service appointments via text message
Categories: Publication date:24.6.2026 9.07The Western Uusimaa Police Department’s permit services have started using text message check-in.
Keywords: Western Uusimaa Police Department Traffic Licence services Offences and criminal investigation Espoo Kirkkonummi Lohja Raasepori Hanko News Keywords permits traffic surveillance criminal cases Western Uusimaa Police DepartmentNew kind of police cooperation between Finland and Sweden to begin on 1 July 2026
Categories: Publication date:17.6.2026 13.18Cooperation between the Finnish and Swedish police will expand on 1 July 2026, to include dealing with certain emergency response tasks in municipalities located along the border between Finland...
Keywords: National Police Board Lapland Police Department Law enforcement and response News Keywords police departments public order cooperation National Police Board Lapland Police Department SwedenPolice remind people about road safety and online services also during Midsummer
Categories: Publication date:16.6.2026 15.23Western Uusimaa Police Department wants to remind people about road safety and the possibility to use online services also during the Midsummer weekend.
Keywords: Western Uusimaa Police Department Traffic Law enforcement and response Offences and criminal investigation Uusimaa News Keywords public order traffic criminal cases Western Uusimaa Police Department
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)