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  • The police control traffic in unmarked vehicles in summer

    27.6.2023 13.28

    In summer, speeding happens easily in traffic and driving style errors increase as well. Even if the police are not visible in summer traffic, it does not mean that there would be no traffic...

    Traffic National Police Board News police organisations traffic traffic surveillance police vehicles National Police Board
  • Police Traffic Safety Centre is moving from Malmi to Pasila

    20.6.2023 14.32

    While we are relocating, our notification desk will be closed from 18 to 26 June 2023, but our customer service answers calls and e-mails as usual even during the move. After the relocation, our...

    Traffic Helsinki Helsinki Police Department News traffic safety Helsinki Police Department
  • Suomi.fi domain spoofed – Do not click on the links

    20.6.2023 14.12

    The police have received reports of people receiving e-mails containing personal information. The e-mails were allegedly sent from the Suomi.fi website. The recipients are asked to click on a link...

    The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation
  • News from the Crime Museum: a new exhibition coming up

    15.6.2023 9.50

    The Crime Museum, situated on the premises of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, has been part of the Police Museum since 2019. The Crime Museum’s exhibition will now be renewed. The...

    Tampere Police Museum collections Police Museum
  • Police controlled driving speeds and driving habits at the weekend – more than a thousand drove recklessly in traffic

    13.6.2023 13.35

    The police controlled driving speeds and driving habits in a nationwide campaign last weekend on 9–11 June.

    National Police Board Traffic Front page top news News traffic safety traffic surveillance National Police Board speeding
  • Intensive speed control campaign by the police next weekend

    9.6.2023 9.04

    The police will control high speeds nationwide on the main roads in particular from 9 to 11 June. The control will focus on high speeds on the main roads, but speed control and other traffic...

    National Police Board Traffic Preventive Police Work Front page top news News traffic safety traffic surveillance National Police Board
  • The National Bureau of Investigation took part in an international operation on suspected aggravated tax fraud

    7.6.2023 13.33

    The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), together with the Dutch and German authorities, conducted searches and made arrests on suspicion of withholding tax evasion.

    The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation
  • Over 400 aggravated means of payment frauds related to online banking scams referred to prosecutor for consideration of charges

    5.6.2023 12.28

    The National Bureau of Investigation and the Southwestern Finland Police Department have finished a criminal investigation into online banking frauds. The suspect, who is a man in his twenties, has...

    The National Bureau of Investigation Southwestern Finland Police Department National Police Board Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news police police departments preliminary investigation criminal procedure criminal cases National Police Board The National Bureau of Investigation Southwestern Finland Police Department
  • National Police Board issued further recommendations to prevent discrimination in police operations

    2.6.2023 12.57

    Two years ago, the National Police Board issued a reprimand to Helsinki Police Department in respect of a mid-2010s prevention and information collection operation (KURI1) targeted at the Roma...

    National Police Board Police operations and development News Front page top news police National Police Board discrimination equality ethnicity
  • Close to a hundred locations inspected by authorities to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation

    2.6.2023 10.05

    In May, the police participated in the joint action days of 46 countries against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation. The authorities inspected businesses in which, according to...

    The National Bureau of Investigation Offences and criminal investigation News Front page top news human trafficking criminal cases The National Bureau of Investigation
  • US Secretary of State’s visit affects traffic in Helsinki on 2 June

    1.6.2023 10.23

    Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will host United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Finland on 2 June. The police are responsible for security and traffic arrangements during...

    Traffic Helsinki Uusimaa Helsinki Police Department News Helsinki Police Department traffic control
  • Police permit documents given new look

    30.5.2023 14.01

    Firearms permits and private security industry licenses issued by the police will have a new look from the beginning of June. The change is due to a new contract on the production and supply of...

    National Police Board Licence services News Front page top news documents security service sector safety and security sector firearms National Police Board
  • Police issued sanctions for violations of pedestrian crossing rules and for riding on the pavement

    30.5.2023 11.29

    The police issued numerous traffic penalty fees and fines during the campaign week 22-26 May to control the behaviour in traffic of vulnerable road users. The aim of the week-long campaign was to...

    National Police Board Traffic News Front page top news organisations traffic traffic surveillance pedestrian crossings National Police Board traffic behaviour
  • Possibility to identify for a travel document at Rautatientori on Friday and Saturday

    24.5.2023 15.04

    The Helsinki Police Department is present at the National Defence Training Association of Finland's (MPK) Security Day event at Rautatientori in Helsinki between 26 and 27 May. The police have a...

    Helsinki Police Department Licence services Police education Police operations and development Preventive Police Work Helsinki News events safety and security processes mounted police police vehicles Helsinki Police Department
  • National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen: Police is prepared for new NATO tasks

    23.5.2023 16.06

    The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has caused our security environment to change in a fundamental and permanent way. According to National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen, our...

    National Police Board Police education News Front page top news National Police Board police academies universities oaths
  • The number of drunk drivers was a surprise during the moped surveillance weekend

    23.5.2023 9.57

    From last Friday to Sunday, the police monitored nationwide the roadworthiness of mopeds and the fitness for driving of their drivers, as well as compliance with traffic rules regarding mopeds. The...

    National Police Board Traffic News Front page top news organisations traffic traffic surveillance mopeds National Police Board
  • Extended opening hours at the Police Museum in summer

    19.5.2023 13.57

    Have you already made your holiday plans for the summer? Would you be interested in exploring the world of art forgeries or try out your skills as a criminal investigator? Welcome to the Police...

    Tampere Police Museum exhibitions arranged events opening hours Police Museum
  • Police to increase technical surveillance and use road sign I16 to indicate it

    19.5.2023 13.34

    Together with other authorities, the police have been using camera surveillance for decades to help direct and monitor traffic flows. Going forward, road sign I16 will be used to indicate...

    National Police Board Traffic Front page top news News police traffic surveillance closed-circuit television National Police Board
  • Police to control compliance with traffic rules and the behaviour of road users in traffic

    19.5.2023 11.40

    The police will organise intensive control at pedestrian crossings from Monday to Friday in week 21. The police will also control how vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists comply...

    National Police Board Traffic News Front page top news traffic safety traffic surveillance pedestrian crossings National Police Board
  • Police to control mopeds and light vehicles at the weekend

    17.5.2023 9.50

    In the upcoming weekend from 19 to 21 May 2023, the Police will control the use and condition of mopeds and other two-, three- and four-wheeled vehicles throughout Finland. Control will focus on...

    National Police Board Traffic News police traffic safety traffic surveillance National Police Board