Projects and top-up funding
The police can use its top-up funding towards the organisation’s development projects. The following projects have been financed fully or partially with top-up funding.
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Years active 2022-2025
Primary source of funding: HORIZON
External funding budget: EUR 240 518,23
The aim is to develop tools to increase reporting activity by strengthening victims' awareness of their rights and access to services available to them. At the same time, the project seeks and creates innovative solutions to support the so-called "social media". the competencies of frontline responder organisations (police, social work, health) to identify domestic violence and so improve policy implementation.
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Years active 2022-2025
Primary source of funding: HORIZON
External funding budget: EUR 148 500
The aim is to develop and implement an AI-based technical solution for detecting disinformation and fake news, for example in social media, anticipating their impact on crimes online and in the real world, and presenting solutions. In addition, training materials will be developed to help the police combat the spread of disinformation and fake news and to reduce the harm caused by them.
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Years active 2023-2026
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 2 318 511,39
The project aims to develop and harmonise data processing to enable more efficient criminal investigations. The project will create new data processing solutions by utilising artificial intelligence and various visualisation methods. The introduction of new operating models and services requires user training, which will implemented centrally during the project. A separate training and instruction platform will be created to support the implementation.
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Years active 2021-2025
Primary source of funding: HORIZON
External funding budget: EUR 149 500
The project aims to develop AI tools and applications for use by law enforcement authorities and to build a platform that makes it easy to combine and coordinate AI tools. The project will create a strong AI collaboration network between law enforcement agencies, research, industry and non-profit organisations.
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Years active 2024-2027
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA
External funding budget: EUR 624 971
The project is about developing a new multi-discipline operating model for the prevention and combating of harmful acts and crimes targeting children and adolescents in the world of digital gaming.
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Years active 2024-2027
Primary source of funding: ISF / EUSA BMVI-fund
External funding budget: EUR 249 011
The project is about implementing a legislative framework on interoperability at the Sirene Bureau at the National Bureau of Investigation. The project is intended to adapt operating processes, to train personnel in specific functions and to boost the capacity of the Sirene Bureau.
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Years active 2024-2026
Primary source of funding: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)/ EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 324 126
Operational support will boost efficiency, safety and human dignity in refoulement and readmission while promoting initial reintegration in third countries.
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Years active 2024-2027
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA
External funding budget: EUR 466 869
The purpose of the Exit model developed in the project is to prevent gang violence in collaboration with other parties. The Exit model is used as a tool for preventive action and administrative crime combating in a separate division at the National Bureau of Investigation.
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Years active 2024-2027
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA
External funding budget: EUR 982 797
The project is about improving the knowledge base of the authorities for combating crime in cyber-environments through providing essential training and producing new research data.
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Years active 2025-2026
Primary source of funding: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)/ EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 210 351
The project aims to restore operational cooperation between the Somali and Finnish authorities on repatriation. The goal is to establish operating models and processes for the smooth implementation of repatriation.
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Years active 2025-2027
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund (ISF) / EUSA 2021–2027
External funding budget: EUR 1 533 067
The objective of the Hakku2 project is to enhance the national capacity of the police to combat cybercrime. The enhanced capabilities are furthermore intended to facilitate joint operations between police units for the prevention and investigation of cybercrime.
The project entails the development, renewal and expansion of the tools and methods used in digital device forensics within the police. As a result, the operational capability of the police in combating cybercrime will be significantly enhanced, and regional disparities in expertise concerning the use of equipment intended for cybercrime investigation will be reduced.
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Years active 2025-2026
Primary source of funding: EUSA BMVI-fund
External funding budget: EUR 306 146,80
The project will enable the compatibility of police information systems with the EES and ETIAS central systems. The project will develop interfaces and user interfaces for the Renki and TUNTO systems so that police information systems can operate seamlessly with the EU's central systems. At the same time, it will ensure smooth and efficient information exchange between national authorities.
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Years active 2025-2027
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund (ISF) / EUSA 2021–2027
External funding budget: EUR 862 047,90
The project aims to enhance the police’s ability to prevent and combat fraud involving payment methods other than cash. The goal is to create a real-time fraud situational awareness function and strengthen the police’s ability to detect and identify the use of cryptocurrency in fraud. Training will be provided to enhance the police’s expertise in preventing and combating fraud involving payment methods other than cash.
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Years active 2026-2029
Primary source of funding: EUSA BMVI-fund
External funding budget: EUR 3 362 306
The project aims to enable the operational and strategic utilization of data from the renewed Eurodac system. The project implements system interfaces, user rights, guidelines, and analysis so that the Finnish police and other authorities can use the system to support crime prevention and personal identification. The project promotes the objectives related to the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Finnish Immigration Service.
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Years active 2026-2028
Primary source of funding: EUSA BMVI-fund
External funding budget: EUR 3 759 223,68
The objective of Seula-project is to ensure that the Finnish police is able to carry out the functions in accordance with the EU Screening Regulation (EU 2024/1356). These functions will strengthen border security, improve immigration management, and support internal security. In the long term, the authorities' ability to identify individuals using biometrics will improve, which will reduce operational risks. The project promotes the objectives related to the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum.
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Years active 2026-2027
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund (ISF) / EUSA 2021–2027
External funding budget: EUR 584 905,66
The aim of the project is to implement the EPRIS system in Finland. The system will enable authorities to access the indexed databases of police records from participating countries in an efficient and secure manner. The project establishes a connection to a centralized router, which allows queries to be made to the police registry databases of multiple member states.
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Years active 2026-2028
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund (ISF) / EUSA 2021–2027
External funding budget: EUR 2 592 000,00
The aim of the project is to develop a permanent, automated, and centralized system for cross-border data exchange to support crime prevention. Under the Prüm II Regulation, a centralized router is being developed to enable faster and automated exchange of data from following categories: DNA, fingerprint, and vehicle registration. Face images will be enabled for searching which is completely new data category.
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Years active 2026-2028
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund (ISF) / EUSA 2021–2027
External funding budget: EUR 1 506 750,00
The TIEVA project implements the requirement for a single case management system set out in the Directive on information exchange between law enforcement authorities of the Member States. The objective is to develop a shared case management system for international law enforcement information exchange and to connect it to the Siena services being developed within the Siena project.
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List of completed projects (accessible, in Finnish)
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 323 021,15
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 2 565 401,74
The aim of the project was to develop the Renki joint inquiry system to be more versatile (in accordance with the obligations of the interoperability, EES, and Prüm II regulations) and more user-friendly. As a result of the project, the Renki joint inquiry system can retrieve information from various EU-wide registers, such as the EU border crossing system, Europol's analysis and information systems, and EU driving license data. Through the external interface (API) provided by Renki, various authorities can conduct similar inquiries in the seven different registers available. The project developed and implemented new inquiry methods that facilitate the work of users. With the development of the system, national and international decision-making, supervision, and crime prevention have been enhanced.
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 717 958,61
Operational support enabled more efficient and faster pre-trial investigations and criminal intelligence in cross-border crime, as well as response to the changing operating environment.
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Years active 2022-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 1 445 174,65 € (Police's share), EUR 1 883 799,19 entire project
Project partner: Jamk University of Applied Sciences
The aim of the project was to improve the cybercrime expertise of law enforcement and judicial authorities by increasing training and developing research. The project piloted new specialisation studies for cybercrime prevention, organised trainings, seminars and a Cyber-X exercise, researched the utilization of artificial intelligence in cybercrime prevention, and renewed the learning environment for cybercrime education.
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 1 208 000
Operational support covered the costs of maintaining and supporting the SIS II information system for security and border management. This was a national system supporting the sharing of information.
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 606 378,75
The objective of the project was to provide the police with CBRNE equipment that can be used to improve the detection capability of CBRNE threats and situations on a long-term and national scale.
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Years active 2024-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 141 475,59
The primary objective of the operational activities was to prevent and detect serious environmental crimes in the waste sector by identifying high risk companies through criminal intelligence and analytical methods. Using intelligence reports and a risk assessment model, national high risk companies within the waste sector were identified and subsequently targeted with criminal intelligence and analytical measures. Intelligence information was provided to the police departments in Finland responsible for the preliminary investigation of environmental offences, supporting their preventive and investigative efforts. Criminal activities were uncovered during the operations and referred for preliminary investigation. The activities also enhanced understanding of the areas within the waste sector where serious environmental crime is particularly prevalent. In addition, information on operators in the waste sector was produced to strengthen situational awareness within criminal intelligence work.
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 551 920,82
The Cybercrime Exit 3 project developed and implemented a nationwide operational model covering all police departments to identify and disrupt serious cybercrime committed by young offenders. In parallel, the project strengthened preventive capabilities to counter cybercrime at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, working in close cooperation with a broad multi-agency stakeholder network. From the outset, the project has been actively involved in the development and activities of the International Cyber Offender Prevention Network (InterCOP). Through the Network, as the representative of Finland, the project has contributed to the development of preventive methods to combat cybercrime, as well as to training activities and operational collaboration. The project has carried out research activities and produced publications, guidance materials, and reports for law enforcement authorities and other target groups of the project. In addition, the project has implemented extensive communication campaigns targeting young people and other key target audiences. The project has also actively supported other authorities through training and close cooperation.
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 455 782,72
The goal of the JR-EET operational activities was to improve the police’s ability to prevent organized crime through administrative approach and EXIT operations. By carrying out operational duties and analyzing phenomena, effective administrative crime prevention strategies and EXIT initiatives were developed and formalized. Furthermore, procedures were established for the authorities' statement processes within the relevant area. The EXIT activities were successfully developed into a fully operational entity through collaboration with various partners and stakeholders. As a result, the strong network of cooperation established between thes parties will continue even after the conclusion of the operational support.
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Years active 2023-2025
Primary source of funding: Internal Security Fund ISF / EUSA 2021-2027
External funding budget: EUR 547 985,56
The aim of the PAKOTE operational action was to investigate suspicious transaction reports related to the circumvention of sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia due to the war in Ukraine. The investigation of suspicious transaction reports received from authorities with exercise of care and from obliged private sector entities was done by the Financial Intelligence Unit of Finland of the National Bureau of Investigation. Some of the completed investigations and information disclosures led to pre-trial investigations.
