Police en Newsroom Blog Pedestrian crossing must live up to its reputation 13.12.2024 15.17 Blog Now that winter has come, with darkness and slippery streets, we must all be more alert to keep safe in traffic. The fact that it is dim or completely...

6.11.2025 | Protect yourself from pickpockets

9.6.2026 | When the police announce that a person is missing, it is always a serious situation

18.12.2025 | The police will continue school co-operation also in 2026

5.12.2025 | The Gaming Police project has been awarded the Recognition for Act of Dialogue in Finland

6.5.2026 | The Police and the Finnish Road Safety Council inspected child safety seats in April and found room for improvement in terms of keeping children safe in cars. The Police issued 14 traffic penalty fees and six fines.

28.7.2026 | Application for research permit Use of Police information for research purposes 1 (6) Poliisi TO-07 poliisi.fi ■ polisen.fi ■ police.fi Applicant Name Position University, institute of higher education, research institute or another corporation Ad...

4.7.2025 | The Police in Ostrobothnia request that the parents of the missing family be remanded in custody in absentia

20.2.2026 | The role of the police in combatting domestic violence is important, and there is clearly room for improvement in the activities of the police, says Assistant Police Commissioner Minna Ketola of the National Police Board.

Lapland Police Department, units and services We provide services over the large district of Northern Finland from Ranua to Utsjoki. Our area of operation covers 21 municipalities with about 180,000 inhabitants. We also serve a large number of tou...

23.1.2026 | On Monday, January 19, 2026, based on information received from another authority, the police conducted a search at a detached house located in northern Helsinki.

3.11.2025 | The 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 assignments.

5.6.2025 | The police make more than 2,000 co-operation visits to Finnish schools this year

9.3.2026 | The Helsinki Police Department has submitted a pre-trial investigation to the prosecutor for consideration of charges. The investigation into Swedish organised crime and street gangs in Northern Helsinki revealed that Crime as a Service has become a reality in Finland.

5.12.2025 | The Timeout Foundation grants this recognition to an actor who has strengthened dialogue, inclusion, and democracy in Finland.

10.3.2026 | There has been a sharp rise in the number of suspected sexual offences reported to the police where the perpetrator is a minor. According the National Police Board’s statistics for 2025, the number of suspected criminal offences committed by under-15s has increased by 78 per cent in five years. Among 15- to 17-year-olds, the number has increased by 63 per cent.

16.5.2025 | The course will be held from 12 to 16 May 2025 and attended by approximately 50 persons such as police officers and experts in social welfare, health care and youth work.

17.11.2025 | The 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.

29.7.2024 | Police warns about investment frauds – Victims have lost up to hundreds of thousands of euros

5.8.2025 | The police will monitor traffic in built-up areas when school starts

17.9.2025 | 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.

29.10.2025 | Superintendent 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 at a seminar in Helsinki.

8.8.2025 | Helsinki Police Department has received a lot of feedback about public order disturbances and the perceived lack of safety resulting from substance abuse. These disturbances are mainly related to drug use and related crime.

22.5.2025 | Ensure the start of the autumn hunting season and apply for a firearms permit now, before the summer. You can initiate your application for a firearms permit through the police e-services. However, remember to attach to your electronic application a copy of your hunting card and the game management fee paid.

18.4.2025 | The Police and employee unions have negotiated limits to protection work during police strikes.

14.4.2025 | The Police and employee unions have negotiated limits to protection work during police strikes.

16.5.2025 | In 2020, the National Police Board set up a steering group specialising in event safety at public events, which was tasked with improving information flow related to public events between the authorities. Since 1 April 2025, the activities of the steering group have been made permanent due, among other things, to the large number of events and their increased size.

15.4.2025 | The Helsinki police have become aware of a large number of pickpocketing incidents against tourists in the centre of Helsinki.

18.10.2024 | Helsinki Police will take care of public order and traffic arrangements. 

24.6.2025 | A study by the Police University College describes the trend in economic crime and the state of economic crime investigation in Finland.

25.11.2024 | Violence, and in particular domestic violence against women, is a serious problem in Finland. Violence is by nature also often mental violence. Both the victim and the perpetrator need help.

4.5.2026 | 1 (38) Letter 07.04.2026 Document: ID-26235751 Case: POL-2025-152385 Written guidelines for obliged entities on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing in gambling activities Contents Definitions ...................................

4.6.2025 | National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki received the new police officers’ ethical oath at the Police University College on Wednesday 4 June 2025. In his speech, Ilkka Koskimäki highlighted the safety and security of schools. The police support the security work carried out in educational institutions. However, the security of schools is a more extensive issue, and not a matter for the police alone.

28.8.2025 | 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 the city centre and certain districts of the city. Crimes committed by young people have decreased significantly thanks to measures taken by the authorities, but disturbances and harm caused by drug use have increased.

30.12.2024 | The joint operation carried out by the authorities in the Gulf of Finland remains active. The operation began after multiple cables were ruptured in the Baltic Sea on Christmas Day, 25 December.

23.7.2025 | Seizures of the highly dangerous narcotic alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidine valerophenone) have increased significantly in Finland. According to the Forensic Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation, more than eight kilograms of alpha-PVP, also known by the street name “peukku” in Finnish, has been seized this year, while the amount was less than 500 grams during the whole of 2020, for example.

2.2.2024 | At approximately 8 PM on Friday night the police received an assignment in Tapiola in Espoo from the emergency response centre.

24.10.2024 | The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department has concluded criminal investigation into the school shooting at Jokiranta school in Viertola, Vantaa, at 9 o’clock in the morning of 22 April 2024.

5.8.2024 | During the first weeks of school, the police supervise traffic in the vicinity of schools. The aim of the supervision is to ensure schoolchildren's safety on the way to and from school and to prevent traffic accidents.

Car burglaries and unauthorised use Finland is one of the safest European countries regarding motor vehicle offences. Cars, for example, get stolen in Finland least often in the entire EU. Also the amount of cars that remain missing is small in Fi...

14.5.2024 | According to police statistics, there has been a significant number of pickpocketing incidents targeting tourists in Helsinki since the beginning of the year. Pickpocketing occurs most frequently between May and September, when there are many tourists in Helsinki. The peak times for these incidents are between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

11.4.2024 | The police have made progress in the criminal investigation into the shooting incident at Viertola school on 02 April and most of the interviews have been completed. The police have been working in close cooperation with various authorities, including the District Prosecutor.

Police en Newsroom Blog Promoting the road safety culture among young people requires action from society as a whole 22.8.2025 8.08 Blog Under the leadership of Minister Lulu Ranne, the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has started ...

6.6.2024 | Hundreds of public events of different sizes will be organized in Finland this summer, as always in summertime. Particularly when visiting large events, it is good to remember a few basic things to make sure the event runs smoothly. The most important safety factor is the audience of the event.

29.4.2024 | Apply for a firearms permit in well before the summer and autumn hunting season

Compliance with the accountability principle ‘Accountability’ refers to the controller’s obligation to be able to demonstrate compliance with the laws governing the processing of personal data. In order to satisfy the accountability requirement un...

Unlawful access to an information system Unlawful access to an information system is when someone logs in to another person's user account or device without permission. Unlawful access can be done technically, for example by using password crackin...

25.4.2024 | The police will have a visible presence in the capital on 30 April – 1 May 2024 to ensure safe May Day celebrations.

4.4.2024 | Investigation into the shooting incident at Viertola school in Vantaa on Tuesday 02 April 2024 continues, including interviews with the individuals involved and technical investigation.

23.10.2023 | Recognise scam messages and avoid being scammed

14.12.2023 | According to the Supreme Administrative Court’s recent decision, the Finnish Wildlife Agency’s decisions to grant exceptional licenses (derogations) for hunting bears in autumn 2022 for the purposes of population management have been in opposition to the law. In public discussion, it has been presumed that in the future, at least bears could not be hunted at all for the purposes of population management.

Fraud In fraud offences, the perpetrator aims to obtain financial benefits by deceiving the victim. Fraud often causes financial damage to the victim. Nowadays, there are many kinds of fraud types, and they have moved to information networks. E-ma...

7.7.2023 | Firearms that are unfit for use must be reported to the police – check your cabinets during the summer and submit a notice at the end of September

13.9.2023 | PCB cooperation between the Police, Customs and Border Guard is a key element in the combat against cross-border crime

24.3.2026 | Young people online An educator's guide to cybercrime prevention and responsible online behaviour. 2026 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Young people online 5 3 What is cybercrime? 7 3.1 Cybercrimes in Finnish legislation 8 3.2 Specific features of cyb...

28.10.2022 | Detective Senior Sergent Jari Kyllönen, an experienced member of the narcotics division at the Helsinki Police Department, is the Police of the Year 2022. In addition to his crime investigation work, Jari Kyllönen is a distinguished educator, actively participating, for example, in the education concerts entitled Pidä huolta! (Take care!) given by the Helsinki Police band as well as a volunteer in the association Irti Huumeista (“Free from drugs”).

31.1.2023 | Having fun, hanging out with friends, getting to know new people, and various relationships are a natural part of young age. Likewise, practicing independent life management and social skills, and setting one’s own personal limits are integral to young age. Other people’s integrity must be respected and everyone has the right to keep their personal space unviolated.

4.11.2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME IN FINLAND Review 2024 National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2024 2 Summary TITLE Environmental Crime Report 2024 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHE...

23.5.2023 | 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 internal security and a good sense of security create the conditions and capacity to cope with the crises affecting the country’s external security.

4.10.2023 | The Helsinki Police Department and the National Bureau of Investigation have exposed a large international drug trafficking organisation suspected of having brought hundreds of kilos of drugs into Finland.