4.9.2025 | Nordic police commissioners convened in Stockholm on 26-28 August 2025. New crime phenomena and an increasingly demanding operating environment are being addressed through cooperation between the Nordic countries and knowledge-based policing. 

29.8.2025 | Public trust in the police has remained stable for a long time. Of those who responded to the latest Police Barometer survey, 92 per cent trust the police a lot or a fair amount.

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.

13.6.2025 | Like before, all police departments carried out an intensified street enforcement and substance abuse enforcement operation during the week when schools in Finland ended for the summer. As the local police departments have already communicated extensively in their own areas, the celebrations of young people went mostly well in the end-of-school weekend.

29.9.2025 | The police conducted intensified supervision of public order and security in the areas of all police departments in Finland during the first three weeks of September from 1 to 21 September 2025. The surveillance campaign collected observations on issues such as the occurrence of various intoxicants in the areas of the police departments.

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.

22.5.2025 | The past two days have seen violent crimes carried out by children and young people using bladed weapons in Finnish schools. The police would like to remind everyone that it is always an offence to be in possession of a bladed weapon in a public place, such as schools and educational institutions.

28.4.2025 | The police will have a visible presence to secure May Day celebrations in the capital from 30 April to 1 May 2025. Some streets around the Esplanade Park and Kaivopuisto will be closed.

14.8.2023 | Come and mark Police Day in Oulu or Paltamo

15.5.2025 | The report underpinned the update of the strategy against organized crime and the implementation of the Government Program in Finland.

18.8.2023 | The Helsinki Police Department will host its traditional Police Day event at the Stoa square on Saturday 26 August from 12 noon until 4 pm.

26.9.2025 | Call the emergency number 112 to report acute disturbances caused by drugs and submit tips to the police about other security concerns.

4.4.2025 | The Police University College is once again the most respected and best-known university of applied sciences in Taloustutkimus’ annual brand survey.

22.7.2025 | The Helsinki police have become more efficient despite an increase in the number of alarms and crimes. We have sped up investigations into serious crimes against children.

18.2.2025 | Rikosten ja poliisin hälytystehtävien määrä kasvaa Helsingissä

17.10.2024 | The police will in particular monitor driving speeds in traffic on 18-24 October 2024. The focus of the operation will be on detecting speeding and the behaviour of young people in traffic.

2.9.2024 | A joint campaign by the National Police Board, the National Bureau of Investigation, Save the Children Finland and the Protect Children association aims at increasing awareness of crimes taking place in the online environment, how to recognise them, how to report them and how to prevent them. The campaign will take place on social media channels in the week starting on 2 September. The target gr...

28.8.2024 | Police departments are to carry out an intensified monitoring operation of street behaviour and substance abuse during the Venetian Festival weekend, 30 August – 1 September, when, in addition to traditional festivities, young people gather to celebrate the start of the school year. Monitoring will focus on young people under the age of 18. Particular attention will be paid to the possession of intoxicants, narcotics and bladed weapons or other objects capable of harming others.

31.7.2025 | The number of police assignments increases by about one fifth in the summer

6.9.2024 | Police departments carried out an intensified street and substance abuse enforcement campaign during the Venetian Festival weekend, 29 August-1 September, and the preceding week. Monitoring focused particularly on young persons aged under 18.

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.

7.1.2025 | One important factor behind the popularity was the Marias and Mörkös special exhibition, which opened in spring 2024 and features, among other things, the world’s fastest police motorcycle and police cars from various decades.

22.8.2024 | The police will hold an intensive enforcement operation of driver behaviour in traffic this weekend, 24-25 August 2024. The focus of enforcement will be on detecting excessive speeding, driving habits and any meetup rallies.

30.5.2024 | Police to supervise end of school celebrations in Helsinki

12.6.2024 | Police departments carried out an intensified street and substance abuse enforcement operation during the end-of-school week. Young people under the age of 18 in particular were a target group in the operation

30.7.2024 | Changes to mediation activities are recorded in the Government Programme, and as a rule, mediation in cases involving domestic or intimate partner violence will be discontinued. However, the planned changes involve the risk of making it more difficult to refer the parties concerned to the necessary services, which may cause further problems in the future.

5.3.2025 | Police cooperation with schools has got off to an excellent start across Finland. An estimated 40 police officers with different missions are working together with schools and positive results can already be noted.

27.5.2024 | Police Departments will carry out intensified street and drug enforcement during the end-of-school week from 27 May to 2 June 2024, with a focus on young people under 18 years of age. Particular attention will be paid to the possession of intoxicants, narcotics and bladed weapons.

18.4.2024 | The police will in particular monitor driving speeds in traffic on 19-21 April 2024. The focus of enforcement will be on detecting all speeding and the behaviour of young people in traffic.

10.4.2024 | The National Police Board of Finland has published a report containing a comprehensive analysis of youth crime among under 21-year-olds. Another purpose of the analysis report was to produce a nationwide situational picture of youth crime.

13.8.2024 | This summer, there have been reports of young people climbing tall radio masts without permission. Digita and the police remind the public that climbing radio masts is life-threatening. Unauthorized climbers risk falling and exposure to hazardous radiation.

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.

19.11.2024 | Research by the Police University College dives behind the figures of the police barometer, implemented every two years. The analyses focus on three themes: shortage of police resources, crimes not reported due to fear of retaliation, and threatening of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal process.

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.

2.4.2024 | The investigation of the shooting at the Viertola school in Vantaa is progressing. The incident took place In Jokiranta today 2.4.2024 at nine o'clock in the morning.

11.12.2024 | As part of the international operation PowerOFF, Finnish police have shut down websites offering unlawful booter and stresser services. The operation also affected hundreds of users in Finland.

6.3.2024 | Police experts will discuss and answer questions about juvenile delinquency on Thursday 7 March 2024 from 4 pm to 8 pm. The discussion is part of the Well Said project headed by Yle and the TimeOut Foundation. The project aims to develop a culture of Finnish dialogue.

25.5.2024 | During the first part of the year, the police monitored illicit drug and arms trafficking, particularly on information networks. The results show that criminals are actively using cybercrime for drug trafficking and arms dealing.

16.9.2021 | In various parts of Finland, the police has encountered situations in which young people have tried to disturb or even obstruct police operations. This has happened for example in moped meetups and other types of rallies.

24.7.2024 | Based on initial data, this year will not continue the good trend of the past few years.

29.12.2023 | In particular, the police will pay attention to people’s handling of fireworks and, if necessary, intervene.

20.7.2023 | The theme of the seasonal enforcement of the police is alcohol and drugs and driving health for July. The theme has been chosen for July because the number of intoxicated drivers on the road is highest during the summer. Additionally, the number of traffic fatalities and serious injuries caused by drunk driving is also the highest in the summer, especially in July. In addition, comprehensive driving health control is also carried out during control of driving under the influence.

19.4.2024 | Police to control compliance with pedestrian crossing rules and the behaviour in traffic of cyclists and e-scooter users

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30.6.2023 | Shrinking age groups and urbanisation are already realities today and nor are the police immune to these phenomena. The National Police Board’s recent analysis of the operational environment shows the challenges can already be seen with retaining the workforce in some duties, especially in sparsely populated areas and smaller police stations. Young people in particular prefer to move to growth centr...

17.5.2023 | 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 the state of the driver, driving licence category and on compliance with the rules of the road.

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.

5.6.2023 | 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 been remanded since December 2022. The complex investigation has links to a wider criminal phenomenon in which Finnish people have lost millions of euros in recent years.

25.10.2022 | The police blog post discusses cybercrime committed by young people and intervention by the police. The Cybercrime Exit project aims to prevent young people from committing cybercrime.

2.8.2023 | The traditional Police Day will be marked in Finland on Saturday 26 August 2023. Police departments will arrange events in more than 20 locations across Finland. Come and join in!

12.10.2022 | Finnish Police Sustainability Report 2021 Keeping everyone safe, at all times The police are committed to contributing to the implementation of the UN (Agenda 2030) for Sustainable Development. We have selected the Sustainable Development Goals th...

10.5.2023 | The Police University College has completed two studies on the current status of organized crime and its prevention, combating and future development.

24.5.2023 | 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 permit services identification vehicle on site where people can give their fingerprint for a travel document if they have completed the application online in advance.

28.11.2022 | To build an overview and combat the phenomenon, cooperation is now closer within the police department, between police units in the Helsinki region, internationally and with the City of Helsinki.

9.3.2023 | The police look for ways to reach citizens through communication, not only in Finland but in other countries as well. Structural and cultural factors of the police administration have a crucial impact on how the police develops interaction in various countries.

28.4.2023 | In recent years, we at the Western Uusimaa Police Department have noticed that some parents do not know their kids' two-wheelers or their deficiencies very well. That is why we published two videos, in three languages, which help parents and others get started with the topic.

27.12.2022 | The police remind everyone of the safe use of fireworks; maintain order and safety on New Year’s Eve

6.7.2023 | Investigation of the criminal offences related to the Vastaamo case has required an exceptional amount of work from the police, and this is clearly visible in the statistics for the police’s criminal investigations for this year. By the end of June, approximately 25,000 crimes related to the case have been solved.

14.11.2022 | Even though the police have succeeded effectively not only in investigating crimes committed by street gangs, but also in preventing new crimes, stopping the street gang phenomenon is not in the hands of the police alone, writes Deputy National Police Commissioner Sanna Heikinheimo in her blog.

8.3.2022 | The results of a recent study by the police show that the number of violent crime incidents in which the suspect is under 15 years old has grown significantly in recent years.