20.9.2023 | The research, innovation and development activities (RDI) newsletter 2/2023 of the Police University College has been published. 

7.2.2023 | From February 2023, the Police University College offers a series of international webinars, where researchers and other experts present recent research in the field of policing.

11.9.2018 | The Police University College launched a study on the critical infrastructure as a terrorist target

2.5.2018 | Image survey: Police University College one of the most appreciated universities among young people

5.9.2022 | For a couple of years now, the Finnish police have been trialling the use of dogs that can sniff out body fluids in criminal investigation, and the training of semen-sniffing dogs has now become one of the official special training areas for police dogs. The next specialty that the Police Dog Training Centre will test with police dogs is sniffing out electronic devices.

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.

19.6.2018 | EU project on domestic violence launched at the Police University College

19.1.2018 | First graduates of EMBA in Policing programme at Police University College

31.1.2019 | Police University College at the heart of CEPOL - follow our experts on Twitter

18.11.2019 | The Police University College to host the meeting of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training in Tampere

22.8.2023 | The Official gaming companions project will test and study how the police could intervene with harmful activities and crime in gaming communities and gaming platforms.

10.10.2024 | According to an annual report by the Police University College, the number of suspected hate crimes continued to increase in 2023.

27.6.2024 | The national Police Day will be celebrated on Saturday 10 August 2024. That day, you can get acquainted with police equipment and activities, such as motorcycles, police dogs and mounted police with their horses, at the Police Museum and in its yard.

1.3.2024 | The Police University College (Polamk) passes the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) audit and is granted a quality label for the following six years.

18.4.2019 | Image survey: Police University College fairs well among universities of applied sciences

20.5.2022 | The Police Museum, which is connected with the Police University College, received the Museum of the Year 2022 award granted by the Finnish Museums Association and ICOM (International Council of Museums) Finland.

4.10.2024 | The post will be filled for a maximum period of five years from 1.11.2024 to 31.10.2029.

22.6.2021 | The opportunities for police students to complete optional studies will expand when the Police University College joins the University of Applied Sciences’ CampusOnline portal as well as the Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences' cross-institutional study service from the autumn semester of 2021.

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.

1.11.2024 | This autumn, Finns have been concerned about damage to critical infrastructure, street and gang crime, activists spraying the pillars of the Parliament building in red paint, and domestic and intimate partner violence. The number of homicides has increased and the police have become increasingly aware of violent crimes committed by minors.

17.12.2020 | The Police University College has launched its new website on Thursday 17 December at polamk.fi. The updated website of the Police Museum has also been launched at the same time at poliisimuseo.fi.

14.8.2023 | Come and mark Police Day in Oulu or Paltamo

13.3.2020 | Police University College policy on visits and events

30.6.2025 | In the future, the Police Museum will keep the historical artefacts of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo). The items transferred to the museum collections include objects such as a secret mailbox from the 1950s related to espionage and bottles found at sea in the 1970s, intended for the smuggling of prohibited material.

22.4.2021 | Young people have again considered the Police University College to be among the best in a survey mapping the recognition and appeal of Finnish universities of applied sciences.

27.9.2023 | Welcome to meet Finland’s police dogs! The police dog gallery on the Police University College website shows, for example, what a dog called Pörrö looks like, how many Border Collies the Finnish police have, and in which police department a dog called Bomberboy works.

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

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.

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13.5.2026 | The National Police Board has published an updated handbook on the investigation of crimes involving children and young people. The handbook is intended to serve as a collective guide for investigating crimes against children as well as crimes suspected to have been committed by children. The guide can be downloaded from the police website.

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.

3.4.2025 | The Police University College (Polamk) and Jamk University of Applied Sciences organized an exercise for the authorities focusing on cybercrime prevention on 25–27 March 2025.

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.

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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.

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21.3.2025 | The Police University College’s Annual Report 2024 has been completed. The publication contains information about the record number of students, the development of online teaching and diverse research activities, and much more.

21.3.2023 | The Police University College (Polamk) has published an operating model for open science and research to outline the principles for responsible openness in the work community and to provide guidelines for everyday work and processes.

29.9.2025 | A separate parking area has been reserved for the vehicles of museum visitors from the beginning of October 2025. The parking permit required for the parking spaces can be collected from the reception point of the museum.

27.11.2025 | The Finnish and Swedish police into increasingly closer co-operation in the Lapland and Norrbotten regions