23.10.2023 | Active notification of recreational activity and deactivated firearms

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

6.6.2024 | The Firearms Act also requires the registration, i.e. reporting to the police, of firearms that have been rendered permanently unfit for use or deactivated. The deadline for notification is 15 July 2024. The registration obligation is based on improving weapon safety. Notification can be submitted electronically or by visiting a police station. It is advisable to report the firearm in good time, as an undeclared firearm may result in a fine.

Police helpline The police helpline gives advice on non-urgent matters regarding licences, appointment bookings, e-services and traffic surveillance. You can also ask for advice on matters related to automatic traffic surveillance as well as traff...

23.1.2026 | Helsinki Police Department's task force for investigating crime by street gangs is finalising two pre-trial investigations relating to Swedish organised crime and gang crime.

18.6.2024 | Just a month left to register firearms rendered permanently unfit for use

27.3.2024 | Brisk start to electronic applications for firearms permits

9.7.2024 | Under the Firearms Act (1/1998), all firearms rendered permanently unfit for use by deactivation must be reported to the police by 15 July 2024. The notification obligation applies to private individuals, corporations, companies, foundations and estates of deceased persons.

5.11.2025 | Eastern Uusimaa police and Finnish Customs uncovered a large-scale organisation importing and distributing drugs, including Alpha-PVP

11.6.2025 | The police have continued to monitor illicit trafficking on information networks during early 2025. The results show that online monitoring is needed and that narcotics and arms trafficking takes place across Finland.

19.2.2021 | The Firearms Administration under the National Police Board will continue to organise firearms auctions as soon as possible taking the orders issued by the authorities and health safety into consideration. The information on future firearms auctions is published on the Police website www.poliisi.fi.

23.9.2025 | The police in Finland use a firearm on a very few occasions by international comparison. In his blog post, the National Police Commissioner of Finland provides information on the use of firearms by the police and related phenomena based on statistics, and on changes in the operating environment.

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.

Card applications You can apply for duplicate copies of all licences required in the private security industry in the police e-service portal or in a licence service point of your choice. It is easiest to do this online: Have your photograph taken...

13.8.2025 | Firearms inspection at Kouvola police station to close earlier than normal on Wednesday next week

Amending a security sector business licence The National Police Board may amend the terms and limitations added to the security sector business licence due to changes in the scope of the security sector business licence holder's operations, the nu...

Speech by National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki at the oath-taking ceremony of new police officers in Tampere on 4 December 2025 National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki Police University College Dear Minister of the Interior, Principal...

Other licensing matters Security inspector licence Security inspections may be conducted at police departments or other police premises, in the premises or territory of the Border Guard, in courts and in harbours and the Finnish Immigration Servic...

The Police definition of street gangs refers to groups associated with certain urban neighbourhoods, with several active identified individuals and defined hierarchies and leaders.

17.10.2024 | The National Police Board of Finland has published an analysis report, which aims to support the work of the Government Programme and provide situational information on the firearms licensing process and firearm-related offences and disturbances.