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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.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-are-becoming-aware-of-an-increasing-number-of-suspected-sexual-offences-committed-by-minors
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22.8.2025 | The police want to point out that young drivers are not always ready for responsible driving. An age exemption permit entitling to a category B driving licence at the age of 17 should be granted for genuinely exceptional cases, not routinely to young people. Statistics by Statistics Finland show a worrying trend in road traffic deaths among 17-year-olds.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/motoring-speeding-and-risky-behaviour-are-causes-for-increased-road-traffic-fatalities-among-17-year-olds
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24.9.2025 | The police have conducted spring and autumn surveys on driving while intoxicated since 1979. The 2025 survey and statistics show a slight increase in drink driving.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/slight-increase-in-drink-driving
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10.10.2025 | The Police University College of Finland is participating in two research projects that will provide an overview of the current situation with organised crime and related phenomena in Finland and the Nordic countries.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/police-university-college-involved-in-research-projects-investigating-the-state-of-organised-crime
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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.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/blog-by-the-national-police-commissioner-the-police-in-finland-use-firearm-with-deliberation-and-on-rare-occasions
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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...https://poliisi.fi/documents/25235045/28576016/Enviromental-crime-report-2024.pdf/3967e657-f741-c932-af46-92e11f590179?t=1762259086251
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7.7.2026 | Online sexual violence directed at children is becoming more common – prevention requires open discussion and vigilancehttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/online-sexual-violence-directed-at-children-is-becoming-more-common-prevention-requires-open-discussion-and-vigilance
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7.5.2026 | In the coming weeks, the police will enforce the use of intoxicants and the behaviour in traffic of young people. Traffic enforcement will focus on moped riders, cyclists and operators of light e-vehicles and compliance with pedestrian crossing rules. Police patrols will also be visibly present in school areas.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-to-visibly-step-up-enforcement-of-young-people-s-traffic-behaviour-and-use-of-intoxicants
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24.6.2026 | Measures taken by the City of Helsinki and the police have calmed the disturbances caused by drugs.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/drug-use-continues-to-increase-in-helsinki
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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...https://poliisi.fi/en/fraud
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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...https://poliisi.fi/en/police-customer-service-helpline
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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...https://poliisi.fi/documents/25235045/45904321/TO+07+en+-+Application+for+research+permit.pdf/b1925456-9433-60dc-5f28-521bc6a62ee2?version=2.0&t=1785228158817
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4.6.2026 | Intensified police surveillance during the final week of the school year has already become a tradition and the focus also this year was on proactive surveillance during school hours ahead of the end-of-school weekend. In addition to increased surveillance over the weekend, police officers were actively present in schoolyards, including during breaktimes.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-stepped-up-surveillance-of-festivities-by-young-people-and-children-during-the-end-of-school-week
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Automatic traffic surveillance In addition to traditional surveillance methods, the police use automatic traffic surveillance equipment on heavily trafficked roads and urban areas. Besides monitoring speeds, the equipment is used to monitor observ...https://poliisi.fi/en/automatic-traffic-surveillance
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Police en Newsroom Blog Driving while intoxicated - an old type of crime, new forms 21.4.2026 14.10 Blog Driving while intoxicated was criminalized in Finland 100 years ago, but the phenomenon has changed in a way that is rarely considered. It's n...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/driving-while-intoxicated-an-old-type-of-crime-new-forms
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27.8.2026 | Police University College is participating in a research project that examines human trafficking as part of organised crime. The project explores the key manifestations of the phenomenon, the related financial flows, and the situation of victims of human trafficking.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/police-university-college-involved-in-research-project-investigating-links-between-human-trafficking-and-organised-crime
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Traffic safety and surveillance The police pursue traffic safety cooperation with different authorities and organisations, not forgetting increasing international cooperation. Of all authorities monitoring traffic, the police undoubtedly play the ...https://poliisi.fi/en/traffic-safety-and-surveillance
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Police en Newsroom Blog Are you a victim or perpetrator of violence or both? 25.11.2024 11.04 Blog Violence – in particular, domestic violence against women – is a serious problem in Finland. What comes to mind when you think of violence or domest...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/are-you-a-victim-or-perpetrator-of-violence-or-both-
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Police en Newsroom Blog The police in Finland use firearm with deliberation and on rare occasions 23.9.2025 10.16 Blog The Finnish police use firearms on rare occasions. Even though individual situations involving the use of force sometimes receiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-in-finland-use-firearm-with-deliberation-and-on-rare-occasions
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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 ...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/promoting-the-road-safety-culture-among-young-people-requires-action-from-society-as-a-whole