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.

18.3.2022 | Human trafficking is a set of crimes with many faces. Every year, Finland is able to identify labour exploitation, prostitution or forced marriages as well as forced criminality or begging. Among the forms of human trafficking exposed and detected, the majority of the cases concern labour exploitation.

17.6.2022 | Light electric vehicles, that is, electric scooters, are back in the cityscape and public debate concerning them is ongoing. The discussion focuses on for example, serious accidents that have happened to electric scooter users, and other accidents involving them.

16.11.2020 | Blog post by Timo Kilpeläinen: Young people in general do better than ever, but some of them have extremely serious problems

5.4.2022 | Road traffic in Finland is safer than ever, especially in built-up areas. Finland has committed to the EU’s Vision Zero, which aims to move as close as possible to zero fatalities in road transport by 2050. The intermediate goal is to halve, compared to 2020 levels, the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 2030. 

12.7.2022 | More than a fourth of DUI cases are caught during the summer months. The number of people dead or injured by DUI accidents also increases over the summer. Looking at monthly averages, July is the worst month in terms of these cases.

12.5.2026 | The events at the May Day (1 May) demonstrations in Tampere have sparked wide-ranging debate. The Deputy National Police Commissioner had this to say in her blog: Concealing your identity at a protest is not conducive to safety; the law must be revised.

25.10.2022 | International cooperation is increasingly important for the Finnish Police. In order to be able to respond to increasingly serious threats as a result of international developments, cooperation with other countries and international organisations and the development of cross-border operational cooperation are essential.

19.8.2021 | The current year has seen public debate on cases where the focus has been on the attitude, approach and skills of the police in investigating human trafficking and related crimes.

6.10.2022 | The information systems shared by the European authorities are being developed to allow for a better utilisation of the biometric identifiers and other data held by the authorities to maintain internal security within the EU.

5.9.2022 | When the Police has to make decisions on animals, especially large predators, the deliberation is based on valid legislation, cooperation, careful consideration and updated instructions. This is the core message of Chief Superintendent Kai Vepsäläinen in his blog published at the Police website.

11.2.2022 | Since the launch of the criminal investigation into the Vastaamo hacking incident, the police have conducted active monitoring to see whether the victims' personal data are used for criminal purposes, such as fraud. The police have discovered that associated crime has started to emerge more than before.

31.10.2022 | Does the cyclist have the right to drive using the pedestrian crossing and who is obligated to give way in that case?

3.9.2021 | When thinking about office work practices, the experience gained during the pandemic should be taken into account .

10.6.2022 | In his blog post on the Finnish police website, National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen emphasises the significance of citizens’ confidence and cooperation between various parties in times of instability.

19.1.2021 | The National Bureau of Investigation is applying for a leave of appeal on the Administrative Court’s decision issued on 17 December 2020, which overturned the National Bureau of Investigation’s decision and ordered the Bureau to remove encryption from a document. The National Bureau of Investigation has agreed on the procedure with the National Police Board.

17.3.2025 | Police calls for attention to safety of older people

14.11.2024 | The police have more than three million tasks a year. They carry out these tasks both visibly and covertly in compliance with the law. To prevent and detect online crime, the police need the help of society as a whole, including you.

15.10.2024 | The statistics show positive development. The number of victims of accidents caused by persons driving while intoxicated has decreased by one third. How has this been achieved?

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