16.11.2018 | National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen at new police officers’ swearing-in ceremony: Police resources stretched to the limit

29.1.2016 | Foreign nationals increasingly suspects in rapes and assaults; unrest at reception centres keeping the police busy

27.10.2017 | Fake police have become a serious problem

1.2.2019 | Police year 2018: Prioritisation reflected in results

27.10.2017 | Fake police have become a serious problem

27.1.2017 | Police year 2016: The number of crimes remained at the same level – online frauds continued to increase

22.4.2020 | Summer cottage burglaries are on the rise - neighbourly aid is more valuable than ever

5.2.2016 | Foreign nationals increasingly suspects in rapes and assaults; unrest at reception centres keeping the police busy

17.8.2018 | Challenging deportations have increased

17.10.2019 | How to prevent summer cottage burglaries:Remove valuables for the winter and have neighbours keep an eye out

29.4.2020 | The police remind everyone of their own responsibilities – traffic is monitored during emergency conditions as well

1.2.2019 | Police year 2018: Prioritisation reflected in results

16.12.2019 | The police are launching a campaign to prevent crimes targeting the elderly: if you are worried about an older person you know, talk to them and seek advice

17.8.2018 | Challenging deportations have increased

4.11.2019 | Police en Newsroom News item The number of hate crimes decreased last year Publication date 4.11.2019 10.45 Type: News item According to a report by the Police University College, the number of hate crimes reported to the police in 2018 decreased ...

15.4.2020 | The police prepare to end the monitoring of restrictions on movement at the borders of Uusimaa

8.3.2021 | Drug offences found out by the Police have grown rapidly over the past few years. The Police is particularly concerned about children and the young with a drug habit.

6.11.2020 | Results of the intensified drug surveillance campaign: 125 narcotics offences, 195 cases on unlawful use of narcotics and 15 aggravated narcotics offences

19.6.2019 | Record amount of applicants for police education

1.6.2020 | Police concerned by young people’s indifference in traffic

19.5.2020 | The coronavirus pandemic has increased speeding all around Europe

Police en Newsroom Blog The use of alpha-PVP can also be seen in road traffic 16.12.2025 9.34 Blog Abstract The synthetic narcotic alpha-PVP, which has rapidly become more common in Finland, has turned into a visible phenomenon in recent years, bo...

16.12.2020 | A comprehensive approach and data collection model are needed for the monitoring of corruption. This is stated in the final report of the KORSI (Corruption monitoring indicators in Finland) research project, coordinated by the Police University College. The project explored suitable methods and indicators for the monitoring of corruption in Finland.

13.5.2020 | Record number of applicants for police education

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

15.11.2019 | New traffic safety cameras have reduced the accident rates and driving speeds

19.11.2019 | Unpredictability of digital public debate shows in police work

24.7.2018 | An increasing proportion of sex offences have come to the police’s attention in Helsinki

9.4.2020 | The police have had to intervene in disturbing noise more than usual in the past few weeks – the number of domestic disturbance calls has risen somewhat in Helsinki

11.11.2021 | The annual report on hate crime by the Police University College indicates that the number of suspected hate crimes reported to the police was slightly lower in 2020 than in the previous year.

Supervision of foreign nationals The police monitor adherence to the Aliens Act and regulations based on it. Supervision of foreign nationals is a statutory duty of the police on the basis of the Aliens Act. It is primarily carried out as part of ...

4.3.2020 | New traffic safety cameras have reduced accidents and driving speeds

22.11.2019 | Staff cuts and changes in the operating environment shape the demands of police work

28.10.2022 | Detective Senior Sergent Jari Kyllönen, an experienced member of the narcotics division at the Helsinki Police Department, is the Police of the Year 2022. In addition to his crime investigation work, Jari Kyllönen is a distinguished educator, actively participating, for example, in the education concerts entitled Pidä huolta! (Take care!) given by the Helsinki Police band as well as a volunteer in the association Irti Huumeista (“Free from drugs”).

4.3.2020 | New traffic safety cameras have reduced accidents and driving speeds

7.10.2021 | According to rough estimates, several tens of thousands of persons engage in self-destructive behaviour, or are at acute risk for suicide every year. However, no accurate statistics are available.

7.2.2020 | The police in 2019: The number of narcotics offences and sex offences rose

7.10.2020 | Last year police learned of slightly fewer suspected hate crimes than in 2018, according to an annual report on hate crimes from the Police University College. According to the report, a total of 899 criminal complaints were filed last year about acts that were classified as suspected hate crimes. The number declined, approaching the longer-term level that preceded the surge in growth in such crimes that took place in 2015.

1.7.2019 | The police have been improving their operational environment analysis - a new analysis focused on crime has been released

18.8.2021 | The police will conduct an intensified campaign to control hunting during the initial weekend of the duck and bear hunting season, in collaboration with other authorities throughout the country.