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  1. Apply for a firearms permit Services relating to firearms and firearms licences are available at police stations around the country. Check our contact information to see what services are available in your area. These pages contain information abo...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/apply-for-firearms-permit
  2. Oulu Police Department We operate in 38 municipalities in the counties of Kainuu and Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa). Our area of operation includes about 61 600 square kilometres, with about 488 000 residents. The Police Department is c...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/oulu-police-department
  3. Police.fi accessibility statement The present accessibility statement of 25 November 2020 relates to the Police.fi service. Updated on 19th December 2024. The service is subject to Act on the Provision of Digital Services which requires that all p...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/police.fi-accessibility-statement
  4. Police request to those applying for asylum and temporary protection in the area of the Eastern Finland Police Department, and to the persons assisting them: please contact the Police by email: Police contact details for the registration of those ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/eastern-finland-police-department
  5. News archive Search... Select department All Central Finland Police Department Eastern Finland Police Department Eastern Uusimaa Police Department Helsinki Police Department Häme Police Department Lapland Police Department National Police Board Os...
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  6. 25.11.2020 | The Finnish police service is updating its website. At the same time, the distribution of press releases from the police will change.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/changes-to-the-distribution-of-press-releases-from-the-police
  7. 25.11.2020 | Changes to the distribution of press releases from the police
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/changes-to-the-distribution-of-press-releases-from-the-police-1
  8. 22.4.2026 | The number of online scams and the financial losses they cause have increased significantly in Finland. The police encourage people to openly discuss scams.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-advice-to-prevent-online-scams-an-open-discussion
  9. 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
  10. 21.4.2026 | In Finland, driving while intoxicated offences are divided into two: alcohol-related and drug-related offences, which differ in terms of perpetrators, motives, and geographical regions.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/changing-substance-culture-and-its-effects-on-traffic-control-police-experts-reflect
  11. 20.2.2026 | The role of the police in combatting domestic violence is important, and there is clearly room for improvement in the activities of the police, says Assistant Police Commissioner Minna Ketola of the National Police Board.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-and-domestic-violence-who-is-responsible-for-the-prevention-of-domestic-violence-
  12. 3.11.2025 | The police encounter every day situations where citizens need help due to their mental health problems. This can be seen in all areas of policing, especially in law enforcement and response assignments.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/mielen-kriisit-poliisin-arjessa-kasvava-osa-tyota-ja-kohtaamisia-1
  13. 16.12.2025 | The increasing use of narcotics in society is reflected in road traffic and to an increasing degree also in the everyday work of the traffic police. In the summer of 2025, about one in three people caught driving while intoxicated was driving under the influence of narcotics.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-use-of-alpha-pvp-can-be-seen-in-road-traffic
  14. 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
  15. 13.12.2024 | Many traffic offences with serious consequences have occurred recently where the driver has hit a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing. Chief Superintendent Heikki Kallio appeals to drivers to be extremely alert around pedestrian crossings. Visibility is poor in the dark, rain and snowfall.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/driver-remember-to-observe-pedestrian-crossing-surroundings
  16. 28.2.2025 | The number of traffic enforcement measures has increased, the number of drink-driving offences has decreased and the number of road deaths has continued to fall. More effective and targeted police enforcement has contributed to this positive trend, according to a recent police traffic blog.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-traffic-safety-work-paid-off-in-2024
  17. 3.4.2025 | The police are enhancing prevention of cyber-enabled crime
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-are-enhancing-prevention-of-cyber-enabled-crime
  18. 25.11.2024 | Violence, and in particular domestic violence against women, is a serious problem in Finland. Violence is by nature also often mental violence. Both the victim and the perpetrator need help.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/seek-help-if-you-feel-the-need-to-hit-or-hurt-someone
  19. 5.1.2026 | Letter Translation ID-24755195 1 (13) 14.06.2024 POL-2024-20460 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Vuorimiehentie 3, P.O.Box 1000, 02151 ESPOO kirjaamo.poliisihallitus@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181, Fax +358 295 411 780 police.fi Police Anticorruption Polic...
    https://poliisi.fi/documents/25235045/38577616/Police_Anticorruption_Policy___Implementation_Plan%20(1).pdf/bc373f34-ed6e-80b8-61f3-701f2128815a?t=1767612933996
  20. 2.2.2024 | Finnish drivers drive faster than average, when tired and hold a mobile phone when driving.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/in-a-hurry-to-die-and-tired-of-life-