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Instructions on the use of the internet for children and young people How can you use the internet safely? What should you do if something bad happens to you on social media channels, for example? Who can you turn to for help? Below, there is a li...https://poliisi.fi/en/instructions-on-the-use-of-the-internet-for-children-and-young-people
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The Cybercrime Exit project is part of the special preventive operations of the Police, with the aim of preventing serious cybercrime committed by the young, including the ensuing human suffering and damage to individuals, organisations and society.https://poliisi.fi/en/cybercrime-exit-en
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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
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Young offenders The minimum age of criminal liability in Finland is 15 years. Pre-trial investigations into crimes committed by children under 15 years of age are closed automatically in the absence of criminal liability. The police’s pre-trial in...https://poliisi.fi/en/young-offender
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Cooperation with schools is part of preventive policing, which is a statutory duty of the police.https://poliisi.fi/en/school-policing-helsinki
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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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Police en Newsroom Blog Many risks lurking for older people 17.3.2025 13.54 Blog Children and young people are particularly vulnerable groups in society. Of course, so are many others, such as various minorities or those struggling with diverse pr...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/many-risks-lurking-for-older-people
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3.6.2026 | The police carried out a three-week traffic safety enforcement operation from 11 to 31 May 2026 focusing on the traffic safety of young people. The operation detected numerous violations and instances of non-compliance with the rules of the road among various groups of road users.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/intensive-police-enforcement-operation-revealed-a-large-number-of-traffic-safety-violations-involving-young-people
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13.5.2026 | The National Police Board has published an updated handbook on the investigation of crimes involving children and young people. The handbook is intended to serve as a collective guide for investigating crimes against children as well as crimes suspected to have been committed by children. The guide can be downloaded from the police website.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/new-handbook-provides-guidance-on-a-consistent-approach-and-multidisciplinary-cooperation-in-the-investigation-of-crimes-involving-children-and-young-people
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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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4.12.2025 | According to the Police Barometer, Finns are particularly concerned about crimes committed by young people, firearms, and the use and sale of drugs in public places. The police have defined crime prevention as the priority for next year.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/next-year-the-police-will-focus-on-crime-prevention-especially-crimes-committed-by-young-people-and-children
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24.3.2026 | According to a study by the Finnish police, a significant number of young people aged 15 to 25 estimate that they have committed a cybercriminal act in the past year. In terms of the Finnish population, as many as 28.000 young people may commit cybercrime each year.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/cybercrime-is-increasingly-a-part-of-young-people-s-everyday-lives-the-finnish-police-publishes-a-guide-to-support-discussing-cyber-topics
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10.3.2025 | From 17 to 23 February 2025, the police had an enhanced presence on the most popular online platforms for young people. During the week, police officers discussed and shared information with young people on how to protect themselves from cybercrime phenomena on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, among others.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-reached-thousands-of-young-people-online
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14.2.2025 | Next week, from 17 to 23 February 2025, the police will be active on online platforms and focus on chatting with young people.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/enhanced-online-presence-by-the-police-on-platforms-popular-among-young-people
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20.12.2024 | The police are deeply concerned about this year's grim statistics on road traffic fatalities among children and young people under 18. Although the number of road fatalities is significantly lower today than it was ten years ago, the trend for children and young people has taken a clear step backwards in 2024.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/concerning-increase-in-traffic-deaths-of-children-and-young-people-requires-addressing-and-action
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12.5.2025 | The police will monitor young people's use of intoxicants and their behaviour in traffic. Traffic controls will focus on moped riders, cyclists and drivers of light electric vehicles. Police patrols will also be visible in school areas.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-to-monitor-young-people-s-use-of-intoxicants-and-their-behaviour-in-traffic
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4.8.2026 | The traditional National Police Day will be celebrated on Saturday 29 August 2026. This year’s theme is “Securing everyone in all circumstances.”https://poliisi.fi/en/-/national-police-day-to-be-celebrated-nationwide-on-saturday-29-august-2026
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8.2.2024 | Violent crime by minors is mainly targeted at other minors. Seamless cooperation between the authorities and new measures are required to break the cycle of serious violent crime by minors.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-concerned-about-increasing-violent-crime-by-young-people
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10.8.2026 | Poliisi epäilee 15-vuotiasta törkeästä liikenneturvallisuuden vaarantamisesta Tuusulassahttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-suspect-15-year-old-of-aggravated-endangering-of-traffic-safety-in-tuusula
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4.5.2023 | In the 2023 image survey of higher education institutions, the Police University College received the highest overall grade from Finnish young people under 30 years of age.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/recent-image-survey-police-university-college-appreciated-by-young-people
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11.10.2023 | Police monitored in particular young people’s traffic behaviour at the weekendhttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-monitored-in-particular-young-people-s-traffic-behaviour-at-the-weekend
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20.9.2022 | The Police Blog: The police are concerned about the behaviour of young people in traffichttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-blog-the-police-are-concerned-about-the-behaviour-of-young-people-in-traffic
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22.8.2023 | The Official gaming companions project will test and study how the police could intervene with harmful activities and crime in gaming communities and gaming platforms.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/game-console-to-become-a-tool-for-the-police-new-research-project-aims-to-reach-children-and-young-people-through-gaming-1
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22.10.2024 | Young people under the age of 25 accounted for more than 50% of incidents involving causing a serious traffic hazard. However, there were no serious accidents.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-carried-out-intensive-speed-and-young-persons-driving-behaviour-control-operation-at-the-weekend
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9.8.2023 | The police supervised young people’s traffic behaviour across Finland in an intensive campaign from 4 to 6 August. The campaign focused on detecting excessive speeding and on monitoring young people’s traffic behaviour and any meetups and rallies.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-supervised-young-people-s-traffic-behaviour-in-intensified-campaign-last-weekend
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23.4.2024 | Police had to take away licences from 47 young drivers in intensive control at the weekendhttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-had-to-take-away-licences-from-47-young-drivers-in-intensive-control-at-the-weekend
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24.1.2023 | The Police statistics show that the number of offences committed by young suspects has increased dramatically.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/young-people-s-criminal-symptoms-require-attention-by-society-at-large
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21.4.2020 | Image survey: Police education interesting to and valued among young peoplehttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/image-survey-police-education-interesting-to-and-valued-among-young-people
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4.8.2023 | The police will supervise young people’s traffic behaviour from 4 to 6 August. The campaign will focus on detecting excessive speeding and supervision of young people’s traffic behaviour and any meetups and rallies.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-will-supervise-young-people-s-traffic-behaviour-in-an-intensified-campaign-this-weekend
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14.8.2020 | The police to intensely monitor the consumption of intoxicants by young people in Helsinki during upcoming weekendshttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-to-intensely-monitor-the-consumption-of-intoxicants-by-young-people-in-helsinki-during-upcoming-weekends
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Sex offences In 2021, nearly 5,400 sexual offences were reported to the Police of Finland, much more than half of which were targeted at children. In addition, the Police of Finland investigated more than 850 offences related to sexual imagery of ...https://poliisi.fi/en/sex-offences
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Preventive operations at Oulu Police Department Photo by: Paula Tavasti Policing also includes crime and disturbance prevention. This is a part of the usual work of the police, but we also have various preventive operations such as Anchor work, co...https://poliisi.fi/en/preventive-operations-at-oulu-police-department
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The career story of researcher Pirjo Jukarainen.https://poliisi.fi/en/developing-police-activities-through-scientific-research
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16.11.2020 | Blog post by Timo Kilpeläinen: Young people in general do better than ever, but some of them have extremely serious problemshttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/blog-post-by-timo-kilpelainen-young-people-in-general-do-better-than-ever-but-some-of-them-have-extremely-serious-problems
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2.2.2022 | Helsinki Police Symphonic Band’s instructive videos for school-aged children and teenagers are freely available for all on YouTube.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/videos-of-instructive-concerts-aimed-at-children-and-young-people-freely-available
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The Police definition of street gangs refers to groups associated with certain urban neighbourhoods, with several active identified individuals and defined hierarchies and leaders.https://poliisi.fi/en/criminality-by-street-gangs
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21.8.2023 | First part of year shows significant growth in crime committed by young suspectshttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/first-part-of-year-shows-significant-growth-in-crime-committed-by-young-suspects
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/vastuullisesti-verkossa
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/att-overskrida-gransen-eller-att-finna-sitt-eget-utrymme
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There are hundreds of career opportunities with the police Police education in Finland is provided by the Police University College in Tampere. Most people associate police work with blue uniforms and police cars. In addition to patrolling the str...https://poliisi.fi/en/become-a-police-officer
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24.3.2026 | Young people online An educator's guide to cybercrime prevention and responsible online behaviour. 2026 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Young people online 5 3 What is cybercrime? 7 3.1 Cybercrimes in Finnish legislation 8 3.2 Specific features of cyb...https://poliisi.fi/documents/25235045/59586767/young-people-online-guide-english.pdf/f3372a5f-c0cb-829b-3462-f758988e49b9?t=1774350732324
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/hauskaksi-tarkoitettu-jekku-voi-olla-kyberrikos
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/crossing-the-limits-or-finding-space
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blogi/-/blogs/crossing-the-limits-or-finding-space
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/huijari-haluaa-rahasi
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/a-prank-can-be-cybercrime
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Youth work The police is actively involved in a multidisciplinary network of professionals dedicated to promoting the well-being of children and adolescents and preventing crime. The network also seeks to prevent violent extremism and radicalisati...https://poliisi.fi/en/anchor-work-supports-the-adolescents
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The career story of Pasi Aho.https://poliisi.fi/en/internationalism-develops-you
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/yli-rajan-vai-oman-tilan-hakemista
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/ansvarsfullt-pa-natet
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/en-rolig-grej-kan-vara-ett-cyberbrott
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/fraudsters-want-your-money
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The Police Blog Social media is one of the tools of police work 31.7.2026 12.14 National Police Board Preventive Police Work Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 National Police Board Preventiv...https://poliisi.fi/en/blog/-/blogs/bedragare-vill-ha-dina-pengar
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Western Uusimaa Police Department, School police contact information Cooperation with schools is part of preventive policing. Section 1 of the Police Act lays down that the police, in its basic duty of maintaining security, works in cooperation wi...https://poliisi.fi/en/school-policing-western-uusimaa
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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...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-use-of-alpha-pvp-can-also-be-seen-in-road-traffic
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3.10.2023 | Accidents involving young drivers are often due to inappropriate speed – police to intensify monitoring at the weekendhttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/accidents-involving-young-drivers-are-often-due-to-inappropriate-speed-police-to-intensify-monitoring-at-the-weekend
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1.6.2020 | Police concerned by young people’s indifference in traffichttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-concerned-by-young-people-s-indifference-in-traffic
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9.3.2021 | A significant number of young people, and even children, are suspected of cybercrime every year. To address this challenging trend, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has launched an early intervention project called Cybercrime Exit.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/national-bureau-of-investigation-launched-a-project-to-tackle-serious-cybercrime-committed-by-young-people
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Were you the victim of a crime? Over 800,000 crimes come to the police’s attention each year, of which over 300,000 are traffic offences. This means that many people are victims of crimes. In addition to being traumatic to the victim, his/her fami...https://poliisi.fi/en/were-you-the-victim-of-a-crime