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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...

2.12.2025 | Police have increased surveillance at Christmas markets, particularly in areas popular with tourists.

9.12.2025 | The Police Museum will be closed from 15 December 2025 to 19 January 2026. We will open our doors again on Tuesday 20 January 2026. During the break, you can explore our virtual museum and online exhibitions.

9.12.2025 | Both Christmas and the public holidays around the new year affect the opening hours of the customer service of the Western Uusimaa Police Department. The permit service of the Kirkkonummi Police Station is exceptionally closed on three Mondays. All customer service points will be closed on Epiphany 6 January 2026. This information bulletin lists the opening hours and information on exceptional service hours throughout the Christmas period.

10.12.2024 | The Police Museum will be closed from 16 December 2024 to 10 January 2025. The doors will be opened again on Saturday, 11 January 2025. During the break, you are welcome to explore our virtual museum and online exhibitions.

21.11.2024 | The police will be intensifying their surveillance of drunk driving during the Pre-Christmas party period for the next two weekends. Surveillance will be carried out through mass breathalyser tests and instant drug tests throughout the country.

23.1.2026 | Helsinki Police Department's task force for investigating crime by street gangs is finalising two pre-trial investigations relating to Swedish organised crime and gang crime.

7.1.2025 | An anchor has been recovered from the Gulf of Finland in connection with the criminal investigation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The anchor is suspected to be related to the cable rupture that took place on Christmas Day, 25 December. The authorities raised the anchor to the surface in a joint operation yesterday afternoon, 06 January.

28.12.2023 | Most accidents on the Friday before Christmas, most drink driving incidents on the day before Christmas Eve

14.12.2020 | The Oulu police wish everyone a peaceful Christmas (video)

19.12.2023 | The Christmas holidays will close the customer service points of the Western Uusimaa Police Department on Monday, December 25th and on Tuesday, December 26th.

31.12.2024 | The authorities have restarted their underwater investigations after interruption due to, for example, poor weather conditions. The criminal investigation into the cable ruptures that took place in the Gulf of Finland on Christmas Day 25 December is active and continues with also other investigative measures.

7.12.2023 | The Police Museum will be closed from 18 December 2023 to 15 January 2024. The doors will be opened again on Tuesday, 16 January 2024. During the break, you are welcome to explore our virtual museum and online exhibitions.

14.12.2020 | The Oulu police wish everyone a peaceful and merry Christmas. This unusual year has tested everyone’s resources and stamina. Mental health problems, substance abuse problems, violence in close relationships, online fraud and traffic safety have been particularly prominent in the police’s analysis.

23.11.2023 | The police will intensify their surveillance of drink driving from Friday 24 to 26 November 2023.

29.11.2023 | Police caught nearly a hundred suspected intoxicated drivers in pre-Christmas party traffic

7.12.2022 | The police monitored drunk driving during pre-Christmas peak hours and the following mornings on three weekends from 18 November to 4 December 2022. A total of almost 53,000 breathalyser tests were performed in the entire country, which is much more than in the previous years when the breathalyser testing method and also the number of tests were limited due to Covid-19.