Moving firearms across national borders On this page, you will find information about what to do when you need to transfer a firearm from one country to another. For example, you could be moving abroad or participating in a shooting sports or hunt...

Want to become a weapons collector? A weapons collector’s aim is to collect and store firearms or firearm components for which they have a licence. Weapons collector approval is granted by the National Police Board. Weapons collecting is systemati...

Lost property Typical lost property items include mobile phones, keys and bicycles. If you discover lost property, notify the owner or deliver the property to the police as soon as possible. The police operate a quite comprehensive nationwide lost...

You can submit your firearm permit application electronically in the police e-services or make an appointment to submit your permit application in person at a police station.

The police grant permits for acquiring and possessing firearms and firearm components. Submit your firearm permit application to a police department either via online services or by visiting police station in person.

All firearms that have been permanently rendered unfit for use or deactivated must be registered in Finland.

Instructions for submitting an annual money collection report In the annual report, provide information only about the money collection and the use of money collection funds. Money collection funds are all gratuitous monetary donations received as...

List of fees 2026 Processing permit applications and notifications incurs a fee. The tables below provide more detailed information about police fees. The fees are based on the Ministry of the Interior's fee regulation. Local police fees Passports...

Money laundering The purpose of money laundering is to disguise the origin of money or other property acquired through criminal activity to make it seem that the money or property has been obtained legally. Money laundering is an intentional crimi...

Prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing in gambling Gambling is an economic activity and consequently also one potential area that can be used for money laundering and terrorist financing. Money laundering refers to activities where...

4.12.2025 | From 1 January 2026, it will no longer be possible to use a power of attorney on paper to collect a passport or identity card at a collection point. There will be an outage in the online service of the police on Friday 5 December.

11.3.2024 | The National Police Board of Finland has appointed Tapio Aaltonen LLB as Director of Technology at the National Police Board effective 1 April 2024.

1.3.2024 | From the beginning of March, private persons can submit firearms permit applications and notifications electronically. The police are able to provide citizens with more e-services following an amendment to the Firearms Act.

14.2.2024 | As of 1 March 2024, private persons can submit firearms permit applications and notifications electronically. A new electronic service for firearms dealers to report changes related to business licences will also open.

30.5.2023 | Firearms permits and private security industry licenses issued by the police will have a new look from the beginning of June. The change is due to a new contract on the production and supply of permit documents. New versions of the cards will be issued from 1 June 2023 onwards. The security paper products currently in use will be gradually replaced with new documents during this year once the security paper in stock has been used up.

30.6.2021 | The Police has put its first fully electric patrol car in operation, with the van taken over by the Häme Police Department in Lahti on Wednesday 30 June 2021.

11.4.2023 | Altering the length of shotgun cartridge chamber changes the shotgun’s calibre. For example, a licence is required for converting a 12/70 calibre shotgun to calibre 12/76.

Annual reporting obligation The holder of a gambling licence or an exclusive licence has reporting obligations under the Gambling Act. Carefully read the technical regulation on reporting obligations before you submit your annual report. Every hol...

3.3.2023 | Privacy statement ID-21140592 1 (12) 15 .03.2021 POL-2021-1402 Privacy statement; Processing of personal data in order to prevent or uncover crimes 1 Controller National Police Board Postal address: P.O. Box 1000, 02151 Espoo Street address: Vuori...

10.3.2021 | The Police will start using body-worn cameras, or bodycams, on a national scale this spring. The Helsinki and Eastern Uusimaa Police Departments have piloted the use of bodycams, and owing to the good experience, they will now be introduced in all Police Departments.