Police vehicles Finnish police use cars, vans, motorcycles, scooters, boats, water scooters, snowmobiles, quad bikes, bicycles and light electric vehicles. The police has to operate in many different kinds of environments and weather conditions, w...

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...

Bicycle thefts Bicycle thefts become steadily more common as summer approaches, and summer is their peak season. Especially then, the owners have reason to worry about leaving their bike so it doesn’t get stolen. Also bicycle parts are often stole...

Helsinki Police Department, units and services We ensure that our capital city is safe and pleasant for everyone together with the City of Helsinki, other authorities, communities and the residents. The Helsinki police station is in Pasila. You ca...

29.4.2026 | The two Esplanadis, their side streets and the area around Senate Square will be closed to vehicle traffic on 30 April from 15.00 to 21.00 for the capping of the Manta statue. Driving a private car in Helsinki city centre is not recommended on May Day Eve or May Day.

4.6.2025 | The police monitored the safety of unprotected traffic throughout Finland over a period of three weeks from 12 May to 1 June 2025. The surveillance focused on the riding of bicycles, light electric vehicles and mopeds. With regard to cars and other heavier vehicles, special attention was paid to compliance with the rules concerning pedestrian crossings.

26.8.2025 | The police imposed a large number of sanctions in the urban traffic surveillance campaign

19.7.2024 | Come and meet the police on 10 August at 12 noon–3 pm on Kansalaistori, Itis Shopping Centre and Ylä-Malmin tori.

2.5.2023 | The Nordic Prime Ministers will visit Helsinki on Wednesday 3 May 2023, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö. The meeting will take place at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. The meeting impacts traffic in the Helsinki city centre.

13.10.2023 | Late autumn is a high-risk time in road traffic – the police supervise the most common contributing factors to accidents

Traffic offences The police detect traffic offences and address them every day. Traffic offences are often discovered in connection with the police’s traffic control or emergency activities. Traffic offences typically pose a danger to others. The ...

8.8.2022 | The Police Day will be celebrated in 11 locations in Southwestern Finland

10.7.2023 | The President of the United States Joe Biden will visit Helsinki on Thursday, 13 July 2023, at the invitation of Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland. The meeting will take place at the Presidential Palace. The visit will cause changes to traffic in the centre of Helsinki.

20.4.2022 | Monitoring the use of electric scooters will be one of the Helsinki Police Department’s key themes in traffic surveillance this summer. The police will intensely monitor the use of electric scooters based on traffic control requests.

20.5.2026 | Public notification POL-2026-71233

20.5.2026 | Poliisi kehottaa Riihimäen kranaatista tietäviä soittamaan hätänumeroon

10.3.2026 | Public notification POL-2026-34227

29.7.2020 | Bicycle thieves caught in Kilo and Leppävaara

Organisation of Helsinki Police We ensure that our capital city is safe and pleasant for everyone together with the City of Helsinki, other authorities, communities and the residents. The Helsinki police station is in Pasila. You can report an off...

Checklist for online shopping Tips for staying safe when buying from individuals online: Always seal the deal face to face if you can. Ask to see a receipt or other evidence if you are buying something valuable, such as a bicycle. Do not pay the s...