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Police en Newsroom Blog Driving while intoxicated - an old type of crime, new forms 21.4.2026 14.10 Blog Driving while intoxicated was criminalized in Finland 100 years ago, but the phenomenon has changed in a way that is rarely considered. It's n...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/driving-while-intoxicated-an-old-type-of-crime-new-forms
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Organised crime According to the Criminal Code, an organised criminal group is a group that consists of at least three people who cooperate to commit serious crimes. The most visible manifestation of organised criminal groups are those that wear s...https://poliisi.fi/en/offences/crime-categories/organised-crime
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Career story of Detective Sergeant Mirka Törhönenhttps://poliisi.fi/en/crime-prevention-across-national-borders
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Bullying at school can be a crime A nasty phenomenon in the school world is bullying. Bullying comes in many forms. It can be mental violence by shutting someone out of a group, name-calling, or physical violence. Nowadays bullying often occurs th...https://poliisi.fi/en/bullying-at-school-can-be-a-crime
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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
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Police en Newsroom Blog Be cautious online – cyber-enabled crime on the increase 3.4.2025 13.07 Blog What is cyber-enabled crime? Mikko Kiiski: From the point of view of the police, one of the most typical criminal phenomena related to the online ...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/be-cautious-online-cyber-enabled-crime-on-the-increase
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Compensation for damage caused by a crime As a victim of crime, you can apply for compensation from State funds from the State Treasury: for personal injuries caused by a crime, damage to property, other financial loss. Before you can demand compe...https://poliisi.fi/en/compensation-for-damage-caused-by-a-crime
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Police en Newsroom Blog Crime prevention in villages, schools and increasingly online 13.11.2024 10.24 Blog The Finnish police have earned the trust and respect of citizens through their actions. This is backed up by various surveys on trust in au...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/crime-prevention-in-villages-schools-and-increasingly-online
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Police en Publications Publication Final report of the project ‘Report on the crime prevention situation’ Tekijät Crime prevention situation report Kurenmaa, Tero Julkaisusarja National Police Board publication series Julkaisuvuosi 2018 Numero 1 I...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/final-report-of-the-project-report-on-the-crime-prevention-situation-
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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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Criminal investigation process If the police has reason to suspect that a crime has been committed, a pre-trial investigation is opened. The length of the investigation depends on the nature of the crime. Simple and clear-cut criminal offences are...https://poliisi.fi/en/crime-investigation
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File a police report A police report is a notice to the police that a crime may have been committed. Anyone can file a police report. A police report can be filed with any police department in the country. As a rule, the police has a duty to inves...https://poliisi.fi/en/report-a-crime
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Police en Newsroom Blog Information and open discussion are key factors in combatting online scams 22.4.2026 10.36 Blog Ring ring – the phone is ringing or a message arrives in your email or as a text message. It seems that the police, a bank or s...https://poliisi.fi/en/-/information-and-open-discussion-are-key-factors-in-combatting-online-scams
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Offences against children If a child becomes a victim of a crime, always contact the police and, if necessary, file a police report. If a child begins to tell you something about the crime, take notes. Do not let your own interpretations affect ho...https://poliisi.fi/en/a-child-as-victim-of-crime
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27.4.2026 | Police call-out volumes continue to rise — police concerned about the increasing violence of youth crimehttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-call-out-volumes-continue-to-rise-police-concerned-about-the-increasing-violence-of-youth-crime
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The Victims’ Directive improves the rights of crime victims Directives are one form of EU legislation. The purpose of the Victims’ Directive is to obligate EU member countries to take the crime victims’ position into account in legislation. The Di...https://poliisi.fi/en/the-victims-directive
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17.4.2026 | As part of an international joint operation coordinated by Europol called Operation PowerOFF, the Finnish Police have taken down illegal DDoS services intended for carrying out distributed denial of service attacks. The users registered with these services include thousands of people from Finland.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-warn-thousands-of-ddos-service-users-a-denial-of-service-attack-is-a-crime
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18.5.2026 | The police carried out an intensive street enforcement operation from 4 to 10 May 2026 targeting active drug sellers and dealers and intervened in their criminal activities as part of its narcotics crime prevention programme. The enforcement operation also produced an up-to-date situational picture of the drug situation in Finland.https://poliisi.fi/en/-/results-of-intensified-police-enforcement-operation-reflect-increasing-prevalence-of-cocaine-in-our-society
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26.5.2026 | Helsinki pupils will celebrate the end of their school year, and the police will be on hand during the festivitieshttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/helsinki-pupils-will-celebrate-the-end-of-their-school-year-and-the-police-will-be-on-hand-during-the-festivities
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Violent crimes Over 35,000 violent crimes come to the police’s attention each year. These include assaults, homicides and rapes. Violent crimes are often linked to human tragedies and many types of distress. Intoxicating substances are often invol...https://poliisi.fi/en/violent-crime