Crimes come in many forms The common denominator is that crimes violate someone else’s rights. The channels and phenomena of offences change and evolve often in time with technological progress. In this section, you will find information on the mo...

27.4.2026 | Police call-out volumes continue to rise — police concerned about the increasing violence of youth crime

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 ...

Career story of Detective Sergeant Mirka Törhönen

Theft and petty theft Stealing another person’s property is a theft. Theft is punishable only when it is intentional. The perpetrator must know that the property belongs to someone else. Attempted theft is also punishable. In addition, a person fo...

A domestic burglary violates the protection of one’s home Burglaries are regrettably common these days, and are committed all year round. The police always investigates burglaries as aggravated theft. Burglaries are typically committed by Finnish ...

4.11.2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME IN FINLAND Review 2024 National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2024 2 Summary TITLE Environmental Crime Report 2024 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHE...

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 ...

Online tip-off form Have you noticed suspicious activity on the internet? Do you suspect that something you saw may be related to an offence? Have you encountered suspicious content or material? You can leave a tip for the police about a non-urgen...

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Causes for which funds can be raised through small-scale money collections Small-scale money collections are designed for collecting donations to support non-profit causes and to fund other forms of social and communal action. The usual rule of mo...

Police helpline The police helpline gives advice on non-urgent matters regarding licences, appointment bookings, e-services and traffic surveillance. The national police helpline gives advice on non-urgent matters regarding passports, identity car...

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Using your passport When you use your passport, keep in mind that even young children need to have their own passport. the information on the passport must be up-to-date. If you change your name, you cannot use a passport with your old name on it ...

Public protests at Helsinki Airport – FAQ Public meetings and demonstrations A public meeting is typically a demonstration, or some other event arranged under the constitutional freedom of assembly. Anyone may follow a public meeting or demonstrat...

Suspension or cancellation of driving licence If deemed necessary, the police may cancel or suspend a driving instruction permit, motorcycle training licence, qualified driving instructor's licence or taxi driver licence. The grounds for cancellin...

16.11.2022 | A joint investigation team (JIT) consisting of authorities from ten countries has investigated an investment fraud scheme committed by an organised criminal network. In Finland, the number of victims is 2,000 with financial loss amounting to 6.6 million euros.

21.10.2022 | Finland participated in Europe-wide action days against trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector. The Police, Regional State Agency and the Border Guard inspected, for example, berry farms in August. Based on the action days, the situation in the Finnish agricultural sector is generally good.

10.4.2024 | The National Police Board of Finland has published a report containing a comprehensive analysis of youth crime among under 21-year-olds. Another purpose of the analysis report was to produce a nationwide situational picture of youth crime.

5.1.2026 | Letter Translation ID-24755195 1 (13) 14.06.2024 POL-2024-20460 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Vuorimiehentie 3, P.O.Box 1000, 02151 ESPOO kirjaamo.poliisihallitus@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181, Fax +358 295 411 780 police.fi Police Anticorruption Polic...