9.6.2026 | When the police announce that a person is missing, it is always a serious situation

Public disturbances The investigation of various disturbances and offences related to them is part of the police’s duties. Typically, security stewarding duties are performed by uniformed police officers. Public disturbances can occur anywhere peo...

Police Traffic Safety Centre Photos from the fixed automatic traffic cameras are sent wirelessly to the Police Traffic Safety Centre in Helsinki. The photo taken by a traffic safety camera shows the vehicle, the licence plate, the driver, and iden...

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Police helpline The police helpline gives advice on non-urgent matters regarding licences, appointment bookings, e-services and traffic surveillance. You can also ask for advice on matters related to automatic traffic surveillance as well as traff...

Automatic traffic surveillance In addition to traditional surveillance methods, the police use automatic traffic surveillance equipment on heavily trafficked roads and urban areas. Besides monitoring speeds, the equipment is used to monitor observ...

Traffic safety and surveillance The police pursue traffic safety cooperation with different authorities and organisations, not forgetting increasing international cooperation. Of all authorities monitoring traffic, the police undoubtedly play the ...

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...

25.4.2024 | The police will have a visible presence in the capital on 30 April – 1 May 2024 to ensure safe May Day celebrations.

14.3.2024 | National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2023 2 Summary REPORT NAME Environmental Crime Report 2023 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHED 8/2...

24.3.2026 | Young people online An educator's guide to cybercrime prevention and responsible online behaviour. 2026 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Young people online 5 3 What is cybercrime? 7 3.1 Cybercrimes in Finnish legislation 8 3.2 Specific features of cyb...

22.12.2022 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2021 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime, Finland 01 July, 2021 2 Content 1 General ..................................................................................................................

25.8.2021 | On Thursday 26 August 2021, the Police will carry out 24-hour automatic control, particularly making effective use of camera surveillance vehicles.

22.12.2022 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2022 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime, Finland 01 August, 2022 2 Summary TITLE Environmental Crime Report 2022 PREPARED BY National Monitoring Group on Environmental Crime PUBLISHED August, 20...

11.1.2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2020 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 July, 2020 Content 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................

14.7.2022 | In June, Finnish authorities participated in the international action days against trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation. The action was targeted at cleaning companies, and more than a thousand locations were checked.

3.6.2021 | The Helsinki Police Department will conduct special operations to intensely monitor the consumption of intoxicants by young people during the end-of-school weekend. The special operations will particularly focus on places where young people like to see each other, such as the parks, beaches and outdoor areas of daycare centres and schools.

6.6.2022 | During the school’s out weekend 3 to 5 June 2022, the Police engaged in intensified surveillance of the consumption of alcohol and drugs by the young.

1.6.2022 | Like the year before, this school year too was exceptional because of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. But now school is out for summer that is almost there. During the school’s-out weekend 3 to 5 June 2022, the Police will engage in intensified surveillance of the consumption of intoxicants by the young. The controls focus on the young persons’ consumption of alcoholic beverages and drugs.