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...

24.9.2025 | The police have conducted spring and autumn surveys on driving while intoxicated since 1979. The 2025 survey and statistics show a slight increase in drink driving.

2.8.2024 | Police figures for July: breathalyser tests increased and drunk driving decreased compared to last year

26.6.2025 | Aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and drunken driving in Midsummer traffic

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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 ...

3.12.2024 | Almost 200 drunk drivers caught in intensified police surveillance operation

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 ...

Information for international arrivals This information is designed for people who are planning a trip to Finland and want to know about immigration rules, what travel documentation is required and how to deal with Finnish police. The Police of Fi...

12.7.2022 | More than a fourth of DUI cases are caught during the summer months. The number of people dead or injured by DUI accidents also increases over the summer. Looking at monthly averages, July is the worst month in terms of these cases.

30.7.2021 | The Police are to intensify the control of drunk driving between 2 and 8 August 2021 throughout Finland, especially in areas where there are holiday homes.

28.3.2023 | The police carried out an intensified drunk driving surveillance throughout the country between 6pm on Friday 24 March and 6am on Sunday 26 March.

Police en Newsroom Blog The use of alpha-PVP can also be seen in road traffic 16.12.2025 9.34 Blog Abstract The synthetic narcotic alpha-PVP, which has rapidly become more common in Finland, has turned into a visible phenomenon in recent years, bo...

24.3.2023 | The police will organise a drunk driving surveillance throughout the country between 24 and 26 March 2023. As many breathalyser tests as possible will be carried out in urban areas and on roads outside them during that time from Friday evening to Monday morning to detect drunk drivers, as well as instant drug tests at a low threshold to detect the use of other drugs.

23.5.2023 | From last Friday to Sunday, the police monitored nationwide the roadworthiness of mopeds and the fitness for driving of their drivers, as well as compliance with traffic rules regarding mopeds. The surveillance also focused on compliance with regulations concerning moped cars, light tractors and motorcycles.

7.12.2022 | The police monitored drunk driving during pre-Christmas peak hours and the following mornings on three weekends from 18 November to 4 December 2022. A total of almost 53,000 breathalyser tests were performed in the entire country, which is much more than in the previous years when the breathalyser testing method and also the number of tests were limited due to Covid-19.

8.12.2022 | The police will organise a drunk driving surveillance marathon throughout the country between 9 and 10 December 2022. As many breathalyser tests as possible will be carried out in urban areas and on roads outside them during that time from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon to detect drunk drivers, as well as instant drug tests at a low threshold to detect the use of other drugs.

13.12.2018 | Round-the-clock surveillance of drunk driving

19.11.2019 | 124 suspects of drunk-driving caught during pre-Christmas traffic surveillance

29.11.2018 | A total of 252 suspected drunk drivers caught behind the wheel – surveillance of drunk driving continues