4.6.2025 | National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki received the new police officers’ ethical oath at the Police University College on Wednesday 4 June 2025. In his speech, Ilkka Koskimäki highlighted the safety and security of schools. The police support the security work carried out in educational institutions. However, the security of schools is a more extensive issue, and not a matter for the police alone.

4.4.2025 | The Police University College is once again the most respected and best-known university of applied sciences in Taloustutkimus’ annual brand survey.

Preventive operations at Oulu Police Department Photo by: Paula Tavasti Policing also includes crime and disturbance prevention. This is a part of the usual work of the police, but we also have various preventive operations such as Anchor work, co...

22.4.2021 | Young people have again considered the Police University College to be among the best in a survey mapping the recognition and appeal of Finnish universities of applied sciences.

22.6.2021 | The opportunities for police students to complete optional studies will expand when the Police University College joins the University of Applied Sciences’ CampusOnline portal as well as the Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences' cross-institutional study service from the autumn semester of 2021.

27.8.2025 | Police University College is to take part in the Finnish Defence Forces’ local defense exercise on September 1–4, 2025. During the week, the personnel and equipment involved in the exercise may be seen on roads in the area.

Do you want to become a trainer? A trainer of courses for users of forcible means equipment and refresher courses Only persons licensed as a use-of-force trainer by the National Police Board may act as trainers for forcible means equipment user tr...

22.8.2019 | Police University College’s courses available for the first time for students from other higher education institutions in Tampere

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...

3.4.2025 | The Police University College (Polamk) and Jamk University of Applied Sciences organized an exercise for the authorities focusing on cybercrime prevention on 25–27 March 2025.

18.12.2025 | The police will continue school co-operation also in 2026

1.3.2024 | Police education produces the skills needed in working life, and those who have completed their education enjoy long careers. The study on the state of police education published on 29 February 2024 shows that there is room for improvement, for example, in the onerous selection process for admission to study for the degree of Bachelor of Police Studies.

Getting a passport You can apply for a standard passport online or by visiting the police station of your choice. It is easiest to do this online. Have your passport photograph taken. The photography studio sends your passport photograph to the po...

Police en Newsroom Blog Internship in the police: what is it like to do communication work in different parts of the police? 31.10.2025 12.02 Blog Communication trainees Jesse Sironen, Venla Rinne ja Henriikka Nieminen. Students Jesse Sironen, Ven...

8.11.2023 | The audit team appointed by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) will visit the Police University College (Polamk) from 8 to 9 November 2023 to conduct a comprehensive audit of Polamk’s quality system and to highlight strengths and enhancement areas.

1.3.2024 | The Police University College (Polamk) passes the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) audit and is granted a quality label for the following six years.

4.4.2023 | The National Police Board is to launch a study on the development needs of police education. The study will be commissioned from HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management. The study will focus on police degrees (Bachelor of Police Services and Master of Police Services in Finnish and Swedish) and continuing education for police.

4.5.2023 | In the 2023 image survey of higher education institutions, the Police University College received the highest overall grade from Finnish young people under 30 years of age.

5.6.2025 | The police make more than 2,000 co-operation visits to Finnish schools this year

15.1.2025 | This year, all schools will be offered an opportunity to participate in virtual lessons organised by the police. In a new national model, the police will also support schools in problem-solving situations by making it easier to reach police via phone or email.