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  1. Police en Newsroom Blog Concealing your face at a protest is incompatible with the values of an open and safe society 12.5.2026 12.31 Blog The events on May Day (1 May) continue to reverberate, both in the media and more broadly. The police have l...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/concealing-your-face-at-a-protest-is-incompatible-with-the-values-of-an-open-and-safe-society
  2. 12.5.2026 | The events at the May Day (1 May) demonstrations in Tampere have sparked wide-ranging debate. The Deputy National Police Commissioner had this to say in her blog: Concealing your identity at a protest is not conducive to safety; the law must be revised.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-propose-revising-the-legislation-banning-face-coverings
  3. Hate crimes What is a hate crime? The Finnish law does not define the concept of a hate crime specifically. In general terms, hate crime is a crime motivated by prejudice or hostility towards the victim’s ethnic or national origin. The crime may a...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/hate-crimes
  4. Public protests at Helsinki Airport – FAQ The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department maintains public order and security at Helsinki Airport. It also carries out other duties assigned to the police at the airport. Questions and answers regarding public...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/public-protests-at-helsinki-airport-faq
  5. 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...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/public-meetings-and-demonstrations
  6. 20.1.2025 | According to the guidelines of the police, police social media accounts whose holder is a candidate in the elections, will go quiet in the period preceding the elections.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/some-of-the-police-s-social-media-accounts-will-go-quiet-early-in-the-year
  7. 3.12.2024 | Statement ID-24794938 1 (81) 01.11.2024 POL-2023-12050 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Gambling Administration Konepajankatu 2, P.O.Box 50, FI-11101 RIIHIMÄKI arpajaishallinto@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181 police.fi National Police Board's guidelines on ...
    https://poliisi.fi/documents/25235045/31329648/National-Police-Boards-guidelines-on-the-marketing-of-gambling-services-2024.pdf/c32252a1-fe61-d5d1-5020-c1398f6c9e0c?t=1733215980340
  8. 29.11.2019 | On Finland's Independence Day, the police will secure peaceful freedom of assembly and freedom of speech for everyone.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/on-finland-s-independence-day-the-police-will-secure-peaceful-freedom-of-assembly-and-freedom-of-speech-for-everyone
  9. 12.7.2023 | The National Police Board’s legality control unit has resolved the issue of preventing the filming of a protest held on a logging site at Aalistunturi in Lapland on 20 February this year. It was found that there were insufficient grounds to ban video documentation.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/legality-control-investigated-the-ban-on-video-documentation-at-aalistunturi
  10. 4.12.2023 | We refuse to accept that the values of justice, openness and freedom are used against us,” said National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen at the police oath ceremony held in Tampere on 4 December 2023. 
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/national-police-commissioner-seppo-kolehmainen-the-police-bring-stability-to-society-through-their-own-actions
  11. 4.10.2022 | A demonstration organised on Thursday, 6 October, may cause significant traffic disruption for an extended period of time in the centre of Helsinki. The police are also prepared for counterdemonstrations.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/demonstrations-may-cause-significant-traffic-disruption-in-the-centre-of-helsinki
  12. 21.12.2022 | Some Police social media accounts put on hold at year’s end
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/some-police-social-media-accounts-put-on-hold-at-year-s-end
  13. 17.11.2016 | More effective response to hate speech and hate crime by the police
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/more-effective-response-to-hate-speech-and-hate-crime-by-the-police
  14. 30.11.2021 | Independence Day festivities and demonstrations will affect traffic in the city centre on 6 December 2021. Aviation will be restricted in the centre of Helsinki on Independence Day between 6 am and 10 pm. This restriction applies to both manned and unmanned aviation.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-helsinki-police-will-have-a-visible-presence-during-independence-day
  15. 29.1.2020 | It is always best to report any harassment or threats received on social media to the police – even if the incident may not be a crime
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/it-is-always-best-to-report-any-harassment-or-threats-received-on-social-media-to-the-police-even-if-the-incident-may-not-be-a-crime
  16. 19.2.2018 | The police force's report in the closed Facebook group is ready: Police units have issued a serious written admonition to one party, and supervisory guidance to five others
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-force-s-report-in-the-closed-facebook-group-is-ready-police-units-have-issued-a-serious-written-admonition-to-one-party-and-supervisory-guidance-to-five-others-1
  17. 19.2.2018 | The police force's report in the closed Facebook group is ready: Police units have issued a serious written admonition to one party, and supervisory guidance to five others
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-force-s-report-in-the-closed-facebook-group-is-ready-police-units-have-issued-a-serious-written-admonition-to-one-party-and-supervisory-guidance-to-five-others