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  1. Basic information on street gang phenomenon - Police

    The Police definition of street gangs refers to groups associated with certain urban neighbourhoods, with several active identified individuals and defined hierarchies and leaders.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/criminality-by-street-gangs

  2. Organised crime - Police

    Organised crime According to the Criminal Code, an organised criminal group is a group that consists of at least three people who cooperate to commit serious crimes. The most visible manifestation of organised criminal groups are those that wear s...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/offences/crime-categories/organised-crime

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

    27.4.2026 | Police call-out volumes continue to rise — police concerned about the increasing violence of youth crime
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-call-out-volumes-continue-to-rise-police-concerned-about-the-increasing-violence-of-youth-crime

  4. Keeping the capital safe for 200 years – Helsinki Police Department responds to the constantly changing operating environment - Police

    23.1.2026 | Despite higher numbers of call-outs and crimes, the Helsinki police have succeeded in working more efficiently. The police arrive on the scene faster than ever before and investigate crimes more effectively.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/keeping-the-capital-safe-for-200-years-helsinki-police-department-responds-to-the-constantly-changing-operating-environment

  5. Police uncover a large drug smuggling and distribution organisation in the Helsinki metropolitan area - Police

    23.1.2026 | Helsinki Police Department's task force for investigating crime by street gangs is finalising two pre-trial investigations relating to Swedish organised crime and gang crime.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-uncover-a-large-drug-smuggling-and-distribution-organisation-in-the-helsinki-metropolitan-area

  6. Police forces in the Helsinki metropolitan area work closely together to improve the security situation - Police

    17.12.2025 | The police departments of Helsinki, Western Uusimaa and Eastern Uusimaa have intensified their collaboration in the face of increased disorder and a worsening drug situation in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-forces-in-the-helsinki-metropolitan-area-work-closely-together-to-improve-the-security-situation

  7. Youth crime down in Helsinki, drug-related problems on the rise - Police

    28.8.2025 | According to the Helsinki Safety Survey, 90 per cent of Helsinki’s residents feel safe in the city in general; however, the feeling of being unsafe is more pronounced on weekends, particularly in the city centre and certain districts of the city. Crimes committed by young people have decreased significantly thanks to measures taken by the authorities, but disturbances and harm caused by drug use have increased.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/youth-crime-down-in-helsinki-drug-related-problems-on-the-rise

  8. New report sheds light on the fight against organized crime in Denmark and Sweden - Police

    15.5.2025 | The report underpinned the update of the strategy against organized crime and the implementation of the Government Program in Finland.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/new-report-sheds-light-on-the-fight-against-organized-crime-in-denmark-and-sweden

  9. Nordic police commissioners strengthened cooperation to combat street gang phenomenon - Police

    24.8.2023 | Nordic police commissioners strengthened cooperation to combat street gang phenomenon 
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/nordic-police-commissioners-strengthened-cooperation-to-combat-street-gang-phenomenon-

  10. The number of offences and the police’s emergency response assignments growing in Helsinki - Police

    18.2.2025 | Rikosten ja poliisin hälytystehtävien määrä kasvaa Helsingissä
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-number-of-offences-and-the-police-s-emergency-response-assignments-growing-in-helsinki

  11. Police Commissioner underlines the significance of cooperation in preventing gang crime - Police

    28.11.2022 | To build an overview and combat the phenomenon, cooperation is now closer within the police department, between police units in the Helsinki region, internationally and with the City of Helsinki.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-commissioner-underlines-the-significance-of-cooperation-in-preventing-gang-crime

  12. First part of year shows significant growth in crime committed by young suspects - Police

    21.8.2023 | First part of year shows significant growth in crime committed by young suspects
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/first-part-of-year-shows-significant-growth-in-crime-committed-by-young-suspects

  13. Police blog: Stopping the street gang phenomenon is not in the hands of the police alone - Police

    14.11.2022 | Even though the police have succeeded effectively not only in investigating crimes committed by street gangs, but also in preventing new crimes, stopping the street gang phenomenon is not in the hands of the police alone, writes Deputy National Police Commissioner Sanna Heikinheimo in her blog.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/police-blog-stopping-the-street-gang-phenomenon-is-not-in-the-hands-of-the-police-alone

  14. Major Swedish organised crime venture busted by police - Police

    4.10.2023 | The Helsinki Police Department and the National Bureau of Investigation have exposed a large international drug trafficking organisation suspected of having brought hundreds of kilos of drugs into Finland.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/major-swedish-organised-crime-venture-busted-by-police

  15. The threat of organised crime in growing in Europe – New international criminal gangs have extended their activities to Finland - Police

    2.4.2019 | The threat of organised crime in growing in Europe – New international criminal gangs have extended their activities to Finland
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-threat-of-organised-crime-in-growing-in-europe-new-international-criminal-gangs-have-extended-their-activities-to-finland

  16. The threat of organised crime in growing in Europe – New international criminal gangs have extended their activities to Finland - Police

    2.4.2019 | The threat of organised crime in growing in Europe – New international criminal gangs have extended their activities to Finland
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-threat-of-organised-crime-in-growing-in-europe-new-international-criminal-gangs-have-extended-their-activities-to-finland-1

  17. The police concerned about increasing violent crime by young people - Police

    8.2.2024 | Violent crime by minors is mainly targeted at other minors. Seamless cooperation between the authorities and new measures are required to break the cycle of serious violent crime by minors.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-concerned-about-increasing-violent-crime-by-young-people

  18. Studies indicate that the most part of organized crime active in Finland remains undetected - Police

    10.5.2023 | The Police University College has completed two studies on the current status of organized crime and its prevention, combating and future development.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/studies-indicate-that-the-most-part-of-organized-crime-active-in-finland-remains-undetected

  19. Preparing for terrorism has improved the capabilities of the Helsinki Police - Police

    27.7.2022 | The Helsinki Police Department is visibly present across the city and is ready to act at all hours on every day of the year. Ensuring security is everyday work for the police.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/preparing-for-terrorism-has-improved-the-capabilities-of-the-helsinki-police

  20. Two criminal groups were declared to be discontinued - National Police Board gives instructions to surveillance - Police

    16.2.2021 | The district court of Eastern Uusimaa declared the unregistered associations called United Brotherhood (UB) and Bad Union (BU) dissolved on 15 February 2021.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/two-criminal-groups-were-declared-to-be-discontinued-national-police-board-gives-instructions-to-surveillance