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  1. Police en Newsroom Blog Information and open discussion are key factors in combatting online scams 22.4.2026 10.36 Blog Ring ring – the phone is ringing or a message arrives in your email or as a text message. It seems that the police, a bank or s...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/information-and-open-discussion-are-key-factors-in-combatting-online-scams
  2. Computer break-ins A computer break-in is the unlawful accessing of an information system. The Criminal Code defines a computer break-in as an act in which an access code is used without consent or a protection is broken in order to access a syste...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/computer-break-ins
  3. International cooperation Finnish police pursue broad cross-border cooperation. The cooperation is considered international, as it takes place across Finland’s national borders. Cooperation is important, because the Finnish police can only operate...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/international-cooperation
  4. Projects and top-up funding The police can use its top-up funding towards the organisation’s development projects. The following projects have been financed fully or partially with top-up funding. Projects in progress Open all Close all IMPROVE - ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/projects-and-complementary-funding
  5. Crimes come in many forms The common denominator is that crimes violate someone else’s rights. The channels and phenomena of offences change and evolve often in time with technological progress. In this section, you will find information on the mo...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/crimes-come-in-many-forms
  6. Right of access You have the right, barring a few exceptions, to find out what personal data of yours the police is processing. You also have the right to be told that the police does not hold any information about you. There is generally no charg...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/checking-personal-data
  7. Instructions for the storage of firearms Duty of care The proper storage of firearms is one of the key aspects of firearm safety. Storage related to firearms and high-powered air guns is provided by the Firearms Act (1/1998). The basis for all sto...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/instructions-for-the-storage-of-firearms
  8. Ethical Code for the Police Ethical Code for the police is one of the elements of good corporate governance. The police’s Ethical Code consists of eight principles that derive from our values. Even routine police work can present officers with sit...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/ethical-code-for-the-police
  9. Technical supervision of gambling Technical supervision is an essential control tool and is based mainly on retrospective controls for accuracy. This means that the details of gambling transactions are transferred to the supervisory authority’s te...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/technical-supervision-of-gambling
  10. Car burglaries and unauthorised use Finland is one of the safest European countries regarding motor vehicle offences. Cars, for example, get stolen in Finland least often in the entire EU. Also the amount of cars that remain missing is small in Fi...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/car-burglaries-and-unauthorised-use
  11. We operate everywhere in Finland The Finnish Government steers the operations of the police. The steering is implemented through the goals of the Government Programme as well as the Government Resolutions. The Ministry of the Interior is responsib...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/we-operate-in-everywhere-in-finland
  12. Under what circumstances can I run a money collection campaign? Money collection involves asking the public for monetary donations. In most cases, running a money collection campaign requires a money collection permit or filing a small-scale money...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/under-what-circumstances-can-i-run-a-money-collection-campaign-
  13. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is a national unit of the Finnish Police operating across Finland and dealing with a wide range of duties.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/what-does-national-bureau-of-investigation-do
  14. 19.3.2026 | In the Cyber Capital project, the development areas of the authorities' cybercrime prevention expertise were identified more comprehensively than before, and the training content of cybercrime prevention was renewed using the knowledge accumulated during the project. The effort generated new expertise and strengthened international cooperation.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/25254699/the-cyber-capital-project-renewed-cybercrime-prevention-education-to-meet-today-s-requirements
  15. Annual reporting obligation The holder of a gambling licence or an exclusive licence has reporting obligations under the Gambling Act. Carefully read the technical regulation on reporting obligations before you submit your annual report. Every hol...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/annual-reporting-obligation
  16. National Contact Point According to the EU Regulation 2019/1148 and the Act on the Marketing and Use of Explosives Precursors (73/2021), each EU Member State shall designate a National Contact Point for the reporting of suspicious transactions, si...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/national-contact-point-explosives-precursors
  17. Advocate of preventative policing Detective Chief Inspector Minna Väistö Eastern Finland Police Department, senior officer responsible for preventative policing I'm Minna Väistö, a 43-year-old native of North Karelia. I’ve been the senior officer ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/advocate-of-preventative-policing
  18. 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
  19. Connecting to the supervision system’s interfaces All holders of a gambling licence or an exclusive licence must implement two direct integrations with the National Police Board's supervision system: an integration with the self-exclusion register...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/connecting-to-the-supervision-system-s-interfaces
  20. National Bureau of Investigation The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is a national unit of the Finnish Police operating across Finland and dealing with a wide range of duties. We detect and investigate serious, organised and professional cr...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/national-bureau-of-investigation