4.3.2025 | County and municipal elections will both be held on Sunday 13 April 2025. Advance voting starts on 2 April 2025. To be able to exercise your right to vote, you will need to show proof of identity when you vote. Since you can do this by showing a valid passport, personal ID card or driving licence, it’s now high time to check the validity of these documents.

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...

The organization of Western Uusimaa Police Department The police in Western Uusimaa is responsible for ensuring public order and safety, preventing crimes and disturbance. They also do crime investigation and consideration of charges. Our lisence ...

External environment and statistics The police keeps a close eye on the ever-changing environment in which it operates. Analyses are useful for understanding social trends, megatrends and phenomena. These social changes have an impact on both the ...

Advisory boards monitor and develop the activities and operations of the police The Advisory Board for the Police operates under the Ministry of the Interior. The tasks of the Advisory Board include: monitoring the development in the environment a...

Police en Publications Publication Action Plan for the prevention of illegal immigration and residence 2017–2020 Tekijät Working group on combating illegal immigration Kesti, Esko Heinilä, Mika Poutanen, Mia Julkaisusarja National Police Board pub...

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Southeastern Finland Police Department We provide police services in the areas of 15 municipalities. Our area of operation extends from Kotka on the coast to Kouvola in the north and Parikkala in the east. The area is characterised by a long easte...

Eastern Uusimaa Police Department We provide police services in 15 municipalities in Eastern and Central Uusimaa. Our area of operation extends from Vantaa to Hyvinkää and from Nurmijärvi to Loviisa. There are more than 550,000 inhabitants in East...

Oulu Police Department We operate in 38 municipalities in the counties of Kainuu and Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa). Our area of operation includes about 61 600 square kilometres, with about 488 000 residents. The Police Department is c...

Central Finland Police Department Central Finland Police Department is located in Pirkanmaa and Central Finland in an area consisting of 45 municipalities. The police department’s main police station – its administrative and management centre – is...

Western Uusimaa Police Department We provide police services in 10 municipalities in Western Uusimaa. Our area of operation extends from Espoo to Kirkkonummi and Raasepori and from there on to Hanko and to Karkkila in the north. The area is sparse...

Häme Police Department We provide police services in 21 municipalities in the Kanta-Häme and Päijät-Häme regions. Our area is characterised by the beautiful ridge landscape of Lake Päijänne and a road network popular among tourists. There are seve...

Security stewarding You can move around in public places without fear of or interference from others and without your peace being disturbed. For this purpose, noisy and threatening conduct and carrying dangerous items or substances are not permitt...

Police en Newsroom Blog Violence, disruptive behaviour and noise cause house calls for the police at New Year 24.1.2025 9.59 Blog At New Year, police duties include maintaining public order and security. After the New Year, we often get to read re...

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...

Find the nearest police The Police of Finland serves across Finland. Here you can carry out a search by service and municipality. If you only select the municipality, the nearest services will be shown first. When you select from the drop-down men...

Public events An occasion or event is considered a public event when it is open to anyone either free of charge or against an entrance ticket. Typical public events include fairs and markets, sports events, shows and festivals intended for audienc...

Environmental offences Impairment of the environment is a crime. Environmental offences are acts that damage and endanger the environment, natural resources and the plant or animal kingdom. A typical environmental offence investigated by the polic...

Western Uusimaa Police Department, units and services We provide police services in 10 municipalities in Western Uusimaa. Our area of operation extends from Espoo to Kirkkonummi and Raasepori and from there on to Hanko and to Karkkila in the north...