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  1. Police en Newsroom Blog The police in Finland use firearm with deliberation and on rare occasions 23.9.2025 10.16 Blog The Finnish police use firearms on rare occasions. Even though individual situations involving the use of force sometimes receiv...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/the-police-in-finland-use-firearm-with-deliberation-and-on-rare-occasions
  2. Passports, identity cards, permits A passport and an identity card are travel documents and official forms of identification. In Finland, applications for these documents are submitted to the police. The police grants permits for firearms and the ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/passports-identity-cards-and-permits
  3. Police en Newsroom Blog Crime prevention in villages, schools and increasingly online 13.11.2024 10.24 Blog The Finnish police have earned the trust and respect of citizens through their actions. This is backed up by various surveys on trust in au...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/crime-prevention-in-villages-schools-and-increasingly-online
  4. Internal supervision is one of the work tasks of everyone working for the Police. Internal monitoring involves everyday procedures and ways of acting aimed at securing operational legality and productivity.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/internal-supervision
  5. Other licensing matters Security inspector licence Security inspections may be conducted at police departments or other police premises, in the premises or territory of the Border Guard, in courts and in harbours and the Finnish Immigration Servic...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/other-licensing-matters
  6. Privacy statement Media service portal Privacy statement Distribution of the Police newsletter Privacy statements of the police Purposes of processing specified in the Act on the Processing of Personal Data by the Police Processing of personal dat...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/privacy-statements-and-forms
  7. The career story of Jasper Uski.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/dream-job-already-for-13-years
  8. Speech by National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki at the oath-taking ceremony of new police officers in Tampere on 4 December 2025 National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki Police University College Dear Minister of the Interior, Principal...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/speech-by-national-police-commissioner-ilkka-koskimaki-at-the-oath-taking-ceremony-of-new-police-officers-on-4-december-2025
  9. 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...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/security-stewarding
  10. Use of data held by the police for research purposes According to the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, the authorities can give researchers access to confidential documents for scientific purposes. This kind of access can be given for...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/use-of-data-for-research
  11. Police badge and the uniform Police badge Every police officer wears a badge. Police officers on duty must disclose that they are police if the situation so requires. Police officers must also show their badge on request, except where this could j...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/badge-and-uniform
  12. Applying for a gambling licence Apply for a gambling licence by submitting a written application. Write your application in Finnish or Swedish. Send the application and attachments to the National Police Board via the online service, by email, or ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/applying-for-a-gambling-licence
  13. The duty of the police to provide everyday security is affected by increasingly complex challenges, the number of which is on the rise – sufficient resources are needed to respond What are the key drivers of change for police operations that influ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/the-basis-for-police-environment-analyses
  14. 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
  15. Traffic offences The police detect traffic offences and address them every day. Traffic offences are often discovered in connection with the police’s traffic control or emergency activities. Traffic offences typically pose a danger to others. The ...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/traffic-offences
  16. What obligations does a money collection permit bring? Below you will find a list about the main things to remember when arranging a money collection. Notification of a change in circumstances Make a written notification to the Police Board of any...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/what-obligations-does-a-money-collection-permit-bring-
  17. 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
  18. You can submit your firearm permit application electronically in the police e-services or make an appointment to submit your permit application in person at a police station.
    https://poliisi.fi/en/firearm-e-services
  19. Police en Newsroom Blog Several successes in police traffic safety work in 2024 28.2.2025 9.06 Blog Traffic safety concerns the whole of society. The purpose of police traffic safety work is to maintain and promote general law-abiding behaviour on...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/-/several-successes-in-police-traffic-safety-work-in-2024
  20. Privacy statement; media service on the poliisi.fi/en website POL-2022-52112, ID-22504907, 29.7.2022 Controller National Police Board Postal address: PO Box 1000, FI-02151 ESPOO Visiting address: Vuorimiehentie 3, 02150 ESPOO Telephone: +358 (0)29...
    https://poliisi.fi/en/privacy-statement-media-service-on-the-poliisi-fi-en-website