Licences for certain game machines and devices Self-employed persons, organisations and foundations can apply for a licence to keep hand-operated wheels of fortune as well as game machines and devices bought before 1 June 1970 available for public...

Traffic safety and surveillance The police pursue traffic safety cooperation with different authorities and organisations, not forgetting increasing international cooperation. Of all authorities monitoring traffic, the police undoubtedly play the ...

Police Traffic Safety Centre Photos from the fixed automatic traffic cameras are sent wirelessly to the Police Traffic Safety Centre in Helsinki. The photo taken by a traffic safety camera shows the vehicle, the licence plate, the driver, and iden...

Police en Newsroom Blog Promoting the road safety culture among young people requires action from society as a whole 22.8.2025 8.08 Blog Under the leadership of Minister Lulu Ranne, the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has started ...

29.3.2026 | Police Investigate the Falling of Flying Devices in Southeast Finland

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fi Etusivu Passit, henkilökortit, luvat Rikokset Tietoa poliisista Muut palvelut Uutishuone Yhteystiedot sv Startsida Pass, identitetskort och tillstånd Brott Om polisen Andra tjänster Nyhetsrummet Kontaktuppgifter en Frontpage Passports, identity...

6.5.2026 | The Police and the Finnish Road Safety Council inspected child safety seats in April and found room for improvement in terms of keeping children safe in cars. The Police issued 14 traffic penalty fees and six fines.

Police en Newsroom Blog Flares do not belong in the stands – a safe event is the goal for everyone 29.6.2026 14.57 Blog Sports fan culture is rooted in traditions that go back decades. Fans proudly wear the colors of their own club or favorite tea...

Police en Newsroom Blog Visible policing makes the journey to school safer 19.8.2026 15.27 Blog As the new school term begins, visible police traffic enforcement serves as a reminder that a safe journey to school does not happen by chance. It is n...

22.5.2024 | Mopeds and electric personal transportation devices subject to spring check by the police and Traficom at the weekend

14.9.2022 | The police will conduct a nationwide monitoring operation on 16-22 September 2022 on the use of seat belts and protective helmets as well as inattentiveness in traffic. Monitoring of inattentiveness includes the distractive use of technical devices while driving a vehicle or tram as well as the use of a handheld mobile phone by the driver of a motorised vehicle or tram while driving.

12.4.2022 | In the nationwide traffic surveillance operation last week, police intervention was required in a total of 715 cases of persons neglecting the use of seat belts or safety devices in traffic. Of these, 15 were children, whose use of safety devices is the responsibility of the child’s guardian, or if such a person is not present, the driver’s.

1.4.2022 | The police will conduct a nationwide special monitoring operation 4–10 April 2022 to focus on the use of safety devices and factors that cause driver inattention in traffic.

Ostrobothnia Police Department, units and services We provide services in the regions of Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Ostrobothnia. Our area of operation extends from Kristiinankaupunki to Kokkola on the western coast and from A...

Non-money prize machine licences Non-money prize machines are game machines or devices from which players can win goods. The prizes are held inside the machine and given to winners directly from the machine. A non-money prize machine licence may b...

Lapland Police Department, units and services We provide services over the large district of Northern Finland from Ranua to Utsjoki. Our area of operation covers 21 municipalities with about 180,000 inhabitants. We also serve a large number of tou...

Southwestern Finland Police Department, units and services We provide police services in Southwestern Finland from Turku archipelago to Kankaanpää. The area is characterised by the proximity of the sea. The police may also need a boat or ferry to ...

Central Finland Police Department, units and services 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 ma...

A domestic burglary violates the protection of one’s home Burglaries are regrettably common these days, and are committed all year round. The police always investigates burglaries as aggravated theft. Burglaries are typically committed by Finnish ...