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...

Digikanavissa toimivat rikolliset ovat ovelia ja taitavia. Suomalaiset menettävät vuosittain miljoonia euroja digihuijareille. Yhdessä ja ennakoimalla pysäytämme rikolliset ennen kuin pahin tapahtuu. Ennakoi, opettele muistisäännöt ja pysäytä verkkorikolliset.

22.4.2026 | The number of online scams and the financial losses they cause have increased significantly in Finland. The police encourage people to openly discuss scams.

25.6.2026 | Several cases have come to the attention of the police in which individuals have been approached through Google Meet or another video call application by a person impersonating a Finnish police officer. The cases appear to target particularly immigrants residing in Finland. The video calls have been conducted in English and Finnish.

23.7.2025 | Scam calls in the name of the police have been detected in both Finnish and English.

20.12.2024 | The police continued monitoring of illegal trafficking on information networks until the end of 2024 and seized narcotics, firearms and cash.

23.10.2023 | Recognise scam messages and avoid being scammed

Fraud In fraud offences, the perpetrator aims to obtain financial benefits by deceiving the victim. Fraud often causes financial damage to the victim. Nowadays, there are many kinds of fraud types, and they have moved to information networks. E-ma...

1.3.2024 | The Helsinki Police Department has received reports indicating that scam calls have been made to Finnish-speaking elderly people living in Norway and Denmark in the name of Senior Constable Antti Kopra.

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...

Support for the elderly Elderly people often have a remarkable amount of life experience. In spite of this, aging often brings challenges caused by, for example, health or memory problems. Elderly people may need support to manage at home or with ...

Online fraud You may become a victim of fraud when playing video games. The risks are greater if you install additional software or make game-related purchases from sources other than trusted retailers. You may not get what you paid for. In additi...

Police en Newsroom Blog Be cautious online – cyber-enabled crime on the increase 3.4.2025 13.07 Blog What is cyber-enabled crime? Mikko Kiiski: From the point of view of the police, one of the most typical criminal phenomena related to the online ...

Checklist for online shopping Tips for staying safe when buying from individuals online: Always seal the deal face to face if you can. Ask to see a receipt or other evidence if you are buying something valuable, such as a bicycle. Do not pay the s...

22.7.2026 | The faces of known police officers continue to be used for scam calls on the Google Meet video conferencing application.

Bullying at school can be a crime A nasty phenomenon in the school world is bullying. Bullying comes in many forms. It can be mental violence by shutting someone out of a group, name-calling, or physical violence. Nowadays bullying often occurs th...

17.3.2022 | The National Bureau of Investigation warns of scam emails sent in its name. Such emails have been sent from different email addresses and their content varies from one message to another. They do not come from the police but from criminals who use email addresses that look similar to those of the police.

30.9.2022 | The criminal investigation has revealed that the victims lost their money after being scammed into making investments on online crypto investment platforms.

29.3.2023 | The increase in digital scams continued during 2022 and Finns lost a total of EUR 32.4 million to fraudsters. Watch out, verify, warn others – a joint campaign by Finnish authorities, NGOs and companies – makes the point that everyone can help prevent scams.

17.10.2018 | Over 200 bitcoin extortion scams reported to the police during the early autumn