6.8.2026 | The police will monitor traffic in built-up areas near schools on weekdays from 10 to 21 August 2026. The aim of the operation is to improve road safety, particularly in urban areas, ensure safe journeys to and from school for young pupils, and prevent traffic accidents. Police officers will also maintain a visible presence in school grounds.

Automatic traffic surveillance In addition to traditional surveillance methods, the police use automatic traffic surveillance equipment on heavily trafficked roads and urban areas. Besides monitoring speeds, the equipment is used to monitor observ...

Traffic penalty fee For offences committed in road or waterway traffic you may be imposed a traffic penalty fee. The traffic penalty fee replaces the summary penal traffic fee used earlier. Typically, the police impose traffic penalty fees for min...

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 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...

5.8.2025 | The police will monitor traffic in built-up areas when school starts

28.5.2025 | The use of narcotics in traffic is strictly prohibited in Finland, and the legislation is based on zero tolerance for driving under the influence of narcotics. The police are increasing the number of narcotics tests performed in traffic. The condition of the drivers is verified by means of both surveillance campaigns and individual stops.

5.8.2024 | During the first weeks of school, the police supervise traffic in the vicinity of schools. The aim of the supervision is to ensure schoolchildren's safety on the way to and from school and to prevent traffic accidents.

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...

27.6.2023 | The Midsummer weekend was celebrated in warm weather throughout the country, but fortunately that was not reflected in the number of drownings: only two cases were reported to the police, two less than at Midsummer weekend in 2022. However, six people died in road traffic over Midsummer this year, four more than in 2022. The number of those injured was 33, 21 less than over Midsummer 2022.

23.8.2022 | The police paid attention to speeds, zebra crossing and safety device rules and mobile phone use under a monitoring scheme to keep schoolchildren safe in traffic.

19.5.2023 | Together with other authorities, the police have been using camera surveillance for decades to help direct and monitor traffic flows. Going forward, road sign I16 will be used to indicate surveillance and automatic traffic control in road traffic areas. Police still use road sign I15 in automatic traffic control.

Police helpline The police helpline gives advice on non-urgent matters regarding licences, appointment bookings, e-services and traffic surveillance. You can also ask for advice on matters related to automatic traffic surveillance as well as traff...

12.5.2020 | The new Road Traffic Act turns traffic summary penal fees into administrative fines

Matters involving large carnivores Sometimes large carnivores (bear, wolf, wolverine, lynx) cause danger to humans. Dangerous situations related to large carnivores should be handled by the police. In practice, the police take care of assignments ...

20.8.2019 | The police intervened many times when monitoring traffic in the beginning of the school year

25.9.2018 | Special police traffic control operation – many motorists still failing to wear seatbelts

25.9.2018 | Special police traffic control operation – many motorists still failing to wear seatbelts

Interpol has been a success story, also measured in terms of membership numbers. Today’s Interpol members are Police authorities of 195 states.