25.4.2024 | The police will have a visible presence in the capital on 30 April – 1 May 2024 to ensure safe May Day celebrations.

29.7.2024 | Police warns about investment frauds – Victims have lost up to hundreds of thousands of euros

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15.6.2023 | The Crime Museum, situated on the premises of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, has been part of the Police Museum since 2019. The Crime Museum’s exhibition will now be renewed. The exhibition is not open to the general public, but some exhibits of the Crime Museum are on display at the Police Museum in Tampere.

14.12.2023 | According to the Supreme Administrative Court’s recent decision, the Finnish Wildlife Agency’s decisions to grant exceptional licenses (derogations) for hunting bears in autumn 2022 for the purposes of population management have been in opposition to the law. In public discussion, it has been presumed that in the future, at least bears could not be hunted at all for the purposes of population management.

24.3.2026 | Young people online An educator's guide to cybercrime prevention and responsible online behaviour. 2026 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Young people online 5 3 What is cybercrime? 7 3.1 Cybercrimes in Finnish legislation 8 3.2 Specific features of cyb...

23.10.2023 | Recognise scam messages and avoid being scammed

18.4.2024 | The Finnish Police participated in an international crime prevention operation taking down LabHost, an online service specialised in phishing banking credentials and credit card details. Hosting service providers and dozens of customers of the service were arrested across Europe. The operation was led by the UK London Metropolitan Police in cooperation with Europol. A total of 19 countries took part in the operation.

7.7.2023 | Firearms that are unfit for use must be reported to the police – check your cabinets during the summer and submit a notice at the end of September

28.10.2022 | Detective Senior Sergent Jari Kyllönen, an experienced member of the narcotics division at the Helsinki Police Department, is the Police of the Year 2022. In addition to his crime investigation work, Jari Kyllönen is a distinguished educator, actively participating, for example, in the education concerts entitled Pidä huolta! (Take care!) given by the Helsinki Police band as well as a volunteer in the association Irti Huumeista (“Free from drugs”).

13.9.2023 | PCB cooperation between the Police, Customs and Border Guard is a key element in the combat against cross-border crime

31.1.2023 | Having fun, hanging out with friends, getting to know new people, and various relationships are a natural part of young age. Likewise, practicing independent life management and social skills, and setting one’s own personal limits are integral to young age. Other people’s integrity must be respected and everyone has the right to keep their personal space unviolated.

20.12.2022 | Djurskyddsbrott i Korsholm till åtalsprövning

16.6.2023 | Instruction ID-22754708 1 (41) Translation 1 3.01.2023 POL-2022-144428 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Vuorimiehentie 3, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02151 ESPOO, Finland kirjaamo.poliisihallitus@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181, Fax +358 295 411 780 poliisi.fi Validi...

23.5.2023 | The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has caused our security environment to change in a fundamental and permanent way. According to National Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen, our internal security and a good sense of security create the conditions and capacity to cope with the crises affecting the country’s external security.

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8.3.2022 | The results of a recent study by the police show that the number of violent crime incidents in which the suspect is under 15 years old has grown significantly in recent years.

18.2.2021 | Friday 19 February marks the start of the winter holiday season, with the holidays beginning in the South of Finland. In road traffic this means that the following weekends will be exceptionally busy on the roads, irrespective of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

2.11.2021 | The Police and the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes express their concern for the safety of young people’s street race events and moped meets. Such events require an advance permit, and the organiser always needs to notify the Police and have sufficient safety arrangements in place. Taking care of the participants’ and the outsiders’ safety is paramount.

16.2.2023 | The Police would like to remind dog owners that during the period from 1 March to 19 August dogs must be kept on a leash as provided by the Hunting Act. The objective of the provision is to protect the undisturbed breeding and nesting of natural animals.

16.11.2022 | A joint investigation team (JIT) consisting of authorities from ten countries has investigated an investment fraud scheme committed by an organised criminal network. In Finland, the number of victims is 2,000 with financial loss amounting to 6.6 million euros.

2.2.2022 | Helsinki Police Symphonic Band’s instructive videos for school-aged children and teenagers are freely available for all on YouTube.

30.9.2021 | The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), the police and the National Cyber Security Centre Finland (NCSC-FI) at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency advice people to be careful when logging in to online services. Criminals are phishing banking credentials by contacting people in the name of Finnish banks and My Kanta Pages. Stay safe when using services online and learn to spot scams. Warn your family and friends about scams.

4.10.2023 | The Helsinki Police Department and the National Bureau of Investigation have exposed a large international drug trafficking organisation suspected of having brought hundreds of kilos of drugs into Finland.

5.1.2022 | HELP IS AVAILABLE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Violence in a close relationship means violence against anyone who is close to the aggressor. It means behaviours and actions that force another person to change their normal way of thinking, acting or speak...

6.6.2022 | During the school’s out weekend 3 to 5 June 2022, the Police engaged in intensified surveillance of the consumption of alcohol and drugs by the young.

14.2.2022 | The situation with regard to the threat to the police remains unchanged and police preparations continue. Increased security arrangements are still in place at police stations, which may cause exceptions to normal business practices. Such exceptions may include, for example, security checks when entering police premises.

25.7.2022 | E-scooters have multiplied explosively in the streetscape, and their parking contrary to the Road Traffic Act has puzzled not only the road users but also the city administrators and other authorities.

10.10.2022 | Many people in Finland are worried about the driving health of someone close to them. According to a survey made by the Finnish Road Safety Council (Liikenneturva), as many as 30% of the respondents had concerns about the safe driving of someone nearby. This concern should not be dismissed.

1.6.2022 | Like the year before, this school year too was exceptional because of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. But now school is out for summer that is almost there. During the school’s-out weekend 3 to 5 June 2022, the Police will engage in intensified surveillance of the consumption of intoxicants by the young. The controls focus on the young persons’ consumption of alcoholic beverages and drugs.

25.8.2021 | On Thursday 26 August 2021, the Police will carry out 24-hour automatic control, particularly making effective use of camera surveillance vehicles.

14.7.2022 | In June, Finnish authorities participated in the international action days against trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation. The action was targeted at cleaning companies, and more than a thousand locations were checked.

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.

16.11.2020 | The Pysähdy! (Stop!) campaign encourages people to seek help as early as possible

28.5.2021 | Crime reporting services at the Hyvinkää, Järvenpää and Porvoo police stations have exceptional opening hours during 1.6.–29.8.2021.

17.11.2020 | The Pysähdy! (Stop!) campaign encourages people to seek help as early as possible

28.3.2021 | The Pysähdy! (Stop!) campaign highlights the risk of fraud and emphasises traffic safety

13.3.2020 | Police University College policy on visits and events

22.6.2021 | The opportunities for police students to complete optional studies will expand when the Police University College joins the University of Applied Sciences’ CampusOnline portal as well as the Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences' cross-institutional study service from the autumn semester of 2021.

14.7.2021 | Now that the COVID-19 restrictions of public gatherings have been partly lifted, the arrangements of various summer events start to pick up. This is the reason why there is a bit of a backlog at the handling of public event notifications at the Police permit services.

10.12.2020 | All public events of more than 10 people are prohibited by decision of the Regional State Administrative Agency. Due to the coronavirus situation, we try to limit the number of customers in the waiting areas. To minimise the risk of infection, please only visit a Western Uusimaa police station if absolutely necessary.

3.6.2021 | After an exceptional school year, we are finally facing summer and school end. During the school’s out weekend 4 to 6 June 2021, the Police will engage in intensified surveillance of the consumption of intoxicants by the young. In doing so, the Police will also intervene with disturbances in the public domain.

1.12.2020 | All public events of more than 10 people are prohibited by decision of the Regional State Administrative Agency. Due to the coronavirus situation, we have to limit the number of customers in the waiting areas. To minimise the risk of infection, please only visit a police station if absolutely necessary. 

23.6.2021 |   The Government has taken actions to increase cycling. The COVID-19 pandemic has also boosted the popularity of bicycles. With the start of the holiday season, it is therefore highly likely that there will be increasing numbers of cyclists on the parts of the roads without special tracks dedicated to cycling. To make holiday travelling smooth, nice and safe, the Police would like to draw the car drivers’ attention to the safe way to overtake cyclists and take them into consideration.

16.9.2021 | The demand of passports and identity cards is really big at the moment. The licence services in Western Uusimaa Police Department is very busy. However, slots are released into the service on a weekly basis, and cancellation times are also released every day.

3.6.2021 | The Helsinki Police Department will conduct special operations to intensely monitor the consumption of intoxicants by young people during the end-of-school weekend. The special operations will particularly focus on places where young people like to see each other, such as the parks, beaches and outdoor areas of daycare centres and schools.

10.3.2021 | The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department closed its four service points in October 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on a decision made now, the shutdown of the policing and permit services at the Nurmijärvi and Loviisa stations as well as the permit services at the Mäntsälä and Kerava police service points continue until 29 August 2021.

16.12.2019 | The police are launching a campaign to prevent crimes targeting the elderly: if you are worried about an older person you know, talk to them and seek advice

28.5.2020 | Meeting the end of the school year with restraint

11.10.2019 | Threatening situations should be reported with a low threshold — authorities can offer help already at an early stage

25.3.2021 | For its part, the Police is preparing for the introduction of movement restrictions. In practice, the monitoring would be taken care of by the current Police resources. The objective is to ensure that the restrictions imposed will be followed as comprehensively as possible.

19.6.2018 | EU project on domestic violence launched at the Police University College

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21.10.2019 | Fraudulent shoppers active on online selling platforms - show fabricated receipt or bank statement to seller

25.11.2021 | A growing share of the Police staff has been targeted due to their work. Targeting may have a negative impact on wellbeing, sense of security and even on the private life of the victims. What the National Police Board could do is to promote the criminalization of targeting and to provide the victims with support.

27.7.2021 | If traffic offences are not taken into account, the offence type pursuant to the Criminal Code that experienced the largest decrease was property offences. The number of reported assault offences also decreased, and the clearance rate of assault offences increased, while the number of sex offences increased.

12.11.2021 | Senior Constable Teppo Rainio of the Häme Police Department is the Police Officer of the Year 2021. Traffic control and other traffic-related questions are the top priorities of Teppo Rainio who works in Lahti.

26.10.2018 | The Police Officer of the Year 2018 identifies and prevents serious threats in advance