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11.6.2025 | The police have continued to monitor illicit trafficking on information networks during early 2025. The results show that online monitoring is needed and that narcotics and arms trafficking takes place across Finland.

23.1.2026 | Helsinki Police Department's task force for investigating crime by street gangs is finalising two pre-trial investigations relating to Swedish organised crime and gang crime.

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

24.2.2026 | In 2025, the licence services of the Finnish police processed a total of almost 1,059,000 licence matters subject to charge, which is 26.6 per cent less than in 2024.

1.10.2025 | At the Helsinki Police Department's License Services, the presentation of firearms has previously taken place through waiting in line on Wednesday evenings from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 

9.12.2025 | Police received a report of a violent incident at 4:48 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, on Kolsarintie in Konala. Several police units responded to the scene.

9.12.2025 | Both Christmas and the public holidays around the new year affect the opening hours of the customer service of the Western Uusimaa Police Department. The permit service of the Kirkkonummi Police Station is exceptionally closed on three Mondays. All customer service points will be closed on Epiphany 6 January 2026. This information bulletin lists the opening hours and information on exceptional service hours throughout the Christmas period.

4.12.2025 | According to the Police Barometer, Finns are particularly concerned about crimes committed by young people, firearms, and the use and sale of drugs in public places. The police have defined crime prevention as the priority for next year.

9.3.2026 | The Helsinki Police Department has submitted a pre-trial investigation to the prosecutor for consideration of charges. The investigation into Swedish organised crime and street gangs in Northern Helsinki revealed that Crime as a Service has become a reality in Finland.

22.5.2025 | The past two days have seen violent crimes carried out by children and young people using bladed weapons in Finnish schools. The police would like to remind everyone that it is always an offence to be in possession of a bladed weapon in a public place, such as schools and educational institutions.

4.12.2025 | The Police Museum's new online exhibition “In Memoriam – Police killed in the line of duty” examines the history of police fatalities. The exhibition reveals for example the most dangerous types of assignments for police officers and how the work community responded to these events in different periods.

3.11.2025 | The police encounter every day situations where citizens need help due to their mental health problems. This can be seen in all areas of policing, especially in law enforcement and response assignments.

5.11.2025 | Eastern Uusimaa police and Finnish Customs uncovered a large-scale organisation importing and distributing drugs, including Alpha-PVP

24.4.2025 | In the Western Uusimaa area, police services will be available with partially limited opening hours during the summer of 2025. However, at least one of the police stations will provide service every weekday throughout the summer.

17.5.2025 | On Saturday, 17 May, at 00:38, the police received an emergency call reporting that somebody had robbed a service station and threatened with a knife at Laivalahdenkatu 1.

17.4.2025 | The effects of a potential strike on the operations of Southeastern Finland Police Department on April 22 to April 24, 2025

14.4.2025 | A potential strike will significantly affect the police services in Western Uusimaa on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. During the strike, the police will handle only the tasks that are essential to prevent a threat to citizens' life or health, or to protect property that is especially at risk due to the labor dispute.

11.11.2024 | The police carried out an intensified nationwide elk and deer hunting control operation on 30 September – 27 October 2024. Hunters generally complied well with the rules, but some irregularities were detected. The most common hunting offence was transporting a firearm in a car in a prohibited manner.

24.10.2024 | The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department has concluded criminal investigation into the school shooting at Jokiranta school in Viertola, Vantaa, at 9 o’clock in the morning of 22 April 2024.

24.9.2024 | The police will carry out an intensified elk and deer hunting control operation during 30 September – 27 October. The operation will be carried out when the elk hunting season is already underway and hunting clubs are at their most active. The operation will be carried out in cooperation with other wilderness supervisory authorities responsible for hunting and fishing matters, i.e. the Finnish Border Guard, Customs and Metsähallitus.

29.8.2025 | Public trust in the police has remained stable for a long time. Of those who responded to the latest Police Barometer survey, 92 per cent trust the police a lot or a fair amount.

15.10.2024 | Western Uusimaa Police Department continues the investigation into a case of a man suspected of committing homicide with a firearm at Henttaa, Espoo. The police have questioned the suspect.

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22.2.2024 | Under the Firearms Act, a weapon rendered permanently unfit for use or deactivated must be reported to the police by 15 July 2024. Notification can be submitted electronically.

25.5.2024 | During the first part of the year, the police monitored illicit drug and arms trafficking, particularly on information networks. The results show that criminals are actively using cybercrime for drug trafficking and arms dealing.

6.5.2024 | Partially restricted opening hours will apply to licence and police services at Western Uusimaa Police Department between June and August. However, services will be available at a police station every weekday throughout the summer.

14.10.2024 | A violent crime took place in Henttaa, Espoo, on October 13th. The crime is currently being investigated by the Western Uusimaa Police as a homicide. The victim and the suspect are both adult males.

27.2.2023 | Privacy statement ID-21116326 1 (13) 04 .03.2021 POL-2021-1402 Privacy statement; Processing of personal data in relation to other statutory tasks of the police 1 Controller National Police Board Postal address: P.O. Box 1000, 02151 Espoo Street a...

14.8.2024 | The waterfowl hunting season starts again at 12 noon on 20 August. The police will carry out an intensive monitoring operation of waterfowl hunting across the country in cooperation with other authorities on 20–25 August 2024.

30.8.2024 | Together with other authorities, the police carried out an intensive monitoring operation of waterfowl hunting at the start of the season on 20–25 August 2024. The police spent more than 600 working hours, or around 90 full-time equivalents, during the period concerned.

11.4.2023 | Altering the length of shotgun cartridge chamber changes the shotgun’s calibre. For example, a licence is required for converting a 12/70 calibre shotgun to calibre 12/76.

30.5.2023 | Firearms permits and private security industry licenses issued by the police will have a new look from the beginning of June. The change is due to a new contract on the production and supply of permit documents. New versions of the cards will be issued from 1 June 2023 onwards. The security paper products currently in use will be gradually replaced with new documents during this year once the security paper in stock has been used up.

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.

2.4.2024 | On 2 April 2024 at 9.08 am, the police received information through the Emergency Response Centre that a shooting had taken place at the Viertola school in Vantaa. According to the information the police was given, three persons were injured.

11.4.2024 | The police have made progress in the criminal investigation into the shooting incident at Viertola school on 02 April and most of the interviews have been completed. The police have been working in close cooperation with various authorities, including the District Prosecutor.

17.11.2023 | The Helsinki Police and the National Bureau of Investigation have exposed an international drug trafficking ring in cooperation with Estonian and Belgian authorities.

2.4.2024 | There has been a shooting at the Viertola school in Vantaa this morning. The police received the call at 9.08.

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20.4.2023 | Renovation of the customer service premises at Espoo Main Police Station has now completed and the doors will open to customers on Tuesday 2 May. The move to the customer service premises will partly affect customer services at Espoo Main Police Station on 25 April and on 27-28 April.