Security stewarding You can move around in public places without fear of or interference from others and without your peace being disturbed. For this purpose, noisy and threatening conduct and carrying dangerous items or substances are not permitt...

8.7.2026 | Policing steps up enforcement of hunting prohibitions

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...

Speech by National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki at the 50th Anniversary event of the Police Officer of the Year in Helsinki on 29 October 2025 Police Officers of the Year, dear partners and guests, Finland is one of the most stable, secure ...

Money collection permits A money collection permit can be applied for by making a written application to the National Police Board. You can apply for a money collection permit by mail, e-mail or in the Police’s online services. See the list of val...

Information on the Police.fi sites and terms and conditions of use The Poliisi.fi online services provide information on the Police operations and guides you in your online transactions. The National Police Board of Finland is responsible for the ...

Using your passport When you use your passport, keep in mind that even young children need to have their own passport. the information on the passport must be up-to-date. If you change your name, you cannot use a passport with your old name on it ...

16.6.2026 | Western Uusimaa Police Department wants to remind people about road safety and the possibility to use online services also during the Midsummer weekend.

Sex offences In 2021, nearly 5,400 sexual offences were reported to the Police of Finland, much more than half of which were targeted at children. In addition, the Police of Finland investigated more than 850 offences related to sexual imagery of ...

Police en Newsroom Blog Pedestrian crossing must live up to its reputation 13.12.2024 15.17 Blog Now that winter has come, with darkness and slippery streets, we must all be more alert to keep safe in traffic. The fact that it is dim or completely...

5.5.2026 | Ensure the start of the autumn hunting season and apply for a firearms permit now, before the summer. You can initiate your application for a firearms permit through the police e-services. However, remember to attach to your electronic application a copy of your hunting card and the game management fee paid.

Projects and top-up funding The police can use its top-up funding towards the organisation’s development projects. The following projects have been financed fully or partially with top-up funding. Projects in progress Open all Close all IMPROVE - ...

16.10.2024 | AMPUMA-ASEET RIKOKSENTEKOVÄLI- NEINÄ JA RIKOSTEN KOHTEINA Teema-analyysi TAKTINEN ANALYYSI Ampuma-aseet rikoksentekovälineinä ja rikosten kohteina Tiivistelmä RAPORTIN NIMI Ampuma-aseet rikoksentekovälineinä ja rikosten kohteina LAATIJA Poliisihal...

Criminal investigation process If the police has reason to suspect that a crime has been committed, a pre-trial investigation is opened. The length of the investigation depends on the nature of the crime. Simple and clear-cut criminal offences are...

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.

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...

6.11.2025 | Protect yourself from pickpockets

9.6.2026 | When the police announce that a person is missing, it is always a serious situation

18.12.2025 | The police will continue school co-operation also in 2026

28.7.2026 | Application for research permit Use of Police information for research purposes 1 (6) Poliisi TO-07 poliisi.fi ■ polisen.fi ■ police.fi Applicant Name Position University, institute of higher education, research institute or another corporation Ad...

5.12.2025 | The Gaming Police project has been awarded the Recognition for Act of Dialogue in Finland

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.

4.7.2025 | The Police in Ostrobothnia request that the parents of the missing family be remanded in custody in absentia

20.2.2026 | The role of the police in combatting domestic violence is important, and there is clearly room for improvement in the activities of the police, says Assistant Police Commissioner Minna Ketola of the National Police Board.

23.1.2026 | On Monday, January 19, 2026, based on information received from another authority, the police conducted a search at a detached house located in northern Helsinki.

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.

5.6.2025 | The police make more than 2,000 co-operation visits to Finnish schools this year

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...

10.4.2024 | NUORISORIKOLLISUUS Taktinen teema-analyysi – määritelmät, tilannekuva ja toimintamallit TAKTINEN ANALYYSI TIIVISTELMÄ RAPORTIN NIMI Nuorisorikollisuus: Taktinen teema-analyysi – määritelmät, tilannekuva ja toimintamallit LAATIJA Poliisihallitus, a...

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.

10.3.2026 | There has been a sharp rise in the number of suspected sexual offences reported to the police where the perpetrator is a minor. According the National Police Board’s statistics for 2025, the number of suspected criminal offences committed by under-15s has increased by 78 per cent in five years. Among 15- to 17-year-olds, the number has increased by 63 per cent.

5.12.2025 | The Timeout Foundation grants this recognition to an actor who has strengthened dialogue, inclusion, and democracy in Finland.

31.10.2025 | The police play a key role in preventing and dealing with domestic violence. The National Police Board has published new internal guidelines intended for all police employees who encounter cases of domestic violence in their work.

17.11.2025 | The international IMPROVE project developed issues such as an AI-based service to help victims of domestic violence. The European Commission awarded the service as the best innovation of 2025.

16.5.2025 | The course will be held from 12 to 16 May 2025 and attended by approximately 50 persons such as police officers and experts in social welfare, health care and youth work.

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

17.9.2025 | About one in seven, or 15 per cent, of electric scooter riders who are breathalysed on a weekend evening ride the scooter while so intoxicated that they get a traffic penalty fee of 200 euros.

22.8.2025 | The police want to point out that young drivers are not always ready for responsible driving. An age exemption permit entitling to a category B driving licence at the age of 17 should be granted for genuinely exceptional cases, not routinely to young people. Statistics by Statistics Finland show a worrying trend in road traffic deaths among 17-year-olds.

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

9.5.2023 | TOIMINTAYMPÄRISTÖANALYYSI Osa 2/2 Pääoma-analyysi POLIISIHALLITUKSEN JULKAISUSARJA 1/2023 POLISSTYRELSENS PUBLIKATIONSERIE SISÄLLYS 1 . JOHDANTO 13 2 . INHIMILLINEN PÄÄOMA 14 2.1 . Turvallisuusuhat yhä monimutkaisempia 14 2.2 . Väestö ja rikokset ...

29.10.2025 | Superintendent Sami Hätönen, who works at the Police University College, has been chosen as the Police Officer of the Year 2025 in Finland. The nomination was announced on Wednesday 29 October 2025 at a seminar in Helsinki.

8.8.2025 | Helsinki Police Department has received a lot of feedback about public order disturbances and the perceived lack of safety resulting from substance abuse. These disturbances are mainly related to drug use and related crime.

22.5.2025 | Ensure the start of the autumn hunting season and apply for a firearms permit now, before the summer. You can initiate your application for a firearms permit through the police e-services. However, remember to attach to your electronic application a copy of your hunting card and the game management fee paid.

14.4.2025 | The Police and employee unions have negotiated limits to protection work during police strikes.

18.4.2025 | The Police and employee unions have negotiated limits to protection work during police strikes.

16.5.2025 | In 2020, the National Police Board set up a steering group specialising in event safety at public events, which was tasked with improving information flow related to public events between the authorities. Since 1 April 2025, the activities of the steering group have been made permanent due, among other things, to the large number of events and their increased size.

15.4.2025 | The Helsinki police have become aware of a large number of pickpocketing incidents against tourists in the centre of Helsinki.

4.5.2026 | 1 (38) Letter 07.04.2026 Document: ID-26235751 Case: POL-2025-152385 Written guidelines for obliged entities on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing in gambling activities Contents Definitions ...................................

24.6.2025 | A study by the Police University College describes the trend in economic crime and the state of economic crime investigation in Finland.

18.10.2024 | Helsinki Police will take care of public order and traffic arrangements. 

28.8.2025 | According to the Helsinki Safety Survey, 90 per cent of Helsinki’s residents feel safe in the city in general; however, the feeling of being unsafe is more pronounced on weekends, particularly in the city centre and certain districts of the city. Crimes committed by young people have decreased significantly thanks to measures taken by the authorities, but disturbances and harm caused by drug use have increased.

4.6.2025 | National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki received the new police officers’ ethical oath at the Police University College on Wednesday 4 June 2025. In his speech, Ilkka Koskimäki highlighted the safety and security of schools. The police support the security work carried out in educational institutions. However, the security of schools is a more extensive issue, and not a matter for the police alone.

25.11.2024 | Violence, and in particular domestic violence against women, is a serious problem in Finland. Violence is by nature also often mental violence. Both the victim and the perpetrator need help.

23.7.2025 | Seizures of the highly dangerous narcotic alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidine valerophenone) have increased significantly in Finland. According to the Forensic Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation, more than eight kilograms of alpha-PVP, also known by the street name “peukku” in Finnish, has been seized this year, while the amount was less than 500 grams during the whole of 2020, for example.

30.12.2024 | The joint operation carried out by the authorities in the Gulf of Finland remains active. The operation began after multiple cables were ruptured in the Baltic Sea on Christmas Day, 25 December.

20.12.2024 | During 2024, the police weighed up their values. Value discussions aimed to identify the most important values that guide the police.

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.

2.2.2024 | At approximately 8 PM on Friday night the police received an assignment in Tapiola in Espoo from the emergency response centre.

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.

14.5.2024 | According to police statistics, there has been a significant number of pickpocketing incidents targeting tourists in Helsinki since the beginning of the year. Pickpocketing occurs most frequently between May and September, when there are many tourists in Helsinki. The peak times for these incidents are between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM.