Supervision of foreign nationals The police monitor adherence to the Aliens Act and regulations based on it. Supervision of foreign nationals is a statutory duty of the police on the basis of the Aliens Act. It is primarily carried out as part of ...

Getting a passport You can apply for a standard passport online or by visiting the police station of your choice. It is easiest to do this online. Have your passport photograph taken. The photography studio sends your passport photograph to the po...

5.1.2026 | Letter Translation ID-24755195 1 (13) 14.06.2024 POL-2024-20460 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Vuorimiehentie 3, P.O.Box 1000, 02151 ESPOO kirjaamo.poliisihallitus@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181, Fax +358 295 411 780 police.fi Police Anticorruption Polic...

13.5.2026 | The National Police Board has published an updated handbook on the investigation of crimes involving children and young people. The handbook is intended to serve as a collective guide for investigating crimes against children as well as crimes suspected to have been committed by children. The guide can be downloaded from the police website.

30.10.2025 | Decision Translation ID-24753995 1 (5) 06.02.2024 POL-2024-20460 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Vuorimiehentie 3, P.O.Box 1000, 02151 ESPOO kirjaamo.poliisihallitus@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181, Fax +358 295 411 780 police.fi Enhanced Police Anticorrup...

5.6.2026 | - Police operational results at the beginning of the year have developed mainly in a positive direction. Overall, police operations have strengthened especially in combating serious crime and in the availability of services, says National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki.

17.12.2024 | A review will be launched into the development project of the firearms information system of the Finnish police. The deadline for the review is at the end of June 2025.

19.2.2026 | What factors undermine citizens’ strong trust in the Finnish police? Why do Finns have such a high level of trust in the police? These themes are discussed in the second part of the publication “The Police and the Public”.

24.9.2024 | The national human trafficking investigative team of the Helsinki Police Department is transferring a suspected criminal case for the consideration of charges as aggravated usury. The police suspects that kickbacks were collected from up to 200 Ethiopian healthcare employees. The prime suspect has remained in custody since July.

10.11.2025 | An annual report by the Police University College shows that the number of suspected hate crimes continued to increase in 2024.

5.11.2025 | In 2025, the Finnish police joined the shared and revised central government personnel survey, HenkilöstöBaro. Based on the results, police personnel think that the work of immediate supervisors, the appreciation and meaningfulness of one’s own work, and occupational safety are considered special strengths in the police.

4.9.2025 | Nordic police commissioners convened in Stockholm on 26-28 August 2025. New crime phenomena and an increasingly demanding operating environment are being addressed through cooperation between the Nordic countries and knowledge-based policing. 

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.

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...

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

19.11.2024 | Research by the Police University College dives behind the figures of the police barometer, implemented every two years. The analyses focus on three themes: shortage of police resources, crimes not reported due to fear of retaliation, and threatening of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal process.

10.10.2024 | According to an annual report by the Police University College, the number of suspected hate crimes continued to increase in 2023.

12.10.2022 | Finnish Police Sustainability Report 2021 Keeping everyone safe, at all times The police are committed to contributing to the implementation of the UN (Agenda 2030) for Sustainable Development. We have selected the Sustainable Development Goals th...

11.3.2024 | The National Police Board of Finland has appointed Tapio Aaltonen LLB as Director of Technology at the National Police Board effective 1 April 2024.

19.3.2024 | The police adopted their anticorruption policy in early 2024. The police do not accept corruption in any form.