4.6.2025 | A long-planned large-scale operation targeting the top leaders and middle management of an Albanian-led criminal network was carried out in Albania on the third of June 2025. Thus far, a total of 55 persons have been convicted in different court instances and almost 300 kilos of drugs seized in the case concerned in Finland.

11.12.2025 | A study published by the Police University College asks whether alternatives could be found to arresting and remanding a child suspected of a criminal offence. This could be achieved by making the legislation on travel bans more consistent.

Police en Newsroom Blog Are the police the only party whose duty it is to prevent domestic violence? 20.2.2026 11.28 Blog I work as the head of Crime Prevention at the National Police Board. I have been following the news about domestic violence a...

17.5.2024 | Spanish law enforcement authorities carried out an operation in which two persons targeted by the Finnish Police were also arrested. Spain authorities released information about the operation earlier this week. This joint search and arrest operation between Spain, Finland, Sweden and Poland was coordinated by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and carried out in the regions of Barcelona and Malaga on Tuesday 23 April.

3.2.2023 | A 25-year-old man suspected of the aggravated computer break-in has been arrested in France under a European arrest warrant. The police issued the arrest warrant for the suspect in October 2022.

18.7.2025 | Poliisi jatkaa aktiivista esitutkintaa kadonneen perheen tapauksessa

8.7.2025 | Kadonneen perheen vanhemmat vangittu poissaolevina – poliisi jatkaa etsintöjä

The career story of guard Harri Herala.

4.7.2025 | Pohjanmaan poliisi esittää kadonneen perheen vanhempia vangittavaksi poissaolevana

23.3.2026 | Poliisi tutkii Maatullin peruskoululla tapahtunutta tapon yritystä

Deaths Approximately 10,000 deaths are reported to the police each year. The police receive a notification about the death and visit the location in question. Even though they don’t conduct the investigation of the cause of death in all cases repo...

Southwestern Finland Police Department We provide police services in Southwestern Finland from Turku archipelago to Kankaanpää. The area is characterised by the proximity of the sea. The police may also need a boat or ferry to move in the Archipel...

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

3.3.2026 | Suuri tulipalo Pähkinärinteessä Vantaalla

International cooperation Finnish police pursue broad cross-border cooperation. The cooperation is considered international, as it takes place across Finland’s national borders. Cooperation is important, because the Finnish police can only operate...

Information for international arrivals This information is designed for people who are planning a trip to Finland and want to know about immigration rules, what travel documentation is required and how to deal with Finnish police. The Police of Fi...

Police traffic enforcement has a social effectiveness

25.11.2025 | According to the preliminary investigation conducted by the police, the suspected aggravated pandering took place over a period of approximately two years between 2023 and 2025, mainly outside the capital region. One of the main locations was Tampere, and the case is scheduled to be heard in the Pirkanmaa District Court in December.

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...

1.1.2026 | The police have continued the investigation into the incident in the Gulf of Finland in cooperation with other authorities.