Police vehicles Finnish police use cars, vans, motorcycles, scooters, boats, water scooters, snowmobiles, quad bikes, bicycles and light electric vehicles. The police has to operate in many different kinds of environments and weather conditions, w...

Traffic safety and surveillance The police pursue traffic safety cooperation with different authorities and organisations, not forgetting increasing international cooperation. Of all authorities monitoring traffic, the police undoubtedly play the ...

Emergency response Emergency number – 112 If you need urgent police assistance, call the national emergency number 112. If someone has been injured, begin administering first aid. Prevent any further damage from occurring, if possible. You do not ...

Organisation of Helsinki Police We ensure that our capital city is safe and pleasant for everyone together with the City of Helsinki, other authorities, communities and the residents. The Helsinki police station is in Pasila. You can report an off...

Read the career story of Detective Chief Inspector Saara Asmundela.

Reporting a missing person The police are responsible for searching for missing persons on land and in inland waters, whereas the Frontier Guard conducts searches at sea. A search for a missing person will begin if there is reason to believe that ...

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...

A domestic burglary violates the protection of one’s home Burglaries are regrettably common these days, and are committed all year round. The police always investigates burglaries as aggravated theft. Burglaries are typically committed by Finnish ...

Police dogs Police dogs serve in all police units, around the clock on every day of the year, ready to support the police during tasks. Police dogs perform approximately 11,000 different tasks per year in various situations, and they have been est...

Police en Newsroom Blog Internship in the police: what is it like to do communication work in different parts of the police? 31.10.2025 12.02 Blog Communication trainees Jesse Sironen, Venla Rinne ja Henriikka Nieminen. Students Jesse Sironen, Ven...

Southwestern Finland Police Department, units and services 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 ...

25.9.2025 | Police request certain witnesses to come forward regarding a suspected robbery in Vaasa

31.7.2025 | The number of police assignments increases by about one fifth in the summer

28.12.2024 | The police, in cooperation with the other authorities, have successfully transferred the Eagle S tanker to the Svartbeck inner anchorage near Porvoo.

18.7.2025 | During the summer of 2025, the police have received several cases for investigation, in which a child who has gone into water has been in danger of death or died in the water. The police emphasise that it is the parents’ responsibility to take care of their children. Small children and especially children who cannot swim must be looked after constantly, and water safety equipment in accordance with the law must be provided, such as life jackets when boating.

28.12.2024 | The police begin an operation to transfer the Eagle S tanker from the Gulf of Finland to Svartbeck, an inner anchorage near the Port of Kilpilahti.

8.5.2025 | The Police’s Karhu Special Intervention Unit is conducting exercises at sea off the coast of Helsinki with other authorities and helicopters

2.8.2024 | Police figures for July: breathalyser tests increased and drunk driving decreased compared to last year

25.11.2024 | Investigations at the scene where the C-Lion-1 sea cable between Finland and Germany was ruptured are ongoing. The Border Guard's patrol vessel Turva is still at the scene to continue underwater investigations in the Baltic Sea.

27.12.2024 | The police have continued the investigation into the events in the Gulf of Finland in cooperation with other authorities. A tactical operation by the authorities began after multiple cables were ruptured in the Baltic Sea on Christmas Day, 25 December.