Preventive operations at Oulu Police Department Photo by: Paula Tavasti Policing also includes crime and disturbance prevention. This is a part of the usual work of the police, but we also have various preventive operations such as Anchor work, co...

Educational visits and open days The National Police Board’s staff can be invited to talk about police work at schools, nurseries, parents’ evenings, trade fairs and other similar events. Engaging in this kind of cooperation with schools and youth...

21.3.2025 | The Police University College’s Annual Report 2024 has been completed. The publication contains information about the record number of students, the development of online teaching and diverse research activities, and much more.

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We operate everywhere in Finland The Finnish Government steers the operations of the police. The steering is implemented through the goals of the Government Programme as well as the Government Resolutions. The Ministry of the Interior is responsib...

Wilderness liaison officers of the police are police experts specialised in hunting and fishing, appointed by police departments.

Police on social media We use social media to educate the public about police work. We also use our social media profiles as a way to quickly communicate information that could help our followers to, for example, avoid traffic jams or stay safe. W...

Advisory boards monitor and develop the activities and operations of the police The Advisory Board for the Police operates under the Ministry of the Interior. The tasks of the Advisory Board include: monitoring the development in the environment a...

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...

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Want to become a weapons collector? A weapons collector’s aim is to collect and store firearms or firearm components for which they have a licence. Weapons collector approval is granted by the National Police Board. Weapons collecting is systemati...

The career story of Minna Liflander.

10.4.2024 | Participants in continuing education for police revealed serious traffic violations

Police traffic enforcement has a social effectiveness

Lost property Typical lost property items include mobile phones, keys and bicycles. If you discover lost property, notify the owner or deliver the property to the police as soon as possible. The police operate a quite comprehensive nationwide lost...

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 The use of alpha-PVP can also be seen in road traffic 16.12.2025 9.34 Blog Abstract The synthetic narcotic alpha-PVP, which has rapidly become more common in Finland, has turned into a visible phenomenon in recent years, bo...

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

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 - ...

Do you want to become a trainer? A trainer of courses for users of forcible means equipment and refresher courses Only persons licensed as a use-of-force trainer by the National Police Board may act as trainers for forcible means equipment user tr...