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 ...

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...

10.2.2026 | The police intensified their enforcement of heavy goods traffic in early February. A total of 1,302 heavy goods vehicles were inspected during the five-day surveillance period. Most deficiencies were again found in compliance with driving and rest times. On the other hand, there were slightly fewer deficiencies in load securing and overloads than before.

4.11.2025 | The Finnish police conducted an intensive enforcement operation of heavy goods transport throughout Finland from Monday 27 to Friday 31 October 2025. The enforcement campaign was carried out in co-operation with Customs and the Border Guard (PTR co-operation).

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.

8.11.2024 | The enforcement operation on 11-15 November 2024 will focus on compliance with driving and rest periods, load securing, vehicle condition and overloading. The operation period is part of the network of European Traffic Police Forces’ (RoadPol) pan-European-enforcement theme. All police departments will take part in the nationwide intensive enforcement operation.

6.2.2025 | Police inspected 1,455 heavy vehicles during three days of intensive supervision

21.11.2024 | The police carried out a week-long nationwide intensive enforcement operation of heavy goods traffic. The enforcement operation resulted in the police completely discontinuing the journey of 20 vehicles because of defects posing a hazard to traffic safety.

26.4.2024 | The police carried out intensified control of heavy goods vehicles in Central Finland on 23–25 April 2024 as part of a police training week. During the control days, 240 heavy vehicles were inspected.

20.5.2024 | Police carried out an intensive 48-hour control operation of heavy vehicle traffic

18.10.2023 | Fewer sanctions than earlier in heavy traffic control campaign

15.2.2024 | Police carried out intensified heavy vehicle traffic controls, fewer total number of sanctions compared to previous campaign

25.7.2023 | The police conducted a special control operation of heavy vehicle traffic last week throughout the country. All police departments participated in the operation, in which a total of 1,206 vehicles were inspected.

14.2.2023 | The Finnish Police, Customs and Boarder Guard conducted a joint control campaign focusing on heavy traffic during the week from 6 to 10 February 2023. In addition to the joint effort, the Police organised its separate intensive heavy traffic controls.

4.11.2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME IN FINLAND Review 2024 National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2024 2 Summary TITLE Environmental Crime Report 2024 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHE...

18.10.2022 | The Police conducted an intensive nation-wide control campaign focusing on heavy traffic during the week from 10 to 16 October 2022. Involving all Police departments, the control period was also part of the European-wide control theme of the European Roads Policing Network (ROADPOL).

15.7.2022 | The Police will have intensified and nation-wide heavy traffic controls from Monday 18 July to Sunday 24 July 2022, with all Police Departments participating in the campaign.

26.7.2022 | During the week from 18 to 24 July 2022, the Police conducted an intensive nation-wide control campaign focusing on heavy traffic. Involving all Police departments, the control period was also part of the European-wide control theme of the European Roads Policing Network (ROADPOL).

27.7.2021 | Police concerned about load securing in heavy vehicle traffic

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.