Read the career story of Detective Chief Inspector Saara Asmundela.

Careers with us The police is one of the biggest government-sector employers in Finland. We employ a total of around 10,000 professionals and experts in 14 police units across the country. The police offers varied, challenging and meaningful work ...

The career story of Niina Uskali.

Police administration provides supplementary education that is meaningful to you A significant number of the police personnel participate every year in training organised by the Police University College. Training is provided in all areas of polic...

Versatile project work Group Lead Erno Järvi National Police Board, Information Technology Centre of the Police Master of Engineering, IT As a group lead, I am responsible for project planning, development and steering. The work is a versatile set...

There are hundreds of career opportunities with the police Police education in Finland is provided by the Police University College in Tampere. Most people associate police work with blue uniforms and police cars. In addition to patrolling the str...

Advocate of preventative policing Detective Chief Inspector Minna Väistö Eastern Finland Police Department, senior officer responsible for preventative policing I'm Minna Väistö, a 43-year-old native of North Karelia. I’ve been the senior officer ...

The career story of researcher Pirjo Jukarainen.

Career stories A career with the police can start and progress in many ways. Would you like to know more about what it is like working for the police? Learn about the many aspects of police work through our career stories. The stories feature memb...

The career story of Pasi Aho.

The career story of Minna Liflander.

7.6.2021 | Nordiska aktörer kan utnyttjas för penningtvätt i samband med korruption, även om det förekommer relativt lite synlig korruption i de nordiska länderna, såsom mutor.

From field work to training provider and developer Assistant Police Commissioner Sami Hätönen, Chief of the Public Order and Security Unit National Police Board Master of Public Administration, Bachelor in Police Command The Police Officer of the ...

10.3.2026 | There has been a sharp rise in the number of suspected sexual offences reported to the police where the perpetrator is a minor. According the National Police Board’s statistics for 2025, the number of suspected criminal offences committed by under-15s has increased by 78 per cent in five years. Among 15- to 17-year-olds, the number has increased by 63 per cent.

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

3.8.2016 | Korruptionen kring missbruket av information ökar

13.2.2025 | Janne Jansson, Stadin Skoude 2025, monitors safety in Helsinki: “Work is more meaningful when its content is diverse”

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.

8.11.2023 | Police Officer of the Year 2023 is Detective Senior Sergeant Ismo Venäläinen from Eastern Finland Police Department.

18.8.2023 | The Helsinki Police Department will host its traditional Police Day event at the Stoa square on Saturday 26 August from 12 noon until 4 pm.