Eastern Finland Police Department The Eastern Finland Police Department operates in the regions of South Savo, North Karelia and North Savo. The task of the police department in our area is to: ensure public safety and security, prevent and invest...

26.9.2022 | The research, innovation and development activities (RDI) newsletter 2/2022 of the Police University College has been published. 

25.5.2022 | The research, innovation and development activities (RDI) newsletter 1/2022 of the Police University College has been published.

20.5.2022 | The Police Museum, which is connected with the Police University College, received the Museum of the Year 2022 award granted by the Finnish Museums Association and ICOM (International Council of Museums) Finland.

23.9.2022 | The police are being pulled in several different directions at the moment. The current geopolitical situation has made it necessary to step up preparedness. At the same time, the police are in talks with the Ministry of the Interior over a new plan to balance the organisation’s operations and finances and to cut costs in the short-term.

29.8.2022 | The topic of the Police University College’s new research report is the darkest side of the Dark Web: online pedophile communities. Understanding the operating models of online communities is one way to prevent sexual violence against children.

19.10.2022 | The Police has published its first responsibility report. Accessible at the Police site, the report is a summary of the responsibility objectives set in 2021, with respective measures to be taken. Responsibility is part of all Police operations

5.9.2022 | For a couple of years now, the Finnish police have been trialling the use of dogs that can sniff out body fluids in criminal investigation, and the training of semen-sniffing dogs has now become one of the official special training areas for police dogs. The next specialty that the Police Dog Training Centre will test with police dogs is sniffing out electronic devices.

13.10.2022 | According to the annual report by the Police University College, the number of suspected hate crimes reported to the police in 2021 was one fifth higher than in the previous year.

17.12.2021 | The last Police University College’s research, development and innovation (RDI) newsletter of this year has been published.

11.10.2022 | Police dogs’ barking and training commands ring out again at Rinkelinmäki “Dog Hill” training facilities in Hämeenlinna, now that the Police Dog Training Centre has returned to its renovated base.

21.9.2021 | The Police University College’s research, development and innovation (RDI) newsletter 2/2021 has been published.

20.4.2022 | The new curriculum is based on a student-centered approach, reflecting the everyday professional work and narrative pedagogy that help students achieve more in-depth learning. The new curriculum will be introduced in August 2023.

18.2.2022 | According to a report by the Police University College of Finland, the fight against corruption and money laundering is still quite decentralised, although the two phenomena are clearly interlinked and form a "vicious circle". Furthermore, anti-corruption measures also differed between the Nordic countries and between authorities and companies.

7.5.2021 | The Police University College’s research, development and innovation (RDI) newsletter 1/2021 has been published.

12.4.2022 | The police have the ability to communicate in operative contexts, but in public debate, the police have not quite found a place yet. Challenging situations include ones in which police operations are the subject of critical public debate.

10.6.2022 | Efficient supervision of labour migration requires close cooperation between the authorities. For the authorities to collaborate systematically and to jointly choose the targets of supervision, clear leadership and powers are required.

22.4.2021 | Young people have again considered the Police University College to be among the best in a survey mapping the recognition and appeal of Finnish universities of applied sciences.

22.6.2021 | The opportunities for police students to complete optional studies will expand when the Police University College joins the University of Applied Sciences’ CampusOnline portal as well as the Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences' cross-institutional study service from the autumn semester of 2021.

7.10.2021 | According to rough estimates, several tens of thousands of persons engage in self-destructive behaviour, or are at acute risk for suicide every year. However, no accurate statistics are available.