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.

27.4.2026 | Police call-out volumes continue to rise — police concerned about the increasing violence of youth crime

Illegal money collection campaigns Has someone asked you to donate money or are you otherwise thinking about donating? Never donate anything to a money collection until you have ensured that their campaign is legitimate! Ask for the organiser’s pe...

Small-scale money collections As the name suggests, small-scale money collections are money collection campaigns of a limited duration with a ceiling for the amount of money that can be raised. The local police department must be notified of all s...

17.4.2026 | As part of an international joint operation coordinated by Europol called Operation PowerOFF, the Finnish Police have taken down illegal DDoS services intended for carrying out distributed denial of service attacks. The users registered with these services include thousands of people from Finland.

24.3.2026 | Young people online An educator's guide to cybercrime prevention and responsible online behaviour. 2026 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Young people online 5 3 What is cybercrime? 7 3.1 Cybercrimes in Finnish legislation 8 3.2 Specific features of cyb...

4.12.2025 | According to the Police Barometer, Finns are particularly concerned about crimes committed by young people, firearms, and the use and sale of drugs in public places. The police have defined crime prevention as the priority for next year.

19.6.2025 | Promoting traffic safety is one of the key objectives of the police, which is why traffic safety enforcement will be intensified further.

10.3.2025 | From 17 to 23 February 2025, the police had an enhanced presence on the most popular online platforms for young people. During the week, police officers discussed and shared information with young people on how to protect themselves from cybercrime phenomena on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, among others.

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...

8.5.2024 | The Gambling Administration of the National Police Board of Finland supervises to ensure that Veikkaus Oy and its agents comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Act, under which the supervisory authorities must have an up-to-date risk assessment of the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.

25.5.2022 | 1 in 3 teens have seen non-consensually shared nudes. The Police of Finland is participates in the Think Before You Share campaign, which is launched by AMBER Alert Europe, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the field of child protection, and law enforcement officers from 28 countries around the globe.

14.3.2024 | National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2023 2 Summary REPORT NAME Environmental Crime Report 2023 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHED 8/2...

18.2.2022 | Police statistics for 2021 are now complete and available on the police website. The table includes statistics both by the type of crime and categories of offence.

29.3.2023 | The increase in digital scams continued during 2022 and Finns lost a total of EUR 32.4 million to fraudsters. Watch out, verify, warn others – a joint campaign by Finnish authorities, NGOs and companies – makes the point that everyone can help prevent scams.

30.6.2023 | Shrinking age groups and urbanisation are already realities today and nor are the police immune to these phenomena. The National Police Board’s recent analysis of the operational environment shows the challenges can already be seen with retaining the workforce in some duties, especially in sparsely populated areas and smaller police stations. Young people in particular prefer to move to growth centr...

2.2.2022 | Helsinki Police Symphonic Band’s instructive videos for school-aged children and teenagers are freely available for all on YouTube.

16.9.2021 | In spring and summer 2021, the police detected an online fraud scheme in which criminals are phishing for online banking codes for malicious purposes. The police have set up a national investigation team to tackle this crime.

22.12.2022 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2021 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime, Finland 01 July, 2021 2 Content 1 General ..................................................................................................................

25.1.2021 | BLACK WALLET RISK INDICATORS REPORT 2 The Black Wallet Project is funded by the European Union’s Internal Security Fund - Police. The content of this document represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European...