Frequently asked questions about non-money lotteries Can a business or a private individual get a non-money lottery licence? A non-money lottery licence cannot be granted to a business or a private individual. The running of non-money lotteries is...

Police en Newsroom Blog Violence, disruptive behaviour and noise cause house calls for the police at New Year 24.1.2025 9.59 Blog At New Year, police duties include maintaining public order and security. After the New Year, we often get to read re...

Security stewarding You can move around in public places without fear of or interference from others and without your peace being disturbed. For this purpose, noisy and threatening conduct and carrying dangerous items or substances are not permitt...

Marketing of gambling Finland’s gambling system is undergoing reform. Please note that the content of this page is partly based on old legislation and is valid until 30 June 2027. The content will be updated as the effective date of the new legisl...

Supervision of foreign nationals The police monitor adherence to the Aliens Act and regulations based on it. Supervision of foreign nationals is a statutory duty of the police on the basis of the Aliens Act. It is primarily carried out as part of ...

6.11.2025 | Protect yourself from pickpockets

10.10.2024 | During the weekend of 27–29 September 2024, the police inspected licensed premises across Finland. More than 200 restaurants were inspected. As part of the supervision of restaurant operations, the police also carried out the monitoring of foreign nationals.

26.11.2024 | Protect yourself from pickpockets and take care of your belongings

29.9.2025 | The police conducted intensified supervision of public order and security in the areas of all police departments in Finland during the first three weeks of September from 1 to 21 September 2025. The surveillance campaign collected observations on issues such as the occurrence of various intoxicants in the areas of the police departments.

5.11.2024 | The police are asking anyone who witnessed the violence that took place in a fast food restaurant in Rovaniemi on the 4th of November 2024 to come forward.

23.3.2021 | Restaurant operators have continued to comply properly with the Covid-19 regulations in force since 8 March 2021.

19.3.2021 | According to the Police, the Covid-19 regulations, in force since Monday 8 March 2021, have been followed every well by the restaurants.

7.10.2019 | Enhanced supervision of licensed restaurants revealed slightly more cases of serving alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons and reports to regional state administrative authorities

3.10.2018 | Enhanced supervision in licensed restaurants – Serving of alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons and breaches of public order have steadily decreased

3.10.2018 | Enhanced supervision in licensed restaurants – Serving of alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons and breaches of public order have steadily decreased

2.11.2022 | From 17 to 23 October 2022, the Police controlled licensed premises in various parts of Finland, at the same time also performing supervision of foreign nationals. The control campaign was implemented in collaboration with alcohol inspectors, the rescue department and labour inspectors.

11.7.2023 | Authorities in 32 countries carried out inspections in June to combat labour exploitation. Internationally, 261 victims of labour exploitation were identified during the joint action week.

14.7.2022 | In June, Finnish authorities participated in the international action days against trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation. The action was targeted at cleaning companies, and more than a thousand locations were checked.

22.11.2022 | Police prevents undeclared work together with other authorities

11.11.2021 | The annual report on hate crime by the Police University College indicates that the number of suspected hate crimes reported to the police was slightly lower in 2020 than in the previous year.