8.3.2024 | Police blog on creating a safer digital environment.

10.4.2024 | NUORISORIKOLLISUUS Taktinen teema-analyysi – määritelmät, tilannekuva ja toimintamallit TAKTINEN ANALYYSI TIIVISTELMÄ RAPORTIN NIMI Nuorisorikollisuus: Taktinen teema-analyysi – määritelmät, tilannekuva ja toimintamallit LAATIJA Poliisihallitus, a...

Were you the victim of a crime? Over 800,000 crimes come to the police’s attention each year, of which over 300,000 are traffic offences. This means that many people are victims of crimes. In addition to being traumatic to the victim, his/her fami...

Youth work The police is actively involved in a multidisciplinary network of professionals dedicated to promoting the well-being of children and adolescents and preventing crime. The network also seeks to prevent violent extremism and radicalisati...

16.10.2024 | AMPUMA-ASEET RIKOKSENTEKOVÄLI- NEINÄ JA RIKOSTEN KOHTEINA Teema-analyysi TAKTINEN ANALYYSI Ampuma-aseet rikoksentekovälineinä ja rikosten kohteina Tiivistelmä RAPORTIN NIMI Ampuma-aseet rikoksentekovälineinä ja rikosten kohteina LAATIJA Poliisihal...

The Police definition of street gangs refers to groups associated with certain urban neighbourhoods, with several active identified individuals and defined hierarchies and leaders.

Young offenders The minimum age of criminal liability in Finland is 15 years. Pre-trial investigations into crimes committed by children under 15 years of age are closed automatically in the absence of criminal liability. The police’s pre-trial in...

Western Uusimaa Police Department in social media Our experts are in social media to discuss the activites and development of the police action. Here you can see our official social media accounts in alphabetical order. Western Uusimaa Police Depa...

External environment and statistics The police keeps a close eye on the ever-changing environment in which it operates. Analyses are useful for understanding social trends, megatrends and phenomena. These social changes have an impact on both the ...

The career story of researcher Pirjo Jukarainen.

The Cybercrime Exit project is part of the special preventive operations of the Police, with the aim of preventing serious cybercrime committed by the young, including the ensuing human suffering and damage to individuals, organisations and society.

Police en Newsroom Blog Crime prevention in villages, schools and increasingly online 13.11.2024 10.24 Blog The Finnish police have earned the trust and respect of citizens through their actions. This is backed up by various surveys on trust in au...

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

5.6.2026 | - Police operational results at the beginning of the year have developed mainly in a positive direction. Overall, police operations have strengthened especially in combating serious crime and in the availability of services, says National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki.

Preventive operations at Oulu Police Department Photo by: Paula Tavasti Policing also includes crime and disturbance prevention. This is a part of the usual work of the police, but we also have various preventive operations such as Anchor work, co...

Sex offences In 2021, nearly 5,400 sexual offences were reported to the Police of Finland, much more than half of which were targeted at children. In addition, the Police of Finland investigated more than 850 offences related to sexual imagery of ...

Police on social media We use social media to educate the public about police work. We also use our social media profiles as a way to quickly communicate information that could help our followers to, for example, avoid traffic jams or stay safe. W...

Projects and top-up funding The police can use its top-up funding towards the organisation’s development projects. The following projects have been financed fully or partially with top-up funding. Projects in progress Open all Close all IMPROVE - ...

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Projekt och kompletterande finansiering Det går att stöda utvecklingsprojekt inom polisverksamheten med kompletterande finansiering. Följande projekt har finansierats helt eller delvis med kompletterande finansiering. Pågående projekt Öppna alla S...