Police of Finland will participate this year for the first time in a global Interpol campaign to honour officers fallen in the line of duty. The flags will be flown at half-mast at police stations all over Finland on Friday 6 March.
On 7 March every year International Day of Remembrance for Fallen Officers is organised by Interpol to honour the courage and sacrifice of law enforcement officers who have laid down their lives in the line of duty. Since the International Day of Remembrance falls on a Saturday this year, the Police of Finland will fly the flags at half-mast and observe one minute’s silence already on Friday 6 March.
Global Blue Chain
In the Interpol campaign ‘Global Blue Chain’, national buildings and landmarks all over the world will be illuminated in blue.
Police University College will participate by lighting the campus main building in Hervanta in blue between 6 and 7 March 2026.
Finnish officers fallen in the line of duty – an online exhibition
Finnish police fatalities are displayed in the online exhibition ‘In Memoriam – Police killed in the line of duty’ of the Police Museum. The exhibition includes a database of 164 police fatalities, in which a police officer has fallen due to violence or accident. In Finland two officers have lost their lives due to violence in the line of duty in the 21st century.
The Police Museum in Tampere will organise a guided tour free of charge following the online exhibition theme on 7 March. The guided tour is in Finnish. More information on the guidance and exhibition is available on the web pages of the Police Museum.
