27.2.2023 | Privacy statement ID-21116326 1 (13) 04 .03.2021 POL-2021-1402 Privacy statement; Processing of personal data in relation to other statutory tasks of the police 1 Controller National Police Board Postal address: P.O. Box 1000, 02151 Espoo Street a...

14.10.2024 | A violent crime took place in Henttaa, Espoo, on October 13th. The crime is currently being investigated by the Western Uusimaa Police as a homicide. The victim and the suspect are both adult males.

6.5.2024 | Partially restricted opening hours will apply to licence and police services at Western Uusimaa Police Department between June and August. However, services will be available at a police station every weekday throughout the summer.

25.5.2024 | During the first part of the year, the police monitored illicit drug and arms trafficking, particularly on information networks. The results show that criminals are actively using cybercrime for drug trafficking and arms dealing.

22.2.2024 | Under the Firearms Act, a weapon rendered permanently unfit for use or deactivated must be reported to the police by 15 July 2024. Notification can be submitted electronically.

15.10.2024 | Western Uusimaa Police Department continues the investigation into a case of a man suspected of committing homicide with a firearm at Henttaa, Espoo. The police have questioned the suspect.

29.8.2025 | Public trust in the police has remained stable for a long time. Of those who responded to the latest Police Barometer survey, 92 per cent trust the police a lot or a fair amount.

24.9.2024 | The police will carry out an intensified elk and deer hunting control operation during 30 September – 27 October. The operation will be carried out when the elk hunting season is already underway and hunting clubs are at their most active. The operation will be carried out in cooperation with other wilderness supervisory authorities responsible for hunting and fishing matters, i.e. the Finnish Border Guard, Customs and Metsähallitus.

24.10.2024 | The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department has concluded criminal investigation into the school shooting at Jokiranta school in Viertola, Vantaa, at 9 o’clock in the morning of 22 April 2024.

11.11.2024 | The police carried out an intensified nationwide elk and deer hunting control operation on 30 September – 27 October 2024. Hunters generally complied well with the rules, but some irregularities were detected. The most common hunting offence was transporting a firearm in a car in a prohibited manner.

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14.4.2025 | A potential strike will significantly affect the police services in Western Uusimaa on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. During the strike, the police will handle only the tasks that are essential to prevent a threat to citizens' life or health, or to protect property that is especially at risk due to the labor dispute.

17.4.2025 | The effects of a potential strike on the operations of Southeastern Finland Police Department on April 22 to April 24, 2025

17.5.2025 | On Saturday, 17 May, at 00:38, the police received an emergency call reporting that somebody had robbed a service station and threatened with a knife at Laivalahdenkatu 1.

24.4.2025 | In the Western Uusimaa area, police services will be available with partially limited opening hours during the summer of 2025. However, at least one of the police stations will provide service every weekday throughout the summer.

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...

5.11.2025 | Eastern Uusimaa police and Finnish Customs uncovered a large-scale organisation importing and distributing drugs, including Alpha-PVP

3.11.2025 | The police encounter every day situations where citizens need help due to their mental health problems. This can be seen in all areas of policing, especially in law enforcement and response assignments.

4.12.2025 | The Police Museum's new online exhibition “In Memoriam – Police killed in the line of duty” examines the history of police fatalities. The exhibition reveals for example the most dangerous types of assignments for police officers and how the work community responded to these events in different periods.

22.5.2025 | The past two days have seen violent crimes carried out by children and young people using bladed weapons in Finnish schools. The police would like to remind everyone that it is always an offence to be in possession of a bladed weapon in a public place, such as schools and educational institutions.