2.2.2021 | The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed everyday life last year. This was also clearly reflected in police operations. Due to the restrictions, movement of people decreased and consequently the number of assaults in public places declined.

2.2.2021 | Last year was highly exceptional in traffic, too, because traffic volumes declined dramatically due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

4.5.2020 | Internal family issues are a cause for concern during the emergency conditions

28.4.2021 | Winter starts to be bygone and we are heading full speed towards the spring. We are all eager to jump on the moped and other two-wheelers and take off. This is the perfect time to go through the questions what, how and where you ride – to make this traffic season safe for all road users.

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...

8.3.2022 | The results of a recent study by the police show that the number of violent crime incidents in which the suspect is under 15 years old has grown significantly in recent years.

7.2.2020 | The police in 2019: The number of narcotics offences and sex offences rose

28.10.2022 | Detective Senior Sergent Jari Kyllönen, an experienced member of the narcotics division at the Helsinki Police Department, is the Police of the Year 2022. In addition to his crime investigation work, Jari Kyllönen is a distinguished educator, actively participating, for example, in the education concerts entitled Pidä huolta! (Take care!) given by the Helsinki Police band as well as a volunteer in the association Irti Huumeista (“Free from drugs”).

18.8.2021 | The police will conduct an intensified campaign to control hunting during the initial weekend of the duck and bear hunting season, in collaboration with other authorities throughout the country.

1.7.2019 | The police have been improving their operational environment analysis - a new analysis focused on crime has been released

7.10.2020 | Last year police learned of slightly fewer suspected hate crimes than in 2018, according to an annual report on hate crimes from the Police University College. According to the report, a total of 899 criminal complaints were filed last year about acts that were classified as suspected hate crimes. The number declined, approaching the longer-term level that preceded the surge in growth in such crimes that took place in 2015.

22.11.2019 | Staff cuts and changes in the operating environment shape the demands of police work

6.4.2022 | Physical violence is easy to recognise, because of the visible marks it leaves on the body. However, police officers and other frontline workers often struggle to correctly identify other forms of abuse.

7.10.2021 | According to rough estimates, several tens of thousands of persons engage in self-destructive behaviour, or are at acute risk for suicide every year. However, no accurate statistics are available.

4.3.2020 | New traffic safety cameras have reduced accidents and driving speeds

4.3.2020 | New traffic safety cameras have reduced accidents and driving speeds

7.6.2021 | Operators based in the Nordic countries can be taken advantage of in money laundering related to corruption, even though open corruption, such as bribery, is relatively rare in the Nordic countries.

9.4.2020 | The police have had to intervene in disturbing noise more than usual in the past few weeks – the number of domestic disturbance calls has risen somewhat in Helsinki

19.11.2019 | Unpredictability of digital public debate shows in police work

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.

24.7.2018 | An increasing proportion of sex offences have come to the police’s attention in Helsinki

15.11.2019 | New traffic safety cameras have reduced the accident rates and driving speeds

16.11.2020 | Blog post by Timo Kilpeläinen: Young people in general do better than ever, but some of them have extremely serious problems

17.8.2018 | Challenging deportations have increased

13.5.2020 | Record number of applicants for police education

17.8.2018 | Challenging deportations have increased

16.12.2020 | A comprehensive approach and data collection model are needed for the monitoring of corruption. This is stated in the final report of the KORSI (Corruption monitoring indicators in Finland) research project, coordinated by the Police University College. The project explored suitable methods and indicators for the monitoring of corruption in Finland.

9.12.2019 | New approach to policing needed to adapt to changes in the operating environment: 50 recommendations to reform the Police’s patrol and response system

17.12.2019 | The police caught 66 people suspected of driving while intoxicated during its 24-hour monitoring marathon

13.11.2020 | ACTION PLAN FOR THE PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND RESIDENCE 2017–2020 1/2017 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD PUBLICATION SERIES Polisstyrelsens publikationsserie TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................

6.11.2020 | Results of the intensified drug surveillance campaign: 125 narcotics offences, 195 cases on unlawful use of narcotics and 15 aggravated narcotics offences

19.5.2020 | The coronavirus pandemic has increased speeding all around Europe

26.8.2021 | If the ongoing government budget session fails to bring any changes in the level of police appropriations, rapid measures will be needed to adjust operations starting as early as next year.

8.3.2021 | Drug offences found out by the Police have grown rapidly over the past few years. The Police is particularly concerned about children and the young with a drug habit.

27.10.2017 | Fake police have become a serious problem

1.6.2020 | Police concerned by young people’s indifference in traffic

27.10.2017 | Fake police have become a serious problem

19.6.2019 | Record amount of applicants for police education

16.12.2019 | The police are launching a campaign to prevent crimes targeting the elderly: if you are worried about an older person you know, talk to them and seek advice

15.4.2020 | The police prepare to end the monitoring of restrictions on movement at the borders of Uusimaa