7.4.2018 | Epäilty tyrmäystippatapaus Lahdessa

8.11.2017 | The police have detected several drug offences during intensified field surveillance associated with the darknet operation

8.11.2017 | The police have detected several drug offences during intensified field surveillance associated with the darknet operation

11.1.2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2020 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 July, 2020 Content 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................

22.12.2022 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2021 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime, Finland 01 July, 2021 2 Content 1 General ..................................................................................................................

30.4.2020 | May Day Eve quiet all over Finland

22.12.2022 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2022 The National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime, Finland 01 August, 2022 2 Summary TITLE Environmental Crime Report 2022 PREPARED BY National Monitoring Group on Environmental Crime PUBLISHED August, 20...

1.4.2019 | Police improves readiness for communication in operational incidents

7.4.2020 | The police have turned back less than one per cent of people inspected at the Uusimaa border

4.2.2021 | The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Helsinki, Häme, Southeastern Finland and Ostrobothnia Police Departments have investigated illegal import, sale and distribution of drugs run from the Netherlands between June 2018 and May 2020. Investigations have been conducted into 17 drug smuggling operations involving suspected aggravated narcotics offences.

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

16.4.2020 | The police stop monitoring traffic at the Uusimaa border immediately

9.4.2020 | Police intensifying supervision of regional border at Easter

14.3.2024 | National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME REPORT 2023 2 Summary REPORT NAME Environmental Crime Report 2023 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHED 8/2...

30.6.2021 | The Police has put its first fully electric patrol car in operation, with the van taken over by the Häme Police Department in Lahti on Wednesday 30 June 2021.

20.7.2023 | The theme of the seasonal enforcement of the police is alcohol and drugs and driving health for July. The theme has been chosen for July because the number of intoxicated drivers on the road is highest during the summer. Additionally, the number of traffic fatalities and serious injuries caused by drunk driving is also the highest in the summer, especially in July. In addition, comprehensive driving health control is also carried out during control of driving under the influence.

19.10.2022 | The Police has published its first responsibility report. Accessible at the Police site, the report is a summary of the responsibility objectives set in 2021, with respective measures to be taken. Responsibility is part of all Police operations

12.10.2022 | Finnish Police Sustainability Report 2021 Keeping everyone safe, at all times The police are committed to contributing to the implementation of the UN (Agenda 2030) for Sustainable Development. We have selected the Sustainable Development Goals th...

12.11.2021 | Senior Constable Teppo Rainio of the Häme Police Department is the Police Officer of the Year 2021. Traffic control and other traffic-related questions are the top priorities of Teppo Rainio who works in Lahti.

23.7.2025 | Seizures of the highly dangerous narcotic alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidine valerophenone) have increased significantly in Finland. According to the Forensic Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation, more than eight kilograms of alpha-PVP, also known by the street name “peukku” in Finnish, has been seized this year, while the amount was less than 500 grams during the whole of 2020, for example.

4.11.2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME IN FINLAND Review 2024 National Working Group on Monitoring Environmental Crime 01 August 2024 2 Summary TITLE Environmental Crime Report 2024 PREPARED BY Finnish National Group for Monitoring of Environmental Offences PUBLISHE...

12.10.2022 | Häme Police Department Sustainability Report 2021 Keeping everyone safe, at all times We are committed to promoting the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030). From among the goals in the Agenda, we have chosen the SDGs t...

18.9.2025 | Gambling is being marketed illegally on various social media platforms and in game streams, and the police are addressing this activity. A particular concern for the police is the marketing of gambling targeted at young people.

4.10.2024 | The post will be filled for a maximum period of five years from 1.11.2024 to 31.10.2029.

16.5.2025 | The course will be held from 12 to 16 May 2025 and attended by approximately 50 persons such as police officers and experts in social welfare, health care and youth work.

17.10.2024 | Two German men died in a plane crash in Räyskälä

31.10.2024 | Nine persons have applied for the post of Police Chief at Häme Police Department. The National Police Board will appoint the police chief for a maximum period of five years.

29.11.2024 | The post will be filled for a maximum period of five years from 1.1.2025 to 31.12.2029.

5.12.2025 | The Timeout Foundation grants this recognition to an actor who has strengthened dialogue, inclusion, and democracy in Finland.

18.9.2025 | Illegal marketing of gambling in game streams and social media

4.2.2021 | Centralkriminalpolisen, Polisinrättningen i Helsingfors, Polisinrättningen i Tavastland, Polisinrättningen i Sydöstra Finland och Polisinrättningen i Österbotten har utrett införsel, försäljning och förmedling av narkotika mellan juni 2018 och maj 2020. Verksamheten leddes från Nederländerna. Sammanlagt utreddes 17 fall av införsel av narkotika, beträffade dem misstänkts grova narkotikabrott.

5.12.2025 | The Gaming Police project has been awarded the Recognition for Act of Dialogue in Finland

23.6.2021 | Polisen varnar för ett ökande brottsfenomen där brottslingar fiskar efter nätbankskoder med hjälp av falska sidor som liknar bankernas nätsidor. Det är tryggast att använda bankernas mobilapplikationer eller sidor som sparats som bokmärke. Om du misstänker att kriminella har fått tag på dina nätbankskoder är det synnerligen viktigt att du omedelbart kontaktar din bank.

4.3.2026 | 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. 

16.4.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2026-52957

13.4.2026 | Notice of service by publication

16.4.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2025-52541

27.10.2021 | Centralkriminalpolisen har sedan hösten 2020 utrett dataintrånget mot Psykoterapicentralen Vastaamo. Utredningen framskrider och nu påbörjas de elektroniska målsägandeförhören med dem som blev offer för brott som en följd av dataintrånget.

18.5.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2026-70116

23.6.2021 | Offren för dataintrånget på Vastaamo har lämnat rekordmånga brottsanmälningar till polisen. Enligt polisens bedömning finns det dock fler målsäganden. Polisens avsikt är att börja höra målsägandena i höst.

30.6.2021 | Polisen tar i bruk den första helt elektriska patrullbilen. Bilen överlämnades till polisinrättningen i Tavastland i Lahtis onsdagen den 30 juni 2021.

25.5.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2026-72602

28.5.2026 | Notice of service by publication

2.6.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2026-76292

4.6.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2026-81177

Automatic traffic surveillance In addition to traditional surveillance methods, the police use automatic traffic surveillance equipment on heavily trafficked roads and urban areas. Besides monitoring speeds, the equipment is used to monitor observ...

Police en Newsroom Blog Be cautious online – cyber-enabled crime on the increase 3.4.2025 13.07 Blog What is cyber-enabled crime? Mikko Kiiski: From the point of view of the police, one of the most typical criminal phenomena related to the online ...

25.9.2021 | Sent på kvällen fredagen den 24 september inträffade på gården till ett flervåningshus i Tavastehus en situation där både en person som befann sig utomhus och polisen använde skjutvapen. Händelsen utreds som misstänkt mordförsök.

20.5.2026 | Poliisi kehottaa Riihimäen kranaatista tietäviä soittamaan hätänumeroon

14.12.2021 | Centralkriminalpolisen utreder uppgörelsen mellan två grupper i Lahtis söndagen den 12 december 2021 och samarbetar intensivt med Polisinrättningen i Tavastland. En person dog och en skadades i samband med uppgörelsen. I detta skede av utredningen är rubriceringen misstänkt mord och misstänkt försök till mord.

25.2.2022 | Centralkriminalpolisens och Polisinrättningen i Tavastlands förundersökning gällande skottlossningen på Karhuntie i Tavastehus den 24 september 2021 är färdig. Polisen misstänker fortfarande en person för mordförsök mot en polis.

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19.10.2022 | Polisen har publicerat sin första ansvarsrapport. Rapporten, som publicerats på polisens webbplats, är ett sammandrag av de ansvarsmål och åtgärder som sattes upp 2021. Vid polisen är ansvarstagande kopplat till all polisverksamhet.

8.8.2022 | Förundersökningen av misstänkta miljöbrott vid en produktionsanläggning i Östra Nyland har slutförts och överförs till åklagaren för åtalsprövning.

8.7.2026 | Notice of service by publication POL-2026-99181

Orders for pre-trial investigation reports and inquiries about unfinished investigations, contact information by police unit.

1.8.2022 | Efter en paus på två år ordnar alla polisinrättningar igen Polisens dag i sitt område lördagen den 27 augusti 2022.

Financial statements and annual reports The police’s financial statements are an analysis of the effectiveness of policing and the organisation’s performance, achievements, standard of service and human resources. The annual report, which is incor...

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Permit to close off a public road According to the new Road Traffic Act coming into force on 1 June 2020, the decision to temporarily close a road is made by whoever has the authority to install traffic control equipment. In emergencies, a road ma...