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...

Service by publication and proclamations Service by publication can be used when a notification cannot be delivered by other means. This may be warranted if, for example, the recipient of the notification avoids or hides from the notification or h...

Ethical Code for the Police Ethical Code for the police is one of the elements of good corporate governance. The police’s Ethical Code consists of eight principles that derive from our values. Even routine police work can present officers with sit...

Responsibility is linked to all Police operations and is particularly pronounced in terms of social sustainability. It is expressed in the Police strategy which states that the Police wants to safeguard everybody at all times.

Police contact details for the registration of those applying for residence permit on the basis of need for temporary protection and for asylum seekers The Police will register the applicants who will have the residence permit on the basis of need...

Find the nearest police The Police of Finland serves across Finland. Here you can carry out a search by service and municipality. If you only select the municipality, the nearest services will be shown first. When you select from the drop-down men...

Police tip line numbers and email addresses Call 112 if you have an emergency or you need urgent assistance from the authorities or if you know or suspect that somebody’s life, health, property or the environment is under threat or in danger. Hels...

Nationwide police surveillance camera mapping system The National Police Board’s surveillance camera mapping system is a database of surveillance cameras located on public land. The system contains information about the locations of cameras and th...

RSS feeds of police units for news Poliisi.fi website Central Finland Police Department Eastern Finland Police Department Eastern Uusimaa Police Department Helsinki Police Department Häme Police Department Lapland Police Department National Bureau...

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...

A wide range of Police Day events are organised across Finland

Wilderness liaison officers of the police are police experts specialised in hunting and fishing, appointed by police departments.

29.1.2024 | Polisen har under det senaste året följt med förändringarna i meddelandetjänsten X, tidigare Twitter. För att säkerställa funktionssäkerheten kommer polisen att flytta över den operativa kommunikationen från X till webbplatsen Poliisi.fi den 1 februari 2024.

Hämeen poliisilaitos sosiaalisessa mediassa Asiantuntijamme ovat mukana somessa keskustelemassa poliisin toiminnasta ja sen kehittämisestä. Alla aakkosjärjestyksessä viralliset virkatilimme. Häme Police Department Twitter @hameenpoliisi Facebook H...

Public notices Our public notices are shown below. Notice of service by publication POL-2026-101961 14.07.2026 13:02 Häme Police Department Hämeenlinna Notice of service by publication POL-2026-99181 08.07.2026 9:03 Häme Police Department Lahti No...

Police request to those applying for asylum and temporary protection in the area of the Eastern Finland Police Department, and to the persons assisting them: please contact the Police by email: Police contact details for the registration of those ...

Western Uusimaa Police Department We provide police services in 10 municipalities in Western Uusimaa. Our area of operation extends from Espoo to Kirkkonummi and Raasepori and from there on to Hanko and to Karkkila in the north. The area is sparse...

Southwestern Finland Police Department We provide police services in Southwestern Finland from Turku archipelago to Kankaanpää. The area is characterised by the proximity of the sea. The police may also need a boat or ferry to move in the Archipel...

Central Finland Police Department Central Finland Police Department is located in Pirkanmaa and Central Finland in an area consisting of 45 municipalities. The police department’s main police station – its administrative and management centre – is...

Southeastern Finland Police Department We provide police services in the areas of 15 municipalities. Our area of operation extends from Kotka on the coast to Kouvola in the north and Parikkala in the east. The area is characterised by a long easte...