Supervision of gambling The provision of gambling services is a form of economic activity that, without supervision, may have harmful effects on society. The objects of the gambling system could not be achieved without an efficient supervisory org...

General principles of personal data processing Controllers must, when processing personal data, respect the rights and freedoms of data subjects. The police has a statutory duty to ensure the security of personal data and the privacy of people’s i...

Supervision of foreign nationals The police monitor adherence to the Aliens Act and regulations based on it. Supervision of foreign nationals is a statutory duty of the police on the basis of the Aliens Act. It is primarily carried out as part of ...

Bullying at school can be a crime A nasty phenomenon in the school world is bullying. Bullying comes in many forms. It can be mental violence by shutting someone out of a group, name-calling, or physical violence. Nowadays bullying often occurs th...

Organisation and management The Police Department is directed by the Police Chief. Our organisational chart includes the Police Services and four units: Legal unit, Staff unit, HR unit and Finance unit. In numbers of staff, the Police Services lin...

Processing of requests for research permits The competent authority may, while reviewing a request for a research permit, ask the applicant to provide more information to help with the decision-making process. The police also has an internal consu...

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 Traffic Safety Centre Photos from the fixed automatic traffic cameras are sent wirelessly to the Police Traffic Safety Centre in Helsinki. The photo taken by a traffic safety camera shows the vehicle, the licence plate, the driver, and iden...

Recommended decisions Finland’s gambling system is undergoing reform. Please note that applying to the National Police Board for a recommended decision is one of the legal protections available to players under the old legislation. You can apply t...

The Police definition of street gangs refers to groups associated with certain urban neighbourhoods, with several active identified individuals and defined hierarchies and leaders.

12.5.2026 | HANDBOK FÖR UTREDNING AV BARN- OCH UNGDOMSBROTT Saara Asmundela, Maria Hietajärvi & Miia Lehtinen (toim.) POLIISIHALLITUKSEN JULKAISUSARJA 3/2026 POLISSTYRELSENS PUBLIKATIONSERIE Ka nn en k uv a Sa m i H ät ön en / P ol iis ih al lit uk se n vi es...

Police helpline The police helpline gives advice on non-urgent matters regarding licences, appointment bookings, e-services and traffic surveillance. You can also ask for advice on matters related to automatic traffic surveillance as well as traff...

Police en Newsroom Blog The use of alpha-PVP can also be seen in road traffic 16.12.2025 9.34 Blog Abstract The synthetic narcotic alpha-PVP, which has rapidly become more common in Finland, has turned into a visible phenomenon in recent years, bo...

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...

17.12.2025 | Vuodenvaihteessa voimaan tulevan lakimuutoksen myötä poliisin määräämistä sakoista, liikennevirhemaksuista ja muista seuraamuksista poistuu kiinteä maksuaika. Lisäksi kaikki seuraamukset ovat täytäntöönpanokelpoisia vasta lainvoimaisina. Seuraamuksen saajan kannalta tämä tarkoittaa, että maksuvelvollisuus alkaa vasta, kun sakko tai muu seuraamus tulee lainvoimaiseksi.

6.3.2024 | A gambling company’s marketing prohibition enters into force after a court decision

14.5.2025 | Helsinki Administrative Court has rejected an appeal filed by a party against the decision of the National Police Board. The decision of the Administrative Court upheld the view of the National Police Board that the party's activities had constituted the marketing of gambling services in violation of the Lotteries Act.

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.

31.10.2025 | The police play a key role in preventing and dealing with domestic violence. The National Police Board has published new internal guidelines intended for all police employees who encounter cases of domestic violence in their work.

3.12.2024 | Statement ID-24794938 1 (81) 01.11.2024 POL-2023-12050 NATIONAL POLICE BOARD Gambling Administration Konepajankatu 2, P.O.Box 50, FI-11101 RIIHIMÄKI arpajaishallinto@poliisi.fi Tel. +358 295 480 181 police.fi National Police Board's guidelines on ...