Environmental offences Impairment of the environment is a crime. Environmental offences are acts that damage and endanger the environment, natural resources and the plant or animal kingdom. A typical environmental offence investigated by the polic...

Matters involving large carnivores Sometimes large carnivores (bear, wolf, wolverine, lynx) cause danger to humans. Dangerous situations related to large carnivores should be handled by the police. In practice, the police take care of assignments ...

Notices of police auctions The police organises regular auctions of lost property and firearms. Animal carcasses that have come into the possession of the police in connection with traffic accidents and hunting offences are also auctioned occasion...

Account for non-money lottery The recipient of a non-money lottery permit must make a non-money lottery account. The account shall be issued for the period of the permit granted and shall be issued within five months of the expiry of the permit. T...

You must demonstrate continued participation in shooting sports if your permit is valid until further notice and your intended use is: hunting, shooting sports, recreational shooting, reservist activities (training contributing to military capability), demonstrations, filming and other similar presentations and your firearm is: pistol, small-calibre pistol, revolver, small-calibre revolver, specially dangerous firearm or self-loading single-shot firearm.

Security stewarding You can move around in public places without fear of or interference from others and without your peace being disturbed. For this purpose, noisy and threatening conduct and carrying dangerous items or substances are not permitt...

7.5.2026 | The criminal investigation has covered a range of suspected offences across the territories of three reindeer herding co-operatives, including aggravated money laundering, aggravated fraud, aggravated hunting offences and an aggravated nature conservation offence.

Public protests at Helsinki Airport – FAQ Public meetings and demonstrations A public meeting is typically a demonstration, or some other event arranged under the constitutional freedom of assembly. Anyone may follow a public meeting or demonstrat...

The police grant permits for acquiring and possessing firearms and firearm components. Submit your firearm permit application to a police department either via online services or by visiting police station in person.

Information for international arrivals This information is designed for people who are planning a trip to Finland and want to know about immigration rules, what travel documentation is required and how to deal with Finnish police. The Police of Fi...

Police dogs Police dogs serve in all police units, around the clock on every day of the year, ready to support the police during tasks. Police dogs perform approximately 11,000 different tasks per year in various situations, and they have been est...

Frequently asked questions about gambling Finland’s gambling system is undergoing reform. Please note that the content of this page is based on old legislation and is valid until 30 June 2027. The content will be updated as the effective date of t...

Fraud In fraud offences, the perpetrator aims to obtain financial benefits by deceiving the victim. Fraud often causes financial damage to the victim. Nowadays, there are many kinds of fraud types, and they have moved to information networks. E-ma...

Vanliga frågor och svar om penningspel och penningspelande Penningspelssystemet i Finland är under reform. Vänligen observera att innehållet på denna webbsida baserar sig på gammal lagstiftning och gäller till 30.6.2027. Innehållet kommer att uppd...

4.10.2023 | Towards the end of the year, Police University College will organize, for the first time, a national continuing education course on investigation of animal welfare offenses. More than 30 police officers from all parts of Finland will attend the course alongside criminal investigators from the Border Guard and special prosecutors and district court judges from the National Prosecution Authority.

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...

22.8.2025 | Of the large carnivores living in Finland, bears and wolves in particular regularly cause work for the police. These are situations in which a bear or wolf is assessed as posing a danger to people's lives or safety. The duty of the police is to maintain public order and security, in which role they have powers under the Police Act to take measures involving animals to eliminate danger and even, as a last resort, to put an animal down.

5.9.2022 | When the Police has to make decisions on animals, especially large predators, the deliberation is based on valid legislation, cooperation, careful consideration and updated instructions. This is the core message of Chief Superintendent Kai Vepsäläinen in his blog published at the Police website.

14.8.2024 | The waterfowl hunting season starts again at 12 noon on 20 August. The police will carry out an intensive monitoring operation of waterfowl hunting across the country in cooperation with other authorities on 20–25 August 2024.

25.5.2026 | 19.5.2026 DomicileOrganisationBusiness ID Bank account detailsAuthorityPublicationValidityCollection number RA/2026/686 18.05.2026 - Kerätyt varat käytetään LIA:n (Lutherans in Africa) kautta Keniassa tehtävän lähetystyön hyväksi. Varoja voidaan k...