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3.6.2026 | The police carried out a three-week traffic safety enforcement operation from 11 to 31 May 2026 focusing on the traffic safety of young people. The operation detected numerous violations and instances of non-compliance with the rules of the road among various groups of road users.

4.6.2025 | The police monitored the safety of unprotected traffic throughout Finland over a period of three weeks from 12 May to 1 June 2025. The surveillance focused on the riding of bicycles, light electric vehicles and mopeds. With regard to cars and other heavier vehicles, special attention was paid to compliance with the rules concerning pedestrian crossings.

7.5.2026 | In the coming weeks, the police will enforce the use of intoxicants and the behaviour in traffic of young people. Traffic enforcement will focus on moped riders, cyclists and operators of light e-vehicles and compliance with pedestrian crossing rules. Police patrols will also be visibly present in school areas.

30.4.2024 | Police intervened in violation of pedestrian crossing rules and unlawful riding on the pavement

26.8.2025 | The police imposed a large number of sanctions in the urban traffic surveillance campaign

30.8.2023 | Police intervened in violation of pedestrian crossing rules and cycling on the pavement

30.5.2023 | The police issued numerous traffic penalty fees and fines during the campaign week 22-26 May to control the behaviour in traffic of vulnerable road users. The aim of the week-long campaign was to monitor compliance with pedestrian crossing rules and the behaviour in traffic of vulnerable road users. During the campaign, the police mostly intervened in traffic behaviour that jeopardised the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and operators of light e-vehicles.

5.8.2025 | The police will monitor traffic in built-up areas when school starts

5.10.2022 | The police issued numerous traffic penalty fees and warnings on 3 October, when the police controlled the behaviour in traffic of vulnerable road users. Sanctions were issued to cyclists for riding on the pavement and to operators of light e-vehicles for driving on the pavement.

14.4.2022 | The police issued a number of sanctions in the supervision of traffic behaviour and safety of unprotected road users on 12 April. Cautions and traffic penalty fees were issued among others to cyclists for riding on the pavement and to drivers of light vehicles.

4.11.2021 | Motor-driven vehicles often stop and even park on pavements and cycleways, where they have no place to be. This might be for reasons of convenience, laziness, ignorance of the rules or insufficient stopping or parking places

8.10.2021 | The control day held on Wednesday 6 October to improve the safety of vulnerable road users resulted in the issue of reprimands and traffic penalty fees to motorists for among other things failing to observe give-way rules and to cyclists and light e-vehicle drivers for being on the pavement.

17.6.2025 | The Government bill concerning legislation on micromobility has been approved by Finnish Parliament. The amendments to the Road Traffic Act and the Vehicles Act included in the bill will enter into force today, 17 June 2025. The new legislation will bring several changes to traffic surveillance. The changes that will enter into force concern issues such as electric scooters. The amendments to the ...

29.8.2024 | The police are currently holding a week-long national enforcement operation targeting e-scooter riders in an effort to influence the attitudes and traffic habits of road users in order to reduce unnecessary near-miss situations and to avoid fatal traffic accidents.

9.4.2021 | On the special control day organised to improve the safety of vulnerable road users, many sanctions were issued to road users of various groups. Cautions and fines for traffic violations were given to cyclists on pavements and drivers of light electric vehicles.

20.8.2024 | The police carried out an intensified traffic supervision operation in the vicinity of schools in August 2024. The operation resulted in a large number of sanctions, including those issued to drivers for speeding. Police appeal to drivers: Ensure that children have a safe way to and from school and exercise caution.

19.4.2024 | Police to control compliance with pedestrian crossing rules and the behaviour in traffic of cyclists and e-scooter users

30.9.2022 | The police will organise intensive controls of compliance with the traffic rules and the safety of unprotected road users on Monday 3 October 2022.

18.8.2023 | Police to control compliance with pedestrian crossing rules and the behaviour of cyclists and e-scooter users in traffic