22.4.2026 | The number of online scams and the financial losses they cause have increased significantly in Finland. The police encourage people to openly discuss scams.

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10.3.2026 | There has been a sharp rise in the number of suspected sexual offences reported to the police where the perpetrator is a minor. According the National Police Board’s statistics for 2025, the number of suspected criminal offences committed by under-15s has increased by 78 per cent in five years. Among 15- to 17-year-olds, the number has increased by 63 per cent.

18.12.2025 | The police will continue school co-operation also in 2026

4.8.2025 | Theme of Police Day: Encounters in schools and streets

8.1.2026 | The nuoretjarikollisuus.fi website has been moved to the poliisi.fi website

15.1.2025 | This year, all schools will be offered an opportunity to participate in virtual lessons organised by the police. In a new national model, the police will also support schools in problem-solving situations by making it easier to reach police via phone or email.

5.6.2025 | The police make more than 2,000 co-operation visits to Finnish schools this year

24.1.2025 | The police will increase their presence in schools in 2025. The ambition is to reach out to every schoolchild in the country this year - if not face-to-face, then at least remotely. Police online lessons will reach schoolchildren from Utsjoki to Hanko and from Korsnäs to Ilomantsi.

26.11.2024 | Protect yourself from pickpockets and take care of your belongings

22.11.2024 | The police are to step up their presence in schools by offering nationwide virtual lessons to all schools in 2025. Under a new national model, the police will also support schools in problem-solving situations by being more accessible by phone or email.

4.9.2025 | Nordic police commissioners convened in Stockholm on 26-28 August 2025. New crime phenomena and an increasingly demanding operating environment are being addressed through cooperation between the Nordic countries and knowledge-based policing. 

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

29.7.2024 | Police warns about investment frauds – Victims have lost up to hundreds of thousands of euros

22.5.2025 | The past two days have seen violent crimes carried out by children and young people using bladed weapons in Finnish schools. The police would like to remind everyone that it is always an offence to be in possession of a bladed weapon in a public place, such as schools and educational institutions.

2.8.2023 | The traditional Police Day will be marked in Finland on Saturday 26 August 2023. Police departments will arrange events in more than 20 locations across Finland. Come and join in!

5.3.2025 | Police cooperation with schools has got off to an excellent start across Finland. An estimated 40 police officers with different missions are working together with schools and positive results can already be noted.

25.11.2024 | Violence, and in particular domestic violence against women, is a serious problem in Finland. Violence is by nature also often mental violence. Both the victim and the perpetrator need help.

8.7.2024 | The police organizes various events around Finland in honor of the annual Police Day. We at Western Uusimaa Police Department are hosting our event at Vaakunatori, Espoo on Saturday, August 10th from 11 am to 3 pm.

1.8.2024 | Finland’s traditional Police Day is celebrated again on Saturday, 10 August 2024. The theme for 2024 is Good Net, Bad Net. The theme explores the role of the police in providing reliable identification and warning about online dangers.