18.9.2025 | Olaglig marknadsföring av penningspel i spelstreams och sociala medier

18.9.2025 | Penningspel marknadsförs olagligt på olika sociala medieplattformar och i spelstreams, och polisen ingriper i denna verksamhet. Polisens särskilda oro gäller den marknadsföring av penningspel som riktas till unga.

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...

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18.9.2025 | Illegal marketing of gambling in game streams and social media

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...

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...

30.3.2023 | Östra Nylands polisinrättnings Instagram-konto blev föremål för kapning i december. Kontot öppnas igen i dag med samma @iupoliisi-användarnamn.

A domestic burglary violates the protection of one’s home Burglaries are regrettably common these days, and are committed all year round. The police always investigates burglaries as aggravated theft. Burglaries are typically committed by Finnish ...

Police en Newsroom Blog Be cautious online – cyber-enabled crime on the increase 3.4.2025 13.07 Blog What is cyber-enabled crime? Mikko Kiiski: From the point of view of the police, one of the most typical criminal phenomena related to the online ...

3.9.2025 | The National Police Board has prohibited the marketing of gambling by two different social media influencers in violation of the Lotteries Act. Both prohibition decisions were served on the parties concerned in May 2025. One of the prohibitions entered into force in June. The enforcement of the other prohibition has been suspended, as the party concerned has appealed against it to the Administrative Court.

18.9.2025 | Gambling is being marketed illegally on various social media platforms and in game streams, and the police are addressing this activity. A particular concern for the police is the marketing of gambling targeted at young people.

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.

24.3.2026 | Young people online An educator's guide to cybercrime prevention and responsible online behaviour. 2026 Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Young people online 5 3 What is cybercrime? 7 3.1 Cybercrimes in Finnish legislation 8 3.2 Specific features of cyb...

3.11.2025 | The police encounter every day situations where citizens need help due to their mental health problems. This can be seen in all areas of policing, especially in law enforcement and response assignments.

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 ...

10.1.2023 | Illegal gambling advertising has been especially targeted at young adults on social media channels for several years. Marketing typically utilises the popularity of social media celebrities and aims to associate gambling with images of success, coping well in life, prosperity and publicity. However, gambling causes serious social, health and economic harms, which are ignored in advertising.

28.8.2025 | According to the Helsinki Safety Survey, 90 per cent of Helsinki’s residents feel safe in the city in general; however, the feeling of being unsafe is more pronounced on weekends, particularly in the city centre and certain districts of the city. Crimes committed by young people have decreased significantly thanks to measures taken by the authorities, but disturbances and harm caused by drug use have increased.

14.2.2025 | Next week, from 17 to 23 February 2025, the police will be active on online platforms and focus on chatting with young people.

23.7.2025 | Seizures of the highly dangerous narcotic alpha-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidine valerophenone) have increased significantly in Finland. According to the Forensic Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation, more than eight kilograms of alpha-PVP, also known by the street name “peukku” in Finnish, has been seized this year, while the amount was less than 500 grams during the whole of 2020, for example.