Police en Newsroom Blog Several successes in police traffic safety work in 2024 28.2.2025 9.06 Blog Traffic safety concerns the whole of society. The purpose of police traffic safety work is to maintain and promote general law-abiding behaviour on...

24.7.2024 | Based on initial data, this year will not continue the good trend of the past few years.

15.10.2024 | The statistics show positive development. The number of victims of accidents caused by persons driving while intoxicated has decreased by one third. How has this been achieved?

6.7.2022 | VERKSAMHETS- OCH UTVECKLINGS- PLAN FÖR POLISENS TRAFIKÖVER- VAKNING OCH TRAFIKSÄKERHET 2022–2030 POLISSTYRELSENS PUBLIKATIONSSERIE INNEHÅLL 1 . INLEDNING 5 2 . RIKTLINJER OCH GENOMGÅENDE PRINCIPER FÖR POLISENS TRAFIKSÄKERHETSARBETE 7 2.1 . Interna...

13.10.2023 | Late autumn is a high-risk time in road traffic – the police supervise the most common contributing factors to accidents

11.4.2022 | The police will supervise the traffic behaviour and safety of unprotected road users on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, by targeting supervision at cyclists, drivers of light electric vehicles, and pedestrians, and their behaviour in traffic.

2.2.2024 | Finnish drivers drive faster than average, when tired and hold a mobile phone when driving.

1.4.2022 | The police will conduct a nationwide special monitoring operation 4–10 April 2022 to focus on the use of safety devices and factors that cause driver inattention in traffic.

24.3.2023 | The police will organise a drunk driving surveillance throughout the country between 24 and 26 March 2023. As many breathalyser tests as possible will be carried out in urban areas and on roads outside them during that time from Friday evening to Monday morning to detect drunk drivers, as well as instant drug tests at a low threshold to detect the use of other drugs.

14.9.2022 | The police will conduct a nationwide monitoring operation on 16-22 September 2022 on the use of seat belts and protective helmets as well as inattentiveness in traffic. Monitoring of inattentiveness includes the distractive use of technical devices while driving a vehicle or tram as well as the use of a handheld mobile phone by the driver of a motorised vehicle or tram while driving.

28.3.2023 | The police carried out an intensified drunk driving surveillance throughout the country between 6pm on Friday 24 March and 6am on Sunday 26 March.

5.3.2021 | Next week, from 8 to 14 March, the police will conduct a nationwide special monitoring operation focusing on the use of safety devices in the car, and factors causing inattention in traffic.

14.7.2022 | The Finnish police have been involved in making the new strategy of Roadpol, the network of European traffic police forces. The work of the strategy workgroup was brought to completion last week.

8.12.2022 | The police will organise a drunk driving surveillance marathon throughout the country between 9 and 10 December 2022. As many breathalyser tests as possible will be carried out in urban areas and on roads outside them during that time from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon to detect drunk drivers, as well as instant drug tests at a low threshold to detect the use of other drugs.

15.9.2021 | Between 16 and 22 September 2021, the Police will have intensified and nationwide controls of safety equipment and focus on factors that impair attention in traffic, such as mobile phone use during driving.

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