Ministry of the Interior launches project to specify provisions on police powers

19.8.2025 14.48
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The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project to review the provisions concerning powers related to undercover activities conducted in an information network by the police, who are the general authorities responsible for crime prevention. The project will run from 22 August to 28 November 2025.

Finland sends module for ground forest firefighting to Spain

18.8.2025 16.39
llustration of rescue services deployment in Portugal in 2023 Photo: Mikko Kuismanen 2023
By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, Finland has sent a module for ground forest firefighting to Spain to help manage wildfires raging across the country. The module will be deployed in Spain for about a week.

Amendments to law governing authorities’ requests for banking data to enter into force on 1 December 2025

14.8.2025 13.54
Public authorities in Finland will have to use the Bank and Payment Account Monitoring System each time they request information on account balances, transactions and securities. The Government submitted the legislative amendments for approval on 14 August. The President of the Republic is expected to approve the amendments on 15 August, and they will enter into force on 1 December 2025.

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