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15.3.2018 | Finland intends to update its reserve police system. The purpose of the new system would be to ensure public security in situations where police must focus their resources on dealing with unexpected and unforeseen situations.https://intermin.fi/en/-/reservipoliisi-olisi-osa-poliisin-varautumista-ja-apuna-yllattavissa-tilanteissa
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16.12.2021 | Police licence and permit fees are due to change in 2022. The price of a passport will fall, while most prices of other licences and permits will rise. The prices of identity cards will remain unchanged. The changes reflect the cost-correlation of licences and permits. The fees charged for licences and permits must correspond by law to the costs incurred in issuing these documents.https://intermin.fi/en/-/changes-in-police-service-fees-passport-price-falls-prices-of-other-licences-and-permits-remain-the-same-or-rise
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9.4.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments a draft act on the treatment of persons in police custody and certain related acts. The purpose of this legislative reform is to update the provisions on custody-related rights, obligations and restrictions on fundamental rights of those deprived of their liberty, the powers of personnel performing guard duties and the obligations of the authorities.https://intermin.fi/en/-/draft-new-act-on-the-treatment-of-persons-in-police-custody-sent-out-for-comments
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Questions and answers about civilian intelligence legislation The aim of civilian intelligence legislation is to improve the capability of Finnish society to protect against threats to national security. What does civilian intelligence legislation...https://intermin.fi/en/national-security/civilian-intelligence/faq
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8.10.2020 | At the request of the Ministry of the Interior, the National Police Board asked the Helsinki Police Department for a report concerning police actions during the demonstration on 3 October. The National Police Board has now submitted the report and its own statement to the Ministry of the Interior.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo-on-the-police-report-open-debate-should-continue
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2.12.2019 | An action plan on police traffic enforcement and traffic safety will be drawn up. The aim is to improve people's sense of security and the safety of people, the environment and property. The action plan will guide and direct the activities of the police, and it will take into account the changes that have occurred in traffic and traffic safety and the impacts of these changes.https://intermin.fi/en/-/toimintaohjelma-kehittamaan-poliisin-liikennevalvontaa
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8.5.2020 | The police have been developing preventive action in police departments and more resources have been allocated to this work, and some good results have been achieved. Police officers carrying out preventive work are committed to these efforts and have a clear view of what needs to be done. However, differences in the way police departments implement preventive action are apparent. This is one of ...https://intermin.fi/en/-/preventive-police-work-promotes-the-safety-and-security-of-people-and-society
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18.2.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has prepared a proposal on changing the decree on fees charged by the police. The starting point for the proposal is that the provision of executive assistance provided to child welfare and social and crisis emergency services by the police would be free of charge in the futur. The aim is to guarantee that the most vulnerable individuals, such as children, will receive the required assistance in acute situations.https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-for-free-provision-of-executive-assistance-to-child-welfare-and-social-and-crisis-emergency-services-by-the-police
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7.5.2020 | On 7 May 2020, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Act on Police Administration. The proposal would specify the obligation of the National Police Board and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service to provide information to the Ministry of the Interior. Additionally, it would transfer the power to appoint heads of police departments from the Ministry of the Interior to the National Police Board, which directs and oversees the police departments.https://intermin.fi/en/-/saadoksia-poliisihallinnon-ilmoitusvelvollisuudesta-tasmennetaan-samalla-ehdotetaan-muutosta-poliisipaallikon-nimittamistoimivalta-1
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29.8.2018 | The Government decided to allocate an additional appropriation of EUR 2.5 million for preventive police work in 2019. The aim of this is to respond to security challenges facing suburbs before problems escalate. The Government agreed the content of its budget proposal for 2019 in its budget session on 29 August.https://intermin.fi/en/-/hallitus-panostaa-lahipoliisiin-ja-poliisin-ennalta-ehkaisevaan-tyohon
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28.10.2019 | Commissioned by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo, the National Police Board requested the police to give an account of its actions during a demonstration in Narinkkatori in Helsinki on 19 October. The National Police Board has now delivered the report and its own statement to the Minister. The report also covers the demonstration of 14 October and other preliminary data based on which the threat assessment was formed. On the basis of the report, the police acted appropriately.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo-welcomes-report-by-the-police
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30.6.2026 | Ministry of the Interior Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen State Secretary Heikki Tamminen Permanent Secretary Matti Sarasmaa Chief of the Border Guard Vice Admiral Markku Hassinen Border Guard Department Deputy Chief of the Border Guard, Rea...https://intermin.fi/documents/1410869/15717343/EN_organisaatiokaavio.pdf/8fc4ce91-85a0-efdd-85e1-c19ca81efc58?t=1782819617455
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Information exchange between authorities strengthened to improve security - Ministry of the Interior
9.7.2026 | On 9 July, the President of the Republic approved amendments proposed by the Government to legislation governing information exchange between authorities. The amendments will simplify the exchange of information between the police and other authorities. The legislative amendments will enter into force on 1 October 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/information-exchange-between-authorities-strengthened-to-improve-security -
19.12.2019 | The Ministry of the Interior has issued decrees on the fees charged by the police and the Finnish Immigration Service and on voluntary return assistance. The decrees will enter into force on 1 January 2020.https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisin-ja-maahanmuuttoviraston-maksuihin-muutoksia-vuonna-2020
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2.6.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has published a programme for police traffic enforcement and traffic safety for 2021–2030. The programme aims to reduce traffic fatalities, serious injuries, traffic accidents and traffic offences, as well as transportation crime and the grey economy in commercial traffic.https://intermin.fi/en/-/police-traffic-enforcement-and-safety-programme-has-been-published-with-the-aim-of-reducing-traffic-fatalities-and-serious-injuries
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Frequently asked questions about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war Russia attacked Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and launched a full-scale war. This page contains frequently asked questions about the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Entry into...https://intermin.fi/en/ukraine/frequently-asked-questions
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Police prioritise their duties well and are successful in performing them - Ministry of the Interior
13.6.2018 | About 88 per cent of the respondents to the most recent Police Barometer survey considered that the police were fully or mostly able to fulfil their responsibility for ensuring public order and security in Finland. The results of the survey have been positive for quite some time now. What is also significant is that the results have even improved since 2012.https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisi-priorisoi-tehtaviaan-oikein-ja-onnistuu-niissa-hyvin -
7.10.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior and the National Police Board have launched a new social media campaign for young people that aims to encourage them to think about the way we use social media to discuss issues and the impacts of hate speech in their surroundings and in society as a whole.https://intermin.fi/en/-/the-campaign-run-by-the-ministry-of-the-interior-and-the-police-encourages-young-people-to-think-about-the-culture-of-discussion-on-social-media-and-the-impacts-of-hate-speech
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19.12.2018 | The new police strategy on preventive work aims to engender a sense of security and to decrease the financial and human costs of crimes and disruptions in society.https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisin-uusi-strategia-siirtaa-painopistetta-ennaltaehkaisyyn
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Questions and answers on gambling system reform General information on the gambling system reform Why switch over to a licensing system and retain a partial monopoly system instead of, for example, strengthening the current system based on the Vei...https://intermin.fi/en/projects/reform-of-the-gambling/questions-and-answers