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  1. Government proposal to amend and specify provisions in the Act on Police Administration - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  2. Minister of the Interior Ohisalo welcomes report by the police - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  3. Government will invest in community policing and preventive police work - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  4. Validity of passports to extend to 10 years - Ministry of the Interior

    28.5.2026 | The Government proposes extending the validity of Finnish passports and identity cards to 10 years. On 28 May, the Government submitted to Parliament a draft proposal for amending the Passport Act and the Identity Card Act. The Ministry of the Interior estimates that the acts could enter into force by early 2028 at the latest.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/validity-of-passports-to-extend-to-10-years

  5. Police traffic enforcement and safety programme has been published, with the aim of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  6. 2020 brings changes to fees charged by the police and the Finnish Immigration Service - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  7. Ministry of the Interior - Organization

    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

  8. 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

  9. 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 - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  10. New police strategy shifts focus to preventive work - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  11. Government to streamline exchange of information between authorities in combating crime - Ministry of the Interior

    4.12.2025 | Today, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to remove obstacles to information sharing between the police and other authorities in combating crime. The proposal includes amendments to provisions on access to information and disclosure of information. These changes aim to enable better exchange of information for preventing, detecting and investigating offences, for example.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-to-streamline-exchange-of-information-between-authorities-in-combating-crime

  12. Exchange of information between EU law enforcement authorities to become more effective - Ministry of the Interior

    4.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a government proposal for an act on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation and for amending the Act on the Processing of Personal Data by the Police. The proposal introduces amendments to national legislation required by the EU Regulation on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation (the Prüm II Regulation). The deadline for submitting comments is Monday 19 January 2026.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/exchange-of-information-between-eu-law-enforcement-authorities-to-become-more-effective

  13. Frequently asked questions about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  14. Government proposes new powers for police to intervene in use of drones in certain cases - Ministry of the Interior

    21.2.2019 | The police will be given greater powers to intervene in the use of unmanned aircraft, or drones. On 21 February, the Government proposed that the Police Act be amended. The President of the Republic is to approve the amendments on 22 February.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-new-powers-for-police-to-intervene-in-use-of-drones-in-certain-cases

  15. Provisions concerning the processing of personal data by the police to be updated - Ministry of the Interior

    21.12.2017 | New legislation is proposed for the processing of personal data by the police. The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft law concerning the processing of personal data by the police. The new personal data act of the police would replace the existing provisions concerning the processing of personal data by the police. The new act must fulfill the requirements of the EU’s upda...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisin-henkilotietojen-kasittelya-koskevia-saannoksia-uudistetaan

  16. Cybercrime keeps police ever busier - Ministry of the Interior

    8.5.2017 | Cybercrime volumes have increased and will keep growing significantly. In particular, the number of online frauds has grown. Police is constantly developing capabilities to investigate cybercrime. Cybercrime constantly adopts new forms and the authorities need to keep pace with these developments.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/tietoverkkorikollisuus-tyollistaa-poliisia-entista-enemman

  17. Large project to make asylum procedures more efficient - Ministry of the Interior

    30.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to improve the efficiency of asylum procedures, bringing together key administrative branches and actors.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/large-project-to-make-asylum-procedures-more-efficient

  18. Questions and answers on gambling system reform - Ministry of the Interior

    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

  19. Police should be able to better intervene in use of unmanned aircraft and drones - Ministry of the Interior

    16.3.2018 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project with the aim of ensuring that the police have necessary powers to intervene in the use of drones and unmanned aircraft, vessels and other vehicles. The project will also examine the possibility of the police to use these powers in their work.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisin-tulisi-voida-puuttua-paremmin-lennokkeihin-ja-miehittamattomiin-ilma-aluksiin

  20. Government proposes faster enforcement of deportation decisions and introduction of entry ban to be imposed in advance - Ministry of the Interior

    16.4.2026 | On 16 April 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to tighten the provisions concerning removal from the country and entry bans. The enforcement of deportation decisions would be expedited. In addition, an entry ban could in future be imposed in advance if a person is considered a serious danger to security.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-faster-enforcement-of-deportation-decisions-and-introduction-of-entry-ban-to-be-imposed-in-advance