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Combating violent radicalisation through preventive action Violent extremism means using violence, threatening with it or encouraging or justifying it on the basis of one’s world view or on ideological grounds. Violent radicalisation is a process ...

Counter-terrorism focuses on effective prevention Counter-terrorism in Finland is a joint effort of public authorities and societal actors. In Finland, the main responsibility for counter-terrorism lies with the police. The focus is on preventive ...

Police The Ministry of the Interior guides and directs the police service, and prepares related legislation. The purpose of police work is to ensure the safety of people and the environment. The National Police Board guides and directs operational...

Counter-terrorism builds on extensive cooperation Terrorism is a serious attack on democracy and the rule of law. It is an exceptionally serious violation of universal values such as human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, and respect for...

Government Programme measures in the police sector The Government Programme aims to strengthen security and society's resilience. Police presence will be secured throughout the country. The Government will step up the combating of crime to improve...

8.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior will allocate around EUR 44 million in EU funding to projects on border management, crime prevention and migration. The projects will improve the capabilities of security authorities, develop information systems, and secure resources for the authorities to manage migration. The funding will be granted from the EU Home Affairs Funds, under the autumn 2025 call for proposals.

11.7.2024 | On Thursday 11 July, the Government issued a resolution on the Action Plan for the Prevention and Combating of Violent Radicalisation and Violent Extremism.

21.7.2022 | The National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism for 2019–2023 has now reached its halfway point, and despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, reasonable progress was made in 2021. The main focus of the measures implemented in 2021 was on organising different types of training online, according to the annual report.

17.11.2022 | The Government has adopted a resolution on the National Counter-Terrorism Strategy for 2022–2025. The Strategy sets out the strategic counter-terrorism objectives and actions and supports sustained and broad cooperation among all those involved in counter-terrorism. This is an update to the previous strategy and it does not contain any significant new strategic guidelines.

18.2.2021 | According to the annual report, work on preventing violent extremism and radicalisation has proceeded well despite the coronavirus pandemic.

19.12.2019 | The Government has issued a resolution on the national action plan 2019–2023 for the prevention of violent radicalisation and extremism. The action plan aims to reduce extremist violence and its threat to individuals, communities and society, and to promote equality, freedom of expression and other constitutional rights.

16.9.2019 | The Conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation will bring together a wide range of international experts at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 17–18 September 2019. They will discuss the prevention of violent radicalisation from the viewpoint of research, practical experiences and the work of public authorities.

26.9.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior published an annual report 2017 on the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism.

19.10.2023 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Luxembourg on 19 October for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Topics on the agenda include the fight against human smuggling and radicalisation of minors and its prevention. Over lunch, the ministers will discuss the effects of the situation in Israel and the Middle East on the EU's internal security. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.

6.6.2017 | Minister of the Interior Paula Risikko will attend the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 8–9 June. The topics on the agenda include the common European asylum system, return policy and prevention of violent radicalisation and extremism.

Tarja Mankkinen, Bryssel Olen Tarja Mankkinen, sisäisen turvallisuuden ja väkivaltaisen radikalisoitumisen torjunnan asiantuntija sisäministeriöstä. Työskentelen parhaillaan Euroopan Unionin komissiossa Brysselissä DG Homen eli sisäasioiden pääosa...

Väkivaltaista radikalisoitumista torjutaan ennalta ehkäisevällä työllä Väkivaltaisella ekstremismillä tarkoitetaan sitä, että väkivaltaa käytetään, sillä uhataan, siihen kannustetaan tai se oikeutetaan aatemaailmalla tai ideologialla perustellen. ...

Våldsbejakande radikalisering bekämpas genom förebyggande arbete Med våldsbejakande extremism avses att man använder våld, hotar med våld, uppmuntrar till våld eller rättfärdigar våld ideologiskt. Våldsbejakande radikalisering är en process under ...

3.10.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior launched the autumn call for proposals for the EU Home Affairs Funds on 3 October 2022. A total of EUR 86.7 million in funding can be applied for from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI). The call for proposals will end on 1 November 2022.

16.4.2020 | Different parts of Finland are reporting engagement in activities by violent extremist movements. Violent non-parliamentary far right movements are active in the areas of all police departments. In some areas, there are also reports of activities of violent non-parliamentary far left groups, mainly anarchists and anti-fascists. These conclusions are presented in the new situation overview of violent extremism.