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Data protection and processing of personal data at the Ministry of the Interior Contact information Data Protection Officer Data Protection Officer Mikko Levämäki tietosuojavastaava.sm(at)gov.fi Controller Ministry of the Interior, PO Box 26, FI-0...

EU migration and asylum system The new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will help the EU improve the control of its external borders and increase the efficiency of asylum and return procedures. At the same time, the rights of asylum seekers will be...

Answers to questions about biometric data regulation What is biometric data? Biometric data means personal data that result from technical processing, such as facial images and fingerprints, and allow the unique identification of a person. Who mak...

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...

Smart Borders Package improves EU border management The EU has adopted a Smart Borders Package, which is to be introduced in 2025-2026. The Smart Borders Package aims to: facilitate border checks improve internal security by, for example, stronger...

Emergency response centres receive emergency calls Emergency response centres receive emergency calls for the rescue, police and health and social services, and relay the information they receive to the appropriate assisting authorities or partner...

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...

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Cybercrime knows no borders Cybercrime refers to criminal activities that take place online or exploit information networks and systems. A growing number of crimes reported to the police now involve the use of these technologies in some way. Cyber...

Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...

Gambling legislation helps to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm In Finland, gambling games are run by the state-owned company Veikkaus Oy. In line with the Government Programme, the gambling system will be reformed by introducing licences t...

About the Ministry of the Interior’s web service The address of the Ministry of the Interior's web service is intermin.fi. The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for the service, and it is maintained by the Ministry’s Communications Unit in c...

Accessibility statement for the website intermin.fi The intermin.fi website is subject to the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (available in Finnish and Swedish). Under the Act, public online services must be accessible, which means that e...

10.4.2025 | On 10 April 2025, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament on amending the Act on Bank and Payment Account Monitoring System.

Temporary protection for people fleeing from Ukraine Temporary protection is intended for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Granting temporary protection makes it possible to provide protection to a limited group of people in a swift process that...

Frequently asked questions about criminal intelligence legislation Why are the intelligence collection powers of the police being strengthened? One of the key objectives of the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government is to step up th...

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Frequently asked questions about the CER Act What is the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Crisis Resilience Act? The Act on the Protection of Infrastructure Critical to Society and on the Improvement of Resilience is a general act that defin...

16.4.2026 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal for an act on the automated search and exchange of information for European police cooperation. The proposal would introduce amendments to national legislation required by the EU regulation known as Prüm II.

Racist crimes account for most hate crimes There is no single universally agreed definition of hate crime. A hate crime is generally taken to mean any criminal act which is motivated by prejudice or hostility against groups of people that the vict...

Removal and departure from the country If a person does not meet the conditions for legal stay in Finland, they are required to leave the country. This applies, for example, to persons whose asylum or residence permit application has been rejected...

22.12.2021 | Lotterilagen, som reglerar penningspel, revideras. De viktigaste förslagen i reformen gäller bekämpning av skadeverkningarna av penningspel, ingripande i marknadsföring som strider mot lotterilagen och styrning av efterfrågan på penningspel till sådant utbud som regleras i lotterilagen. Republikens president stadfäste lagen den 22 december 2021. Lagändringarna träder i kraft den 1 januari 2022.

People found guilty of certain serious offences can lose their Finnish citizenship.

14.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal to update civilian intelligence legislation in response to the changed security environment.  The proposal would introduce new powers, including measures to prepare for state-sponsored threats, and clarifying amendments arising from practical needs identified in intelligence activities. Changes are also proposed to the non-disclosure periods for documents. The deadline for submitting comments is in late May.

14.8.2025 | 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.

2.6.2026 | Voittoa tavoittelemattomien yhteisöjen ja säätiöiden (NPO-sektori) rahanpesun ja terrorismin rahoittamisen riskiarvion toimintasuunnitelmassa määritellään toimenpiteet, joilla vahvistetaan NPO-sektorin riskienhallintaa sekä viranomaisten riskiperusteista yhteistyötä.

25.9.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to acts governing the use of biometric data stored in the registers of the police and the Finnish Immigration Service. Improving the use of biometric data would particularly support the investigation of the most serious crimes. The Government submitted the proposal to Parliament on 25 September.

7.1.2021 | Den 7 januari 2021 sände inrikesministeriet ett förslag till revidering av lotterilagen på remiss. Lotterilagen innehåller bestämmelser om penningspel. De viktigaste förslagen gäller effektiv bekämpning av skadeverkningarna av penningspel, ingripande i marknadsföring som strider mot lotterilagen och tryggande av Veikkaus Ab:s kanaliseringsförmåga. Utgångspunkten för lagreformen är att Finlands penningspelssys...

11.11.2020 | Brandskyddsfondens Innovationspris 2020 och en prissumma på 12 000 euro gick till stationsmästare Saku Tauriainen som utvecklat en släcknings- och röjningsskopa. Skopan ska förbättra räddarnas arbetarskydd och personsäkerhet vid byggnadsbränder.

12.6.2020 | PRINCIPBESLUT 11.6.2020 STATSRÅDETS PRINCIPBESLUT OM EN STRATEGI OCH ETT ÅTGÄRDSPROGRAM FÖR BEKÄMPNING AV GRÅ EKONOMI OCH EKONOMISK BROTTSLIGHET 2020– 2023 2 STATSRÅDETS PRINCIPBESLUT OM EN STRATEGI FÖR BEKÄMPNING AV GRÅ EKONOMI OCH EKONOMISK BROT...

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.

3.2.2025 | Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a proposal for amending the regulation on biometric data stored in the registers of the police and the Finnish Immigration Service. An objective of the Government Programme is to strengthen crime prevention and improve the conditions for using biometrics in law enforcement and crime prevention. The Ministry proposes that biometric data co...

27.3.2019 | Viktigaste vid bekämpningen av skogsbränder, såväl då bränder förebyggs som då de släcks, är ett smidigt samarbete mellan olika myndigheter och aktörer. Räddningsmyndigheterna, företrädare för Meteorologiska institutet och aktörer verksamma inom skogsbruket samlas idag på inbjudan av Finlands Brandbefälsförbund vid ett gemensamt seminarium för att diskutera erfarenheterna från de senaste årens skogsbränder och beredskapen inför nya bränder.

23.2.2017 | Statsrådet gav den 23 februari riksdagen en skrivelse med Europeiska kommissionens förslag till ändring av Schengens informationssystem (SIS). Kommissionen föreslår bl.a. att besluten om återsändande ska inbegripas i Schengens informationssystem. Målet är att fastställa hur informationssystemet kunde utnyttjas vid återsändandet av tredjelandsmedborgare som vistas olagligt inom EU.

22.11.2018 | Avsikten är att modernisera polisens personuppgiftslag och uppdatera den så att den motsvarar EU:s nya krav i fråga om dataskydd. Lagen innehåller också bestämmelser om behandlingen av personuppgifter vid skyddspolisen. Lagen ska inte längre vara bunden till register eller informationssystem utan till de ändamål för vilka personuppgifter behandlas.

28.8.2025 | The EU’s new Entry/Exit System will be gradually introduced across EU countries starting on 12 October 2025. On 28 August, the Government issued a decree to bring the national legislation related to the system into force. The decree will enter into force on 12 October 2025.

10.12.2025 | The wellbeing services county reform is progressing towards the set objectives throughout Finland, but there are still many issues left to address. This is according to a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform made by an independent expert group.

15.7.2024 | Cooperation between the law enforcement authorities of the EU Member States and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) will be improved by developing automated search and exchange of data. The Ministry of the Interior set up a legislative project on 15 July 2024 to prepare the amendments to the national legislation that may be required by the EU Regulation.