Hate Crime The project is aimed at compiling basic information on the nature and prevalence of racially-motivated and other forms of hate crime on the basis of hate crimes reported in the police's information system. The project is carried out ann...

Facts Against Hate Hate speech and hate crimes represent a social problem, even if many concerted actions have been taken to identify, intervene in and prevent them. Hate speech has adopted new forms, such as “targeting” professionals in various f...

10.11.2025 | An annual report by the Police University College shows that the number of suspected hate crimes continued to increase in 2024.

Inter-police and social cooperation against hate crime (CISDO) The CISDO project strengthens the ability of the Spanish police to identify and prevent hate crime and to respond to hate crime together with non-governmental organizations and particu...

19.2.2026 | What factors undermine citizens’ strong trust in the Finnish police? Why do Finns have such a high level of trust in the police? These themes are discussed in the second part of the publication “The Police and the Public”.

20.11.2025 | A research project funded by the Ministry of the Interior examined the current state of street gang crime and explored what is needed to effectively disrupt the activities of criminal networks.

10.10.2025 | The Police University College of Finland is participating in two research projects that will provide an overview of the current situation with organised crime and related phenomena in Finland and the Nordic countries.

News archive Search... Select year All 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Search Clear 147 results The Cyber Capital project renewed cybercrime prevention education to meet today's requir...

24.6.2025 | A study by the Police University College describes the trend in economic crime and the state of economic crime investigation in Finland.

15.5.2025 | The report underpinned the update of the strategy against organized crime and the implementation of the Government Program in Finland.

Development of competence and structures for gaming police activities (GAMING POLICE) The GAMING POLICE project develops new multi-professional activities to prevent and combat harmful activities and crime targeting children in the world of digita...

5.12.2025 | The Timeout Foundation grants this recognition to an actor who has strengthened dialogue, inclusion, and democracy in Finland.

10.5.2023 | The Police University College has completed two studies on the current status of organized crime and its prevention, combating and future development.

29.8.2025 | Public trust in the police has remained stable for a long time. Of those who responded to the latest Police Barometer survey, 92 per cent trust the police a lot or a fair amount.

16.5.2025 | The course will be held from 12 to 16 May 2025 and attended by approximately 50 persons such as police officers and experts in social welfare, health care and youth work.

19.12.2025 | A national report on wilderness surveillance completed in August has now been published in the Police University College's publication series and is available online.

22.4.2026 | Non-Discrimination and Equality Plan of Police University College 2026–2028 2 Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 2 Non-discrimina...

22.4.2026 | Non-Discrimination and Equality Plan of Police University College 2026–2028 2 Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 2 Non-discrimina...

Northern Police Research Webinar The international Northern Police Research Webinar presents recent research in the field of policing for researchers, practitioners and other interested parties in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Scotland, Irelan...

19.3.2026 | In the Cyber Capital project, the development areas of the authorities' cybercrime prevention expertise were identified more comprehensively than before, and the training content of cybercrime prevention was renewed using the knowledge accumulated during the project. The effort generated new expertise and strengthened international cooperation.