Research and development The stages of our research and development processes are preparation, implementation and utilisation. This section contains key descriptions and instructions for all those interested in Police University College's RDI acti...

We engage in applied research and development, serving the planning and development of policing and internal security. The data produced is also used for education at the Police University College.

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...

Research and development planning One of our statutory tasks is to carry out applied research and development. Its aim is to support the planning and development of police activities and internal security as well as our teaching. We usually carry ...

Research, development and innovation activities (RDI) in brief We are Finland's only higher education institution specializing in police research. We engage in applied research and development, serving the planning and development of policing and ...

Cyberhate: Networks, forms of activity and motives of hate speech producers and distributors Hate speech has been much talked about in recent years and it has been defined as one of the problems threatening society and democracy. Although hate spe...

International activities We participate in a number of international joint activities with other actors in the security sector. These activities include training cooperation, cooperation with educational institutions, international visits, joint r...

Evaluation of RDI activities Our RDI activities are committed to compliance with good scientific practice. We evaluate projects, publications and events in many ways. We take the viewpoints of open science and research into account. In addition to...

Police University College’s research and development projects In this section, you can read more about the Police University College’s Research, development and innovation (RDI) projects. We are active in both national and international RDI projec...

Research project on cyber-enabled crime and its juridical prevention (VARJO) Cyber-enabled fraud has become more common rapidly in recent years, and it is an increasingly organized, international and technologically advanced phenomenon. Criminals ...

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...

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.

11.11.2022 | Police University College participates in the international Fake nEws Risk MItigator (FERMI) project that will develop an AI-based solution to detect disinformation and fake news, including in social media.

22.8.2023 | The Official gaming companions project will test and study how the police could intervene with harmful activities and crime in gaming communities and gaming platforms.

8.8.2024 | Open science and research at the Police University College 2 The director of the Police University College has signed the operating model Open science and research at the Police University College 21 December 2022 (POL-2022-21908). Contents 1 Open...

Youth Radicalization and Gang Formation in Finland: Manifestations, Risk Factors, and Countermeasures (NUORA) The project provides a multidimensional, research-based understanding of youth radicalization, gang formation, and recruitment into crimi...

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...

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18.2.2022 | According to a report by the Police University College of Finland, the fight against corruption and money laundering is still quite decentralised, although the two phenomena are clearly interlinked and form a "vicious circle". Furthermore, anti-corruption measures also differed between the Nordic countries and between authorities and companies.

Tasks We are a university college in the field of internal security and conduct applied research and development work alongside our educational activities. Students can complete the following degrees at the Police University College: Bachelor of P...