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”.

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.

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Societal impact Our most powerful impact factor is the education and training we offer, which in key respects ensures the high level of competence and ethics of the Finnish police. Our up-to-date education is based on research, development and inn...

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...

Police University College news RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Polamk’s operating model for open science and research has been updated 27.05.2026 14.31 , updated Police University College Tampere Research and development operations The C...

Fake nEws Risk MItigator (FERMI) The FERMI project will develop and deploy an AI-based technical solution to detect and analyse disinformation and fake news, including in social media. At the same time, the impacts of disinformation and fake news ...

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.

Pelipoliisi (Gaming police) The project will produce a concept for preventing and combating crime in gaming communities and gaming platforms. The project will compile both research data as well as experiences and observations from international co...

Strategic policies and quality Our strategic policies provide a framework for everything we do. The pedagogic and RDI policies and the personnel plan refine our strategic policies. Quality management is a cornerstone of our leadership model and ou...

Operational support Our most important resource is competent personnel. Finances make our operations possible. Communications, information management, technology and facilities are essential prerequisites for our operations. The Police University ...

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...

Evaluation of management and services We have several different evaluation procedures to support management and decision-making as well as the development of services. In this section, we have compiled evaluation procedures that provide extensive ...

Feedback surveys and evaluations We assess our activities using a variety of different methods. All the various surveys and evaluations we use are listed on this page. Management feedback surveys and evaluations We receive feedback and evaluation ...

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.

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

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...

21.3.2025 | Erasmus+ Course Catalogue Autumn 2025 2 Confirmed by the Director of Education and Research on March 19, 2025. Contents 1 General Information ............................................................................................................

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.