Building clarity and preventing bias in digital forensic examination, interorganisational communication and interaction (CLARUS) CLARUS-projektissa tutkitaan, miten digitaalisessa todistusaineiston käsittelyssä organisaatioiden rakenteet ja proses...

Challenging interactional situations: Encountering people at risk for suicide or suffering from mental disorders (HAAVA) The HAAVA project focuses on challenging interactional situations and supports the implementation of the National Mental Healt...

Building clarity and preventing bias in digital forensic examination, interorganisational communication and interaction (CLARUS) I CLARUS-projektet undersöks hur organisationernas strukturer och processer samt informationsutbytet mellan olika yrke...

Building clarity and preventing bias in digital forensic examination, interorganizational communication and interaction (CLARUS) The CLARUS project studies how, in the processing of digital evidence, organizational structures and processes, and in...

Police’s first words: the police as a speech communicator Language is the most important work tool for the police, but information on the use of language and speech in police tasks is available in a limited amount. The project will examine from th...

Public Communication of the Finnish Police The changing communications environment is increasing pressure for change in how authorities communicate. “The Public Communication of the Finnish Police” project aims to respond to these changes in the o...

International models for public communication of the police and their utilisation in Finland (VIESTI) Police communication is developing from one-way dissemination of information towards phenomenon-based and interactive communication. The police m...

Advice, request and order in police operations: linguistic study of speech in maintaining public order The doctoral thesis studies police speech and the linguistic format of its proposals for action – advice, request and order in particular. The s...

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...

University College community The Police University College is Finland’s only police educational institute. We are both a higher education institution and a national unit of the police. Unlike other universities of applied sciences, we operate unde...

Would you like to become a customer? Police students and personnel can get a Police University College Library card by visiting the library. Police personnel can also register as a customer remotely by contacting the Library. If you are not a memb...

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...

Sustainability and responsibility The aim of sustainable development is to safeguard a good standard of living for future generations, too. Sustainable development is generally divided into three areas: ecological financial social and cultural We ...

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...

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...

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 ...

19.12.2025 | Structure of the Master of Police Services programme, advancing in studies and the competences produced by studies 2026–2028 2 The Director of Education and Research has approved this document on 14 January 2025 (POL- 2025-3969). Updated 13 Novemb...

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”.

22.12.2025 | Structure of the specialization studies for police sergeants, advancing in studies and the competences produced by studies 2026-2027 2 The Director of Education and Research has approved this document on 23 June 2025 (POL- 2025-89419). Contents 1 ...

7.4.2025 | Module-based curriculum for the Bachelor of Police Services degree 2026–2029 Modules and study units 2 The Board of the Police University College has approved the curriculum for the Bachelor of Police Services degree on 19 February 2025 (POL-2024-...