Police dogs The Finnish police have approximately 250 dogs. There are approximately 230 police dog handlers, which means that one handler can have several dogs when one dog is nearing retirement and the handler is training its replacement. Every p...

Police dog gallery Welcome to meet Finland’s police dogs! In the police dog gallery, you can browse the dogs based on their task, placement, breed and sex. For example, you can choose to view only the dogs of a certain police department. You can a...

Police dog training The Police University College’s Police Dog Training Centre trains dog handlers, who then train police dogs. Each year, 12 patrol dog handlers and 2–4 specialist dog handlers begin their training. Police dog handlers, just like ...

Procuring police dogs The Police Dog Training Centre procures all police dogs. We primarily purchase dogs from private breeders and owners, either as puppies or as young adults. We procure dogs from Finland and abroad. We purchase 40–50 dogs each ...

The role of a police dog handler There are approximately 230 police dog handlers in Finland. A dog handler’s role differs fundamentally from other special police duties in that it involves working together with an animal. To work with dogs as smoo...

Police Dog Training Centre The Police Dog Training Centre is part of the Police University College. We train every police dog handler in Finland and procure police dogs. Our training facilities are located in Rinkelinmäki, Hämeenlinna. We have a s...

Police dog special training After basic training, police dogs are trained in one special area: searching for narcotics or explosives, searching for bodies or searching for flammable liquids. Additionally, we train specialist dogs that only work wi...

Basic Police Dog Training The basic training of patrol dogs, the so-called ordinary police dogs, consists of five areas: obedience, use of force, tracking, search for persons or objects and crime scene search. Additionally, we train patrol dogs in...

Obedience tests for guard and security dogs The Police Dog Training Centre organizes annually an obedience test for guard and security dogs. The test is held at the Police Dog Training Centre in Hämeenlinna. A guard dog’s obedience test consists o...

Continuing education for police We organize a variety of professional continuing education programs to maintain and develop the skills of police personnel. The range of education includes extensive educational programs, short courses, and seminars...

The Police University College in brief The Police University College (Polamk) is Finland’s only police educational institute – a center of expertise in police education, research and development. We have a special position in the field of higher e...

Police University College Management and Chiefs of Units Management Marko Laitinen Director of the Police University College +358 295 483 000 [email protected] Pasi Kemppainen Director of Education and Research +358 295 483 150 [email protected] P...

View our facilities The Police Dog Training Centre facilities are situated at Rinkelinmäki in Hämeenlinna. We have a seven-hectare area where, in addition to classrooms, accommodation and offices, we have kennels for the dogs and various training ...

Teaching and learning We structure the course of our teaching and learning process with the student path according to the national OPI Reference Architecture (application for studies – study planning and guidance –acquisition of competence – using...

Erasmus students' experiences at the Police University College in Tampere, Finland Interesting studies, expert lecturers, a modern campus – this is what the Police University College in Tampere offers for international Erasmus+ students. Meet new ...

Invoicing information We process and archive invoices electronically. If paper invoices are delivered to us, we will return them unpaid. If you do not yet have an e-invoicing system, you can use the Finnish Government’s e-invoicing service to prod...

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More contact information Driver Training Centre Hietamäentie 250, FI-76850 Naarajärvi, Finland tel. +358 295 483 677, +358 295 483 681 Education in Swedish Superintendent Christian Romberg tel. +358 295 483 928 Feedback Fill in the feedback form I...

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Event archive Northern Police Research Webinar Previous webinar programs Tackling Organised Crime in the Nordic countries webinar 30 January 2025 Welcome to discuss about the measures against organised crime in Nordic countries. In the research we...