Ethics and open science In our research activities, we follow the Finnish research community's principles of open science and research. We conduct research in an ethically sustainable manner and operate in accordance with the guidelines and princi...

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...

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 ...

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...

MINDb4ACT Mapping, Identifying and Developing Skills and Opportunities in Operating Environments to Co-create Innovative, Ethical and Effective Actions to Tackle Radicalization Leading to Violent Extremism The MINDb4ACT research and development pr...

Do We produce information and competence for specialist and management tasks related to internal security and for developing the safety of society. Our core processes are teaching and learning as well as research and development. Our management su...

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...

Operational Quality Manual The Police University College's Operational Quality Manual gives an overview of our operations and quality management. The Operational Quality Manual describes how we plan, do, check and act in accordance with the PDCA m...

Key working groups and their tasks Numerous groups and networks that are often multidisciplinary and focus on different themes operate at the Police University College and include student and Polamk partner representatives. Some of our groups are ...

Key working groups and their tasks Numerous groups and networks that are often multidisciplinary and focus on different themes operate at the Police University College and include student and Polamk partner representatives. Some of our groups are ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

29.12.2025 | 1 (15) Decision 28.04.2025 Document: ID-25956948 Case: POL-2025-61221 Police University College Regulation Sisällys 1 § Tasks and premises................................................................................................................