In 2023, the Finnish police, customs, and border guard used coercive measures almost 186,000 times. This was more than in the year before. In the period shown here, the highest number of coercive measures was recorded in 2013, at 210,386.
Number of coercive measures used by the police, customs and border guard in Finland from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of people suspected
2023
185,945
2022
174,177
2021
177,825
2020
201,168
2019
194,960
2018
195,201
2017
195,855
2016
197,530
2015
197,322
2014
196,858
2013
210,386
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The source adds the following information: "Coercive measures are often divided into three groups: those against a person, those against property and coercive measures ordered by a court of justice. Wiretapping, remote surveillance and technical monitoring are not included in these statistics."
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Statistics Finland. (February 28, 2024). Number of coercive measures used by the police, customs and border guard in Finland from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239457/number-of-coercive-measures-of-police-customs-and-border-guard-in-finland/
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