In 2022, there were approximately 7,500 police officers in Finland. The number of police officers was in decline in past years due to cuts in the police budget. The number fell from 7,766 in 2010 to 7,148 in 2017, but started to increase again thereafter.
Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022
* Refers to person-years. Figures have been rounded.
The source adds the following information: "PolStat serves core police operations, financial and personnel management, and parties outside the police organisation that require information. It generates statistics and reports on data such as the number of crimes and emergency calls, and on police working hours, finances and personnel."
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Police of Finland. (December 19, 2023). Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/540383/finland-number-of-police-officers/
Police of Finland. "Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022." Chart. December 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540383/finland-number-of-police-officers/
Police of Finland. (2023). Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540383/finland-number-of-police-officers/
Police of Finland. "Number of Police Officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540383/finland-number-of-police-officers/
Police of Finland, Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540383/finland-number-of-police-officers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Police of Finland, December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/540383/finland-number-of-police-officers/
