National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)

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National Bureau of Investigation
Keskusrikospoliisi
Centralkriminalpolisen
The sword and lion emblem is the symbol of the Police of Finland
The sword and lion emblem is the symbol of the Police of Finland
Agency overview
FormedDecember 30, 1954
Employees696[1] (31 December 2016)
Annual budget72.5 million (FY 2016)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionFinland
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersJokiniemenkuja 4, Vantaa, Finland
National Bureau of Investigation (Finland) is located in Finland
Vantaa (HQ)
Vantaa (HQ)
Turku
Turku
Tampere
Tampere
Joensuu
Joensuu
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi
Oulu
Oulu
Mariehamn
Mariehamn
Elected officer responsible
Agency executives
  • Robin Lardot, Director
  • Tero Kurenmaa, Assistant Director
Parent agencyNational Police Board under the Ministry of the Interior
Website
www.poliisi.fi/en/national_bureau_of_investigation

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) (Finnish: Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), Swedish: Centralkriminalpolisen (CKP), lit.'central criminal police') is a national law enforcement agency of the Finnish Police and the principal criminal investigation and criminal intelligence organization of Finland. The Bureau's main tasks are to counter and investigate organized crime, provide expert services, and develop methods for criminal investigation. NBI is also responsible for financial intelligence (FININT), such as preventing money laundering and terrorism financing. NBI headquarters has been situated in the city of Vantaa within the Capital Region since 1994 with field offices in Tampere, Turku, Mariehamn, Joensuu, Oulu and Rovaniemi. It is subordinate to the National Police Board under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry.

  1. ^ a b Keskusrikospoliisin toimintakertomus 2016 [2016 Action Report of the National Bureau of Investigation] (PDF) (in Finnish). Vantaa: National Bureau of Investigation. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2017-08-21.