Police University College

Police University College
Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu
Polisyrkeshögskolan
The sword and lion emblem is the symbol of the Police of Finland
Former names
  • Police Academy
  • Police Course Centre
  • National Police School
  • Police College of Finland
TypePublic
Established1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Parent institution
National Police Board under the Ministry of the Interior
Budget€26 million (2016)[1]
DirectorKimmo Himberg
Academic staff
Around 100 (2016)[2]
Administrative staff
Around 100 (2016)[2]
Students7,000 including short-time training courses (2016)[2]
Location
Tampere
,
Finland

61°27′10″N 23°51′10″E / 61.452643°N 23.852781°E / 61.452643; 23.852781
CampusSuburb
21 ha
Websitepolamk.fi

The Police University College (Finnish: Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu (Polamk), Swedish: Polisyrkeshögskolan) is a university of applied sciences in Tampere, Finland providing police academy training and research under the Ministry of the Interior for the Police of Finland and other Finnish law enforcement units.

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