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Latest news Students may now apply for a residence permit onlineThe Finnish Immigration Service and the Finnish police have launched an e-service for the purpose of handling foreigners’ permit and license matters. Among other features, the e-service enables customers to submit an application and to follow the progress of its processing. Read more Fingerprints to be introduced to residence permits early next year Finland is introducing biometric residence permit cards at the beginning of 2012. At the same time residence permit stickers for travel documents will be discontinued. Read more Internet policeman chosen as Police Officer of the Year Sergeant Marko Forss (35), from Helsinki, has been named Police Officer of the Year 2011. Known as Internet Police Officer Fobba, Forss works for the Helsinki Police Department as head of their three-person Virtual Community Police Team. Read more Changes in the identity card Changes will be introduced to the identity cards issued by the police. From 31 May 2011, the identity card of a Finnish citizen will be bluish in colour, the identity card of a minor purple, and the identity card of a foreign citizen brown. Identity cards issued before this date will remain valid until they expire. Read more Good results in project to combat travelling criminal groups from abroad An intensified crime combating project was launched in June to target criminals who come from abroad to commit property offences. The purpose of the intensified measures was to send out a clear message that it is not worth coming to Finland to commit offences, as there is a high risk of being caught. Read more |
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