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
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Police of Finland. (December 19, 2023). Number of police officers in Finland from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 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 June 05, 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: June 05, 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 June 05, 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/