24.7.2026 | SUPO, the FDI and their international partners are warning of a Russian state-sponsored cyber threat actor that specifically targets email systems of organisations.

13.7.2026 | SUPO, the FDI and their international partners are again warning of Russian cyber operations targeting poorly configured routers and other vulnerable network devices.

3.3.2026 | In March, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO) recruits ordinary Finns proficient in languages for human intelligence work. You can express your interest by letter.

8.4.2026 | The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service and the National Cyber Security Centre Finland at Traficom warn people in Finland about Russia’s practice of exploiting poorly secured home routers and other network devices for cyber espionage.

10.3.2026 | Russia strives to increase its intelligence capability in Finland when the war in Ukraine eventually comes to an end. Post-war Russia is expected to be willing to restore its relations with Western countries, including Finland. However, its superpower aspirations will remain unchanged.

2.1.2024 | A reorganisation of Supo took effect on 1 January 2024, implementing minor modifications to enhance information gathering and the work of Supo as an intelligence service. Deputy Director Teemu Turunen has been appointed Acting Director.

26.3.2024 | The threat of Russian intelligence and malign influence activities has remained elevated despite deteriorating conditions for human intelligence operations. No significant changes have occurred in the threat of terrorism faced by Finland.

8.11.2023 | The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) has secured EUR 2.8 million in funding for its Intelligence Analysis and Research Tools (INTER) project from the EU Internal Security Fund (ISF).

4.3.2025 | Russia is expected to redeploy resources released by the end of the war in Ukraine. This will also increase the threat to Finland.

30.3.2023 | Expulsions of Russian intelligence officers and visa refusals on the advice of Supo have weakened Russian human intelligence in Finland. Human intelligence under diplomatic cover has traditionally been the main instrument of Russian intelligence operations abroad.

30.1.2025 | The cooperation between the Police, Customs, the Border Guard and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service is referred to using the abbreviation PCB. The PCB cooperation has a new strategy that entered into force on 1 January 2025. The strategy is still built on the efficiency and flexibility of the cooperation, with the aim of better meeting the challenges and demands of the changing operating environment.

29.9.2022 | Facing obstacles to human intelligence operations in the West, Russia has turned to the cyber environment and other intelligence sources, including foreigners in Russia. Published by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) on 29 September, the National Security Overview describes this revised approach.

12.10.2023 | While the threat of intelligence and influencing operations against critical infrastructure has increased, a crippling effect on infrastructure operations in Finland remains unlikely in the immediate future. Relations between Finland and Russia have significantly deteriorated, with Russia prepared to take measures against Finland if it deems this necessary. The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) published its national security overview on 12 October.

29.3.2022 | The broad influencing and unlawful intelligence operations of Russia are among the main threats to national security. The updated terrorist threat assessment of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) continues to assess the threat at level two (elevated) on the four-level scale.

14.10.2020 | PAGE 4 PAGE 46 PAGE 28 PAGE 22 A S E C U R E W AY T O T H E F U T U R E CONTENT 4 A Secure Way to the Future 6 Supo’s special mission 8 Supo to play a greater role in combating national security threats 10 Persistent surveillance can be enough to ...