27.5.2026 | The three-year INTER project has ended at the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO). The project developed a desktop application for researchers and analysts, which makes it possible to combine, classify and analyse data in different formats by applying artificial intelligence.

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Strategy of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service

National Security Overview 2026 Previous publications → The year at SUPO The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service renews its strategy to respond to an uncertain security environment The security situation has deteriorated, and the geopolitica...

Intelligence gathering operations are a core function of Supo. The function of Supo is to supply relevant and proactive information on phenomena that jeopardise national security.

The regulatory control measures of Supo seek to ensure that technology or expertise related to WMD are not forwarded from Finland or through Finland. Work to oppose WMD is done in Finland in partnership with several authorities.

Supo may only conduct personnel security clearance vetting for businesses that it has approved for the security clearance vetting procedure.

Suojelupoliisi has grown from a small and subdued agency into an international security and intelligence service with a staff of over five hundred people. Supo turned 75 in 2024.

Russia and China continue to actively engage in intelligence and influencing activities against Finland.

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Russia and China continue to actively engage in intelligence and influencing activities against Finland.

16.10.2025 | Kreus has been appointed to a one-year interim position.

27.2.2026 | National Security Overview 2021 NATIONAL SECURITY OVERVIEW 2021 Summary of the overview Intelligence and influencing operations targeting Finland Intelligence services seek to use embedded human intelligence sources to obtain reliable and forward-...

27.2.2026 | National Security Overview 2025 THE GLOBAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT AND FINLAND ESPIONAGE AND INFLUENCING TERRORISM THE YEAR AT SUPO 2 A grim security situation has given intelligence a key role in foreign and security policy 6 China strengthens its p...

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).

ISIL and al-Qaeda are still seeking to mount attacks in Europe. Lone operators with no ties to any specific organisation pose a significant threat.

Supo participates in the debate on social media. Accounts are managed by the SUPO communications team.

24.10.2023 | 1 | 22 The completed form contains personal data which shall be handled according to data protection legislation. SUPO FINNISH SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE Foreign interests Name Identity number (or if there is none, date of birth) It is poss...

Intelligence is unique information managed by Supo in serving top-level national government. Only Supo may apply civilian intelligence gathering methods in Finland. Civilian intelligence operations only target phenomena that seriously jeopardise national security.

Security clearance vetting always assesses a person’s situation individually. Essential aspects include the type of duties for which the investigation is performed.