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.

The threat level of terrorism in Finland stands at level three, elevated, on a five-point scale. The national terrorism situation is strongly linked to international trends. Terrorist attacks in Western countries are also likely to inspire such incidents in Finland.

Supo applies intelligence methods to combat terrorism, seeking to detect terrorist activities and related phenomena at the earliest possible stage.

The rise in far-right movements has also been reflected in Finland. The Internet plays a role in growing radicalisation.

The threat level of terrorism in Finland stands at level three, elevated, on a five-point scale. The national terrorism situation is strongly linked to international trends. Terrorist attacks in Western countries are also likely to inspire such incidents in Finland.

Several far-right terrorist attacks have occurred or been foiled in the West in recent years. These attacks were motivated by ethnic and racial nationalist thinking.

In the following scenarios, experts from the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service examine how technological development, societal polarisation and new generations will affect the development of terrorist activity until 2030. Radical Islamist and far-right terrorism constitute the greatest threat of terrorism in Finland and Europe.

Supo continually updates its list of individuals who are counter-terrorism targets. The targeted individuals vary widely.

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Segregation does not directly cause violent radicalisation or the emergence of street gangs. However, in both phenomena, the accumulation of disadvantage exposes young people to the recruitment of radical and criminal networks.

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.

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Over the past year, several sudden and significant changes have taken place in the Middle East. With a view to the future, particularly interesting developments include the permanence of the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, Iran’s growing unpredictability, the internal instability of Syria and the Gulf countries’ desire to stabilise the Middle East.

Supo applies intelligence methods to combat terrorism, seeking to detect terrorist activities and related phenomena at the earliest possible stage.

Supo's mission is to ward off and combat the most serious threats to national security, such as terrorism and illegal intelligence by foreign states against Finland.

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service counters threats to Finland’s national security and provides unique intelligence to prevent threats in advance.

Intelligence is unique information managed by Supo in serving top-level national government. Civilian intelligence operations only target phenomena that seriously jeopardise national security.

Only Supo may apply civilian intelligence gathering methods in Finland on phenomena jeopardising national security. The use of intelligence gathering methods is strictly governed by law.

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.

National Security Overview 2026 Previous publications → The year at SUPO People conducting security clearance vetting encounter Finns face-to-face For many Finns, security clearance vetting investigation is the closest contact they ever have with ...