Law enforcement in Åland

Law enforcement in the Åland Islands is the responsibility of the Police Authority of the Åland Islands, a unit independent of the mainland Finnish police (as per the Act on the Autonomy of Åland, 1991[1]), which answers to the Åland unit of the National Bureau of Investigation, part of the Government of Åland (the Landskapsregering).[2][3]

The Åland Islands

The police officers do, however, wear the same uniform as on the mainland, and the police cars have the same paint scheme. But all markings on uniforms or cars are in Swedish only. The police officers also receive their training in the same police academy as the police in mainland Finland.

The Police Authority of the Åland Islands is responsible for the security of a population of 26,000 over the 13,517 km² and 16 municipalities of this Finnish province, and is headquartered in the capital of Mariehamn.

Ranks
 
Åland[4]
Polismästare Överkommissarie Kommissarie Överkonstapel Äldre konstapel Yngre konstapel

The rank insignia are the same as for the equivalent rank in the national police, except that the Finnish Lion is replaced by the Stag of Åland.

Notes
  1. Act on the Autonomy of Åland retrieved May 29, 2007
  2. The Finnish Police Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine document from the Finnish Police site Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine retrieved May 29, 2007
  3. CEPOL Finnish Police breakdown Archived 2012-04-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved May 29, 2007
  4. "Landskapsförordning (2000:34) om Ålands polismyndighet, §2." Ålands landskapsregering. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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