Border Guard’s criminal intelligence activities to strengthen

The government on Thursday submitted a proposal to Parliament for legislation on the criminal intelligence activities of the Finnish Border Guard, said an official press release.

The proposal would improve the Border Guard’s ability to prevent and combat organised crime involving illegal entry into Finland and human trafficking, as well as other serious crime.

The proposal includes provisions on criminal intelligence methods and their use in threat-informed criminal intelligence.

According to the proposal, more effective preventive action is required because the threats posed by crime have become more serious, more diverse and more rapidly evolving. Because of this, intelligence collection must begin at an earlier stage than is currently possible.

“The purpose of criminal intelligence regulation is to prevent the most serious forms of criminal activity from reaching Finland or taking place here. The threats are particularly linked to organised crime, which must be tackled decisively,” said Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen in the press release.