National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)

National Bureau of Investigation

Keskusrikospoliisi Centralkriminalpolisen
Emblem of the Police of Finland
Agency overview
Formed	1955; 62 years ago (1955)
Jurisdiction	Government of Finland
Headquarters	Jokiniemenkuja 4, Vantaa, Finland
Employees	696 (31 December 2016)
Annual budget	72.5 million EUR (FY 2016)
Minister responsible	Paula Risikko, Minister of the Interior
Agency executives	Robin Lardot, Director Tero Kurenmaa, Assistant Director
Parent agency	Ministry of the Interior / National Police Board
Website	www.keskusrikospoliisi.fi
Map
Vantaa (HQ) Turku Tampere Joensuu Rovaniemi Oulu Maarianhamina

Coordinates: 60°17′31″N 25°03′16″E / 60.29192°N 25.05456°E / 60.29192; 25.05456

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) (Finnish: Keskusrikospoliisi (KRP), Swedish: Centralkriminalpolisen (CKP)) is a nationwide law enforcement agency of the Finnish Police operating in the whole territory of Finland. NBI's main tasks are to counter organized crime, investigate offences thereto, provide expert services, and develop methods for criminal investigation. The NBI is also responsible for taking measures on detecting and preventing money laundering and on freezing assets to combat terrorism.

NBI Headquarters has been situated in the city of Vantaa within the Greater Helsinki area since 1994 with field offices in Tampere, Turku, Maarianhamina, Joensuu, Oulu and Rovaniemi.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was created on 30 December 1954 with Act 510/1954 and established in 1955 by merging the Uusimaa Province Crime Police Centre (Finnish: Uudenmaan läänin rikospoliisikeskus) and the Crime Research Centre (Finnish: Rikostutkimuskeskus). Previously, the Crime Police Centre had been handling nation-wide investigations while the Crime Research Centre was in charge of intelligence and forensic analyses. Kosti Vasa was appointed NBI's first Director and served as such until retiring in 1965.