National Police Day event in Hervanta
29.8.2026
12.00 - 17.00
Vaajakatu 2, 33720 Tampere
Welcome to talk with police officers and police students and visit the Police Museum. Come and see police work and various police vehicles. Lots of fun activities are in store for the whole family.
The national Police Day will be celebrated on Saturday August 29, 2026 at 12–17 at the Police Museum and in its yard.
Welcome to Hervanta in Tampere to talk with police officers and police students. Come and see, for example, a police motorcycle and ATV, and various vehicles. Police horses will be there as well! During the day, you can watch a police dog demonstration and get to play with the gaming police. In addition, several free guided tours will be provided at the museum of the exhibition Art Crime Cases (guided tours in Finnish). You can buy food and drink at the sales booth (card payment only).
Program:
12.00 Opening of the event: Director of the Police University College Marko Laitinen
12.30 and 14.30 Police dog demonstration
13–16 Police horses present
12–17 Guided tours (in Finnish) at the museum of the exhibition Art Crime Cases
13.30 and 15.30 Police students' band plays at the museum
17.00 Event ends
Whole day:
Equipment presentations
Police students will tell about education and how to apply, test your pull-up shape, fingerprint point
Play with the gaming police
Cyberbingo: test how well you manage to make the work of cybercriminals more difficult in your everyday life
Children’s police station Pokela
Museum exhibitions open (Guided tours of the museum’s special exhibition and a part of the demonstrations are only in Finnish.)
Changes are possible.
The event in Hervanta, Tampere is organized by the Police Museum, Police University College and Central Finland Police Department.