THE NORDIC COUNTRIES

Sweden

Norway

Iceland

Denmark

Police of Finland (Poliisi)

The Police of Finland (Poliisi) is a national government agency responsible for general police and law enforcement matters in the Republic of Finland.

The Poliisi is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and consists of the National Police Board, two national police units and 11 local police departments.

Finland

FINLAND

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Apart from drones, the Poliisi currently have no aviation units.

Finnish Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos)

The Finnish Border Guard (FBG), is the agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders. It is a military organisation, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the president of Finland. The agency has police and investigative powers in immigration matters and can independently investigate immigration violations.on mobilization, it would be wholly or partly incorporated into the Finnish Defence Forces and its strength increased with reservists who have served their conscription in the branch. The mobilized strength of the Finnish Border Guard is 12,600 servicemen. The Finnish-Russian border is actively monitored. The western sea borders and the western and northern land borders to Sweden and Norway are free to cross under the Nordic passport union, the Border Guard does however maintain personnel in these regions owing to its SAR duties.

Rotary Wing

Fixed Wing

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Agusta Bell AB.412EP

Agusta Westland AW.119

Airbus H.215 Super Puma

Dornier Do.228-212

SWEDEN

Swedish Police Air Support Unit

The Swedish Police Air Support Unit (polisflyget)—organized by the National Operations Department—employs approximately 60 personnel, currently operating seven Bell 429 helicopters from five different bases; ranging from Boden in the far north to Östersund, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö in the south. Until 2015-2016 the fleet consisted of six Eurocopter EC135. The helicopter units are fully manned 24 hours a day, often tasked with providing aerial surveillance, assisting in vehicle pursuits and in search and rescue operations. The helicopters are also used for transport, to reduce time to target during critical interventions by bomb technicians and officers of the National Task Force. In 2018, the police purchased two additional Bell 429 helicopters increasing their fleet to nine. The two Bell 429s will reinforce the police's aviation and counter terrorism capabilities with one to be based in Stockholm alongside the National Task Force and the other one in Skåne. Black Hawk helicopters, operated by the Armed Forces and on 24-hour stand-by, are also available to the National Task Force, EOD and Regional Task Forces at their request.

Rotary Wing

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Eurocopter EC.135

Bell 429

The Swedish Coast Guard is a Swedish civilian government agency tasked with:

maritime surveillance and other control and inspection tasks as well as environmental cleanup after oil spills at sea.
co-ordinate the civilian needs for maritime surveillance and maritime information.
follow international development within the field and take part in international efforts to establish border controls, law enforcement at sea, environmental protection at sea and other maritime surveillance tasks.

The Swedish Coast Guard carries out some of its surveillance by air (from its base at Skavsta Airport south-west of Stockholm), and in the winter-time by hovercraft and snowmobiles on the ice-covered waters of the Bothnian Bay from its Luleå station. The Coast Guard also has regular maritime duties in Vänern, Europe's third largest lake, operating out of Vänersborg.

Swedish Coastguard
(Kustbevakningen)

Rotary Wing

Fixed Wing

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Bombardier DHC-8

AW.139

NORWAY

Norwegian Police Service

The Norwegian Police Service (Politi-og lensmannsetaten) is the Norwegian national civilian police agency.In addition to police powers, the service is responsible for border control, certain civil duties, coordinating search and rescue operations, counterterrorism, highway patrolling, writ of execution, criminal investigation and prosecution.