Appointing a security steward
View connections →Appointing a security steward to provide assistance to the police or the Finnish Border Guard is subject to a licence.
Published by: The Police · Government organisation
Description language: English
Coverage: Finland, excluding Åland
About this service
Description
If maintaining order and safety is not otherwise purposeful and maintaining order and safety so requires for a justified reason, the police department of the area, site or starting location of a vehicle can also grant a licence to appoint a security steward to assist the police or the Border Guard: • to a healthcare or social welfare facility with the exception of reform schools and child welfare facilities on the application of the holder of the healthcare or social welfare facility • to a service point of KELA the Social Insurance Institution of Finland on the application of KELA • to an Employment and Economic Development Office on the application of the Employment and Economic Development Office • to a shopping centre on the application of the holder of the shopping centre • to a public transport station on the application of the holder of the public transport station • to a harbour on the application of the holder of the harbour • to an airport on the application of the holder of the airport • to a public transport vehicle on the application of the holder of the vehicle • to a reception and registration centre referred to in the Act on the Reception of Persons Applying for International Protection and on the Identification of and the Aid to Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings (746/2011) on the application of the holder of the centre or the Finnish Immigration Service.
How to use it
A printable form is available on the police website. You can also submit the application at a police station or a police service point. You can find more information on appointing and changing the appointment of security stewards on the police website.
Conditions
The licence may contain conditions related to the training of the security steward, the carrying of equipment for use of force, the domain and the placement and number of persons. If necessary, the police department that granted the licence may cancel it and change the conditions or validity period due to such changes in the circumstances that significantly affect the maintenance of order and safety in the duty area. In the areas and on the locations referred to in legislation, security stewarding can be performed only by a holder of a security sector business licence who can assign the duties to a licensed security steward who is in the holder’s employment and has satisfactorily completed guard training or who has a valid guard licence, and who is under 68 years of age.