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Preparing for incidents and crises

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  1. Guide's start page
  2. How to prepare for incidents and crises
    1. Why is preparedness important?
    2. General instructions on preparedness, home emergency supplies and on what to do in different situations
    3. Epidemics and pandemics
    4. Information influence and hybrid influence activities
    5. Cyberattacks or cyber incidents
    6. Wildfires and major building fires
    7. Disruptions in payment systems
    8. Storms and floods
    9. Military conflicts and civil defence
    10. Power cut
    11. Radiation hazards
    12. Terrorism
      1. What is terrorism?
      2. What should I do in the event of terrorism?
    13. Disruptions in communications infrastructure
    14. Spreading of dangerous substances into the environment
    15. Water outage and water contamination
    16. Maintaining your functional capacity during a crisis
  3. Preparedness is about cooperation
  4. Preparedness instructions in print and in sign languages
  5. Checklist for preparing for incidents and crises

Terrorism

What is terrorism?

Terrorism is an activity aimed at stirring unrest and fear in society. In most cases, terrorism involves violence or threats. Terrorism primarily affects society through the feeling of insecurity it causes.

The threat of terrorism is combated through cooperation between several authorities. The most important means is prevention which aims at addressing the root causes of terrorism.

The police are primarily responsible for combating terrorism in Finland. The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service monitors both national and international threats to react to them early.

The authorities may follow people associated with terrorist networks, which allows obtaining information about the planning of the attack. This allows preventing the attack before it happens.

Counter-terrorism builds on extensive cooperation - Ministry of the InteriorOpens in a new window.

Updated: 2/9/2025

What should I do in the event of terrorism?

If you are the victim of a life-threatening attack or a terrorist attack

  1. If you can, get away.
  2. If you cannot escape, hide and seek shelter.
  3. Put your phone on mute.
  4. If you are in a safe place, call 112 for help.
  5. Do not go back and check the situation.
  6. Wait for instructions from the authorities.

Watch the video: Escape, hide, call for help – YouTube channel of the police (in Finnish)Opens in a new window.

Updated: 25/2/2026

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Checklist for preparing for incidents and crises