One week after the Police of Finland announced plans for job cuts in order to meet a budget shortfall, the law enforcement agency said on Monday that a 30 million euro in extra funding promised by the Ministry of the Interior had made the job cuts unnecessary.
Last week police announced it planned to begin co-determination negotiations with staff representatives aimed at reducing personnel numbers by between 200 and 250 person-years.
However, the Police Board on Monday said the cuts were not needed as the extra funding was coming from this autumn's supplementary budget.
On Friday, it was reported that the Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko (Cen) would propose allocating an additional 30 million euros to Finland's police force in next year's budget as the fourth supplementary draft was presented on Monday.
In a statement, Police Commissioner Seppo Kolehmainen said the funds would mean that the agency's special task force on combatting human trafficking would be able to continue its work.
Kolehmainen said that the law enforcement agency would be able to focus on planning its 2022 activities so that it can fulfil the government's goal of the police force reaching 7,500 man-years and be able to maintain the agency's operational activities at current levels.
Kolehmainen said the extra money was a "big relief" for the police.