Finnish Security Intelligence Service

What Finnish Security Intelligence Service does

Supo (Suojelupoliisi), established by law on 17 December 1948 and operational from 1 January 1949, is Finland's civilian security and intelligence service operating under the Ministry of the Interior. It serves the Finnish state by conducting three core mission pillars: intelligence (Tiedustelu) that gathers unique information to serve national leadership, counterintelligence (Vastatiedustelu) that combats foreign espionage and cyber espionage, and counterterrorism (Terrorismin torjunta) that detects radical Islamist, far-right and far-left threats at the earliest possible stage. In parallel, Supo runs the national security clearance regime, conducting both personnel and facility security clearances to assess reliability for positions and organizations of importance to national security, delivered through an electronic self-service portal (asiointi.supo.fi) on a fee-based transaction model that supplements state budget funding.

The agency's service architecture is a single unified government operation rather than a platform-product business: services are delivered directly to government agencies, employers requesting clearances for security-sensitive roles, businesses requiring facility clearances and economic security guidance, and Finnish citizens seeking travel safety advice. Distribution combines the Helsinki headquarters, eight regional offices across Finland, and the electronic transaction portal. Notable internal technology includes the Intelligence Analysis and Research Suite (INTER), a three-year, EUR 4 million AI-assisted desktop application completed in May 2026 that helps analysts combine, classify and analyse multi-format data and surface weak signals that manual processing would miss; INTER was co-financed by EUR 2.8 million from the EU Internal Security Fund.

Commercially, Supo has no independent revenue in the private-sector sense. Funding flows from Finnish state budget allocations supplemented by transaction-based security clearance fees, with pricing and processing times published on the official website. The agency is wholly state-owned, has no parent company in the corporate sense beyond its ministerial oversight, and operates only within Finnish jurisdiction. Recent strategic activity has centred on completing the INTER tooling, launching the EU-funded Migration Pact screening (MIS) project in June 2026, deepening international cyber cooperation via an FBI-led APT28 disruption operation, relocating to new hardened premises in 2025, and executing a 2024 reorganisation with concurrent cooperation negotiations targeting EUR 4.4 million in personnel savings.

Name

Finnish Security Intelligence Service

Legal name

Finnish Security and Intelligence Service

Website

https://supo.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Supo is Finland's civilian security and intelligence service under the Ministry of the Interior, conducting intelligence, counterintelligence and counterterrorism operations and providing statutory personnel and facility security clearances to the Finnish Government, employers and citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Security Intelligence Services

NAICS

National Security (928110), National Security (92811), National Security and International Affairs (928), Police Protection (92212)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Operations & Counterterrorism (BPAIAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service (BPAEADAB), Managed Security Services (MSSP) & 24/7 SOC Operations (BPAKAHAA), Executive Protection Intelligence & Threat Management (Protective Intelligence) (BPAKABAI)

Keywords

• National security intelligence
• Security clearance vetting
• Counterterrorism operations
• Counterintelligence services
• Intelligence analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: As a government agency, Supo is primarily funded through state budget allocations.
2. Security Clearance Fees: Fee-funded services including personnel and facility security clearance vetting. Processing times and fees are published for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) operates as Finland's civilian intelligence and security agency, delivering intelligence gathering, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism services to national leadership. Its core commercial offering to employers and individuals is personnel and facility security clearance vetting, administered through a dedicated Electronic Transaction Service portal, alongside travel safety advisory services for Finnish nationals abroad.

Product overview

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) operates as Finland's civilian security and intelligence agency with three core service pillars: Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Counterterrorism. Supporting these, Supo provides Security Clearances (both personnel and facility vetting) through an Electronic Transaction Service portal, and Travel Safety Advisory services. Public engagement is supported through the Supodi podcast. Internally, Supo has developed the Intelligence Analysis and Research Suite (INTER) desktop application for AI-assisted data analysis. Supo operates as a single unified government agency, not a platform-product architecture, delivering services primarily to government stakeholders, employers requiring security clearances, and the Finnish public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Security Clearance Vetting (Personnel and Facility) Personnel and facility security clearance vetting services that assess individual reliability and organizational data security capabilities to prevent activities endangering national security or significant private economic interests. Used by Finnish employers hiring into security-sensitive positions and by individuals occupying roles of national importance.
• Electronic Transaction Service (Sähköinen asiointipalvelu) Online self-service portal hosted at asiointi.supo.fi for requesting and managing security clearances for both employers and individuals undergoing vetting. Replaces paper-based processes and is the primary intake channel for clearance transactions.
• Intelligence Services Civilian intelligence operations that gather unique information to serve Finland's national leadership. Intelligence work targets phenomena that seriously jeopardise national security and informs ministerial and state decision-making.
• Counterintelligence Services Combats unlawful intelligence operations against Finland, including state espionage, cyber espionage, refugee espionage, and recruitment activities conducted by foreign intelligence services.
• Counterterrorism Services Combats terrorism through intelligence-led methods to detect terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage and addresses radical Islamist, extreme right-wing, and far-left terrorism threats.
• Travel Safety Advisory (Matkustusturvallisuus) Security guidance for Finnish nationals traveling abroad, covering pre-travel preparation, safety instructions during travel, and post-travel considerations.
• Supodi Podcast Official podcast of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service providing public education about national security topics, counterterrorism, and Supo's mission; available in multiple seasons.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supo disrupted extensive terrorist activity linked to ISIS directed at Europe and its neighboring regions, led from Finland, resulting in a 12-year prison sentence for key figure Ruslan Meyriev in Belgium
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026FBI-led international joint operation to disrupt Russian GRU cyber espionage (APT28/Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard) via compromised TP-Link routers. Successfully prevented use of global cyber espionage network.
• National Cyber Security Centre Finland (NCSC-FI) at TraficomcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Finnish cybersecurity authority cooperating with Supo on cyber threat analysis and joint operations. Part of counter-cyber espionage activities targeting Russia-linked APT28 operations.
• NCSC-UK (UK National Cyber Security Centre)coreTechnology or Integration · 7 April 2026International cooperation on APT28 threat intelligence. Published joint technical information on APT28 router exploitation and DNS hijacking operations.
• PTR Cooperation (Police, Tulli/Customs, Rajavartiolaitos/Border Guard)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025PTR (Police, Customs, Border Guard, Supo) strategic cooperation for national security. Governed by PTR Act and strategy covering 2025-2028. Focus on crime prevention, intelligence-led operations, and coordinated surveillance cooperation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Cyber Security Centre Finland (NCSC-FI): Finland's national cybersecurity authority at Traficom. A strategic partner of Supo on cyber threat analysis and joint counter-cyber operations. Comparable as a Finnish public-sector peer with adjacent cyber mandate rather than direct competition.
• Finnish Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos): Fellow member of the PTR cooperation framework with Supo. Comparable as a Finnish national security agency with overlapping intelligence and surveillance mandates, particularly on border and migration-related security.

Direct peers

• French Directorate-General for Internal Security (DGSI): France's domestic counterintelligence service. Comparable to Supo as a civilian intelligence agency focused on counter-espionage, counterterrorism, and protection of national economic interests.
• Swedish Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen): Sweden's civilian security and intelligence service with the closest statutory, geographic, and operational profile to Supo. Both share Nordic threat environments, intelligence-sharing frameworks, and security clearance mandates.
• Norwegian Police Security Service (PST): Norway's civilian counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism agency. Directly comparable to Supo in scope (counterterrorism, counterintelligence, security clearance vetting) and Nordic regional context.
• Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET): Denmark's domestic security and intelligence service with the same pillar structure (intelligence, counterterrorism, counter-espionage) and Nordic-EU operating environment as Supo.
• Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO): Estonia's civilian counterintelligence agency with comparable size and function. Both services operate in the Baltic/Nordic frontline threat environment and are partners within EU intelligence structures.
• German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV): Germany's federal domestic intelligence service with an analogous mandate — counterterrorism, counterespionage, and protective intelligence. Closely comparable to Supo in statutory role and political-economy context.

Broad incumbents

• UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ): UK's signals intelligence and cyber security agency. A documented partner of Supo (NCSC-UK collaboration on APT28). Comparable on cyber intelligence and AI-driven analysis dimensions even though SIGINT-focused.
• UK Security Service (MI5): UK's domestic intelligence service with a much broader scale and global reach. Comparable in core mission (counterterrorism, counterespionage) but operates a wider portfolio and significantly larger resource base than Supo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/suojelupoliisi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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