State Security Service

What State Security Service does

State Security Service (Valsts drošības dienests, VDD) is Latvia's civilian counterintelligence and internal security service, headquartered in Riga at Brīvības gatve 207, with a headcount of 101–250. The organization traces its lineage to the State Security Department founded on 11 August 1919, was suppressed during the Soviet occupation of 1940, and was re-established in 1991 as the Information Department of the Ministry of the Interior before being renamed as the State Security Service (VDD) on 1 January 2019. Its functional scope spans counterintelligence, protection of state secrets, protection of constitutional order, economic security monitoring, counterterrorism coordination, dignitary protection (Prime Minister and Speaker of the Saeima), and pre-trial investigation; VDD is the only Latvian intelligence service legally authorized to conduct pre-trial investigations.

VDD's outputs are not commercial products but include operational counterterrorism response plans (Objekts for land objects, Kuģis for ships and ports, Lidmašīna for civil aviation, and Pūlis for mass gatherings), the Latvian Counterterrorism Strategy 2021-2026 (with a 2027-2031 successor in draft), annual public reports covering counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and dignitary protection activities (2021 through 2025 editions published), and informational materials including critical infrastructure protection guidance. The service maintains public communications through its website (vdd.gov.lv), X/Twitter (@Valsts_drosiba), Facebook, annual reports, and a 24/7 contact line for citizen reporting.

As a Latvian state entity, VDD has no commercial revenue model and is funded through the Latvian state budget. It operates under the supervision of the Minister of Interior, with pre-trial investigation legitimacy supervised by the General Prosecutor, and parliamentary oversight via the National Security Commission of the Saeima. VDD is one of three Latvian Security and Intelligence Services, alongside the Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) and Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD). It maintains an extensive bilateral intelligence cooperation network across the Baltic (Estonian KAPO/EFIS, Lithuanian VSD/AOTD), Nordic (SUPO, SAEPO, PET, PST), European (German BfV, French DGSI), NATO (MI5, FBI, CIA, Canadian Forces), and Ukrainian (SBU) partners, and conducts joint counterterrorism exercises such as Windau 2026 in Ventspils.

Name

State Security Service

Legal name

Valsts drošības dienests

Website

https://vdd.gov.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

State Security Service (VDD) is Latvia's civilian counterintelligence and internal security service, headquartered in Riga. It performs counterintelligence, counterterrorism coordination, dignitary protection, economic security monitoring, and pre-trial investigation for the Latvian government, under parliamentary oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding: As a government intelligence and security service, VDD is funded through the Latvian state budget. The service does not generate commercial revenue.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VDD is the Latvian civilian counterintelligence and internal security service that performs counterintelligence, protects state secrets, safeguards constitutional order, conducts economic security monitoring, coordinates national counterterrorism activities, provides close protection to senior state officials and foreign dignitaries, and carries out pre-trial investigations of national security crimes.

Product overview

State Security Service (VDD) is a Latvian government counterintelligence and internal security agency, not a commercial product company. The organization provides governmental security services including counterintelligence, protection of state secrets, protection of constitutional order, economic security, counterterrorism coordination, dignitary protection, and pre-trial investigation. VDD publishes annual reports, informational materials, and maintains official publications including the Latvian Counterterrorism Strategy 2021-2026 and counterterrorism response plans (Objekts, Kuģis, Lidmašīna, Pūlis). The organization does not offer commercial software products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Counterintelligence Services Detection, prevention, and investigation of foreign intelligence activities and espionage directed against Latvia, provided to Latvian government institutions and state officials.
• Counterterrorism Coordination Central coordination of Latvia's counterterrorism activities across national and municipal agencies, including development of response plans (Objekts, Kuģis, Lidmašīna, Pūlis) and execution of national-level exercises such as Windau 2026.
• Dignitary Protection Services Close protection of the Prime Minister, Speaker of the Saeima, and foreign dignitaries visiting Latvia.
• State Secrets Protection Safeguarding classified information held by Latvian state institutions, including vetting, clearance oversight, and preventive measures against unauthorized disclosure.
• Constitutional Order Protection Prevention and investigation of threats to Latvia's constitutional order, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
• Economic Security Monitoring

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KAPO (Estonian Internal Security Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstonian Internal Security Service. Foreign intelligence and security partner service with whom VDD cooperates on counterterrorism operations, including participation in counterterrorism exercises.
• EFIS (Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstonian Foreign Intelligence Service. Foreign intelligence cooperation partner for information sharing on security threats.
• VSD (State Security Department of Lithuania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Security Department of Lithuania. Baltic regional partner for intelligence sharing and counterterrorism coordination.
• AOTD (Second Investigation Department under the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLithuanian military intelligence cooperation partner. Participates in joint counterterrorism exercises and intelligence sharing.
• ABW (Internal Security Agency of Poland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish Internal Security Agency. Partner in counterterrorism exercises with VDD, including observer status in Windau 2026 exercises. Active in regional security cooperation.
• SUPO (Finnish Security and Intelligence Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish Security and Intelligence Service. Nordic partner for intelligence cooperation on security threats.
• SAEPO (Swedish Security Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish Security Service. Scandinavian partner for intelligence and security cooperation.
• PET (Danish Security and Intelligence Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish Security and Intelligence Service. Nordic partner for security intelligence cooperation.
• PST (Norwegian Police Security Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian Police Security Service. Scandinavian partner for counterterrorism and security intelligence.
• BfV (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman domestic intelligence service. European partner for counterterrorism and counterintelligence cooperation.
• DGSI (French General Directorate of Internal Security)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench internal security service. EU partner for intelligence sharing and counterterrorism coordination.
• MI5 (British Security Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK Security Service. NATO ally partner for security and counterintelligence cooperation.
• FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS Federal Bureau of Investigation. Key NATO ally partner for international security cooperation.
• CIA (Central Intelligence Agency, USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS Central Intelligence Agency. Strategic partner for intelligence cooperation as part of NATO alliance.
• NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia (Canadian Forces)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian Air Force personnel deployed with NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia participated in Windau 2026 counterterrorism exercises in Ventspils with CH-146 Griffon helicopters.
• SBU (Ukrainian Security Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian Security Service. Participated as observer in Windau 2026 counterterrorism exercises. Active cooperation in light of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KAPO (Estonian Internal Security Service): KAPO is Estonia's civilian counterintelligence and internal security service and VDD's closest Baltic counterpart. The two agencies cooperate bilaterally on counterterrorism, including joint exercises, making KAPO the closest functional peer in scope and size.
• PET (Danish Security and Intelligence Service): PET is Denmark's internal security and intelligence service. As a Nordic intelligence partner to VDD, PET shares the same civilian counterintelligence and counterterrorism remit, with similar oversight and operational structures.
• VSD (State Security Department of Lithuania): VSD is Lithuania's civilian counterintelligence service. Its mandate — counterintelligence, protection of state secrets, counterterrorism — closely mirrors VDD's, and the two agencies share intelligence on Baltic regional threats.
• SUPO (Finnish Security and Intelligence Service): SUPO is Finland's civilian intelligence and security service. It cooperates with VDD on Nordic-Baltic intelligence sharing and addresses overlapping threat sets across counterterrorism, foreign intelligence, and national security.
• PST (Norwegian Police Security Service): PST is Norway's domestic security and counterterrorism service. It serves as a Scandinavian partner to VDD on counterterrorism and security intelligence under their established cooperation agreement.
• SAEPO (Swedish Security Service): SAEPO is Sweden's domestic security service with counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and protective security responsibilities. VDD maintains an active Scandinavian cooperation partnership with SAEPO.
• AOTD (Second Investigation Department under Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence): AOTD is Lithuania's military counterintelligence service. It participates alongside VDD in joint counterterrorism exercises and intelligence sharing as part of the Baltic intelligence partnership.

Broad incumbents

• BfV (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany): BfV is Germany's federal domestic intelligence agency. It is significantly larger than VDD but operates an analogous domestic counterintelligence and counterterrorism mandate, and VDD participates in BfV-coordinated counterterrorism exercises.
• DGSI (General Directorate of Internal Security, France): DGSI is France's domestic counterterrorism and counterintelligence agency. Although much larger, it serves a comparable functional role within the EU intelligence cooperation network that VDD participates in.
• ABW (Internal Security Agency of Poland): ABW is Poland's domestic security and counterintelligence agency. It is a regional partner to VDD — including observer participation in Windau 2026 exercises — and operates a comparable mandate at a larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Valsts_drosiba
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/probacija

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Profiles2 records

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