The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI) is an independent research and development institute under the administration of the Ministry of Justice. HEUNI’s research aims to impact national, European and United Nations policies in crime prevention and control. HEUNI strives to improve the position of persons in a vulnerable position and key research themes include human trafficking and related crimes, gender-based violence, the criminal justice system and encountering parties in the process, as well as corruption and economic crime. HEUNI also works to prevent labour exploitation in business and public procurement.

HEUNI is an inspiring work environment. We are a small, multi-professional expert organization and we work with societally important issues. We support the development of the expertise of our staff, and we value bold openings. In our values, we are committed to promoting justice and equality through empirical knowledge. At HEUNI, every expert is also a communicator.

Good to know about us

HEUNI's mission is to promote the implementation of the policies of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, especially in the European region, through research and the dissemination of information.

Contact information

Visiting address: Vilhonkatu 4 B 19, 00100 Helsinki
Please contact our experts directly, their contact information is available on the website: www.heuni.fi