Finnish Mugshots from the 1920s and 1930s

Mangrove said:

National Archives of Finland has digitised hundreds mugshots collected by Finnish secret police Etsivä keskuspoliisi (literally "Detective Central Police") during the late 1920s and early 1930s. The ones photographed by the police have an identification board with the year marked with the last two numerals (29 = 1929, 30 = 1930 etc.).

You can browse through the collection using the EDELLINEN (previous) and SEURAAVA (next) links on the top. You may download a high-resolution photograph using the TALLENNA KUVA link.

Mugshot book containing photographs from 1928 and 1929
Mugshot book containing photographs from 1930 and 1931

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Julian Shellhammer said:

Is this since hat-wearing was was so wide-spread that this shot was included as a reference in case you ran into them on the street?

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Joel Shapiro said:

Several "thugs" are wearing the same uniform: wool turtleneck under a single or double-breasted blazer with wool newsboy cap. I don't know if they're part of the same gang or what, but it's a good look.

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Metatron said:

The lack of tie wearers is noteworthy.
Even the scruffiest in the Australian mugshot archive wear ties.

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