toimituspoliisit
Toimituspoliisit, meaning delivery police in Finnish, is a historical term used to describe police personnel tasked with securing the transport and delivery of official mail, government documents, and valuable consignments. The word is a compound of toimitus (delivery, dispatch) and poliisit (police). In Finland, references to toimituspoliisit appear mainly in archival material from the late 19th century into the early 20th century, sometimes within the postal administration or related state institutions.
Duties attributed to toimituspoliisit included protecting postal routes and shipments, preventing theft or tampering of mail
Current use and interpretation: the term is largely obsolete in official administration and is primarily of