Helsinki traffic officers say they have been given personal performance targets for traffic enforcement, and two officers interviewed by Helsingin Sanomat put the figure at 100 tickets a year. In their view, the system works like a “ticket quota”, while police leadership calls it “targets”. Ylikomisario Dennis Pasterstein said the aim is clear, unambiguous and understandable, adding it is not about ticket quotas. The targets are set for the Helsinki police officers who carry out traffic enforcement. Officers interviewed describe using the term “quota”, but the police department refers to them as performance goals. At the same time, Helsingin Sanomat reports that the personal goals are linked to “personal achievement” for those officers, not to a general enforcement plan. The matter is described as an internal performance target system for traffic officers, with no mention of arrests, charges or court proceedings in the available reporting.