sentences:  The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was established on 30 December 1954 upon ratification of Act 510/1954 and became operational in 1955 by merging the Uusimaa Province Crime Police Centre () and the Crime Research Centre ().Previously, the Crime Police Centre had been handling nationwide investigations while the Crime Research Centre was in charge of intelligence and forensic analyses.Kosti Vasa was appointed NBI's first Director and served as such until retiring in 1965.