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Estonia

The prisons, jails and police of Estonia

Estonia has 16 prisons and jails and 44 police agencies in this atlas. Estonia has three prisons, in Tallinn, Tartu and Jõhvi (Viru prison), each with an open-prison unit and holding both remand and sentenced people. They form the Estonian Prison Service (Vanglateenistus) together with probation and the prisons department of the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs. Police stations, detention houses and short-term holding facilities belong to the Police and Border Guard Board. They include 39 police stations, 12 police detention centres and 3 prisons. Most entries (94%) come with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. The busiest county is Harju maakond (20 entries). Choose one of 15 counties to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Estonia, by county

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Harju maakondHiiu maakondIda-Viru maakondJärva maakondJõgeva maakondLääne maakondLääne-Viru maakondPärnu maakondPõlva maakondRapla maakondSaare maakondTartu maakondValga maakondViljandi maakondVõru maakondHarku väljasaatmiskeskusTallinna vanglaTallinna kinnipidamiskeskusKärdla arestimajaViru vanglaNarva lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPaide lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtHaapsalu lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtRakvere lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPärnu arestimajaRapla lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtKuressaare arestimajaTartu vanglaValga lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtViljandi lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtVõru lühiajaline kinnipidamiskoht
Composition

What the atlas holds here

39Police stations
12Police detention centres
3Prisons
2Special jurisdiction agencies
1Immigration detention
1Police department
1Municipal police
1Border police
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Prisons & jails

16 facilities

16 entries
Haapsalu lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreHaapsalu linnLääne maakond+372 473 2815—
Harku väljasaatmiskeskusHarku alevikImmigration detentionHarku valdHarju maakond——
Kärdla arestimajaPolice detention centreHiiumaa valdHiiu maakond+372 440 1410—
Kuressaare arestimajaPolice detention centreSaaremaa valdSaare maakond+372 454 9705—
Narva lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreNarva linnIda-Viru maakond+372 357 6037—
Paide lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centrePaide linnJärva maakond+372 384 9921—
Pärnu arestimajaPolice detention centrePärnu linnPärnu maakond+372 444 6636—
Rakvere lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreRakvere linnLääne-Viru maakond+372 322 2704—
Rapla lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreRapla valdRapla maakond+372 489 2915—
Tallinna kinnipidamiskeskusSoodevahe külaPolice detention centreRae valdHarju maakond+372 612 4610—
Tallinna vanglaSoodevahe külaPrisonRae valdHarju maakond+372 612 75391,190
Tartu vanglaPrisonTartu linnTartu maakond+372 750 0802933
Valga lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreValga valdValga maakond+372 766 8136—
Viljandi lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreViljandi linnViljandi maakond+372 433 8935—
Viru vanglaJõhviPrisonJõhvi valdIda-Viru maakond+372 663 7840974
Võru lühiajaline kinnipidamiskohtPolice detention centreVõru linnVõru maakond+372 786 8237—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Estonia have?

The atlas lists 16 prisons, jails and detention centres in Estonia, including 12 police detention centres and 3 prisons.

Which police agencies serve Estonia?

44 police units are listed for Estonia: 39 police stations, 2 special jurisdiction agencies and 1 police department.

Can I look up a prisoner in Estonia?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Estonia. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which county has the most facilities?

Harju maakond, with 3 prisons and jails and 17 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 15 entries of 16. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Where are most of the prisons in Estonia?

Soodevahe küla has the most, with 2 places of detention in the atlas, out of 15 towns with at least one.

How are the listings for Estonia organised?

The atlas files Estonia by county, following official administrative boundaries; 15 counties currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the county where it is located; Harju maakond is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Estonia?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 44 police units here. Open a county to see the units in each area.

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