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The prisons, jails and police of Finland

This page lists 28 places of detention and 99 law enforcement agencies in Finland. Finland's Criminal Sanctions Agency (Rikosseuraamuslaitos) runs both closed and open prisons. Open prisons hold a large share of people serving shorter sentences. Among them are 94 police stations, 24 prisons and 3 special jurisdiction agencies. Every entry comes with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. The largest facility by listed capacity is Helsingin vankila, with room for about 312 people. Uusimaa has the most entries of any region, with 20. Choose one of 19 regions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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ÅlandCentral FinlandCentral OstrobothniaKainuuKanta-HämeKymenlaaksoLaplandNorth KareliaNorth OstrobothniaNorth SavoOstrobothniaPäijät-HämePirkanmaaSatakuntaSouth KareliaSouth OstrobothniaSouth SavoSouthwest FinlandUusimaaJyväskylän vankilaHämeenlinnan vankilaVanajan vankila, Ojoisten osastoVanajan vankila, Vanajan osastoRiihimäen vankilaYlitornion vankilaJuuan vankilaPyhäselän vankilaKestilän vankilaOulun vankilaVaalan vankilaKuopion vankilaVaasan vankilaKylmäkosken vankilaVilppulan vankilaSatakunnan vankila, Huittisten osastoSatakunnan vankila, Köyliön osastoMikkelin vankilaNaarajärven vankilaSulkavan vankilaKäyrän vankilaTurun vankilaEspoon pääpoliisiaseman poliisivankilaHelsingin vankilaJokelan vankilaSuomenlinnan vankilaVantaan vankilaKeravan vankila
Composition

What the atlas holds here

94Police stations
24Prisons
3Special jurisdiction agencies
3Open prisons
2Border police units
1Police detention centre
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Prisons & jails

28 facilities

28 entries
Espoon pääpoliisiaseman poliisivankilaPolice detention centreHelsinki sub-regionUusimaa+358 29 5430281—
Hämeenlinnan vankilaPrisonHämeenlinna sub-regionKanta-Häme+358 29 56 81500110
Helsingin vankilaHelsinkiPrisonHelsinki sub-regionUusimaa+358 29 56 82100312
Jokelan vankilaPrisonHelsinki sub-regionUusimaa+358 29 56 83200—
Juuan vankilaJuukaPrisonJoensuu sub-regionNorth Karelia+358 29 56 8795040
Jyväskylän vankilaPrisonJyväskylä sub-regionCentral Finland+358 29 56 87500—
Käyrän vankilaAura kkPrisonLoimaa sub-regionSouthwest Finland+358 29 56 8490073
Keravan vankilaOpen prisonHelsinki sub-regionUusimaa+358 29 56 82700—
Kestilän vankilaPrisonHaapavesi-Siikalatva sub-regionNorth Ostrobothnia+358 29 56 8650046
Kuopion vankilaPrisonKuopio sub-regionNorth Savo+358 29 56 8760093
Kylmäkosken vankilaAkaaPrisonEtelä-Pirkanmaa sub-regionPirkanmaa+358 29 56 83500—
Mikkelin vankilaPrisonMikkeli sub-regionSouth Savo+358 29 56 85500116
Naarajärven vankilaNaarajärviPrisonPieksämäki sub-regionSouth Savo+358 29 56 85700101
Oulun vankilaPrisonOulu sub-regionNorth Ostrobothnia+358 29 56 86000—
Pyhäselän vankilaHammaslahtiPrisonJoensuu sub-regionNorth Karelia+358 29 56 87800—
Riihimäen vankilaRiihimäkiPrisonRiihimäki sub-regionKanta-Häme+358 29 56 81200223
Satakunnan vankila, Huittisten osastoHuittinenPrisonPori sub-regionSatakunta+358 29 56 84300107
Satakunnan vankila, Köyliön osastoPrisonRauma sub-regionSatakunta+358 29 56 8442073
Sulkavan vankilaOpen prisonSavonlinna sub-regionSouth Savo+358 29 56 8580048
Suomenlinnan vankilaHelsinkiOpen prisonHelsinki sub-regionUusimaa+358 29 56 81900—
Turun vankilaTurkuPrisonTurku sub-regionSouthwest Finland+358 29 56 84500—
Vaalan vankilaPrisonOulunkaari sub-regionNorth Ostrobothnia+358 29 56 86200—
Vaasan vankilaPrisonVaasa sub-regionOstrobothnia+358 29 56 8380071
Vanajan vankila, Ojoisten osastoHämeenlinnaPrisonHämeenlinna sub-regionKanta-Häme+358 29 56 81770—
Vanajan vankila, Vanajan osastoHämeenlinnaPrisonHämeenlinna sub-regionKanta-Häme+358 29 5681701—
Vantaan vankilaPrisonHelsinki sub-regionUusimaa+358 29 56 82400185
Vilppulan vankilaPrisonYlä-Pirkanmaa sub-regionPirkanmaa+358 29 56 8400073
Ylitornion vankilaPrisonTorniolaakso sub-regionLapland+358 29 56 86600—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Finland?

The atlas lists 28 prisons, jails and detention centres in Finland, including 24 prisons and 3 open prisons.

What is the largest prison in Finland?

By the capacity recorded in its sources, Helsingin vankila is the largest, with about 312 places.

How many police stations are in Finland?

99 police units are listed for Finland: 94 police stations, 3 special jurisdiction agencies and 2 border police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Finland?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Finland. Contact the facility or Rikosseuraamuslaitos, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which region has the most facilities?

Uusimaa, with 6 prisons and jails and 14 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 28 entries of 28. 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.

Who runs the prisons in Finland?

Rikosseuraamuslaitos is responsible for them. The regions below list every establishment it runs, along with the police units in each area.

What specialised facilities are there in Finland?

The atlas lists 3 open prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

Which town in Finland has the most prisons?

Hämeenlinna has the most, with 3 places of detention in the atlas, out of 25 towns with at least one.

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