Finland

Capital city — Helsinki

Country population
5,500,000
i
2017
/ [ICPR]http://www.prisonstudies.org/country/finland2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
57
i
2017
/ ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary republic
Human Development Index
0.895
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
3,174
i
2017
/ ICPR
Prison density
106 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
26
i
2017
An NPM has been established
Yes
created in 2014
Female prisoners
7.6 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Untried prisoners
20.7 %
i
2017
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes
since 1972

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Overview

Prison population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

57

i

2017

/ ICPR

Total number of prisoners

3,174

i

2017

/ ICPR

Prison density

106 %

i

2017

/ ICPR

Name of authority in charge of the prison service

Ministry of Justice

Prison facilities

Total number of prison facilities

26

i

2017

Total official capacity of the prison facilities

2,959

i

2017

/ ICPR