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Finland: prisons are overcrowded, violent – and expanding rapidly
Finnish prisons suffer from overcrowding, which has spurred more violence behind bars. This year, new cell blocks are being built at prisons in Helsinki and Kylmäkoski to accommodate 180 incarcerated people.
Source: Yle (15/03/2026)