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March 15, 2026

Finland: prisons are overcrowded, violent – and expanding rapidly

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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.

July 11, 2025

Finland: country is looking at the scope for a prison rental agreement with Estonia

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Finland’s justice ministry is weighing up a prison rental agreement with Estonia similar to the deal made between Estonia and Sweden last month, Helsingin Sanomat reported.

March 5, 2024

Finland: prison population increased slightly last year

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There were an average of 3,143 prisoners in Finland last year, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Prison and Probation Service.

September 11, 2023

Finland: these prisoners are training AI

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In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force-prisoners.

December 8, 2019

Finland: prisons to establish gang wings

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Finnish prisons are creating separate units for gang members, reports local news conglomerate Lännen Media (LM).

September 13, 2019

Finland: prison authorities suspect personnel of smuggling contraband to inmates

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Some prison officers are said to be afraid to work in cell blocks controlled by the United Brotherhood criminal gang.

September 5, 2019

Finland: new women's prison to let inmates cook, use internet

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The aim is to prevent former inmates from reincarceration by helping them adjust to life outside prison.

August 15, 2019

Finland: la prison de la rédemption

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

December 17, 2018

Finland: on a visité une "prison ouverte"

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This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

October 21, 2018

Finland : cárceles sin rejas y en las que los presos pueden tener videojuegos

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February 23, 2017

Finland: rise in foreign inmates increases need for digital leap in prisons

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A 56-percent increase in the number of foreign prisoners in the last decade has caused Finnish detention facilities to develop their electronic communicating capacity. Digital services have been piloted in prisons for some six months.

October 30, 2016

Scandinavie : leçon de décroissance carcérale

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