Last updated: September 2009
Finland Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metsälä Detention Unit for Aliens | In use (2009) | Metsälä, Helsinki | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Helsinki Municipal Department for Social Affairs | 40 (2009) | 38 (08.09.2009) | Adult males & females, minors |
| Helsinki Custody Unit for Aliens | Closed (2004) | Katajanokka, Helsinki | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Ministry of Labour | 30 (2003) | 24 (September 2003) | Adult males & females, minors |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview by Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009.
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2004. Report to the Finnish Government on the visit to Finland carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 7 to 17 September 2003. Council of Europe CPT/Inf (2004) 20. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2004-20-inf-eng.pdf (accessed 25 September 2009)
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2009. Report to the Finnish Government on the visit to Finland carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 20 to 30 April 2009. Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2009-05-inf-eng.pdf (accessed 25 September 2009).
