Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
- 4.6: Estonia.
- 4.7: Finland.
  - 4.7.1: Introduction.
  - 4.7.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.7.3: Map of Detention Sites .
  - 4.7.4: Country Links.
  - 4.7.5: Reference List.
- 4.8: France.
- 4.9: Greece.
- 4.10: Hungary.
- 4.11: Ireland.
- 4.12: Italy.
- 4.13: Latvia.
- 4.14: Lithuania.
- 4.15: Luxembourg.
- 4.16: Malta.
- 4.17: Netherlands.
- 4.18: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Finland Profile

Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 1 (2009)

Detention capacity at dedicated facility: 40 (2009)

Total persons detained: 541 (2008)

Maximum length of detention: No limit

Asylum seekers: 2,742 (end 2008)

Annual number of deportation orders: 75 (2008)

Last updated: September 2009

Finland Detention Profile

Reference List

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CIMADE. 2008. « Rapport annuel 2007 sur les centres et les locaux de rétention administrative. » CIMADE. http://www.cimade.org/assets/0000/0645/Rapport_Cimade_retention.pdf (accessed 23 February 2009).
Directive 2008/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. 2008. European Parliament. Adopted by the European Parliament on 18 June 2008. EP-OPE_TC1-COD(2005)0167).
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http://www.hel.fi/wps/portal/Sosiaalivirasto/Artikkeli?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/Sosv/fi/Aikuisten+palvelut/Maahanmuuttajien+palvelut/Mets_l_n+vastaanottokeskus (accessed 3 September 2009).
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Ministry of the Interior. 2009. Vastaanottokeskukset 30.06.2009 [list of reception centres including detention unit]. http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/images.nsf/files/0b5a9a6b21145fedc22575e80034bb3b/$file/www_vastaanottokeskukset300609.pdf (accessed 3 September 2009).
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