Metsälä detention centre
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Status
Center status Show sources
| Status | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Last documented use | 2018 |
| Kynsilehto, A and Puumala, E (2017) "Intimate economies of state practice. Materiality of detention in Finland" in "Intimate Economies of Immigration Detention" Ed. by Conlon, D and Hiemstra, N. Routledge. New York. | |
| "Detention units to be become part of the Finnish Immigration Service" Press Release (10.10.2016) Finnish Immigration Service | |
| Finnish Immigration Service, Detention units, Website, 2018, https://migri.fi/en/detention-units | |
| In use | 2013 |
| Reception Unit. Finnish Immigration Service. Response to Access Info Europe and the Global Detention Project freedom of information request. 25 and 28 March 2013. | |
| In use | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
Typology
GDP facility typology Show sources
| Category Filter | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative | Immigration detention centre | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | ||
National typology Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Detention Unit | 2018 |
| Aliens Act (301/2004), Section 123(a)(1) | |
Operating Period
Operating period Show sources
| Year of Entry | Year Ceased |
|---|---|
| 2005 | |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with 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). 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). Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,COECPT,,FIN,4562d8b62,4975a20c2,0.html (accessed 3 September 2009) | |
Contact Information
City and region
| Metsälä, Helsinki |
Address & contact
| Niittylänpolku 10, 00620 Helsinki Tel. 050 5120 675 E-mail address hes@migri.fi |
OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Management and Services
Management Show sources
| Name | Type | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish Immigration Service | Governmental | 2018 |
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), "EMN Ad-Hoc Query on Functioning of Closed Type Centres for Asylum-Seekers Under the Directive 2013/33/EU," 2016, https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/adhocqueries_en | ||
| Finnish Immigration Service, Detention units, Website, 2018, https://migri.fi/en/detention-units | ||
| Helsinki Municipal Department for Social Affairs | Governmental | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with 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). 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). Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,COECPT,,FIN,4562d8b62,4975a20c2,0.html (accessed 3 September 2009) | ||
| STEPS Consulting Social Study for European Parliament. 2007. The conditions in centres for third country national (detention camps, open centres as well as transit centres and transit zones) with a particular focus on provisions and facilities for persons with special needs in the 25 EU member states.” European Parliament. REF IP REF IP/C/LIBE/IC2006-181. December 2007. http://www.libertysecurity.org/IMG/pdf_eu-ep-detention-centres-report.pdf (accessed 3 September 2009 | ||
Outsourced services and non-state actors Show sources
| Provider | Service | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Un-named for profit company | Security | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Palmia | Food services | 2009 |
| Pekka Nuutinen (Manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mikko Mäkinen (Assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit), Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project), September 2009. | ||
| Palmia | Facility maintenance | 2009 |
| Pekka Nuutinen (Manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mikko Mäkinen (Assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit), Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project), September 2009. | ||
Security
Security Regime Show sources
| Security Level | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Secure | 2014 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |
Detention timeframe
Maximum official detention period at facility Show sources
| Length | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Long-term (more than 20 days) | 2014 |
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |
Estimated average detention period (days) Show sources
| Number of Days | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 23 | 2014 |
| CPT, 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 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published in August 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-25-inf-eng.pdf | |
| 29 | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
Demographics
Demographics Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Families | 2016 |
| FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) (2017) "European legal and policy framework on immigration detention of children". Available at: http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/child-migrant-detention | |
| Accompanied minors | 2016 |
| FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) (2017) "European legal and policy framework on immigration detention of children". Available at: http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/child-migrant-detention | |
| Adult women | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. 2) 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). Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,COECPT,,FIN,4562d8b62,4975a20c2,0.html (accessed 3 September 2009) | |
| Adult men | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. 2) 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). Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,COECPT,,FIN,4562d8b62,4975a20c2,0.html (accessed 3 September 2009) | |
| Accompanied minors | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. 2) 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). Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,COECPT,,FIN,4562d8b62,4975a20c2,0.html (accessed 3 September 2009) | |
Categories of detainees
Categories of detainees Show sources
| Name | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Asylum seekers (administrative) | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. 2) Aliens Act. 2004. Law 301/2004. http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2004/en20040301.pdf (accessed 3 September 2009). | |
| Undocumented migrants (administrative) | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. 2) Aliens Act. 2004. Law 301/2004. http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/2004/en20040301.pdf (accessed 3 September 2009). | |
Segregation
Gender segregation Show sources
| Gender Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2014 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |
Age segregation Show sources
| Age Segregation | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2014 |
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |
Size and population
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources
| Type | Capacity | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Standard capacity | 40 | 2017 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | ||
| Kynsilehto, A and Puumala, E (2017) "Intimate economies of state practice. Materiality of detention in Finland" in "Intimate Economies of Immigration Detention" Ed. by Conlon, D and Hiemstra, N. Routledge. New York. | ||
Total number of detainees (year) Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 333 | 2014 |
| CPT, 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 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published in August 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-25-inf-eng.pdf | |
| 160 | 2009 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 541 | 2008 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 488 | 2007 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 550 | 2006 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 640 | 2005 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
Average daily population Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 36.7 | 2008 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 37.3 | 2007 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 33.4 | 2006 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
| 30.2 | 2005 |
| Nuutinen, Pekka (manager, Helsinki Detention Unit) and Mäkinen, Mikko (assistant manager, Helsinki Detention Unit). 2009. Interview with Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Helsinki, Finland, 8 September 2009. | |
Reported population at a specific time Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 28 | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), 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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25, August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | |
Conditions
Reports of adequate or inadequate conditions Show sources
| Adequate or Inadequate? | Detention centre conditions | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Lighting | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Temperature | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Ventilation | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Food provision | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Freedom of movement within facility | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Access to internet | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Access to telephones | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
| Adequate | Cell space | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | ||
Personnel
Specially trained personnel Show sources
| Trained Personnel | Observation date |
|---|---|
| Yes | 2014 |
| European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), "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 22 September to 2 October 2014, CPT/Inf (2015) 25," August 2015, https://www.coe.int/en/web/cpt/finland | |
Access
Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions Show sources
| Yes or No | Type of institution | Observation date |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | National ombudsman or human rights institution | 2014 |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland, Summary of the Annual Report 2014. Published in April 2015. http://www.oikeusasiamies.fi/dman/Document.phx?documentId=zk31415095734653&cmd=download | ||
BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS Expand all
Custodial authority
Custodial authority Show sources
| Agency | Ministry | Ministry Typology | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of the Interior | Interior or Home Affairs | 2016 | |
| 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). Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 5. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,COECPT,,FIN,4562d8b62,4975a20c2,0.html (accessed 3 September 2009) | |||
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), "EMN Ad-Hoc Query on Functioning of Closed Type Centres for Asylum-Seekers Under the Directive 2013/33/EU," 2016, https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/networks/european_migration_network/reports/adhocqueries_en | |||
Budgetary information
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD) Show sources
| Number | Observation date |
|---|---|
| 207 | 2013 |
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |
Estimated annual facility budget (in USD) Show sources
| Amount in U.S. Dollars | Building and maintenance | Security | Staffing | Food | Medical | Other | Observation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,048,400 | 2013 | ||||||
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |||||||
| 1,689,200 | Yes | 2013 | |||||
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |||||||
| 729,000 | Yes | Yes | 2013 | ||||
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |||||||
| 100,700 | Yes | 2013 | |||||
| Finnish Immigration Service (Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network), The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies: Finland, 2014, 2014, https://bit.ly/2vy248X | |||||||
