Joutseno 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	2014
Finnish Government, Response to the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture's Report on the visit to Finland from 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published on October, 6th 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-33-inf-eng.pdf

Typology

GDP facility typology Show sources

Category Filter	Type	Observation date
Administrative	Immigration detention centre	2015
Finnish Government, Response to the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture's Report on the visit to Finland from 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published on October, 6th 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-33-inf-eng.pdf

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
2014
Finnish Government, Response to the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture's Report on the visit to Finland from 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published on October, 6th 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-33-inf-eng.pdf

Contact Information

City and region

Konnunsuo (South Karelia)

Address & contact

Läykäntie 53 54190 Konnunsuo Tel. 0295 463 170 E-mail address joutsenon.vastaanottokeskus@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

Security

Security Regime Show sources

Security Level	Observation date
Secure	2015
Finnish Government, Response to the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture's Report on the visit to Finland from 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published on October, 6th 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-33-inf-eng.pdf

Detention timeframe

Maximum official detention period at facility Show sources

Length	Observation date
Long-term (more than 20 days)	2015
Finnish Government, Response to the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture's Report on the visit to Finland from 22 September to 2 October 2014. Published on October, 6th 2015. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/fin/2015-33-inf-eng.pdf

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 men	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
Adult women	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
Families	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

Categories of detainees

Categories of detainees Show sources

Name	Observation date
Undocumented migrants (administrative)	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

Segregation

Family segregation Show sources

Family Segregation	Observation date
Yes	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

Age segregation Show sources

Age Segregation	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

Size and population

Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility) Show sources

Type	Capacity	Observation date
Standard capacity	30	2017
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
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.

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	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	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

Personnel

Access

Deaths

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
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
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

Ownership

Budgetary information

Area of authority