As of 2022, there were 3,052 inmates in all prisons in Finland. Most of the prisoners were sentenced prisoners who serve a sentence of unconditional fixed-term or life imprisonment. Furthermore, there were 668 remand prisoners in pre-trial detention, and 30 fine default prisoners who serve a conversion sentence for unpaid fines.
Number of prisoners in Finland in 2022, by prisoner group
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Criminal Sanctions Agency. (June 21, 2023). Number of prisoners in Finland in 2022, by prisoner group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Number of prisoners in Finland in 2022, by prisoner group." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. (2023). Number of prisoners in Finland in 2022, by prisoner group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Number of Prisoners in Finland in 2022, by Prisoner Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency, Number of prisoners in Finland in 2022, by prisoner group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of prisoners in Finland in 2022, by prisoner group [Graph], Criminal Sanctions Agency, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/