As of 2021, there were 2,809 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 621 remand prisoners in pre-trial detention, and 37 fine default prisoners who serve a conversion sentence for unpaid fines.
Number of prisoners in Finland in 2021, by prisoner group
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Statistics on Crime in Finland
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of criminal offenses in Finland 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Crime rate in Finland 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Crime rate in Finland 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of selected offenses in Finland 2021, by type of offense
- Basic Statistic Number of people suspected of criminal offenses in Finland 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of coercive measures of police, customs and border guard in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of police officers in Finland 2011-2021
Victims
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- Basic Statistic Number of victims of recorded criminal offenses in Finland 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of victims of recorded criminal offenses in Finland 2011-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of victims of recorded criminal offenses in Finland 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Exposure to violence in Finland 2012-2020
- Basic Statistic Fear of violent crime in Finland 2020, by place
- Basic Statistic Fear of violent crime outside home in Finland 2012-2020
- Basic Statistic Fear of domestic violence in Finland 2012-2020
Violent crime
6
- Basic Statistic Finland: development of violent crimes 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Finland: development of sexual assault crimes 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Homicide rate per 100,000 population in Finland 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Homicide rate per 100,000 population in Finland 2010-2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of victims of domestic violence in Finland 2009-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of victims of domestic violence in Finland 2009-2020, by gender
Drug-related crime
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- Basic Statistic Development of narcotics offences in Finland 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded narcotics offenses in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of narcotic-related offenses reported by Finnish customs 2021
- Basic Statistic Volume of selected drugs seized by Finnish customs 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Volume of selected drugs and medicines seized by Finnish customs 2021, by type
Other types of crime
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- Basic Statistic Finland: development of theft offences 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Finland: development of robberies 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Finland: development of fraud and embezzlement offenses 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Finland: development of car thefts 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of theft offenses in Finland 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of robberies in Finland 2011-2021
Crime clearance
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- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded manslaughters, murders and killings in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded negligent homicides in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded child sexual abuses in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded rape offenses in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded sexual crimes in Finland 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Clearance rate of recorded drunken driving offenses in Finland 2013-2021
Imprisonment
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- Basic Statistic Daily average number of imprisoned persons in Finland 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Daily average number of default and remand prisoners in Finland 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of prisons in Finland 1975-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in Finland 2021, by prisoner group
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in Finland 2021, by gender and prison type
- Basic Statistic Distribution of time served in prison in Finland 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Recidivism rate of sentenced prisoners 2006-2016, by number of sentences
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- Remand prisoners in closed prisons in Finland in the beginning of 2017, by gender
- Number of d prisoners in Finland 2017, by gender and prison type
- Suicide: hanging deaths among prisoners in England and Wales, by hanging point 2019
- Number of borstal schools in India 2019, by state
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Criminal Sanctions Agency. (June 14, 2022). Number of prisoners in Finland in 2021, by prisoner group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Number of prisoners in Finland in 2021, by prisoner group." Chart. June 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. (2022). Number of prisoners in Finland in 2021, by prisoner group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Number of Prisoners in Finland in 2021, by Prisoner Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/
Criminal Sanctions Agency, Number of prisoners in Finland in 2021, by prisoner group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Number of prisoners in Finland in 2021, by prisoner group [Graph], Criminal Sanctions Agency, June 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/537573/finland-number-of-prisoners-by-prisoner-group/