During the shown period, the number of prisons in Finland has grown from 18 in 1975 to a total of 28 in 2022. Before 2022, the number peaked in 2010, when there were 28 prisons in the country.
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Number of prisons in Finland in selected years from 1975 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of prisons
2023
28
2022
28
2021
26
2020
26
2019
26
2018
26
2017
26
2016
26
2015
26
2010
28
2005
21
2000
22
1995
24
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Statistics Finland. (December 3, 2024). Number of prisons in Finland in selected years from 1975 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/534034/finland-number-of-prisons/
Statistics Finland. "Number of prisons in Finland in selected years from 1975 to 2023." Chart. December 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534034/finland-number-of-prisons/
Statistics Finland. (2024). Number of prisons in Finland in selected years from 1975 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534034/finland-number-of-prisons/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Prisons in Finland in Selected Years from 1975 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534034/finland-number-of-prisons/
Statistics Finland, Number of prisons in Finland in selected years from 1975 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534034/finland-number-of-prisons/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Number of prisons in Finland in selected years from 1975 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Finland, December 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/534034/finland-number-of-prisons/
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