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Kuopio Prison

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Capacity

93

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

2 B Itkonniemenkatu
+358 29 56 87600
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Finland

68 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 93 · peers avg: 95 (2%)

Data completeness

36%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Kuopio Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kuopio-prison
Chicago
"Kuopio Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kuopio-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-kuopio-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Kuopio Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kuopio-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}