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Kuopio Prison

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Verified 29 May 2026
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  • Kuopio prison WWII air raid siren.jpg

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Capacity

93

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

Security level

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

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%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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