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Riihimäki Prison

Coordinates: 60°45′50″N 24°47′13″E / 60.7639°N 24.7870°E / 60.7639; 24.7870
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Riihimäki Prison (Finnish: Riihimäen vankila) is the main correctional facility in southern Finland, located in Riihimäki. It is a closed prison, with capacity for 223 inmates.[1] Along with Turku, Riihimäki is one of two prisons in Finland with the highest A+ security rating.[2] It houses prisoners mainly from southern Finland, as well as comprising three national specialist units, including one for sexual offenders.[3]

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  1. ^ "Riihimäen Vankila". Rikosseuraamus.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Huumeita ujutetaan vankiloihin yllätyssuklaamunien muovikoteloissa" (in Finnish). Yle. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Tältä näyttää Suomen korkeimman turvaluokituksen vankila". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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60°45′50″N 24°47′13″E / 60.7639°N 24.7870°E / 60.7639; 24.7870