Riihimäki Prison (
Finnish: ''Riihimäen vankila'') is the main
correctional facility
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in southern
Finland
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, located in
Riihimäki
Riihimäki (; ) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and La ...
. It is a
closed prison, with capacity for 223
inmate
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s. Along with
Turku
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, Riihimäki is one of two prisons in Finland with the highest A+ security rating.
It houses prisoners mainly from southern Finland, as well as comprising three national specialist units, including one for
sexual offenders.
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Prisons in Finland
Riihimäki
Buildings and structures in Kanta-Häme
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