Saltvik Prison ( or ''Anstalten Saltvik'') is a

prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where Prisoner, people are Imprisonment, imprisoned under the authority of the State (polity), state ...

located in

Härnösand Municipality Härnösand Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. 18,000). The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the Amalgamation (politics), ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. This prison has 134 cells. In December 2003, the Swedish government decided to replace the aging prison in Härnösand. The original replacement project ''Anstalten Härnösand'' was cancelled in 2009 and its replacement ''Saltviksanstalten'' opened in autumn of 2010.

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* Prisons in Sweden Buildings and structures in Västernorrland County Härnösand Municipality 2010 establishments in Sweden 21st-century establishments in Västernorrland County {{Prison-stub