Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Finland's prison population (adults) increased by 2.4% compared to 2020, reaching 2,729.

Finland ranks 21st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.9% (from 3,063 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.