Prison population (total)

In 2021, Finland's prison population (total) increased by 2.2% compared to 2020, reaching 2,811.

Finland ranks 22nd out of 27 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 3,156 in 2016).

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