Helsinki Prison

The Helsinki Prison, also known as the Sörnäinen Prison is a located in the Hermanninmäki district of , , opened in 1881. At the moment it is the only prison operating in Helsinki proper after the Katajanokka prison was converted to a hotel and its inmates transferred to a new prison in , a suburban municipality.
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  • Prison
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • …is operated by Rikosseuraamuslaitos
  • Description: prison in Helsinki, Finland
  • Address: Ristikkokatu 8, Helsinki, 00580
  • Also known as
    “Ristikkokatu 6”
    “Ristikkokatu 8”
    “Sörnäistenkatu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Vallila Library.
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is an amusement park in , .
The is a branch of the Helsinki City… is situated 460 metres southwest of Helsinki Prison.
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is a historic building, which is situated 610 metres southwest of Helsinki Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermanni and Kyläsaari.
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is a neighbourhood in Central major district of , .
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is a quarter.
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is a quarter.

Helsinki Prison

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Latitude
60.19438° or 60° 11′ 40″ north
Longitude
24.96955° or 24° 58′ 10″ east
Open location code
9GG65XV9+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 469916706
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
12670014
Wiki­data ID
Q5710538

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Helsinki Prison” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Cárcel de Ḥélsinki”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن هلسنكى”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin keskusvankila”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin vankila”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin Vankila”
  • Finnish: “Ristikkokatu 6”
  • Finnish: “Ristikkokatu 8”
  • Finnish: “Sörnäisten vankila”
  • Finnish: “Sörnäistenkatu”
  • French: “Prison d’Helsinki”
  • Russian: “Хельсинкская тюрьма”
  • Spanish: “Prision de Helsinki”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Helsinki”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors fängelse”
  • Swedish: “Helsingfors Fängelse”

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