Helsinki Prison

The Helsinki Prison, also known as the Sörnäinen Prison is a prison located in the Hermanninmäki district of Helsinki, Finland, 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 Vantaa, a suburban municipality.

Photo: Timo Noko, CC BY 2.0.

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Type: Prison
Description: prison in Helsinki, Finland
Also known as: “Ristikkokatu 6”, “Ristikkokatu 8”, and “Sörnäistenkatu”
Address: Ristikkokatu 8, Helsinki, 00580

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Vallila Library.

Linnanmäki

Photo: Jyri Moisio, CC BY 3.0.

Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Vallila Library

Library

The Vallila Library is a branch of the Helsinki City Library founded in 1908, located in Vallila, Helsinki, Finland. The library is located in a building at Päijänteentie 5, designed by Juha Leiviskä and Asta Björklund. Vallila Library is situated 460 metres southwest of Helsinki Prison.

Sörnäisten Kruununmakasiini

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sörnäisten Kruununmakasiini is a historic building, which is situated 610 metres southwest of Helsinki Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hermanni and Kyläsaari.

Hermanni

Suburb

Photo: DreferComm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hermanni is a neighbourhood in Central major district of Helsinki, Finland. As of 2012, Hermanni has 5,124 inhabitants living in an area of 1.05 km2. Hermanni is part of Vallila district.