In 2008, the operating expenses were 234.1 million euro. The personnel expenses formed the largest expense item with 64,6% of the operating expenses. The rental costs of premises added up to 15,3 % of the total expenses.

The Prison Service used 54 185 euro per prisoner of the appropriation allocated for the operating expenses. The expenses per prisoner were 3 066 euro higher than in 2007.

Prison Service finances in 2008

• Operating expenses (net) 191.1 million euro
• Income 16.4 million euro
• Average prison population 3 526
• Expenses/prisoner 54 185 euro
• Income/prisoner 4 556 euro
• Cost of a prison day 148 euro

Probation Service finances in 2008

• Operating expenses 15.6 million euro
• Daily average of enforced community sanctions 4 450
• Operating expenses/client 3 500 euro

In the Probation Service, the operating expenses per community sanction client were 3 500 euro which is 700 euro more than in 2007.

The total income was 16.4 million euro. Half of the income came from the production work in prisons. Other significant sources of income were the sales proceeds from the prison canteen, the rent for the employee housings, and the prisoners’ payments for the food and keep in open institutions.