Smart prisons

The smart prison solution has been adopted in Hämeenlinna Prison, Pyhäselkä Prison and Kylmäkoski Prison. In a smart prison, each prison cell is equipped with a personal laptop, which can be used to access digital services.

If you are granted permission, the cell terminal will have limited access to the internet via the intranet start page called Portti, which contains links to different external websites. You can, for example, complete various courses, use the library services and contact different authorities online. Many organisations arrange video calls to discuss themes linked to rehabilitation, release and life outside the prison. You can also contact the prison polyclinic, the Client Assessment Unit and the Criminological Library online. Moreover, you can contact authorities and service providers outside the prison, such as lawyers or the services of the wellbeing services counties.

You can use the cell terminal to communicate by messages or video calls with the staff inside the prison and, with certain limitations, by video calls and emails with parties outside the prison. You can apply to the prison staff for permission to use video calls and prison email. You cannot be called at any other time except that set with the prison.