Catering and prison canteen

Catering

You can practise cooking and other everyday skills under the guidance of the prison staff or by attending courses arranged the Finnish home economics organisation Martat (martat.fi) .

In your free time, you can prepare food in the kitchen of your accommodation ward. You can buy the ingredients from the prison canteen. In many prisons, the prisoners prepare their breakfast and evening snacks independently or in small groups.

In open prisons, the arrangement of catering varies depending on the prison. The meals may be served in the common dining room or in the accommodation facilities. In some open prisons, you have to buy your own foodstuffs yourself, whereas in others, some or all meals are arranged by the prison and Leijona Catering.

Prison canteen

Leijona Catering is responsible for the prison canteens. In the prison canteens, the range of products is significantly smaller than in regular grocery shops.

Closed prisons have canteens where the prisoners can buy goods, such as tobacco, hygiene products and foodstuffs, for their personal use. You can make purchases from the prison canteen at least once a week.

In open prisons, the prisoners usually use the nearby grocery shops. You pay you purchases with the payment card in your possession. The shopping practices vary between prisons. You can get more detailed information from the prison where you are placed. Open prisons have restrictions on how often you can go shopping.