Key partners

Suomenlinna Prison

Operated under the Finnish Ministry of Justice, Suomenlinna Prison is the principal partner of the Governing Body of Suomenlinna. Renovation of the fortress walls is carried out as prison work managed by the master builders of the prison. Part of the renovation of buildings and landscaping is also commissioned as prison work.

The Planning unit of the Governing Body of Suomenlinna plans and manages these joint projects. The Ministry of Justice is also one of the most important sources of finance for renovation work on the fortress. Work provided by the Governing Body supports the functions of Suomenlinna Prison in educating and rehabilitating prisoners awaiting imminent discharge. Suomenlinna Prison houses approximately 70 inmates.

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National Board of Antiquities

As the conservation authority overseeing restoration of the fortress, the National Board of Antiquities issues official opinions on the renovation plans prepared by the Governing Body of Suomenlinna. The National Board of Antiquities also conducts research on Suomenlinna, and is represented on the Board of the Governing Body. The Ministry of Education and Culture has assigned practical co-ordination of Finnish World Heritage sites to the National Board of Antiquities.

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City of Helsinki

The Suomenlinna fortress is owned by the Finnish State but located within the City of Helsinki, and as City residents the approximately 800 residents of the fortress are entitled to use City services. These services include the school, nursery and library operating in Suomenlinna and, during the summer, the Rescue Station. The city also defrays the costs of public transport, public utility services, bridges, cleaning and snow clearance of access ways and routes, maintenance of the bathing beach and playing field, and some of the costs of maintaining the piers and the shoreline and park areas. The city purchases some of the services required on the islands from the Property unit of the Governing Body of Suomenlinna.

Nearly ten departments of the City of Helsinki have concluded an outsourcing contract with the Governing Body of Suomenlinna to manage official City functions on the islands. The City Planning Department and Public Works Department are represented on the Board of the Governing Body.

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