Suomenlinna prison camp

Suomenlinna prison camp
Concentration camp
Coordinates60°08′37″N 24°59′04″E / 60.14361°N 24.98444°E / 60.14361; 24.98444
LocationSuomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Operated byGovernment of Finland
Operational12 April 1918 – 14 March 1919
InmatesReds
Number of inmatesc. 10,000
Killedc. 1,100

Suomenlinna prison camp (Finnish: Suomenlinnan vankileiri, Swedish: Sveaborgs fångläger) was a 1918 Civil War of Finland concentration camp in the Suomenlinna Fortress, Helsinki. It was established by the White Army for the Red Guard fighters taken prisoner after the Battle of Helsinki. The camp operated from April 1918 to March 1919. It was a subcamp for the Helsinki prison camp, which included the camps of Suomenlinna, Santahamina, Katajanokka and Isosaari.