Kuusamo is a city just short of 17,000 in
population located in north-eastern Finland
near the Russian border. It has an
area of 5,809 km2 most of which is forest
and waterways. Nature is important to the
people of Kuusamo as a source of livelihood:
the industries of lumber and tourism
are significant areas of employment.
Bedtime stories from inside
Sweden’s oldest prison is situated in the
old working class area of Kirsberg on the
outskirts of Malmö. It is a high-security
correctional facility and visits must be by
appointment. Bags, cell phones and outer
clothing are required to be secured in the
foyer. Visitors are then subjected to a body
search before passing through a metal detector
and a series of locked doors and
gates to the visitors’ room: an area which
the inmates themselves have renovated
with cartoon figures painted on white
walls.
