942. Pohjolakoti

Pohjolakoti located in Muhos, Finland is a group home controlled by the organisation Nuorten Ystävät. They run a number units for the child welfare authorities, people with special needs and people in need of social rehabilitation and employment. They also control some private schools and clubhouses.

The Pohjolakoti group home became a subject of investigations back in 2011 when it was revealed that they had detained children in prison cells. Also the use of restraints was criticized. While the investigation did not result in any criminal conviction, it forced the facility to make changes in its policies.

However it could not have been fun to be there as a teenager before the attention by medias forced the changes to be made.

Sources:

• Nuorten Ystävät (Wikipedia)
• Has anyone heard of Pohjolakoti in Muhos, Finland? (Reddit r/TroubledTeens)
• Syyt­tä­jä ei nosta syyt­tei­tä yhdestä Mu­hok­sen Poh­jo­la­ko­tiin liit­ty­väs­tä ri­kos­ko­ko­nai­suu­des­ta – viisi ko­ko­nai­suut­ta yhä syy­te­har­kin­nas­sa (Kaleva – in local language)
• Poliisi sai valmiiksi Muhoksen Pohjolakotia koskevan esitutkinnan – syyttäjälle siirtyy seitsemän epäiltyä rikosta nuorten huonosta kohtelusta (YLE – in local language)