There was anticipation in the air when the ribbon was cut at the entrance to the new premises.
Among the invited guests were, in addition to the institution's employees, both the chairman of the municipal board and the company that built the houses.
Due to the pandemic, the inauguration has been delayed, as it requires some work to complete the houses after they are delivered.
The expansion is a way of dealing with the large lack of places in the country's institutions, and at Karlskogaanstalten they are now going from 76 to 132 places.
- I am very happy that our module is finally ready to start using - this day is quite big for us, says Liselotte Norgren, who is also the sub-project manager for the expansion.
Has 36 new seats
The institution, which has security class 2, will thus be the first closed institution in Sweden to receive such modular houses.
Previously, only facilities with open care, i.e. class 3 facilities, received it.
In the first house there are a total of 36 rooms where the inmates live and sleep.
In the second house there is, among other things, a workshop where the inmates work during the day, as well as various rooms for teaching.
The third house contains guest rooms and storage.
In the clip above, you can see what the inmates' rooms in the new premises look like.