Residents have to spend twelve hours in their rooms and the other twelve hours are for activities, these take place in the facility and residents have no control over their own schedule. There are also work opportunities at Haparanda Prison, the facility has a wood industry where various things can be made. Work is not mandatory but the facility will occasionally write a letter of recommendation for a resident based on work done at the prison. In their free time, residents are allowed to receive visits from family or friends but don’t get frequent visits because of a limited number of allowed visits and the prison’s remote location. However, residents can go on leave to visit family. A therapy dog was recently introduced in Haparanda Prison. This is a pioneering initiative in the Swedish prison system in which specially trained dogs provide emotional support and companionship to people in detention during 30-minute sessions. Both staff and residents find support and comfort in the presence of the dogs.