On 6-7 April 2017, the Family Relations expert group had a meeting in Helsinki, Finland hosted by the Criminal Sanctions Agency (RISE). The group presented the recent progress on the issues related to family and prison in their jurisdiction and discuss a report based on best practices. There were experts present from Croatia, Ireland, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland, Catalonia, Sweden, Slovenia, and two participants from the organisation Children of Prisoners in Europe (COPE). On 7 April, the meeting continued in Vanajan Prison (open female prison) in Hämeenlinna, where the prison governor talked about the female prisoners in Finland, and afterwards the expert had a tour around the prison. The experts presented the latest developments in their Prison Services and it appeared that the last meeting had inspired many to introduce new ideas and tools, such as: improved child friendly visiting areas, training modules for staff, information materials and brochures. Further work was done on the report of the expert group that will deal with visiting facilities, communication, community involvement, intervention programs and staff training.