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GriniGrini fangeleir is the name of a Nazi concentration camp located outside of Oslo, Norway in the municipality of Brum. It was originally built as a women's prison in 1939, but was put into use as a concentration camp, primarily for Norwegian political prisoners on June 14, 1941. Altogether, 20 000 prisoners passed through Grini, and at most there were 5,000 inmates at any time. It is not known how many were killed there, though the Gestapo and police often used the area for purposes of torture. Executions commonly took place at Akershus Castle. After the war, the prison was used for Norwegians convicted of treason and renamed 'Ilebu. It was closed in 1950, and reopened in 1952 as Ila landsfengsel og sikringsanstalt for long-term prisoners.
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