11bh -- Accidents and personal injuries in road traffic, 1931-2023*

Documentation of statistics . missing
. missing The compilation of statistics on seriously injured started in 2014 and they are calculated two years after the end of the statistical year.
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Year

* preliminary data

Information

Deaths in road traffic accidents

A person who has died as a consequence of a road traffic accident known to the police within 30 days from the accident, excluding deaths from seizures.

Injured in road traffic accidents (incl. seriously injured)

A person who has not died (within 30 days of the accident) but has sustained injuries in the road traffic accident known to the police requiring medical care or observation in a hospital, treatment at home (sick leave) or operative treatment, such as stitches. If a person has sustained bruises, scratches or the like that do not require aforementioned treatment, they are not regarded as injured.

Seriously injured in road traffic accidents

A person who has not died (within 30 days of the accident) but has sustained injuries in the road traffic accident known to the police requiring medical care or observation in a medical care institution and who has visited a doctor within six days of the accident and the injury or injuries have been classified as serious in accordance with the AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale (AAAM, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine).

Other seriously injured, accident not known to the police

Seriously injured in traffic accidents according to the Care Register (HILMO) of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) who are not connected to the road traffic accidents known to the police.
For each person the first treatment visit or period, indicating a road accident for which the person has arrived for treatment due to a sudden need for care without prior appointment or separate agreement, is taken into consideration. The seriousness of the injury is determined on the basis of the diagnosis made during that treatment visit or period.

All seriously injured in road traffic accidents based on HILMO

Seriously injured in traffic accidents according to the Care Register (HILMO) of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Includes both cases that are not connected to the road traffic accidents known to the police and those that are not.
For unconnected persons, the figures may also include serious injuries occurring in an area outside the traffic area.

Total number of deaths and all seriously injured in road traffic accidents based on HILMO

Fatalities in road traffic accidents known to the police and all seriously injured based on HILMO (including those where the road traffic accident is not known to the police).

Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle (cause of death statistics)

Suicides in road traffic accidents are included in the number of deaths in road traffic accidents. Here are the cases where the underlying cause of death is X82 Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle. Source: Statistics Finland, causes of death.

Suicides in road traffic accidents

Suicides included in the statistics on road traffic accidents. X81 = Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying in front of moving object. X82 = Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle.

Road traffic fatalities (without suicides)

Number of people killed in road traffic accidents according to international guidelines. Does not include suicides, seizures or off-road traffic. Includes all deaths caused by accidents reported to the police, where at least one mobile vehicle was involved in an area intended for general traffic or commonly used for traffic. In addition to the vehicles defined in the Road Traffic Act, non-motorised vehicles, trams and trains are also included in the vehicles involved in level crossing accidents. A pedestrian falling is not a road accident, falling by a bicycle (=vehicle) is.

Deaths in road traffic accidents inside built-up areas

A person who has died as a consequence of a road traffic accident known to the police within 30 days from the accident, excluding deaths from seizures. The accident occurred in a built-up area.

Injured in road traffic accidents inside built-up areas (incl. seriously injured)

A person who has not died (within 30 days of the accident) but has sustained injuries in the road traffic accident known to the police requiring medical care or observation in a hospital, treatment at home (sick leave) or operative treatment, such as stitches. If a person has sustained bruises, scratches or the like that do not require aforementioned treatment, they are not regarded as injured. The accident occurred in a built-up area.

Seriously injured in road traffic accidents inside built-up areas

A person who has not died (within 30 days of the accident) but has sustained injuries in the road traffic accident known to the police requiring medical care or observation in a medical care institution and who has visited a doctor within six days of the accident and the injury or injuries have been classified as serious in accordance with the AIS Abbreviated Injury Scale (AAAM, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine). The accident occurred in a built-up area.

Fatal road traffic accidents

Accidents leading to death known to the police.

Road traffic accidents resulting in injuries (incl. serious injuries)

Road traffic accidents known to the police resulting in injuries. Does not include accidents leading to death.

Road traffic accidents resulting in serious injuries

Road traffic accidents resulting in serious injuries known to the police. Does not include accidents leading to death. Information on the seriousness of injuries is derived from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)'s care registers for specialised health care and basic outpatient health care and the conversion table licensed to the EU Member States by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.

Personal injury accidents in road traffic

Road traffic accidents known to the police resulting in death or personal injury.

Road traffic accidents known to the police

Road traffic accidents resulting in personal injuries or damage to property known to the police.

LVK, Accidents indemnified from the motor liability insurance

Accidents for which compensation for personal injury or property damage has been paid. The figure for the latest year indicated is a forecast based on the risk study on motor liability insurance. The final number of accidents and damages is updated with accidents and damages accumulated during the year following the accident. Source: Finnish Motor Insurers' Centre.

LVK, Personal injury accidents indemnified from the motor liability insurance

The number of personal injury accidents is the number of accidents for which compensation for personal injury has been paid. The figure for the latest year indicated is a forecast based on the risk study on motor liability insurance. The final number of accidents is updated with accidents accumulated during the year following the accident. Source: Finnish Motor Insurers' Centre.

LVK, Property damage accidents indemnified from the motor liability insurance

The number of property damage accidents is the number of damages for which compensation for property damage has been paid but not compensation for personal injury. The figure for the latest year indicated is a forecast based on the risk study on motor liability insurance. The final number of damages is updated with damages accumulated during the year following the accident. Source: Finnish Motor Insurers' Centre.

OTI, Total number of fatal road traffic accidents

Fatal road traffic accidents including sudden attack of illness accidents investigated by the Finnish road accident investigation teams. Includes both fatal motor vehicle accidents and fatal accidents of pedestrians and cyclists Source: Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI).

OTI, Fatal road traffic accidents excluding sudden attack of illness accidents

Fatal road traffic accidents excluding sudden attack of illness accidents investigated by the Finnish road accident investigation teams. Includes both fatal motor vehicle accidents and fatal accidents of pedestrians and cyclists Source: Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI).

OTI, Fatal road traffic accidents in which the cause of death was a sudden attack of illness

Fatal road traffic accidents, in which the cause of death was a sudden attack of illness, investigated by the Finnish road accident investigation teams. Includes both fatal motor vehicle accidents and fatal accidents of pedestrians and cyclists. Source: Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI).

OTI, Fatal off-road traffic accidents excluding sudden attack of illness accidents

Fatal off-road traffic accidents excluding sudden attack of illness accidents investigated by the Finnish road accident investigation teams. Includes both fatal motor vehicle accidents and fatal accidents of pedestrians and cyclists. Source: Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI).

THL, Periods of care in inpatient care in land transport accidents

Accidents, where the external cause according to the ICD-10 classification is land transport. From 2017 onwards, includes only hospital stays, not day surgery. Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Statistical Yearbook on Social Welfare and Health Care.

THL, Periods of care in inpatient care in transport accidents of pedestrians

Accidents, where the external cause according to the ICD-10 classification is a transport accident of a pedestrian. From 2017 onwards, includes only hospital stays, not day surgery. Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Statistical Yearbook on Social Welfare and Health Care.

THL, Periods of care in inpatient care in transport accidents of cyclists

Accidents, where the external cause according to the ICD-10 classification is a transport accident of a cyclist. From 2017 onwards, includes only hospital stays, not day surgery. Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Statistical Yearbook on Social Welfare and Health Care.

THL, Periods of care in inpatient care in other land transport accidents

Accidents, where the external cause according to the ICD-10 classification is other land transport. From 2017 onwards, includes only hospital stays, not day surgery. Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Statistical Yearbook on Social Welfare and Health Care.

SRVA, Game animal collisions

The source is experimental statistics compiled by Statistics Finland on the game accident data of executive assistance in large game matters (SRVA) distributed by the Finnish Wildlife Agency. The data were limited to the animal species moose, white-tailed deer, fallow deer, wild forest reindeer, roe deer and wild boar. The data relate to Mainland Finland.

PRONTO, Road traffic accidents

Number of primary and secondary road traffic accidents and level crossing accidents recorded by the Finnish Rescue Services. Source: Finnish Rescue Services' resource and accident statistics program PRONTO.

PRONTO, Fatalities in road traffic accidents

Number of fatalities in primary and secondary road traffic accidents and level crossing accidents recorded by the Finnish Rescue Services. Source: Finnish Rescue Services' resource and accident statistics program PRONTO.

PRONTO, Seriously injured in road traffic accidents

Number of seriously injured in primary and secondary road traffic accidents and level crossing accidents recorded by the Finnish Rescue Services. Source: Finnish Rescue Services' resource and accident statistics program PRONTO.

PRONTO, Slightly injured in road traffic accidents

Number of slightly injured in primary and secondary road traffic accidents and level crossing accidents recorded by the Finnish Rescue Services. Source: Finnish Rescue Services' resource and accident statistics program PRONTO.

PRONTO, Fatalities and seriously injured in road traffic accidents

Total number of fatalities and seriously injured in primary and secondary road traffic accidents and level crossing accidents recorded by the Finnish Rescue Services. Source: Finnish Rescue Services' resource and accident statistics program PRONTO.

Negligent homicide, grossly negligent homicide in connection with drunkenness in traffic (offences known to the authorities, statistics on offences and coercive measures)

1206a2 Negligent homicide, grossly negligent homicide in connection with drunkenness in traffic (offences known to the authorities).
A matter recorded in the police information system as an offence. The offence may have become known to the police, customs or border guard either as a report or in connection with another investigation. The offence is recorded in the statistics for the year in which it becomes known to the authorities. An offence refers to an act for which a punishment is decreed in legislation. The task of the police, customs and border guard is to investigate the offence, conduct a pre-trial investigation and transfer the solved offence to the prosecutor for consideration. In more lenient cases, the offence may be left unreported to the prosecutor on the grounds laid down in law. The statistical unit used is an offence. If several persons have taken part in the same offence together, the number of offences recorded is one. If several similar offences are committed at the same time, several of these offences can be recorded. The offence is recorded based on the municipality where the offence occurred. The offence may also have taken place abroad and a report of it is recorded if the police, customs or border guard have jurisdiction in the matter and the offence has concerned (as a suspect or victim) a Finnish citizen, a person permanently resident in Finland or a Finnish legal person.
Source: Statistics Finland, statistics on offences and coercive measures.

Negligent homicide, grossly negligent homicide in connection with traffic offence (offences known to the authorities, statistics on offences and coercive measures)

1206a3 Negligent homicide, grossly negligent homicide in connection with traffic offence (offences known to the authorities).
A matter recorded in the police information system as an offence. The offence may have become known to the police, customs or border guard either as a report or in connection with another investigation. The offence is recorded in the statistics for the year in which it becomes known to the authorities. An offence refers to an act for which a punishment is decreed in legislation. The task of the police, customs and border guard is to investigate the offence, conduct a pre-trial investigation and transfer the solved offence to the prosecutor for consideration. In more lenient cases, the offence may be left unreported to the prosecutor on the grounds laid down in law. The statistical unit used is an offence. If several persons have taken part in the same offence together, the number of offences recorded is one. If several similar offences are committed at the same time, several of these offences can be recorded. The offence is recorded based on the municipality where the offence occurred. The offence may also have taken place abroad and a report of it is recorded if the police, customs or border guard have jurisdiction in the matter and the offence has concerned (as a suspect or victim) a Finnish citizen, a person permanently resident in Finland or a Finnish legal person.
Source: Statistics Finland, statistics on offences and coercive measures.

Negligent injury, grossly negligent injury in connection with drunkenness in traffic (offences known to the authorities, statistics on offences and coercive measures)

1207a2 Negligent injury, grossly negligent injury in connection with drunkenness in traffic (offences known to the authorities).
A matter recorded in the police information system as an offence. The offence may have become known to the police, customs or border guard either as a report or in connection with another investigation. The offence is recorded in the statistics for the year in which it becomes known to the authorities. An offence refers to an act for which a punishment is decreed in legislation. The task of the police, customs and border guard is to investigate the offence, conduct a pre-trial investigation and transfer the solved offence to the prosecutor for consideration. In more lenient cases, the offence may be left unreported to the prosecutor on the grounds laid down in law. The statistical unit used is an offence. If several persons have taken part in the same offence together, the number of offences recorded is one. If several similar offences are committed at the same time, several of these offences can be recorded. The offence is recorded based on the municipality where the offence occurred. The offence may also have taken place abroad and a report of it is recorded if the police, customs or border guard have jurisdiction in the matter and the offence has concerned (as a suspect or victim) a Finnish citizen, a person permanently resident in Finland or a Finnish legal person.
Source: Statistics Finland, statistics on offences and coercive measures.

Negligent injury, grossly negligent injury in connection with traffic offence (offences known to the authorities, statistics on offences and coercive measures)

1207a3 Negligent injury, grossly negligent injury in connection with traffic offence (offences known to the authorities).
A matter recorded in the police information system as an offence. The offence may have become known to the police, customs or border guard either as a report or in connection with another investigation. The offence is recorded in the statistics for the year in which it becomes known to the authorities. An offence refers to an act for which a punishment is decreed in legislation. The task of the police, customs and border guard is to investigate the offence, conduct a pre-trial investigation and transfer the solved offence to the prosecutor for consideration. In more lenient cases, the offence may be left unreported to the prosecutor on the grounds laid down in law. The statistical unit used is an offence. If several persons have taken part in the same offence together, the number of offences recorded is one. If several similar offences are committed at the same time, several of these offences can be recorded. The offence is recorded based on the municipality where the offence occurred. The offence may also have taken place abroad and a report of it is recorded if the police, customs or border guard have jurisdiction in the matter and the offence has concerned (as a suspect or victim) a Finnish citizen, a person permanently resident in Finland or a Finnish legal person.
Source: Statistics Finland, statistics on offences and coercive measures.

Negligent homicide or injury, grossly negligent homicide or injury in connection with traffic offence (offences known to the authorities, statistics on offences and coercive measures)

Negligent homicide or injury, grossly negligent homicide or injury in connection with traffic offence (offences known to the authorities).
A matter recorded in the police information system as an offence. The offence may have become known to the police, customs or border guard either as a report or in connection with another investigation. The offence is recorded in the statistics for the year in which it becomes known to the authorities. An offence refers to an act for which a punishment is decreed in legislation. The task of the police, customs and border guard is to investigate the offence, conduct a pre-trial investigation and transfer the solved offence to the prosecutor for consideration. In more lenient cases, the offence may be left unreported to the prosecutor on the grounds laid down in law. The statistical unit used is an offence. If several persons have taken part in the same offence together, the number of offences recorded is one. If several similar offences are committed at the same time, several of these offences can be recorded. The offence is recorded based on the municipality where the offence occurred. The offence may also have taken place abroad and a report of it is recorded if the police, customs or border guard have jurisdiction in the matter and the offence has concerned (as a suspect or victim) a Finnish citizen, a person permanently resident in Finland or a Finnish legal person.
Source: Statistics Finland, statistics on offences and coercive measures.

Year

2023*

* preliminary data