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Occupational accident statistics 2020

Wage and salary earners' accident frequency decreased by 9.8 per cent in 2020

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According to Statistics Finland's data, wage and salary earners' accident frequency decreased in the first corona year. In 2020, the number of wage and salary earners' accidents at work was 9.2 per one million hours worked. This was 9.8 per cent lower than in the year before. The accident incidence rate among wage and salary earners and farmers also decreased in 2020 compared with the previous year.


Change

The old database tables of the occupational accident statistics are moved to the archive database and new database tables were published in their place due to changes in the estimation method of the Labour Force Survey. Data can also be presented more widely in the new tables.

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Key selections

  • Wage and salary earners' accident frequency decreased by 9.8 per cent in the year 2020 from the year before.
  • Wage and salary earners' accident incidence rate at work fell by 13.7 per cent and farmers' accident incidence rate at work fell by 1.4 per cent in the year 2020.
  • When examined by industry wage and salary earners' accident frequency decreased most in the year 2020 in relative terms in financial and insurance activities (68.4%) and education (30.8%) and decreased least in real estate activities (1.4%).


Database tables

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New database tables
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Classifications used:
  • Period of disability
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Industry
  • Place of accident
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
Statistics:
Updated:
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Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Industry
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
Statistics:
Updated:
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Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Period of disability
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
Statistics:
Updated:
Removed database tables

Future releases

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Occupational accident statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2020. ISSN=1797-9544. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.4.2026].
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