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Wage and salary earners' accident frequency increased by 4.3 per cent in 2021

Release related to topics:Work, wages and livelihoodHealth and social protection
release | Occupational accident statistics 2021

Correction

Database tables of the statistics on occupational accident statistics corrected
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According to Statistics Finland's data, the number of wage and salary earners' accidents at work was 9.6 per one million hours worked in the year 2021. This was 4.3 per cent higher than in the year before. The accident incidence rate among wage and salary earners increased and farmers decreased in 2021 compared with the previous year.

Key selections

  • Wage and salary earners' accident frequency increased by 4.3 per cent in the year 2021 from the year before.
  • Wage and salary earners' accident incidence rate at work increased by 6.6 per cent and farmers' accident incidence rate at work fell by 8.0 per cent in the year 2021.
  • When examined by industry wage and salary earners' accident frequency increased most in the year 2021 in relative terms in real estate activities (20.0%) and water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (18.6%) and decreased most in information and communication (12.5%).

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Updated 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
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Updated:
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Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Industry
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
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Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Period of disability
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Occupational accident statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. ISSN=1797-9544. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 7.5.2025].
Access method: https://stat.fi/en/publication/cl8lr2zydrrma0dukbzu12kd4

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