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Number of accidents at work grew by 2.2 per cent in 2022

release | Occupational accident statistics 2022

According to the preliminary data of Statistics Finland, the number of occupational accidents grew in 2022 from the previous year. A total of 121,400 accidents at work occurred in 2022. This was 2.2 per cent more than in the year before.

Key selections

  • There were 2,600 more accidents at work in 2022 than in the year before.
  • Wage and salary earners had 2.8 per cent more accidents at work and self-employed 4.0 per cent less.
  • Farmers' accidents at work decreased by 6.6 per cent.
  • There were in total 8 more fatal accidents in 2022 than in the year before.
  • Wage and salary earners had 20.5 per cent more commuting accidents and 0.8 per cent less workplace accidents in 2022 than in the year before.

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Classifications used:
  • Age group
  • Period of disability
  • Industry
  • Occupational status
  • Sex
Period:
annual
Updated:
Classifications used:
  • Place of accident
  • Occupational status
  • Industry
  • Sex
  • Age group
  • Period of disability
Period:
annual
Updated:

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