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Number of accidents at work decreased by 2.5 per cent in 2023

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release | Occupational accident statistics 2023

According to the data of Statistics Finland, the number of occupational accidents decreased in 2025 from the previous year. A total of 118,383 accidents at work occurred in 2023. This was 2.5 per cent less than in the year before.

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  • There were 2,997 less accidents at work in 2023 than in the year before.
  • Wage and salary earners had 109,624 and self-employed (without farmers) 5,725 accidents at work in the year 2023.
  • There were 3034 Farmers' accidents at work in the year 2023.
  • There were in total 4 more fatal accidents in 2023 than in the year before.
  • Wage and salary earners had 1.9 per cent less commuting accidents and 2.8 per cent less workplace accidents in 2023 than in the year before.

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Classifications used:
  • Period of disability
  • Occupational status
  • Industry
  • Sex
  • Age group
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
Statistics:
Updated:
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Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Occupational status
  • Place of accident
  • Period of disability
  • Age group
  • Industry
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
Statistics:
Updated:

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Occupational accident statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1797-9544. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 17.6.2025].
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