Statistics on road traffic accidents 2026, January
Road traffic accidents claimed 9 lives in January 2026
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, 149 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in January 2026. In them, nine persons were killed and 205 persons injured. The number of fatalities was four lower and the number of persons injured 29 higher than in January 2025. The data were compared with the previous year's preliminary data.
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- Of the persons who were killed in January 2026, six travelled by passenger car.
- Three pedestrians were killed.
- Among those who died, three were men and six women.
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury from the beginning of 2026* (preliminary data) by region
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on road traffic accidents [online publication].
Reference period: 2026, January. ISSN=2342-3846. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.6.2026].
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