Tables on monitoring data on aviation safety in Finland
This situation overview provides information on aviation safety based on several monitoring indicators. The information is produced by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom and updated in Finnish four times a year.
Monitoring of safety situation
Safety situation is monitored via three tiers of different indicators.
Tier 1 contains high level indicators (accidents, serious incidents and fatalities). Tier 2 contain indicators, which are typical causal types of accidents (such as runway incursions, losses of control, CFIT) and tier 3 are contributing factors to tier 1 and 2-type incidents.
These indicators and their targets are described in more detail in the Finnish Aviation Safety Programme Annex 2, which is available here (External link).
Safety situation is monitored in particular for commercial air transport, general and recreational aviation, air navigation services and aerodromes. This publication does not contain para- or hang-gliding or parachuting activities.
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| Commercial air transport: SPI 1.1: Number of accidents SPI 1.2.: Number of fatal accidents SPI 1.3.: Number of fatalities in accidents SPI 1.4: Number of serious incidents | Commercial air transport: SPI 1.1: no accidents SPI 1.2: no fatal accidents SPI 1.3: no fatalities SPI 1.4: downward trend in the rate of serious incidents in proportion to traffic volume (five-year average) | GREEN | SPI 1.1. Q1-Q4/2023: No accidents occurred in Finnish commercial air transport. The target (no accidents in commercial air transport) has been reached in this respect. SPI 1.4 Q1-Q4/2023: Seven serious incidents, slightly above the average. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains negative due to e.g. the risks caused by drone operations and the conflict in Ukraine.
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| General and recreational aviation: SPI 1.1: Number of accidents SPI 1.2.: Number of fatal accidents SPI 1.3.: Number of fatalities in accidents SPI 1.4: Number of serious incidents | General and recreational aviation: General and recreational aviation: SPI 1.1: ≤ 10 accidents / 100,000 flight hours (five-year average) SPI 1.2: ≤ 0.6 fatal accidents / 100,000 hours flown (five-year average) SPI 1.3: a maximum of two fatalities / 100,000 hours flown (five-year average) SPI 1.4: downward trend in the rate of serious incidents in proportion to traffic volume (five-year average) | YELLOW | SPI 1.1 Q1-Q4/2023: Five accidents occurred in general and recreational aviation in Finland. Below the number in previous years. The flight hour statistics for 2023 are being collected, which means that the situation in 2023 will be ready during the spring of 2024. Based on a preliminary assessment, the target (fewer than 10 accidents/100,000 flight hours, five-year average) will be reached. The flight hour statistics for 2023 are being collected, which means that the situation in 2023 will be ready during the spring of 2024. Based on a preliminary assessment, the target (fewer than 0.6 fatal accidents/100,000 flight hours, five-year average) will not be reached. The target was not reached in 2022, either. The flight hour statistics for 2023 are being collected, which means that the situation in 2023 will be ready during the spring of 2024. Based on a preliminary assessment, the target (a maximum of two fatalities/100,000 flight hours, five-year average) will be reached. SPI 1.4 Q1-Q4/2023: There were 13 serious incidents, which is fewer than in previous years. The situation review remains yellow. The development trend remains positive. Despite the fatal accident, a good development trend is visible in the situation in general and recreational aviation with regard to safety.
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| SPI 2.1: The number of runway excursions (RE) | Commercial air transport: SPI 2.1: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: no runway excursions in Finnish commercial air transport. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.1: The number of runway excursions (RE) | General and recreational aviation: SPI 2.1: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1/-Q4/2023: six runway excursions in general and recreational aviation. The number is below the long-term average. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.2: The number of runway incursions (RI-VAP) | Commercial air transport: SPI 2.2: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: Four runway incursions (one in Finland, three abroad) in Finnish commercial air transport, the number is below the long-term average. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.2: The number of runway incursions (RI-VAP) | General and recreational aviation: SPI 2.2: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | YELLOW | Q1-Q4/2023: 20 runway incursions in general and recreational aviation, the number is lower than in the previous years.
The situation review remains yellow. The development trend remains positive. |
| SPI 2.2: The number of runway incursions (RI-VAP) | Ground vehicles and individuals: | YELLOW | Q1-Q4/2023: 25 runway incursions caused by vehicles The number of runway incursions caused by vehicles at airports is slightly higher than in the previous years. In relation to the number of operations at airports, the number of cases was above the long-term average. Individuals caused three runway incursions. The situation review remains yellow. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.3: The number of collisions and near misses (MAC/AIRPROX) | Commercial air transport: SPI 2.3: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | YELLOW | Q1-Q4/2023: Finnish commercial air transport was a party to 45 near misses. The number was still clearly above the average. In many of the cases, the other party was a foreign drone.
The situation review remains yellow. The development trend remains negative. The conflict in Ukraine is considered to increase the risk of collisions and near misses.
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| SPI 2.3: The number of collisions and near misses (MAC/AIRPROX) | General and recreational aviation: SPI 2.3: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: general and recreational aviation was involved in 16 cases (13 in Finland, three abroad). The number is slightly below average. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. The development trend of situations that occurred abroad increases uncertainty.
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| SPI 2.3: The number of collisions and near misses (MAC/AIRPROX) | Air navigation services: SPI 2.3: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | YELLOW | Q1-Q4/2023: The number of separation minima infringements with ATC contribution is 12. The number was slightly below the average for 2013-2022. In relation to the number of operations, it is slightly below the average. The situation review remains yellow. The development trend remains positive.
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| SPI 2.4: The number of cases of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and similar incidents | Commercial air transport: SPI 2.4: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: one near CFIT situation occurred in Finnish commercial air transport. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.4: The number of cases of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and similar incidents | General and recreational aviation: SPI 2.4: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: two CFIT/near CFIT situations occurred in general and recreational aviation. The number is slightly below the long-term average. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.5: Number of cases of loss of control of the aircraft in flight (LOC-I) | Commercial air transport: SPI 2.5: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: two temporary LOC-I situations occurred in Finnish commercial air transport. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains neutral. |
| SPI 2.5: Number of cases of loss of control of the aircraft in flight (LOC-I) | General and recreational aviation: SPI 2.5: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: three LOC-I situations occurred in general and recreational aviation. The number is clearly below the average of the previous years.
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| SPI 2.6: The number of cases involving collisions while taxiing to or from a runway (GCOL) | Commercial air transport: SPI 2.6: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: one GCOL case occurred in commercial air transport. The situation review remains green. The development trend is changed from neutral to negative. |
| SPI 2.6: The number of cases involving collisions while taxiing to or from a runway (GCOL) | General and recreational aviation: SPI 2.6: no target in a number format. The situation review is based on the development of the absolute and proportioned number of cases. | GREEN | Q1-Q4/2023: one GCOL situation occurred in general and recreational aviation. The number is below the long-term average. The situation review remains green. The development trend remains negative.
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Downloadable attachements
Finnish Aviation Safety Reviews:
Aviation Safety Reviews from previous years are available here (External link)