Tables on monitoring data on aviation safety in Finland

Published 18.08.2022

Updated 20.02.2025 18:21

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 twice times a year and in English annually.

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-Q4/2024: 2 accidents in Finnish commercial air transport. The target (no accidents in commercial air transport) was not achieved. SPI 1.2 & SPI 1.3 Q1-Q4/2024: No fatal accidents, so the targets (no fatal accidents and no deaths in aviation accidents) were achieved. SPI 1.4 Q1-Q4/2024: 14 serious incidents, clearly above average. The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation relative to traffic volume will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (decreasing number of serious incidents relative to traffic volume, 5-year average) will not be achieved. The target was achieved in 2022 and 2023. The situation assessment is considered green despite two accidents, which were quite exceptional in terms of type of incident. The development trend is considered negative due to, among other things, the risks posed by drone operations and the conflict in Ukraine.
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-Q4/2024: 6 accidents in Finnish general and recreational aviation. Below the number of previous years. The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (less than 10 accidents/100,000 flight hours, 5-year average) will be achieved. The target was achieved in 2023. SPI 1.2 Q1-Q4/202 4: 1 fatal accident. The number is below the average of previous years. The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on a preliminary assessment, the target (less than 0.6 fatal accidents / 100,000 flight hours, 5-year average) will not be achieved. The target has not been achieved so far. SPI 1.3 Q1-Q4/202 4: 1 fatal accident, in which 1 person died. Below the long-term average. The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (maximum 2 deaths per 100,000 flight hours, as a five-year average) will be achieved. The target has been achieved every year from 2020 onwards. SPI 1.4 Q1-Q4/2024: There were 22 serious incidents, somewhat more than the previous, longer-term average . The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (decreasing number of incidents in proportion to traffic volume, 5-year average) will not be achieved. The target was achieved in 2023. The situation assessment is considered yellow. The development trend is considered positive. Despite the fatal accident, the situation in general and recreational aviation is showing a good development trend in terms of safety.

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-Q4/2024: 2 accidents in Finnish commercial air transport. The target (no accidents in commercial air transport) was not achieved.
SPI 1.2 & SPI 1.3 Q1-Q4/2024: No fatal accidents, so the targets (no fatal accidents and no deaths in aviation accidents) were achieved.

SPI 1.4 Q1-Q4/2024: 14 serious incidents, clearly above average. The collection of flight hour statistics
for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation relative to traffic volume will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (decreasing number of serious incidents relative to traffic volume, 5-year average) will not be achieved. The target was achieved
in 2022 and 2023.

The situation assessment is considered green despite two accidents, which were quite exceptional in terms of type of incident. The development trend is considered negative due to, among other things, the risks posed by drone operations and the conflict in Ukraine.

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-Q4/2024: 6 accidents in Finnish general and recreational aviation. Below the number of previous years.

The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (less than 10 accidents/100,000 flight hours, 5-year average) will be achieved.
The target was achieved in 2023.

SPI 1.2 Q1-Q4/202 4: 1 fatal accident. The number is below the average of previous years.

The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on a preliminary assessment, the target (less than 0.6 fatal accidents / 100,000 flight hours, 5-year average) will not be achieved. The target has not been achieved so far.

SPI 1.3 Q1-Q4/202 4: 1 fatal accident, in which 1 person died. Below the long-term average.

The collection of flight hour statistics for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (maximum 2 deaths per 100,000 flight hours, as a five-year average) will be achieved.
The target has been achieved every year from 2020 onwards.

SPI 1.4 Q1-Q4/2024: There were 22 serious incidents, somewhat more than the previous, longer-term average . The collection of flight hour statistics
for 2024 is ongoing, so the situation for 2024 will be confirmed during spring 2025. Based on the preliminary assessment, the target (decreasing number of incidents in proportion to traffic volume, 5-year average) will not be achieved.
The target was achieved in 2023.

The situation assessment is considered yellow. The development trend is considered positive. Despite the fatal accident, the situation in general and recreational aviation is showing a good development trend in terms of safety.


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-Q4/2024: no runway excursions in Finnish commercial air transport. The situation assessment is considered green. The development direction is considered 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/-Q4/2024: 10 runway excursions in general and recreational aviation. Number above the longer-term average. The situation assessment is kept green. No accidents were caused by runway excursions, which was exceptional. However, the trend is changed from neutral to negative.
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-Q4/2024: 7 runway incursions (All in Finland) in Finnish commercial air transport, a number above the longer-term average. A relatively large number in helicopter operations. The situation assessment is considered green. The development direction is considered 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.	GREEN	Q1-Q4/2024: 8 runway deviations in general and recreational aviation, a number lower than in previous years. The situation assessment is changed from yellow to green, as the situation has been developing well for several years. The development direction is changed to neutral.
SPI 2.2: The number of runway incursions (RI-VAP)	Ground vehicles and individuals: 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-Q4/2024: 25 vehicle-caused runway deviations. Slightly more vehicle-caused runway incursions at airports than in previous years. Relative to the number of operations, the number of incidents at airports was above the long-term average. No runway incursions were caused by persons. The situation assessment is maintained at yellow. The trend is changed from neutral to negative.
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-Q4/2024: Finnish commercial air transport was involved in 43 near misses. The number was still well above average. The situation assessment is considered yellow. The development direction is considered negative. The conflict in Ukraine is considered to increase the risk of a collision or near-miss.
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-Q4/2024: general and recreational aviation involved in 18 cases (18 in Finland). The number was in line with the average. The situation assessment is kept green. The development direction is changed from neutral to negative. There has been a slight increase in the number of domestic events in the last couple of years.
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-Q4/2024: 20 aircraft separation violations caused by air traffic control. The number was above the average for 2014-2023. In relation to the number of operations, the number was also above the average. The situation assessment is kept yellow. The development direction is changed from positive to neutral.
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-Q4/2024: 2 CFIT situations in Finnish commercial air transport. Incidents in hot air balloon operations and helicopter operations. Situation assessment is considered green. Development direction is considered 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-Q4/2024: 1 CFIT/near CFIT situation in general and recreational aviation. Number below the longer-term average. Situation assessment is considered green. Development direction is considered 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-Q4/2024: no loss of control situations in Finnish commercial air transport. Number below average. Situation assessment is considered green. Development direction is considered 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-Q4/2024: 4 loss of control situations in general and recreational aviation. Number below the average of previous years. Situation assessment is considered green. Development direction is considered neutral.
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-Q4/2024: no GCOL cases in commercial air transport. Number below average. Situation assessment kept green. Development direction changed from negative to neutral.
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-Q4/2024: no GCOL cases in general and recreational aviation. Number below the longer-term average. The situation assessment is kept green. The development direction is changed from negative to neutral.