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• Airport is Multi-Operator Environment where Safety Hinges on Cooperation and Adherence to Instructions

  01.10.2026

  Aviation (L)

• Ensuring balcony safety: Temporary solutions must not pose any additional risks

  15.09.2026

  Other (Y)

• Investigation to focus on risk management in a working environment with multiple actors

  23.07.2026

  Other (Y)

• Airport as Multi-Operator Environment Presents Challenges to Cooperation and Coordination

  02.07.2026

  Aviation (L)

• International regulations and human factors behind decision to investigate Kannonkoski plane crash

  18.06.2026

  Aviation (L)

• ACCIDENT THREAT NOTIFICATION: Fibre cement boards as fall protection on balcony railingsare insufficient to prevent falls.

  21.05.2026

  Other (Y)

• Use of wall beds in daycare centres involves safety risk that can be prevented

  27.04.2026

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Transport of dangerous goods on passenger and car ferries at centre of safety investigation

  12.03.2026

  Marine (M)

• Probe into 2024 Aviation Accident in Räyskälä: Even Training and Experience may not Safeguard against Accidents

  27.02.2026

  Aviation (L)

• Societal preparedness for oil spills at sea in winter conditions lies at the heart of safety investigation

  25.02.2026

  Marine (M)

• A patient’s death as a result of anaesthesia administered during an MRI procedurehighlights the difficulty of monitoring, self-supervision and implementing non-operating room anaesthesia (NORA)

  10.02.2026

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Ensuring the safety of a young person placed in child welfare institutions at the focus of safety investigation

  03.02.2026

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Human-machine interphase plays an increasingly important role in implementing client andpatient safety

  30.01.2026

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Safety Investigation Authority to investigate two deaths of patients with memory disorders in elderly care homes

  20.01.2026

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Investigation of construction site explosion accident: Challenges in implementation of comprehensive safety work on collaborative large-scale contracts

  18.12.2025

  Other (Y)

• MV ESTONIA Preliminary Assessment: Damage on Starboard Side Originates fromContact with Seabed

  16.12.2025

  Marine (M)

• Falling accident in Hietalahti: Safety Investigation Authority, Finland carries out targeted investigation into sturdiness of balcony railing board structure

  14.12.2025

  Other (Y)

• Fire at Tampere waste treatment plant highlights challenges arising from both energy market and land use

  26.11.2025

  Other (Y)

• The driver has a great responsibility in tram traffic: Work shift arrangements of drivers and driver-assistance technologies at the centre of SIAF recommendations

  17.11.2025

  Railroad (R)

• Family Assistance Should Be Integrated into National Preparedness Plan and Guidelines

  02.10.2025

  Aviation (L)

• Airport Ground Handling Services underScrutiny in Safety Investigation

  05.09.2025

  Aviation (L)

• Ground Accident Probe to Focus on HumanFactors

  26.08.2025

  Aviation (L)

• Housing companies must be supported in the supervision of construction projects to prevent serious errors

  14.07.2025

  Other (Y)

• Sauna is deeply embedded in the Finnish culture, the Hakunila fire, however, highlights the importance of the maintenance and safe use of electric sauna heaters

  11.07.2025

  Other (Y)

• Safety Investigators Issue Interim Report on Eura Aviation Accident: Collision Helicopters Were not in Formation

  10.07.2025

  Aviation (L)

• The data breach targeting the City of Helsinki shows that these offences require anew approach to preparedness, communication and data breach prevention in the public sector

  17.06.2025

  Exceptional events (P)

• Aircraft Operators and Occupants Can Predict and Prepare for Turbulence Encounters despite Increasing Prevalence of Extreme Weather Phenomena

  13.06.2025

  Aviation (L)

• SafetyInvestigation Authority to launch investigation into aviation accident in Eura

  22.05.2025

  Aviation (L)

• The death of a young child in a daycare centre is a serious incident – deaths of children in daycare centres are nonetheless extremely rare

  29.04.2025

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Safety Investigation Authority’s investigation of Äkäslompolo hostel firehighlights shortcomings in safety management of different actors

  13.04.2025

  Other (Y)

• Non-operatingroom anaesthesia (NORA) at the focus of safety investigation

  12.03.2025

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Accident Investigation Authority, Finland to InvestigateHostel Fire in Äkäslompolo – Probable Cause of Fire Outside of Building

  21.02.2025

  Other (Y)

• Transfer of patient in emergency medical care at focus of safety investigation

  14.01.2025

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Role of human factor in tram accidents and tram traffic safety systems supporting driver at core of safety investigation

  17.12.2024

  Railroad (R)

• In adequate cooperation at timber loading sites – a need for developing overall safety and better planning of loading sites

  11.12.2024

  Railroad (R)

• Safety investigation focuses on service safety and on preparedness for mass casualty incidents in Northern Finland

  22.11.2024

  Other (Y)

• Risk of derailment of heavy freight trains – action required

  22.11.2024

  Railroad (R)

• Safety Investigation into Passenger DoorHandrail Locking Mechanism on ATR Airplanes

  21.11.2024

  Aviation (L)

• Safety investigation of the fire at the Tampere waste recycling plant – focus on the management of waste flows

  15.11.2024

  Other (Y)

• City of Helsinki data breach exceptionally extensive: to limit risks, protectingpersonal data is of great importance

  15.11.2024

  Exceptional events (P)

• SIAF investigates telemetry unit malfunction: delay in detecting patient’s unresponsiveness

  06.11.2024

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Safety Investigation into Accident at Räyskälä Airfield on 16 October 2024

  04.11.2024

  Aviation (L)

• Safety Investigation Authority, Finland (SIAF) Investigates Apartment Block Facade Collapse in Kontula

  27.08.2024

  Other (Y)

• Safety Investigation Authority, Finland has launched investigation into accidental explosion at construction site at Laakso hospital in Helsinki

  21.08.2024

  Other (Y)

• Eventorganisers should be able to manage all structures on their event site –including their safety

  02.07.2024

  Other (Y)

• Better understanding needed of the risks involved in reversing trains

  18.06.2024

  Railroad (R)

• Accidental drug-related deaths among young people under the age of 25 years must be preventable – the service system needs to be improved so that substance abuse services for young people can be provided in tandem with mental health care

  12.06.2024

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Accident Probe Calls for Increased Event Organizer Awareness of Licencing and Supervision Service Website

  11.06.2024

  Aviation (L)

• Deficiencies in the occupational safety of entrepreneurs were highlighted during the themed investigation into fatal accidents at work

  30.05.2024

  Other (Y)

• More resources are needed for the planning and implementation of exercises for conscripts – individual performance is overemphasised

  22.05.2024

  Other (Y)

• Accident Probe Calls for More Resources for Planning and Execution of Conscript Training

  22.05.2024

  Aviation (L)

• As automation in road ferry traffic increases in pursuit of cost-effectiveness,attention must also be paid to the competence requirements set by automation as well as the safety challenges of different road ferry locations

  12.04.2024

  Marine (M)

• Investigation into the Äkäslompolo fire: Safety investigation to take time – chain of events and underlying factors are complex and manifold

  14.03.2024

  Other (Y)

• The structures of the bridge that collapsed in Espoo in 2023 were inadequate and it was dangerous for its purpose of use: the design and implementation of bridges in municipalities must be brought within the scope of compliance with the requirements

  28.02.2024

  Other (Y)

• Testing of the sauna heater involved in the Hakunila fire continues

  27.02.2024

  Other (Y)

• Aging population and rise in automation: human-machine interface (HMI) needs closer look

  12.02.2024

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Safety Investigation to Provide Tools for Improving Safety of Conscripts

  19.10.2023

  Other (Y)

• Probe into DA42 Door Separation Prompts Recommendations for More User-friendly Locking Mechanism and Warning System

  15.09.2023

  Aviation (L)

• Health and social care actors: Pay heed to safety incidents – transparency benefits the entire sector

  27.06.2023

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Plenty of minor safety incidents in urban rail traffic – reconciliation of urban rail traffic with other traffic challenging

  21.06.2023

  Railroad (R)

• Strain on elderly family caregivers and their functional capacity must be better monitored

  15.06.2023

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Attention Aviators: Beware of Carburetor Icing!

  07.06.2023

  Aviation (L)

• Bridge collapse in Espoo: deficiencies in both planning and constructions of bridge

  06.06.2023

  Other (Y)

• Investigation highlights need for clear instructions for target laying and management of navigational risks

  26.04.2023

  Marine (M)

• Ambulance Helicopter Accident Throws Light on Rescue Service Challenges under Adverse Conditions

  28.02.2023

  Aviation (L)

• Juha Sepponen appointed Administrative Director of Safety Investigation Authority, Finland

  08.02.2023

• Too many young people die due to drugs in Finland. What can we do about it?

  02.01.2023

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Call to Air Operators for Robust Risk Analyses before Operating Flights to Cold-weather Countries

  08.12.2022

  Aviation (L)

• Multiple Factors Contributed to Serious Incident on Amapola Flight

  22.11.2022

  Aviation (L)

• Safety is not always taken sufficiently well into account in arranging school transports

  29.09.2022

  Railroad (R)

• Aeromedical Examinations Should Place Additional Emphasis on Age and Multiple Diseases

  26.09.2022

  Aviation (L)

• Risk assessment must be improved and the instructions and maintenance of equipment used in transfers must be ensured in special transports in rail traffic

  13.09.2022

  Railroad (R)

• Risk of drowning is particularly influenced by lifestyle and habits

  21.06.2022

  Other (Y)

• Patient-specific risk assessment is a critical element of psychiatric care

  30.05.2022

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Accidents and dangerous situations involving rail buses: the risk assessment of working alone in evacuation situations must be updated

  04.05.2022

  Railroad (R)

• Room for improvement in the maintenance of railway support structures

  19.04.2022

  Railroad (R)

• Room for improvement in the Pilotage Exemption Certificate training, qualification requirements and voyage planning

  26.01.2022

  Marine (M)

• Maintenance programmes for old elevators and building management of social welfare and health care operating units must be improved

  20.12.2021

  Other (Y)

• Accident involving an experimental aircraft in Hyvinkää on 27 September 2021: no technical faults in the aircraft

  15.12.2021

  Aviation (L)

• Movement Area Safety to Be Ensured Even in Adverse Weather under Exceptional Circumstances

  10.11.2021

  Aviation (L)

• Room for Further Improvement in Flight School Emergency Response Plans and Minimum Training Requirements

  12.10.2021

  Aviation (L)

• Safety Investigation Authority, Finland launches investigative branch focusing on health and social care

  06.10.2021

  Social and health care accidents (T)

• Room for improvement in maritime rescue capabilities for major accidents

  07.09.2021

  Marine (M)

• Brakes of old elevators may pose a serious threat

  02.07.2021

  Other (Y)

• Estonian and Swedish safety investigation authorities to conduct underwater surveys on Estonian wreck

  30.06.2021

  Marine (M)

• An independent investigation recommends improvements to the state crisis leadership system, information flow and preparedness

  30.06.2021

  Exceptional events (P)

• The importance of the duties and responsibilities of the vessel’s owner highlighted in safe water transport

  08.06.2021

  Marine (M)

• Finland to take chairmanship of International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA)

  21.05.2021

• Safe navigation and steering of fast boats require several people and a well-defined division of labour

  04.05.2021

  Marine (M)

• Improvements must be made in the planning and organisation of public events

  22.04.2021

  Other (Y)

• Light aircraft accident in Zimbabwe on 23 November 2018 killed pilot and four Finns — Safety Investigation Authority Finland is discontinuing active monitoring of the case

  16.03.2021

  Aviation (L)

• Yet another level crossing accident: Passive level crossings are a significant safety risk

  14.01.2021

  Railroad (R)

• M/S Estonia Preliminary Assessment: Governments Informed about Possible Need of Underwater Surveys Deemed Necessary by Flag State

  18.12.2020

  Marine (M)

• Preliminary Assessment on New Film Material on M/S Estonia: More Relevant Documentation Needed and Further Analysis Conducted

  27.11.2020

  Marine (M)

• A technical malfunction was the immediate cause of the grounding of passenger-car ferry Amorella – investigation by Safety Investigation Authority, Finland, is ongoing

  25.11.2020

  Marine (M)

• Room for improvement in the internal communications of air crews as well as communications between airport operators and other actors in the field

  28.10.2020

  Aviation (L)

• Upcoming thematic investigation to offer tools for preventing deaths by drowning

  19.10.2020

  Other (Y)

• Better safety culture and operating models for avoiding risks required in the Archipelago Sea

  12.10.2020

  Marine (M)

• Safety investigation authorities will conduct preliminary assessment regarding new information on M/S Estonia

  02.10.2020

  Marine (M)

• Navy to provide SIAF assistance with underwater documentation

  24.09.2020

  Marine (M)

• Shunting accidents and hazards are regrettably common – the overall safety of shunting operations can be improved

  22.09.2020

  Railroad (R)

• Independent investigation team to assess measures taken due to COVID-19 pandemic

  03.09.2020

  Exceptional events (P)

• Trackwork safety and pinpointing the location must be developed

  11.08.2020

  Railroad (R)

• Ultralight Flight Training Should Provide Basis for Safe Recreational Flying

  18.06.2020

  Aviation (L)

• Importance of proper lookout and observation must be emphasized in order to prevent marine accidents

  17.04.2020

  Marine (M)

• Information related to the fault and maintenance history of vessels must be better transferred to the new manager when ownership changes

  01.04.2020

  Marine (M)

• Air traffic control and risk management need improvement on joint-operation airports

  25.03.2020

  Aviation (L)

• Regulations and procedures related to unmanned aircraft and cooperation-related communications are insufficient

  28.01.2020

  Aviation (L)

• Investigation initiated regarding an accident that took place on 13 January 2020 at Helsinki Airport

  16.01.2020

  Aviation (L)

• Probe into Serious Runway Incident at Helsinki on January 18, 2019, Urges Analysis of Landing Clearance -related Risks

  19.12.2019

  Aviation (L)

• Safety Issues Play Minor Role in Public Tendering for Air Services Because of the EU’s Competition Rules – Airliner Veering Off the Runway During Landing Roll at Savonlinna on 7 January 2019

  10.12.2019

  Aviation (L)

• Safety of ferry boat operations needs improvements – Grounding of the Palva ferry boat in Velkua on 28 December 2018

  03.12.2019

  Marine (M)

• Improvements needed in the fire safety of rental cabins – the accident investigation of the cabin fire that led to the deaths of three children in Levi, Kittilä on 12 April 2019 is complete

  22.11.2019

  Other (Y)

• Accident at Tampere-Pirkkala airport on 31 July 2019 – Safety recommendation issued due to a threat of an accident during investigation

  07.11.2019

  Aviation (L)

• Incident between Missile Boat and Pilot Boat West of Emäsalo 1.12.2018

  25.10.2019

  Marine (M)

• Improvements in level crossing safety still necessary

  18.07.2019

  Railroad (R)

• Floor heating started the fire that resulted in the deaths of three children in Levi, Kittilä

  10.05.2019

  Other (Y)

• The investigation of the serious bus accident in Kuopio on 24 August 2018 that lead to four people losing their lives and 19 getting injured is complete – the safety of the entire bus sector must be improved

  29.04.2019

  Other (Y)

• The accident investigation of the collision between two recreational craft off the coast of Nauvo on 29 July 2018 is complete – one child and two adults were seriously injured in the accident

  24.04.2019

  Marine (M)

• Safety of motorsport events leaves much to be desired – investigation of accidents that led to the deaths of two people in Seinäjoki on 15 June and in Pori on 22 June 2018 is complete

  31.01.2019

  Other (Y)

• Safety investigation of a serious incident on 22 March 2018 at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport completed – a business aircraft landed on a runway occupied by three runway maintenance vehicles

  21.01.2019

  Aviation (L)

• Safety investigation of serious disruptions in the information systems of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa on 7 and 8 November 2017 completed – the usability of health care information systems must be ensured

  11.01.2019

  Other (Y)

• Investigation of accident involving tank wagons in Mäntyharju on 7 April 2018 – several safety recommendations emerge from the investigation

  03.01.2019

  Railroad (R)

• Probe finds serious deficiencies in post-evacuation transportation – passengers should follow evacuation orders and leave carry-ons behind

  28.11.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Plane crash 23 November 2018 in Zimbabwe – SIAF follows the situation

  23.11.2018

  Aviation (L)

• A potential major aviation accident – Investigation completed on loss of directional control during landing roll at Turku Airport on October 25, 2017

  23.10.2018

  Aviation (L)

• The course of events, which led to the deaths of four passengers in a bus accident in Kuopio on 24 August 2018, have now largely been clarified

  19.10.2018

  Other (Y)

• Safety investigation completed on two serious incidents that occurred at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on 23 and 24 January 2018 – safety recommendations issued to improve flight safety

  17.10.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Safety investigation completed on a fatal business jet door accident which happened at Kittilä Airport on 4 January 2018 – international safety recommendations issued for preventing similar accidents

  11.10.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Investigation of pilot boat accident at Suomenlahti, which led to the deaths of two people on 8 December 2017, is complete – the safety of pilot boats and the pilotage sector must be improved

  28.09.2018

• Investigation of the MT Tecoil Polaris (RUS) environmental accident in the Port of Hamina on 25 November 2017 is complete

  30.08.2018

  Other (Y)

• Terrorist attack (stabbings) in Finland, Turku 18 August 2017: An English version of the safety investigation report is complete

  27.07.2018

  Exceptional events (P)

• Crew resource management needs improvement — investigation into July 11, 2017, airliner overrun at Helsinki-Vantaa airport completed

  29.06.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Safety investigation of Turku stabbings completed

  14.06.2018

  Exceptional events (P)

• There is a serious need to improve the safety of level crossings and risk assessment by the Finnish Defence Forces

  07.06.2018

  Railroad (R)

• The aviation accident at Lievestuore on 19 July 2017 generated three safety recommendations

  14.05.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Two safety recommendations regarding the ultralight aircraft accident in Laajasalo, Helsinki, on 30 May 2017

  09.03.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Safety investigation L2017-01 on a laptop battery fire in the cabin of an airliner on 7 March 2017 completed – one safety recommendation issued

  05.03.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Investigation of the runaway maintenance machine incident in Ylivieska, Finland, on 28 June 2017 – Safety recommendations for the prevention of similar incidents

  14.02.2018

  Railroad (R)

• Safety observation on life raft usability – Capsizing and sinking of pilot boat (FIN) in the Gulf of Finland, to the south of Emäsalo, on 8 December 2017

  23.01.2018

  Marine (M)

• Escape from pilot boat that sank on 8 December 2017 was, in practice, impossible after it capsized

  18.01.2018

  Other (Y)

• Investigation of incident involving the door of a business jet at Kittilä airport on 4 January 2018 is progressing

  17.01.2018

  Aviation (L)

• Safety alert for level crossing at Skogby, Raasepori – the level crossing must be closed instantly to traffic until safety improvement measures have been taken

  15.11.2017

  Railroad (R)

• Safety Investigation Authority, Finland conducting preliminary investigation of serious rail traffic accident in Raasepori of 26 October 2017

  26.10.2017

  Railroad (R)

• Investigation of major industrial fires in Satakunta in January 2017 completed – room for improvement in industrial fire safety

  22.09.2017

  Other (Y)

• Investigation of the apartment fire leading to the death of a mother and three children in Vuosaari completed – Proper maintenance of smoke alarms should be ensured and user interfaces of sauna stoves improved

  04.09.2017

  Other (Y)

• The Finnish Defence Forces must issue instructions for convoy operations and exercises – safety investigation into an accident leading to the death of a reservist on 27 October 2016 is completed

  15.08.2017

  Other (Y)

• Improvements needed in bus passenger safety – Safety Investigation Authority’s extensive theme investigation of 668 bus accidents complete

  08.08.2017

  Other (Y)

• Preliminary investigation is under way of passenger aircraft overrunning the runway at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on 11 July 2017

  14.07.2017

  Aviation (L)

• Four safety recommendations issued due to a serious incident at Helsinki-Vantaa airport on 28 October 2016

  29.06.2017

  Aviation (L)

• The Safety Investigation Authority of Finland has made significant safety findings in order to improve international aviation safety

  21.06.2017

  Aviation (L)

• Safety Investigation Authority Finland gives an accident risk warning concerning rocket parachutes on aircraft

  31.05.2017

  Aviation (L)

• Two safety recommendations issued to improve aviation safety on account of the aviation accident of 3 October 2016 in Oulu

  15.05.2017

  Aviation (L)

• Metro accident investigation completed on 27 July 2016 – Safety Investigation Authority gives five recommendations to improve safety

  08.05.2017

  Railroad (R)

• Investigation of terraced house fire that led to death of two children in Raahe was completed – the Safety Investigation Authority issues four safety recommendations in order to improve fire safety

  02.05.2017

  Other (Y)

• The investigation into the boat fire on Lake Saimaa on 24 July 2016, which put the lives of seven children and four adults at risk, has been completed

  03.04.2017

  Marine (M)

• Wind turbine safety must be improved

  16.02.2017

  Other (Y)

• Investigation of the fire in Vuosaari has proceeded

  15.02.2017

  Other (Y)

• Investigation of the fire in Vuosaari on 9 December 2016

  12.12.2016

  Other (Y)

• Trains directed onto the wrong track more than one hundred times in one year

  08.07.2016

  Railroad (R)

• The identification of high-risk fire locations must be improved

  05.07.2016

  Other (Y)

• Single marine D-investigations and a compilation of marine D-investigations is now available on the Internet

  04.09.2009

  Marine (M)

• B1/2008Y Fire in a Shelter House in Espoo on 27 March 2008

  14.08.2009

  Other (Y)

• Report of the investigations of the school shootings in Jokela has been published in English

  26.05.2009

  Exceptional events (P)

• B2/2007Y Entry of treated wastewater into the drinking water network in Nokia on 28–30 November 2007

  02.04.2009

  Other (Y)

• A shortened version of the safety study on level crossing accidents is published

  10.03.2008

  Railroad (R)