Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death

30 pseudolus 7 8/2/2025, 12:44:10 AM yle.fi ↗

Comments (7)

Tiktaalik · 2h ago
Don't let anyone tell you that better things aren't possible
Nurbek-F · 3h ago
Someone has to put a chart near it, describing the decline in driving in the city. When you're limited to 30kmh, you might as well get a scooter...
mitchbob · 4h ago
2 days ago (46 points, 16 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44736025
dredmorbius · 4h ago
I'd argue that's below limits of significant discussion, particularly given the single top comment's derailment.
zo1 · 1h ago
Kind of a moot thing to flex when they have a huge problem with "organized crime" and other issues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombings_in_Sweden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area_(Sweden)

leosanchez · 1h ago
Helsinki is capital of Finland and you posted links about Sweden. Am I missing anything?
usr1106 · 14m ago
Correct. But if we are at comparing Finland and Sweden already: Finland has had one of the highest capital crime rates in Europe for ages. With Swedens increase in bombing and shootings in recent years they might have come close.

Finland has about twice the road accident rate per driven km as Sweden. Don't remember whether that was deadly accidents or any kind of accidents.

Deadly accidents in Helsinki are not that common. Remember it's only 600000 inhabitants and several tragic accidents happened in close cities this year. Zero for 12 months in certain part of the metropolitan area fits into statistical variation. Far too early to speak of a lasting development.