Suicide in Finland explained

Suicide in Finland takes place at a higher rate than the European Union average.[1] The number of annual suicides peaked at more than 1500 in 1990, and has been decreasing relatively evenly since then, although a slight recent increase in 2016 and 2017.[2] [3] In 2018, 810 Finns died by suicide.[3]

In 2020, a total of 717 suicides occurred.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finland sees more suicides than EU average. Yle Uutiset. December 2018. July 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2017 - 6. Increase in the number of suicides from previous years. July 25, 2019. December 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2018 - 6. Number of suicides fell slightly from the previous year. December 2019. January 12, 2020.
  4. https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2020/ksyyt_2020_2021-12-10_kat_007_fi.html

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