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'''Suicide in Finland''' takes place at a higher rate than the [[European Union]] average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_sees_more_suicides_than_eu_average/10559106|title=Finland sees more suicides than EU average|website=Yle Uutiset|date=December 2018|access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2017/ksyyt_2017_2018-12-17_kat_006_en.html|title=Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2017 - 6. Increase in the number of suicides from previous years|access-date=July 25, 2019|date=December 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=stats2018>{{Cite web|url=https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/ksyyt/2018/ksyyt_2018_2019-12-16_kat_006_en.html|title=Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2018 - 6. Number of suicides fell slightly from the previous year|date=December 2019|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, 810 Finns |
'''Suicide in Finland''' takes place at a higher rate than the [[European Union]] average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_sees_more_suicides_than_eu_average/10559106|title=Finland sees more suicides than EU average|website=Yle Uutiset|date=December 2018|access-date=July 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2017/ksyyt_2017_2018-12-17_kat_006_en.html|title=Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2017 - 6. Increase in the number of suicides from previous years|access-date=July 25, 2019|date=December 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name=stats2018>{{Cite web|url=https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/ksyyt/2018/ksyyt_2018_2019-12-16_kat_006_en.html|title=Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2018 - 6. Number of suicides fell slightly from the previous year|date=December 2019|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, 810 Finns died by suicide.<ref name=stats2018/> |
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In 2020, a total of 717 suicides occurred.<ref>https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2020/ksyyt_2020_2021-12-10_kat_007_fi.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 26 May 2024
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Finland sees more suicides than EU average". Yle Uutiset. December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2017 - 6. Increase in the number of suicides from previous years". 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics Finland - Causes of death 2018 - 6. Number of suicides fell slightly from the previous year". December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ https://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2020/ksyyt_2020_2021-12-10_kat_007_fi.html
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