Overview

• Helsinki’s roads saw zero traffic deaths from July 2024 through July 2025, the first twelve-month period without a fatality since systematic records began.
• Over half of the city’s streets now enforce 30 km/h limits to reduce collision severity and protect pedestrians and cyclists.
• New pedestrian crossings and protected bicycle lanes have strengthened safety for non-motorized users across the city.
• Finnish police deployed additional automated speed cameras to ensure compliance with the lowered limits.
• Significant public transport expansions have encouraged commuters to shift from cars and complemented Helsinki’s broader Vision Zero approach.