The Target Programme for the Prevention of Home and Leisure Injuries 2021–2030 contains a total of 89 measures, with the main emphasis on preventing injuries during different stages of life. Home and leisure injuries refer to accidents that occur at home or during leisure time, but the measures included in the programme are also concerned with injuries that occur at work and in traffic. The targets and measures according to age categories and types of injuries have been developed by a broad-based network of experts.

Injuries and poisonings rank second as a cause of treatment episodes in specialized medical care and third as a cause of inpatient treatment at health centers. Accidents are the fourth most common cause of death in Finland. Every year about 2,600 Finns die in accidents. About 90% of fatal accidents and 80% of accidents that lead to injuries occur at home and during leisure time. Falls are the most common type of accidents in all age categories.

Our safety vision is a zero-injury vision: no one needs to die or be injured as a result of an accident. The aim is to achieve a good safety standard for all environments and reduce by 2030 the number of accidents that lead to loss of health or death by 25% from the level of 2020.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has appointed a coordination group for the prevention of home and leisure injuries to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the programme.