Threat of driving ban made driving & talking on the phone less popular

30.11.2011 - Talking on the mobile phone during driving a car without a hands-free device has decreased. The probable cause is the modified legislation. Talking on the mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving a car was added to the list of violations leading to a driving ban, says Anna-Liisa Tarvainen, Managing Director of Liikenneturva.Read more

Young men rarely bother with reflectors

21.11.2011 - Only about four out of ten pedestrians in urban areas with streetlights wear a reflector. Young men especially go around invisible. Less than one fourth of them used a reflector. Liikenneturva campaigns in many ways to increase the use of the reflectors.Read more

Going to school in dark can be scary

09.11.2011 - In a Liikenneturva survey, some children said that they are intimidated by going to school when it’s dark. However, according to the statistics, the road to school is quite safe.Read more

Liikenneturva, Central Organisation for Traffic safety in Finland

Liikenneturva is an education organisation of road traffic safety. Its mission is to improve people’s traffic behaviour via preventive measures: communication, campaigning, supporting the traffic education of different age and road user groups and providing advanced training for drivers.

Latest updates

Monitoring of Traffic Behaviour in Finland 2010

New report: "Are driver's values and self-image factors for traffic safety?"

Situation report 2011 of Liikenneturva for ETSC

Liikenneturva mid-range action plan 2011-2013

Animated presentation:
Pedestrian visibility in the dark

Animated presentation:
Bicycle helmet

Animated presentation:
Stopping distance for
motorbike

For children

Animals in traffic: Stories for children