Comparison of road safety in Finland and Sweden

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Table 9 Number of fatalities and fatality rates per person kilometre for pedestrians and bicyclists [2, 14, 15]

Traffic unit	Fatalities in 2009–2013/y^(a)		Fatality risk per person km^(b)		Relative risk per kilometre in Finland^(c)	Reduction if^(d) Swe average in Fin
Traffic unit	Finland	Sweden	Finland	Sweden	Relative risk per kilometre in Finland^(c)	Reduction if^(d) Swe average in Fin
Bicycle	21	21	15	11	139	6
Pedestrian	34	44	17	14	122	6
Total	55	65	16	13	127	11

^aYearly average of road fatalities in 2009–2013
^bRoad fatalities per 1000 million person kilometres
^cFatalities per kilometrage in Finland compared to that in Sweden (Index for Sweden = 100)
^dYearly reduction of fatalities in Finland, if No. of killed per kilometrage same as in Sweden