Finland was the EU’s second most violent country for women in 2024, according to Eurostat.
There were more reports of assaults on women in Finland last year than in over a decade.
The number of reported female victims of assault increased by 10.7 percent from the previous year, Statistics Finland reported on Wednesday.
There were 19,000 female victims, the highest number since 2009, the earliest year for which comparable data is available.
In 2024, Eurostat data showed that Finland was the EU’s second most violent country for women, with more than half of those surveyed having experienced physical violence, sexual violence or threats.
Minors make up 28% of victims
According to the state statistics bureau, the total number of reported victims of assault increased by just over eight percent.
There were 72,000 victims of violent and sexual crimes last year, about six percent more than the previous year. Of these, 34,900 were women, a rise of more than six percent from 2024. The number of male victims increased by a slightly lower rate to around 37,100.
Nearly 28 percent of the victims were minors, totalling about 20,000.
In the longer term, compared to 2015, only the number of victims of assault crimes among 18–20-year-olds and 21–29-year-olds has decreased. However, the trend has turned upward in recent years in these age groups as well.
