Finnish police say traffic violations fell

Finnish police say traffic violations fell by 73 percent last year compared to 2019, so they have turned off most of their speed cameras this year.

Finnish police reported 137,000 traffic violations last year, compared with 500,000 in That means violations have decreased by 73%.

According to Finnish police, traffic violations have fallen by 99 percent in some areas, including the city of Espoo, home to 321,000 people.

Due to the low number of violations and lack of staff to process the transactions of drivers who violate, most of the cameras recording violations have been turned off. The Finnish police say so.