Number of drug-related deaths drops last year

A total of 247 drug-related deaths took place in Finland in 2024, according to Statistics Finland.

The number is 63 fewer than in 2023, when a record number of people died of drug related incidents.

The number of drug-related deaths returned to the same level as in 2022, when 250 persons died from drugs.

Drug-related deaths of young people aged under 25 decreased clearly in 2024, but the number of drug-related deaths of those aged 25 to 34 grew from the previous year.