Safety Investigation Authority

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Head office of the Safety Investigation Authority of Finland

The Safety Investigation Authority of Finland (SIAF [1] or SIA, [2] Finnish : Onnettomuustutkintakeskus, lit. Accident Investigation Center, shortened to OTKES; Swedish : Olycksutredningscentralen) is the accident investigation authority of Finland. It investigates all major accidents, and all aviation, maritime, and rail accidents and incidents. [3] SIAF is located within the Ministry of Justice, [3] and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. [4]

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The SIAF was previously known in English as the Accident Investigation Board of Finland. [5]

Organization

The SIAF consists of five investigation branches: aviation, maritime, rail, social and healthcare, and other accidents. In addition, the government can ask SIAF to investigate any other exceptional events. The SIA has appointed a chief investigator to each branch. [6]

Investigation branchDescriptionChief investigator
AviationThe investigation of incidents and accidents regarding aviation in Finland. [7] Ismo Aaltonen
MaritimeThe investigation of accidents and dangerous situations that take place
on Finnish territorial waters or in which a Finland-based vessel is involved. [8] 		Risto Haimila
RailThe investigation of especially hazardous accidents that happen either in
rail, metro, or tram traffic, such as level crossing accidents, rolling stock
fires, and train collisions. [9] 		Esko Värttiö
Social and HealthcareThe purpose of the investigation branch is to investigate social and healthcare accidents in Finland. [10] Hanna Tiirinki
Other accidentsThe Other accidents-branch investigates serious accidents that pose a risk to life or that cause significant economic or environmental harm. [11] Kai Valonen
Exceptional eventsExceptional events are not accidents but posed a severe risk to life and society. The SIAF has investigated six of such events (as of 2025): the Jokela school shooting (2007), Kauhajoki school shooting (2008), murder of 8-year-old Eerika  [ fi ] (2012), Turku stabbing (2017), COVID-19 pandemic in Finland (2020), and City of Helsinki data breach (2024). [12]
These two tachographs were retrieved by the Safety Investigation Authority from the Konginkangas bus disaster in 2004 Tachoscheiben-Konginkangas.jpg
These two tachographs were retrieved by the Safety Investigation Authority from the Konginkangas bus disaster in 2004

References

  1. ↑ "M2013-02 ms FINNARROW contact with quay in Holyhead 16 February 2013 Archived 1 July 2013 at archive.today ." Onnettomuustutkintakeskus. 20 February 2013. Retrieved on 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Role and function". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. 1 2 "Role and function". Accident Investigation Board Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Accident Investigation Board Finland – In English". Accident Investigation Board Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report 2009." Accident Investigation Board of Finland. Retrieved on 11 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Organisation - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  7. ↑ "Aviation - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  8. ↑ "Marine - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  9. ↑ "Rail - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  10. ↑ "Social and Healthcare - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  11. ↑ "Muut onnettomuudet - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  12. ↑ "Exceptional events - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2017-11-20.


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