Health and wellbeing

The long-awaited new Traffic Safety Strategy was completed

Promoting traffic safety is one of the core tasks of Traficom in aviation as well as road, rail and waterborne transport. 

In 2020–2021, Traficom provided strong support for the preparation of the Traffic Safety Strategy 2022–2026. Completed in early 2022, the strategy discusses safety issues concerning all modes of transport for the first time. Indeed, its objective is to improve traffic safety in Finland comprehensively. 

Traficom promoted the strategy already in 2021, for example, by making efforts to provide healthcare operators with access to driving licence information to promote the monitoring of fitness to drive. Our role in the implementation of these actions will intensify in 2022, when the strategy will be implemented by updating guidelines on speed limits and establishing a micromobility network, for example. In 2022, the stakeholder network for boating headed by Traficom will focus on the safety of boating, training issues and campaigns.

Cyber security is everybody’s business

The key task of the National Cyber Security Centre Finland (NCSC-FI) at Traficom is to ensure the reliability and information security of communications networks. The NCSC-FI supports organisations in ensuring cyber security and guides web users of all ages in improving their information security skills. 

In 2021, we carried out social media campaigns to help older persons improve their information security skills. Together with our cooperation partners, we reached more than 600,000 people. We maintain information security materials suitable for children, parents and educators on our website. The NCSC-FI participated in the ‘Varo, Varmista, Varoita’ (be aware, ensure and alert) campaign intended for consumers, which was managed by the Consumers’ Union of Finland and Microsoft, as well as Traficom’s ‘Älyä ostoksiin’ (smart consumer) campaign. 

The Cybersecurity Label indicates that the information security matters of a product or service have been considered. In 2021, the NCSC-FI awarded the Cybersecurity Label to a COVID-19 certificate reader application.  

We also participated in the ‘Haukka’ (Hawk) project by the Ministry of Finance, which is developing digital security services for public administration. In 2021, we also launched information security scans that help improve the security of digital services provided by municipalities. This work will continue in 2022.