List of disasters in Finland by death toll
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This list of Finnish disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Finnish soil (including Åland) or involved Finnish citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.
| Fatalities | Year | Article | Type | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150,000 | 1866–1868 | Finnish famine of 1866–1868 | Famine | Nationwide | |
| 140,000 | 1695–1697 | Great Famine of 1695–1697 | Famine | Nationwide | |
| ~20,000 | 1918–1919 | Spanish flu | Pandemic | Nationwide | [1] |
| 15,000-20,000 | 1710–1711 | Great Northern War plague outbreak | Epidemic | Nationwide | |
| 11,466 | 2020–2021 | COVID-19 pandemic in Finland | Pandemic | Nationwide | |
| 279 | 1915–1916 | Tampere typhoid epidemic 1916 | Epidemic | Tampere, Pirkanmaa | |
| 138 | 1929 | SS Kuru | Shipwreck | Näsijärvi, Tampere, Pirkanmaa |
