The Finnish Register of Occupational Diseases has recently published its data for the years 2019 and 2020, revealing a notable shift in the trend of occupational diseases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After years of a consistent downward trend, 2020 saw an increase in the number of recognized cases.
In 2019, 1,067 cases of occupational diseases were recognized, with 710 of these cases occurring in the working-age population.