{"id":774,"date":"2014-11-09T21:27:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/80.69.171.23\/py\/?page_id=774"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:56:16","slug":"traffic-damages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/reindeer-damages\/traffic-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Traffic Damages<\/h2>\n<p>There are multiple roads and railways crossing reindeer pasture areas. Hence, also accidents involving reindeer occur, particularly in the months of the polar night in November, December and January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FCDTTbbmZtI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6389\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/on-the-long-roads.jpg\" alt=\"If Reindeer accident happens then call 112.\" width=\"460\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/on-the-long-roads.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/on-the-long-roads-460x291.jpg 460w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/on-the-long-roads-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/on-the-long-roads-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be particularly cautious in the following roads (image below):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Road 20, between Panumanj\u00e4rvi \u2013Taivalkoski<\/li>\n<li>Road 5, between Ruka \u2013 Kuusamo<\/li>\n<li>Road 82, between Vikaj\u00e4rvi \u2013 Kemij\u00e4rvi<\/li>\n<li>Road 4, between Rovaniemi \u2013 Sodankyl\u00e4<\/li>\n<li>Road 79, between Rovaniemi \u2013 Kittil\u00e4<\/li>\n<li>Road 21, between Kihlanki \u2013 Muonio<\/li>\n<li>Road 4, between Vuotso \u2013 Ivalo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/suuri_kolaririski.png\" rel=\"lightbox[825]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1010\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/suuri_kolaririski.png\" alt=\"High risk for reindeer accident.\" width=\"400\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/suuri_kolaririski.png 1000w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/suuri_kolaririski-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/suuri_kolaririski-799x1024.png 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The driver is not responsible for the compensation<\/h3>\n<p>In Finland, the Motor Insurers\u2019 Centre compensates the reindeer killed in a traffic accident. If the reindeer owner cannot be determined, the compensation is paid to the herding co-operative in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The driver is not responsible for the compensation of the reindeer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-killed-by-vehicles-Finland-1995-2025.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[774]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6521\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-killed-by-vehicles-Finland-1995-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Reindeer killed by vehicles in Finland 1995-2025.\" width=\"460\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-killed-by-vehicles-Finland-1995-2025.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-killed-by-vehicles-Finland-1995-2025-460x282.jpg 460w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-killed-by-vehicles-Finland-1995-2025-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-killed-by-vehicles-Finland-1995-2025-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Motor Insurers\u2019 Centre compensates also the reindeer deaths caused by foreigners. If there are damages to the car or people, those compensations will be applied from one\u2019s own insurance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-accidents-per-month.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[774]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6523\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-accidents-per-month.jpg\" alt=\"Reindeer accidents per month in Finland 2016-2025.\" width=\"460\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-accidents-per-month.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-accidents-per-month-460x292.jpg 460w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-accidents-per-month-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reindeer-accidents-per-month-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Compensation does not cover loss<\/h3>\n<p>In practise, the value of a reindeer is greater than the paid compensation from the killed individual animal. Compensation does not cover the loss of breeding and it takes at least three years to have another reindeer in the breeding age.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-774 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/porovarotius.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[774]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/porovarotius-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/porot_tiella.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[774]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/porot_tiella-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/poroja_tiella.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[774]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/poroja_tiella-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Reindeer Herders\u2019 Association, reindeer herding co-operatives and reindeer herders are actively trying to find ways to decrease the number of accidents. So far, there has not been a break through. For example, collars with reflectors cannot be used as drivers may think that reindeer are humans. The reflective spray trial in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26244339\">2014<\/a> awoke interest broadly around the world and was the best traffic awareness campaign so far. There were unfortunately some problems with the durability and utility of the paints, so the trial had to be discontinued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic Damages There are multiple roads and railways crossing reindeer pasture areas. Hence, also accidents involving reindeer occur, particularly in the months of the polar night in November, December and January. Be particularly cautious in the following roads (image below): Road 20, between Panumanj\u00e4rvi \u2013Taivalkoski Road 5, between Ruka \u2013 Kuusamo Road 82, between Vikaj\u00e4rvi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":177,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-774","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Traffic damages - Reindeer Herders&#039; Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/paliskunnat.fi\/reindeer-herders-association\/reindeer-damages\/traffic-damages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Traffic damages - Reindeer Herders&#039; Association\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Traffic Damages There are multiple roads and railways crossing reindeer pasture areas. 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