Results of the KOTT survey
On this page
- Press releases and news
- Phenomenon reports
- Indicators in tables
- Tables of question answer distributions
- Previously published results
The basic results of the Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey (KOTT) are published on this page. Reported topics include higher education students' living conditions, lifestyles, social inclusion and studies, health, functional capacity, substances and addictions, and health services.
The results are published in Finnish as phenomenon reports and indicator tables. Press releases about the reports are also published in English.
Press releases and news
- Two out of three higher education students want children in the future – current obstacles include unfinished studies and the financial situation
16 Apr 2025 - Enthusiasm for studying has grown among higher education students, students also active in seeking help with study-related issues
20 Feb 2025 - An increasing number of higher education students get enough exercise but spend too much time online
25 Nov 2024 - Half of higher education students use FSHS services – received care was found beneficial
31 Oct 2024 - The psychological distress of higher education students has decreased
14 Oct 2024 - Increased income difficulties among higher education students – income is scarce for one in five
1 Oct 2024
Phenomenon reports (in Finnish)
Material and methods
A brief description of the material and methods of the KOTT 2024 study
Living conditions
Wishes of and obstacles of having children
Lifestyles
Physical activity, sleep and obesity
Inclusion and studies
Learning disabilities and ability to study
Substances and addictions
Use of tobacco and nicotine products
Gambling, gaming and internet use
Health, health services and functional capacity
Health and functional capacity
Mental health and mental health services
Indicators in tables (in Finnish)
The indicator tables contain the results of each indicator by gender, age group, higher education sector and survey year (2024 and 2021). The table page shows the results, 95% confidence intervals and a description of the formation of the indicator.
Indicator tables for the KOTT survey
Tables of question answer distributions (in Finnish)
The tables contain the answer distributions of the multi-choice questions of the KOTT 2024 survey questionnaire by gender, age group and higher education sector.
Distributions of the multi-choice questions of the KOTT 2024 questionnaire
Previously published results
KOTT 2021 survey results
The basic results of the KOTT 2021 survey are available on the Terveytemme.fi service. The weighted distributions of the multiple-choice questions in the KOTT 2021 survey questionnaire can also be found on the Terveytemme.fi service.
View the results on the Terveytemme.fi service (in Finnish)
Results of previous KOTT surveys
The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) was responsible for implementing the previous KOTT surveys. The results can be found on the FSHS website.
