How to participate
You can participate in the study by giving your consent using the username and password shown in the invitation. The questionnaires are available in Finnish, Swedish and English. If you wish, you can request the consent forms and questionnaires on paper by email from [email protected].
How were you selected to participate in the study?
We have invited a total of 3,000 young people aged 12–18 from 17 different municipalities in different parts of Finland to the Youth Nutrition Study. A total of 56 schools were randomly drawn for the study.
Processing your answers
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is a public authority that stores and processes data in compliance with its secrecy obligation and the Data Protection Act. All persons involved in collecting and processing the data have a duty of non-disclosure. Individual respondents cannot be identified in the findings.
Data protection policy: Youth Nutrition Study
Participation in the study is voluntary. You have the right to refuse and withdraw your consent to the study without specifying a reason at any time during or after the study. If you wish to discontinue your participation in the study or withdraw your consent, contact the research staff (contact details below) or the THL registry ([email protected]).
The young person's and guardian's information sheets
- Information sheet for a student in upper secondary level invited to a nutrition study
- Information sheet for a young person in 7th or 9th grade invited to a nutrition study and a blood sample
- Information sheet for a young person in 7th or 9th grade invited to a nutrition study
- Information sheet for the guardian of a young person invited to a nutrition study and a blood sample
- Information sheet for the guardian of a young person invited to a nutrition study
- Information sheet on a nutrition study and a blood sample for a student in upper secondary level
Contact information
Email: [email protected]
Tel. +358 29 524 7253 (weekdays 9.00–14.00)
