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Quality report (OSF): Health Care and Social Welfare Personnel Data description Statistical presentation The Health and Social Services Personnel statistics describe persons permanently resident in Finland on the last day of the year who primarily...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-report-health-care-and-social-welfare-personnel
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The National health index is a set of indicators that contains information on population morbidity and work disability in municipalities, wellbeing services counties, and cooperation areas.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/national-health-index
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Quality report: National Health Index Data description Statistical presentation The National Health Index is a statistical dataset produced jointly by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, THL) and the Soc...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-report-national-health-index
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Quality report (OSF): Institutional and housing services in social welfare Data description Description of statistic The institutional and housing services in social welfare statistics and the Care Register for Social Welfare (Sosiaalihilmo), on w...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-report-osf-institutional-and-housing-services-in-social-welfare1
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National customer feedback for mental health, substance use and addiction services On this page Who are these instructions intended for? These instructions are intended for professionals working in mental health, substance abuse, and addiction tre...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/national-customer-feedback-for-mental-health-substance-use-and-addiction-services
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Privacy Notice for the Register of Child Welfare Register description In accordance with section 10 of the Personal Data Act 523/1999 1. Register controller Name: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Postal address: PO Box 30, FI-00271 ...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-register-of-child-welfare
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Project studies the impact of digital transformation on social welfare and healthcare services and produce knowledge that supports practical development.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/monitoring-digital-healthcare-and-social-welfare
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Child welfare notification On this page Who are the guidelines for? This guideline is intended for persons who have a duty to submit a child welfare notification ( Child Welfare Act, section 25 ). The guideline is also intended for a large group o...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/child-welfare-notification
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The MoniSuomi survey aims to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the foreign-born population living in Finland.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/national-survey-on-health-well-being-and-service-use-among-foreign-born-population-monisuomi-
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Quality report: Social welfare clients Data description Statistical presentation The statistics provide an overview of the volume of social welfare clients, their age distribution and clients served by several service tasks. The statistics are pre...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-report-social-welfare-clients
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JADE Health is a Joint action among EU countries focusing extensively on dementia and cerebrovascular diseases.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/joint-action-addressing-dementia-and-health-jade-health-1
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Quality report: Child welfare Data description Description of statistic The child welfare statistics of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) contain information on children and young people who have been placed in out-of-home care or...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-report-child-welfare
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30.4.2026 | All content on the website has been updated to better meet users' information needs and the institute's strategic objectives.https://thl.fi/en/-/thl.fi-has-been-renewed
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Investing in early support curbs the need for and costs of child welfare The costs of child welfare can be curbed by investing in preventive support. But above all, it is a question of humanity – that families receive help in time before problems ...https://thl.fi/en/our-view/who-s-afraid-of-child-welfare-/investing-in-early-support-curbs-the-need-for-and-costs-of-child-welfare
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Shared knowledge base for health and social services THL collects and compiles data on health and social services, such as information on population health, services and access to care. This information supports service development, decision‑makin...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/information-management-in-health-and-social-services/shared-knowledge-base-for-health-and-social-services
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Healthcare and social welfare finances – Unit costs On this page Unit cost data for social and health services serves the entire health and social services system The national unit cost averages for 2023 and 2024 have been published for seventeen ...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/healthcare-and-social-welfare-finances/unit-costs
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There is no single model for organising social and health services Models used in other countries to organise social and health care provide useful insights for developing Finland’s system, but they do not offer quick fixes. This is the conclusion...https://thl.fi/en/our-view/how-does-the-social-and-health-care-service-system-work-/there-is-no-single-model-for-organising-social-and-health-services
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Healthcare and social welfare finances – Social protection expenditure and financing On this page Social protection expenditure totalled EUR 91 billion in 2024 – a three per cent increase from the previous year In 2024, social protection expenditu...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/healthcare-and-social-welfare-finances/social-protection-expenditure-and-financing
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Information guides the future of child welfare Published 4.12.2025 The views expressed in the blog posts are the writers' own and do not represent the official position of the institution. Attendees of the National Child Welfare Days in Jyväskylä ...https://thl.fi/en/-/information-guides-the-future-of-child-welfare
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Mental health On this page Mental health is tracked in many different ways Services and care needs related to mental health are increasingly reflected in Finnish healthcare as growing numbers of clients and a greater diversity in the use of servic...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/mental-health
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Client feedback on social and health services On this page Clients at health centres are satisfied with the services THL and the welfare areas conduct the health centre client feedback survey every two years. According to the results, clients have...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/client-feedback-on-social-and-health-services
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KOTT survey produces data on the health, wellbeing, study abilities, and health services of students and any changes that have occurred in them.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/the-finnish-student-health-and-wellbeing-survey-kott-
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Quality description (OSF): Health Expenditure and Financing Relevance of statistical data In 2016, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) began reporting its statistics for health expenditure and financing based on the concepts and classif...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-description-health-expenditure-and-financing
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Promoting health and well-being – Municipal management On this page Positive development in health promotion within municipal management Municipal management and central administration play a significant role in promoting the health and wellbeing ...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/promoting-health-and-well-being/municipal-management
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Privacy notice for the School health promotion study 2021 Information for those participating in the study EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This document describes how the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) proces...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-school-health-promotion-study-2021
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Promoting health and well-being – Physical Activity On this page Promotion of physical activity in municipalities has remained stable Overall, the promotion of physical activity by municipalities remained almost unchanged at the national level in ...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/promoting-health-and-well-being/physical-activity
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Privacy notice for the School health promotion study 2023 Information for those participating in the study EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This document describes how the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) proces...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-school-health-promotion-study-2023
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Privacy notice for the School health promotion study 2025 Privacy notice for those participating in the study EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This notice describes how your personal data are processed in the School Health Pr...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-school-health-promotion-study-2025
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Population wellbeing – Regional health differences On this page Morbidity remains most common in Eastern and Northern Finland The morbidity index is highest in the wellbeing services counties of North Savo and North Ostrobothnia. North Karelia and...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/population-wellbeing/regional-health-differences
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National Nutrition Recommendations On this page Who are the nutrition recommendations intended for? The nutrition recommendations are designed to be used in healthcare, meal planning for food services, food product development, communication, as w...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/national-nutrition-recommendations
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Promoting health and well-being – Comprehensive schools On this page Health and well-being promoting work in schools has developed positively Promoting health and well-being in the school environment is a significant aspect of the operational cult...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/promoting-health-and-well-being/comprehensive-schools
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Promoting health and well-being – Upper secondary education On this page Students participated more frequently than before in the planning, development, and evaluation of upper secondary school activities Efforts to promote health and well-being i...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/promoting-health-and-well-being/upper-secondary-education
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Promoting health and well-being – Wellbeing services counties On this page The situation with public health nurses and school social workers is at a good level, but there is room for improvement in the resources of doctors and psychologists At the...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/promoting-health-and-well-being/wellbeing-services-counties
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The national action plan for Substance Use Prevention Duration 11.6.2026–31.12.2035 Unit at THL Mental Health, Substance Use and Addictions The National action plan for substance use prevention for 2026‒2035 guides work carried out at the national...https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/the-national-action-plan-for-substance-use-prevention
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Knowledge‑based management strengthens the social and health care services Effective and equitable social and health care services are built on decisions that rely on up‑to‑date and reliable information. The responsibility of the wellbeing service...https://thl.fi/en/our-view/how-does-the-social-and-health-care-service-system-work-/knowledge-based-management-strengthens-the-social-and-health-care-services
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Frequently asked questions on health and social care financing What does the needs-based funding model for social and health care mean? What data does the funding calculation rely on? How does the number of diagnoses affect the funding allocated t...https://thl.fi/en/our-view/how-is-27-billion-euros-in-social-and-health-care-funding-allocated-/frequently-asked-questions-on-health-and-social-care-financing
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A partnership programme of 27 European countries develops social and health care systems through research and innovation, strengthening benchmarking and the sharing of best practices.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/the-european-partnership-on-transforming-health-and-care-systems-thcs-
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Quality report: Promotion of Health and Wellbeing in Comprehensive Schools – TEA 1. Data description 1.1 Statistical presentation The dataset “Promotion of Health and Wellbeing in Comprehensive Schools”, collected by the Finnish Institute for Heal...https://thl.fi/en/data-and-statistics/data-quality/quality-reports-on-statistics/quality-report-promotion-of-health-and-wellbeing-in-comprehensive-schools-tea
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How does the social and health care service system work? Regardless of the service system model, what matters in people’s everyday lives is whether they receive help when they need it. In addition to access to care, improving continuity of care is...https://thl.fi/en/our-view/how-does-the-social-and-health-care-service-system-work-
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The JA MENTOR project strengthens mental health by connecting decision‑making with clinical practice.https://thl.fi/en/research/projects/joint-action-mental-health-together-ja-mentor-2