24.9.2026 | Salt intake among working-age adults in Finland remains high. At the same time, the long-term decline in blood pressure levels has stalled. To reverse this trend, new population-level measures are needed. A health-based food taxation model would be one way to encourage healthier choices and make everyday decision-making easier for consumers.

11.8.2026 | Starting this autumn, new upper secondary students will be given a digital health survey from student health care to fill in. There are two versions of the health survey: one for students of compulsory education age and one for adult students. The survey streamlines the transition to student health care and strengthens the ability to offer the right kind of support at the right time to general upper secondary school students and students at vocational institutions.

The coordination project supports the implementation of the national strategy for social enterprises and the EU Social economy action plan in Finland.

Monitoring of Services for Older People produces up-to-date and comparable information on the quality and implementation of services for older people to support national monitoring.

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 ...

24.6.2026 | “In Finland’s comprehensive security, the key question is how we manage together – not just how I manage alone,” said Director General Otto Helve at SuomiAreena. Mental resilience is a central part of comprehensive security. It refers to the ability of individuals, communities and society to withstand the strain of crises and recover from their impacts.

Wastewater research provides independent national and regional data on drug use in Finland. The national study covers over 60 % of the Finnish population.

17.8.2026 | Wellbeing services counties have introduced over 600 new operating models to speed up access to care, streamline services and expand the opportunities for using digital services. These reforms were implemented under the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland.

5.5.2026 | The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has published a Comprehensive Security Review containing more than one hundred policy recommendations aimed at strengthening Finland’s security and the population’s crisis resilience. The recommendations address mental crisis resilience, health security, social welfare and health care, and social security. The work was prompted by significant changes in the security environment.

The Healthy Finland survey provides information on the health, well-being and service use of people living in Finland and on changes in them.

TEAviisari supports municipalities and wellbeing services counties in promoting health and wellbeing Published 3.2.2023 The views expressed in the blog posts are the writers' own and do not represent the official position of the institution. The i...

9.9.2026 | Tomi Malmström has been appointed Deputy Director General, Information at THL. He joins THL from Nordic Healthcare Group (NHG), where he has served as Director responsible for AI & Data. Malmström will take up his position as Deputy Director General, Information on 1 October.

16.6.2026 | The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) are deepening their cooperation. An agreement on a new type of collaboration was signed in Kuopio on 16 June.

26.8.2026 | Many of the same challenges seen in adults’ diets are also evident in young people’s nutrition, according to the Youth Nutrition Survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Young people consume too few vegetables, berries and fruits and too much red meat and processed meat. The current food environment does not adequately support healthy food choices among young people, highlighting the need for new societal measures in particular.

Privacy Notice for the Quality Register for the Treatment of Oral and Dental Diseases Privacy notice for data subjects The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When proces...

The project strengthens the capacity of wellbeing services counties and other actors to provide high-quality and effective services supporting work ability and employment.

11.6.2026 | According to the latest results from the National Health Index, rates of work disability are on the decline among the population in Uusimaa while primarily increasing elsewhere in Finland. Morbidity, however, is changing in different ways in different diagnostic categories. For example, the occurrence of coronary disease is declining in all of Finland while diabetes and sleep apnoea are on the rise nationwide. Mental health also remains a concern.

Mediation service for criminal and civil cases On this page Mediation in criminal and civil matters is a free and voluntary service that allows you to process an incident in a supported and guided environment. The aim of mediation is to promote th...

The study assesses the short-term and medium-term effects of residential care placements in child protection on young people's wellbeing and the achievement of set goals.

Services for older people – Functional capacity and service needs On this page More than half of older people seeking services live alone and need support with medication and financial matters When an older person’s functional capacity declines or...

18.9.2026 | The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the Finnish National Agency for Education are inviting professionals who work with young people to organise discussions on topics related to digital wellbeing and online safety. The views and experiences gathered from young people during these discussions will be used in the development of national digital media recommendations.

19.5.2026 | The number of children aged 0–2 who were taken into care increased by 9% in 2025.  A total of 292 children were taken into care in 2025. The number of children under 3 receiving support in open care increased by 10%.

10.2.2026 | THL is ready to take responsibility for implementing a new national data and permit function focusing on the utilisation of health data. The report published today by Sitra proposes that a national health data space be established in Finland. This would bring together health data infrastructure, licensing and research, development, and innovation activities. This is based on the opportunities provided by artificial intelligence for the utilisation of data.

Privacy Notice for the Finnish Registry for Kidney Diseases Privacy notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the o...

Services for older people – Personnel and service provision On this page Units for 24-hour care have lowered their staffing ratios The minimum staffing ratio stipulated in the Act on Care Services for Older Persons decreased from 0.65 to 0.6 emplo...

The rapid increase of nicotine products calls for stricter regulation and more effective prevention “The rapid increase in the use of nicotine products requires political decisions that respond to changes in the market. Proactive regulation of new...

Privacy Notice for Events THL events: Privacy notice for data subjects The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, THL complies with the valid ...

Privacy notice for the Diabetes register Privacy notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the organisation complie...

Privacy notice for Future Finland project The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data for the purpose of carrying out its statutory duties. THL complies with applicable data protection legislation when processing per...

Services for older people On this page Introduction of social welfare monitoring register will specify the estimate of the number of clients in services for older people In total, 220,000 people were covered by services for older people, which mea...

Privacy Notice for the HIV Register The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the organisation complies with the valid data protection legis...

Privacy Notice for the Cardiac Register Privacy notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the organisation complies...

3.9.2026 | The use of alpha-PVP remains heavily concentrated in southern and western Finland, particularly in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The increase in its use has levelled off, but use appears to have stabilised at a relatively high level. Cocaine use has increased in almost all parts of Finland, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare’s latest wastewater study. The results provide an overview of drug use both nationally and locally in 32 cities across Finland.

Privacy notice for the KOTT survey Information for survey participants EU General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 12–14. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is conducting the Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey, which p...

Privacy notice for the SMARTER project EU Horizon / EU-Funded Project SMARTER, Grant agreement number No. 101212794. 1. Introduction The protection of personal data is a high priority for Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. All personal data...

Research on services for older people produces information on the need for services, how they are implemented, their adequacy, quality, effectiveness, and resources.

Privacy notice for the MoniSuomi survey Information for those participating in the study This is a description of how your personal data will be processed in the National study on the health, welfare and services of the foreign-born population (Mo...

Privacy Notice for the Finnish Spine Register Privacy notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the organisation co...

Privacy Notice for Shelter Services Privacy notice for data subjects Shelters for victims of domestic violence operates under the Act on reimbursement out of State funds for providers of shelters for victims of domestic violence (2014/1354). A she...

3.7.2026 | Children who have been in contact with dogs in early childhood are on average healthier and require fewer antibiotic courses than children without such contact. The protective association is explained, at least in part, by the spread of dog-associated microbes in the home.

Privacy Notice for the Intensive Care Quality Register Privacy notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the organi...

Quality report: Shelters for victims of domestic violence If you are looking for statistical figures for these statistics, go to the statistics page: Shelter services Data description Statistical presentation The shelter service statistics collect...

Privacy notice for the Youth nutrition study Information for study participants EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This document describes how your personal data will be processed in this study. Participation in the study is vo...

Privacy Notice for the Register of Sterilisations Register description In accordance with section 10 of the Personal Data Act 523/1999 1. Controller Name: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Postal address: PO Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki...

The aim of the study is to examine the implementation of cancer treatment and the treatment outcomes in Finland.

Privacy Notice for the Finnish Rheumatology Quality Register Privacy notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the ...

Privacy notice for the Shelter research network Privacy notice for data subjects. 1. Controller THL makes decisions on and is responsible for processing personal data for the purposes described in this notice; in other words, THL is the controller...

Privacy notice for THL’s Stakeholder register Privacy notice for data subjects 1. Controller Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) P.O. Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland tel. +358 29 524 6000 (switchboard) E-mail: kirjaamo(at)thl.fi 2. M...

Privacy notice for the Healthy Finland 2022–2024 survey EU General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 12–14. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is carrying out the Healthy Finland survey to produce information on the health, well...

Privacy notice for the Register of Congenital Malformations Description of file as of 15 January 2013 (In accordance with section 10 of the Personal Data Act 523/1999) 1. Controller Name: National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) Postal addre...

Privacy notice for the FinChildren research 2020 Information for survey participants EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This privacy notice explains how your and your child's personal data will be processed in the FinChildren (...

Privacy Notice for the Quality of Psychosis Care Register Privacy Notice for data subjects The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) processes personal data in order to perform its statutory duties. When processing personal data, the org...

Privacy Notice for the Register of Induced Abortions Register description In accordance with section 10 of the Personal Data Act 523/1999. 1. Controller Name: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Postal address: PO Box 30 FI-00271 Helsi...

Privacy notice for the Healthy Finland 2025–2026 survey EU General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 12–14. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is carrying out the Healthy Finland survey, which produces information on the health,...

Quality Report: Monitoring of Services for Older People If you are looking for statistical figures for these statistics, go to the statistics page: Personnel and service provision Data description Statistical presentation The statistics contain in...

Privacy notice for the Population Survey on Gambling EU General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 12-14 Privacy notice for survey participants This notification explains how your personal data will be processed in the Finnish Institute for Heal...

Registry and Archive – Archival materials THL holds the archival materials of its predecessor authorities. National Public Health Institute (1911–31 December 2008) The history of the National Public Health Institute (Kansanterveyslaitos, KTL) bega...

The project generates new information and promotes appropriate and safe use of medicines during pregnancy.

Quality Report (OSF): Processing times for social assistance applications If you are looking for statistical figures for these statistics, go to the statistics page: Processing times for social assistance General description Description of the sta...

Shelters for victims of domestic violence On this page Shelters provide immediate crisis support, safe accommodation around the clock, and psychosocial support, counselling and guidance during acute situations. The service is primarily intended fo...