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New information on students’ lifestyles: An increasing number of higher education students get enough exercise but spend too much time online

THL invites 64,000 adults to participate in an extensive survey on health, welfare and service experiences

Memory disorders are more prevalent than previously estimated – in 2040, the number of people with a memory disorder will be 250,000

European comparison: Finns’ health is relatively good, long wait times worsen access to health services

Healthy Finland Survey: Weight gain among Finns already causing significant problems - the time for social measures is now

Only less than half of adults engage in enough physical activity, staying up late and insufficient sleep have become more common

Healthiest Finns live in Ostrobothnia and Uusimaa: morbidity and incapacity for work most common in North Savo

Children born preterm are more likely to have asthma or COPD in adulthood

How are Finns doing? THL invites 10,000 people living in various parts of the country to a comprehensive health examination

Psychological symptoms in middle age may increase the risk of dementia

Study: A significantly elevated psychosis risk may be detectable years before the illnesses begin

THL to extensively survey welfare, health and service experiences of the adult population

Risk factors that expose Finns to chronic diseases have decreased, but obesity continues to increase

Finnish and international analysis gives high marks to THL researchers

Updated FINGER model cards support cognitive functions – a card also available in English

Extensive FinFluHD influenza vaccine study discontinued due to the coronavirus pandemic

Morbidity Index: Apparent differences between the wellbeing services counties, but morbidity has decreased throughout the country

THL launches Cultural, Behavioural and Media Insights Centre to promote public health and the utilisation of research-based data in new ways

The North Karelia Project fundamentally changed the lifestyle of Finns and increased healthy years of life

Whole grain intake is the highest among older age groups and people living in North Savo – THL studied whole grain intake