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A recent study found that mould damage in school buildings does not increase the risk of asthma among students. The study included 110 Finnish primary and secondary schools, and the health of 30,000 students was tracked using national health registers over a 16-year period.

It is safe to swim at public beaches in Finland. Most of Finnish bathing waters, about 93 per cent, were classified as being of excellent or good quality. This is one percentage point less than in the previous monitoring period. This information is available in the European Environment Agency’s recently published bathing water quality report.

Alpha-PVP ("peukku") is increasingly used especially in the vicinity of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. However, regional differences are significant, and its use is strongly concentrated in Southern and Southwest Finland. THL’s recent wastewater study indicates that the amphetamine and cocaine consumption volumes measured in 2024 are also among the highest ever measured in many cities and surroundings.