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The psychological distress of higher education students has decreased 

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

THL: The first step in guaranteeing therapy for children and young people should be to strengthen the use of and equal access to existing mental health treatment methods

THL's evaluation: Contradictions in the overall impacts of the Government Programme on the lives of young adults

School shooting in Vantaa shocks people – support material for discussing the situation

THL conducts extensive research on the health and wellbeing of students in higher education – 12,000 students are invited to participate

The COVID-19 pandemic particularly increased anxiety experienced by young people with disabilities and a foreign background

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

Healthy Finland Survey: One in five young women have experienced discrimination in working life

Healthy Finland Survey: Concern about climate change is common, and many make sustainable choices in their everyday lives

The welfare of immigrant population in Finland is good on average, but loneliness and discrimination overshadow health and wellbeing

Economic downturn, inflexible legislation and a labour shortage to steer reform of services provided by wellbeing services counties

MoniSuomi survey: Psychological distress has increased in the immigrant population and access to a doctor has become more difficult

Psychological stress and suicidal thoughts among working-age people have increased, while it is difficult to get a doctor’s appointment

Managing stress with food and alcohol consumption connected with faster lifelong weight gain

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

Post-traumatic stress disorder is rare among persons of foreign origin

Mika Salminen: Finland’s drug policy needs significant reform – the number of drug-related deaths is a sign of societal failure

THL awarded the Public Health Award to K-Market stores’ Anti-bullying zone policy