Family FINGER develops a lifestyle intervention model for older family caregivers and examines its effects on mental health, quality of life and cognitive functioning.

The School health promotion study produces monitoring data on students' experiences of health, well-being, studying and lifestyle habits.

11.5.2026 | The National Nutrition Council and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) are revising the food recommendations for families with children. The draft of the recommendations is open for public consultation until 10 June.

How do Finns eat? Adult dietary habits have changed in a positive direction over recent decades, but there is still room for improvement in both food choices and nutrient intake. On the positive side, adults generally have regular meal patterns, a...

The study monitors the prevalence and trends of substance use and gambling among 15–16‑year‑old students across different European countries.

KOTT survey produces data on the health, wellbeing, study abilities, and health services of students and any changes that have occurred in them.

Diseases and quality of care On this page Population health improves through systematic monitoring of treatment outcomes and the quality of care The National Clinical Quality Registries monitor the quality of care for specific patient groups. The ...

26.3.2026 | The 2026 Public Health Award has been granted to Children of the Station and the Cancer Society of Finland in recognition of their significant and long-term efforts to promote the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

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...

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...

Get to know us THL employs a wide range of professionals THL has some 1,300 employees. The majority of THL employees are professionals in medicine and health sciences and people with a degree in social sciences. We also employ experts in, for exam...

29.4.2026 | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 (3) Everyday resources for families expecting their first child Dear parent, Especially the first pregnancy, birth and care of the ba...