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17.9.2025 | According to recent results of the School Health Promotion study 2025, most children and young people can discuss their personal matters with their parents often or fairly often. Support from adults is needed for health-promoting lifestyles as only a small proportion of children and young people both have breakfast and exercise and sleep enough. Alcohol consumption and smoking have continued to decrease, but there has been a significant increase in the use of nicotine pouches.https://thl.fi/en/-/school-health-promotion-study-2025-children-and-young-people-need-adults-support-for-healthy-lifestyles-an-increasing-number-can-talk-about-their-personal-matters-with-their-parents
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Duty to notify violence against a child – Notifying female genital mutilation (FGM) More information on female genital mutilation is available on THL's guideline Intervening in female genital mutilation (FGM) . This guideline describes notifying t...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/duty-to-notify-violence-against-a-child/notifying-female-genital-mutilation-fgm-
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Duty to notify violence against a child – Criminal procedure and cooperation between authorities when violence against a child is suspected The criminal procedure in a case of suspected violence against a child is initiated when the police are inf...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/duty-to-notify-violence-against-a-child/criminal-procedure-and-cooperation-between-authorities-when-violence-against-a-child-is-suspected
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Registry and Archive Tällä sivulla Service Description You have the right to access public documents held by authorities. THL’s Registry Office assists you with document and information requests and with questions concerning registered documents. ...https://thl.fi/en/our-services/registry-and-archive
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Child welfare notification On this page Who are the guidelines for? This guideline is intended for persons who have a duty to submit a child welfare notification ( Child Welfare Act, section 25 ). The guideline is also intended for a large group o...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/child-welfare-notification
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Mediation service for criminal and civil cases – Information Mediation is a free and voluntary service in which parties to an offence or a dispute can discuss the incident in a supported and constructive manner. The aim of mediation is not to inve...https://thl.fi/en/our-services/mediation-service-for-criminal-and-civil-cases/information
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Child welfare notification – Seal of the confessional The Evangelical Lutheran Church The Church Act contains a provision on the seal of the confessional. A matter confessed to a pastor in a private confession or other pastoral care may not be exp...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/child-welfare-notification/seal-of-the-confessional
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Registry and Archive – Description of document publicity This is a document publicity description pursuant to Section 28 of the Act on Information Management in Public Administration (906/2019). Its purpose is to facilitate the submission of infor...https://thl.fi/en/our-services/registry-and-archive/description-of-document-publicity
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Data protection On this page you can find information about the processing of personal data by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and about citizens’ rights to their own data. Statutory duties of THL The duties of THL are defined i...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection
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Mediation service for criminal and civil cases – Suitability Criminal cases suitable for mediation Mediation is best suited to situations where the parties are willing and able to discuss the incident with one another. Most cases referred to media...https://thl.fi/en/our-services/mediation-service-for-criminal-and-civil-cases/suitability
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National customer feedback for mental health, substance use and addiction services On this page Who are these instructions intended for? These instructions are intended for professionals working in mental health, substance abuse, and addiction tre...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/national-customer-feedback-for-mental-health-substance-use-and-addiction-services
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Public notification Public notification is used when a decision cannot be served by ordinary or verifiable service, for example due to the large number of recipients. The procedure is based on the Administrative Procedure Act. In public notificati...https://thl.fi/en/what-s-new/public-notification
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Agreeing on child custody, right of access and residence On this page Who are the instructions for? These instructions are intended for professionals working in family law services. The instructions are a recommendation based on current legislatio...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/agreeing-on-child-custody-right-of-access-and-residence
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Intervening in female genital mutilation (FGM) On this page Who is this guideline for? This guideline provides information on female genital mutilation as a tradition and guidelines for practical, preventive work. The guideline is intended for pro...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/intervening-in-female-genital-mutilation-fgm-
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Privacy notice for the TAVATA project mixed method study EU General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 12–14. Supportive conversation skills for reception centers – mental health for asylum seekers (TAVATA). Information for study participants Th...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-tavata-project-mixed-method-study
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Duty to notify violence against a child On this page Duty to notify violence against a child These guidelines are intended to support child welfare and other authorities working with children in situations where suspicions arise that a child is or...https://thl.fi/en/guidelines-for-professionals/duty-to-notify-violence-against-a-child
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Privacy notice for the School health promotion study 2021 Information for those participating in the study EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This document describes how the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) proces...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-school-health-promotion-study-2021
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Privacy notice for the School health promotion study 2023 Information for those participating in the study EU General data protection regulation, articles 12–14. This document describes how the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) proces...https://thl.fi/en/data-protection/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-the-school-health-promotion-study-2023
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Permit and data requests On this page Service description These pages provide information and instructions on how to apply for permission to use THL data and how to order data extracts. Research use of confidential data requires a data permit. As ...https://thl.fi/en/our-services/permit-and-data-requests
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Shelters for victims of domestic violence – Legislation and funding The purpose of the Act on Reimbursement out of State Funds for Providers of Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence (2014/1354) is to ensure high-quality and comprehensive shelt...https://thl.fi/en/our-services/shelters-for-victims-of-domestic-violence/legislation-and-funding