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.

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Registry and Archive – List of tasks This page lists THL’s most common tasks. The list helps you gain a clearer understanding of the types of information processed by THL. Using the task categories, you can further specify your information request...

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...

Mediation service for criminal and civil cases – Feedback A numerical summary of the results of customer feedback on mediation in criminal and civil matters has been published in THL’s summary and cube interface (TIKU). Feedback has been collected...

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...

Parenting plan On this page Who are the instructions for? This Instruction is intended for professionals who work with separated or separating parents and who may therefore use the parenting plan as a tool in their practice. The Instruction is a r...

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...

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...

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...

Mediation service for criminal and civil cases On this page Mediation in criminal and civil matters is a free and voluntary service that allows you to process an incident in a supported and guided environment. The aim of mediation is to promote th...

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...

Mediation service for criminal and civil cases – Legislation Mediation has been used in criminal and civil matters in Finland since 1983. The Act on Conciliation in Criminal and Certain Civil Cases entered into force on 1 January 2006. Amendments ...

Expert groups THL’s expert groups support public authority decision-making and national guidance by providing independent, research-based expertise. The groups bring together experts from various fields to assess, monitor, and develop themes relat...

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. ...

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...

Rikos- ja riita-asioiden sovittelupalvelu – Lainsäädäntö Rikos- ja riita-asioiden sovittelua on ollut Suomessa jo vuodesta 1983 alkaen. Laki rikosasioiden ja eräiden riita-asioiden sovittelusta tuli voimaan 1.1.2006. Sovittelulain muutokset ovat t...

Medling i brott- och tvistemål – Lagstiftning Medling i brott- och tvistemål har funnits i Finland sedan 1983. Lagen om medling vid brott och i vissa tvister trädde i kraft den 1 januari 2006. Ändringar i medlingslagen har trätt i kraft den 1 janu...

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...

Courses related to the promotion of wellbeing and health – Basics of promoting wellbeing and health General information The online training course is an information package about promoting wellbeing and health. It provides social and healthcare pr...