Finland News News Finland » Health: 6 Things People Do Differently In Finland, The Happiest Country In The World
When it comes to happiness, it’s well-known that the Nordic countries regularly score high on surveys of life satisfaction. In fact, Finland has held the top spot in the World Happiness Report’s list ...
News Finland » Health: Finland, Medicine and Health Discussion with President of Finland Tarja Halonen
HELSINKI – At a time when global health systems are under unprecedented strain, as a medical doctor and public health researcher, I was given an exclusive opportunity to engage in a thought-provoking ...
News Finland » Health: I’m a psychologist from Finland, the world’s ‘happiest country’ — here’s our secret
For a number of years now, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world. Don’t get it twisted, warns Frank Martela, a Finnish psychology researcher and philosopher. Finns aren’t born ...
News Finland » Health: Is Finland Really the Best Place to Retire in 2026 as the World's Happiest Country?
Retiring in Finland means long winters and high taxes, but also universal healthcare, safety, and strong public services. If you’ve ever dreamed of a peaceful retirement surrounded by nature, Finland ...
News Finland » Health: StartUp Health exports model to Finland
A little less than four years after StartUp Health launched a three-year academy in a collaboration with GE, it is expanding what has been a geographic-agnostic concept to Finland. StartUp Health ...
News Finland » Health: Finland's 'health forests' are helping patients reap the mental health benefits of being in nature
Finland has since 2015 established forests next to national healthcare centres as part of the so-called "health forest" project to bolster well-being. In the serene landscapes of Sipoo, a town ...
News Finland » Health: Lanarkshire college to ape Finland health campaign in a bid to boost life expectancy
New College Lanarkshire has set the ambitious target of helping improve the lowest healthy life expectancy in Scotland ...
News Finland » Health: Tracking health across a lifetime: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 launches new follow-up as participants turn 60
One of the world's most extensive birth cohorts is now entering later adulthood. At the University of Oulu in Finland, the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) is launching a major new follow ...
News Finland » Health: The ‘dark side’ of Finland’s famous free health care
In his search for examples of a more equitable society, Bernie Sanders has long looked north … to Northern Europe, that is. The “Nordic model” consists of strong welfare states funded by relatively ...
News Finland » Health: Minorities sometimes face racism, discrimination in Finland health care system: Report
Minority groups in Finland sometimes face "racist and discriminatory attitudes" while receiving health care in the country, according to a study published on Monday. All respondents in the study, ...