Statistics, registers and population studies

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is one of the key statistical authorities in Finland. THL produces statistical and register information on social welfare and health care, diseases, and treatment of diseases. The Institute produces this information partly in its capacity as a statistical authority, that is, using comprehensive, national register data, and partly within the framework of its R&D activities, using sample material or completed statistical data. Please note that the material is located on the old websites of the National Public Health Institute (KTL) and the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES).

A convenient way of getting information on the latest statistical data is through the statistics updates. The release dates for all our statistical publications are listed in the publication calendar for statistics.

Publication calendar for statistics (STAKES)

Statistics by topic

Childhood and family (STAKES)
The statistics cover child welfare, the system for levelling high costs in child welfare, child maintenance and custody, child guidance and family counselling, the School Health Promotion Study, and the yearbook on young people’s living conditions.

Reproduction (STAKES)
This topic includes statistical data on parturients, deliveries and births, induced abortions, sterilisations, assisted reproduction, and congenital malformations.

Older people (STAKES)
Statistics on, for instance, institutional care and housing services in social care, regular home care, and clients with dementia in health and social services in 2001, 2003 and 2005.

Alcohol and drugs (STAKES)
This section covers, among other things, the alcohol situation, specialised services for substance abusers, Quick Facts about Alcohol and Drugs, the drug situation, and the Drug Treatment Information System.

Social Services (STAKES)
In this section you will find a number of topics: health care professionals; victim-offender mediation; regular home care; social protection expenditure; institutional care and housing services in social care; social assistance; private social care provision; and the 2007 municipal statistics survey on older people, people with disabilities, social credit and child day care.

Health services (STAKES)
Visit this section for statistics on, for instance, health care personnel, access to treatment, hospital benchmarking, outpatient health care, health expenditure and financing, institutional health care, and private health care provision.

Disability (STAKES)
Includes information on institutional care and housing services in social care.

Health, statistical and research data

National FINRISK Study (KTL)
The National FINRISK Study is an extensive population survey on risk factors of chronic, non-communicable diseases. The survey is carried out every five years.

Health 2000 (KTL)
Health 2000 was a national health survey carried out in Finland between autumn 2000 and spring 2001.

Databases and portals

SOTKAnet Indicator Bank (STAKES)
SOTKAnet provides statistical information on key areas of social and health care in municipalities.

National Infectious Diseases Register Database (KTL)
The database of the National Infectious Diseases Register; also includes the Register of Cardiovascular Diseases.

Publications

Statistical publications (STAKES)
This section also includes statistical yearbooks.

Health in Finland (KTL)
Health in Finland is a publication on health and health care in Finland, available for download.

Statistical ethics, classifications and registers and their use in research

Classifications (STAKES)
The centre for classifications in social and health care maintains the key classifications in the field.

Register research (STAKES)
The Finnish Information Centre for Register Research (RetKi) promotes the use of national registers for research purposes.

Background information and research (STAKES)
These pages include forms, file descriptions and research permit procedures.