THL divisions

Below you will find a list of all THL divisions as well as the departments and units in these divisions. The directors of the divisions and departments and the heads of units are given in brackets. For more detailed information on THL staff, please use the staff directory on the right-hand side of the page.

Management

1. Welfare and Health Policies (Assistant Director General Marja Vaarama)

Department of Social and Health policy and Economics (Sakari Karvonen)

• Centre for Health and Social Economics (Unto Häkkinen)
• Minimum Income Unit (Pasi Moisio)
• Policy Monitoring and Impact Research Unit (Johanna Lammi-Taskula)

Department of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare (Eila Linnanmäki)

• Population Health Unit (Seppo Koskinen)
• Functional Capacity Unit (Minna-Liisa Luoma)
• Health and Welfare Inequalities Unit (Anna Keto-Tokoi)

2. Welfare and Health Promotion (Assistant Director General Erkki Vartiainen)

Department of Lifestyle and Participation (Antti Uutela)

• Health Behaviour and Health Promotion Unit (Piia Jallinoja)
• Injury Prevetion Unit (Pirjo Lillsunde)
• Nutrition Unit (Suvi Virtanen)
• Participation Promotion Unit  (Ville Grönberg)

Department of Chronic Disease Prevention (Tiina Laatikainen)

• Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Unit (Jarmo Virtamo)
• Diabetes Prevention Unit (Jaana Lindström)
• Disease Risk Unit (Jouko Sundvall)
• Forensic Genetic Paternity Testing Unit (Marjo Kestilä)
• Population Studies Unit (Antti Jula)
• Public Health Genomics Unit (Anu Jalanko)

Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction (Pekka Hakkarainen)

• Alcohol and Drugs Unit (Pia Mäkelä)
• Alcohol and Drug Analytics Unit (Teemu Gunnar)
• Addiction Prevention Unit (Kalervo Kiianmaa)

3. Health Protection (Deputy Director General Juhani Eskola)

Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection (Terhi Kilpi)

• Clinical Research Unit (Arto Palmu)
• Immune Response Unit (Outi Vaarala)
• Vaccination Programme Unit (Hanna Nohynek)
• Vaccine Research Unit (Jukka Jokinen)

Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (Petri Ruutu)

• Antimicrobial Resistance Unit (Jaana Vuopio)
• Bacteriology Unit (Anja Siitonen)
• Inflammatory Mechanisms Unit (Marko Salmi)
• Epidemiologic Surveillance and Response Unit (Markku Kuusi)
• Virology Unit  (Mika Salminen)

Department of Environmental Health (Juha Pekkanen)

• Assessment and Modelling Unit (Jouni Tuomisto)
• Chemical Exposure Unit (Hannu Kiviranta)
• Environmental Epidemiology Unit (Timo Lanki)
• Environmental Microbiology Unit (Anne Hyvärinen)
• Environmental Toxicology Unit (Hannu Komulainen)
• Water and Health Unit (Ilkka Miettinen)

4. Health and Social Services (Assistant Director General Marina Erhola)

Department of Children, Young People and Families (Anneli Pouta)

• Child and Adolescent Health and Welfare Unit (Juha Fränti)
• Child, Adolescent and Family Services Unit (Päivi Lindberg)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit (Kristiina Poikajärvi)

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (Mauri Marttunen)

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit (Päivi Santalahti)
• Mental Health Problems and Substance Abuse Services Unit (Jaana Suvisaari)
• Mental Health Promotion Unit (Eija Stengård)
• Mood, Depression and Suicidal Behaviour Unit (Timo Partonen)

Service System Department (Markku Pekurinen)

• Technologies and Practices Assessment Unit (Anu Muuri)
• Health and Social Services Development Unit (Jukka Kärkkäinen)
• Service System Research Unit (Anna-Mari Aalto)
• Forensic Medicine Unit (Riitta Kauppila)
• Ageing and Services (Harriet Finne-Soveri)