Health

Eighty years promoting a good start for every child in Finland

Finland’s maternity package for all expecting mothers has a history that goes back to 1938. We look at this life-changing Finnish social innovation and see what’s new in its 80th-anniversary edition.

Life & society Health

Star quality: Finnish surgeon heals world-famous athletes

Finland is famous in the field of sports medicine, and much of that reputation can be traced to one doctor. Elite athletes from all over the world seek treatment from Finnish surgeon Sakari Orava.

Business & innovation Health

The medicine world needs great data, and Finland’s got it

We plunge into Finland’s extensive network of biobanks and research centres.

Business & innovation Environment

Build this wall: Finnish company makes fresh air

An innovative Finnish firm is rapidly escalating sales of smart green walls that significantly improve indoor air quality in homes and workplaces.

Business & innovation Health

Meet Finland’s new gene genie

Henna Tyynismaa of Finland is the rising star of genetic research, making impressive progress in helping us understand causes of diseases.

Life & society Webpick

American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist living in the US, speaks about her experiences of healthcare here and there, in a Public Radio International interview.

Life & society Wellbeing

Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters

For many Finns, winter is the time for swimming in freezing water, in holes cut in the ice. There’s even a national championship. What on earth makes people want to do this?

Business & innovation Health

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Researchers at the University of Oulu have discovered that bacteria found in pine buds may hold the key to new treatments for conditions including Alzheimer’s and macular degeneration.

Eighty years promoting a good start for every child in Finland

Star quality: Finnish surgeon heals world-famous athletes

The medicine world needs great data, and Finland’s got it

Build *this* wall: Finnish company makes fresh air

Meet Finland’s new gene genie

American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters

Finnish scientists: Pine-bud bacteria may help cure humans

Build this wall: Finnish company makes fresh air