National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

1. Digitally dedicated nurses: a nationwide cross-sectional study of associated career and digital factors in the workplace

   Authors: Lotta Virtanen, Emma Kainiemi, Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Tuulikki Vehko and Tarja Heponiemi

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:1365

   Content type: Research Published on: 15 October 2025

2. Labour market trajectory clusters and utilisation of healthcare and benefits among the long-term unemployed: a Finnish population-based study

   Authors: Sanna Kärkkäinen, Jukka Laaksonen, Merita Mesiäislehto and Peppi Saikku

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:3052

   Content type: Research Published on: 24 September 2025

3. Effect of discontinuing antipsychotic medications on the risk of hospitalization in long-term care: a machine learning-based analysis

   Authors: Mikko Nuutinen, Riikka-Leena Leskelä, Daniela Fialova, Ira Haavisto, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Jokke Häsä, Johanna Edgren, Hein van Hout, Daniel E. da Cunha Leme, John P. Hirdes, Graziano Onder and Rosa Liperoti

   Citation: BMC Medicine 2025 23:484

   Content type: Research Published on: 20 August 2025

4. Towards more reliable gambling cost estimates, a population-based study with register-linkage

   Authors: Tiina A. Latvala, Matthew Rockloff, Matthew Browne, Tomi Roukka, Tomi P. Lintonen and Anne H. Salonen

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:2839

   Content type: Research Published on: 19 August 2025

5. Barriers and facilitators impacting the implementation of digital interventions targeted at mental health and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: a scoping review protocol

   Authors: Mallorie Leduc, Andrea Sinesi, Margaret Kenneally, Margaret Maxwell, Birgit Greiner, Birgit Aust, Carolina Piña, Andreas Czaplicki, Evelien Coppens, Alex Burdorf, Ricardo Gusmão, Daniel Guinart, Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Gentiana Qirjako, Naim Fanaj, Eleftherios Giovanis…

   Citation: Systematic Reviews 2025 14:148

   Content type: Protocol Published on: 12 July 2025

6. Teamwork and use of teams in services for older people: a qualitative study of finnish nurse managers’ experiences

   Authors: Henrika Karhulahti-Nordström, Visa Väisänen, Saukkonen Petra, Alastalo Hanna and Timo Sinervo

   Citation: BMC Nursing 2025 24:702

   Content type: Research Published on: 1 July 2025

7. Frequency and predictors of emergency department visits among the oldest old in Finland: the Vitality 90+ Study

   Authors: Sherin Billy Abraham, Jutta Pulkki, Mari Aaltonen, Esa Jämsen, Jani Raitanen and Linda Enroth

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:807

   Content type: Research Published on: 5 June 2025

8. Resilience testing in action – piloting the health system resilience testing tool with a pandemic scenario in Finland

   Authors: Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen, Soila Karreinen, Markku Satokangas, Marjaana Viita-aho, Ilmo Keskimäki, Julia Zimmermann, Philip Haywood, Jonathan Cylus and Marina Karanikolos

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:793

   Content type: Research Published on: 3 June 2025

9. The association of appointment type in healthcare with patient reported experience measures: a population-based survey study

   Authors: Tarja Heponiemi, Emma Kainiemi, Lotta Virtanen, Tuulikki Vehko and Anna-Mari Aalto

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:726

   Content type: Research Published on: 20 May 2025

10. Using administrative register data for adjusting non-response bias in the finnish gambling harms survey

    Authors: Jukka Kontto, Hanna Tolonen and Anne H. Salonen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1807

    Content type: Research Published on: 16 May 2025

11. Indirect costs constitute a major part of the total economic burden of obesity: a Finnish population-based cohort study

    Authors: Aino Vesikansa, Juha Mehtälä, Susanna Aspholm, Kirsi Kallio-Grönroos, Katja Mutanen, Annamari Lundqvist, Tiina Laatikainen, Tero Saukkonen and Kirsi H. Pietiläinen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1739

    Content type: Research Published on: 10 May 2025

12. Changes in older persons’ lifestyle and perceived health over time and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the extended follow-up of the FINGER randomized controlled trial from 2009 to 2020

    Authors: Jenni Lehtisalo, Maria Sääskilahti, Tommi Härkänen, Jenni Kulmala, Katri Hemiö, Sini Siltanen, Zhou Zhi, Francesca Mangialasche, Tiina Laatikainen, Timo Strandberg, Riitta Antikainen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Hilkka Soininen, Miia Kivipelto and Tiia Ngandu

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2025 25:308

    Content type: Research Published on: 3 May 2025

13. Sexual and reproductive health of newly-arrived asylum-seeking women: a cross-sectional survey in Finland

    Authors: Satu Majlander, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Eero Lilja, Anu E. Castaneda, Natalia Skogberg and Päivikki Koponen

    Citation: Reproductive Health 2025 22:59

    Content type: Research Published on: 26 April 2025

14. A qualitative investigation of the feasibility and acceptability of lower risk gambling guidelines

    Authors: Michael Egerer, Paula Jääskeläinen, Virve Marionneau, Riitta Matilainen, Jussi Palomäki, Eija Pietilä, Mika Tsupari, David C. Hodgins, Matthew M. Young and Sari Castrén

    Citation: Harm Reduction Journal 2025 22:65

    Content type: Research Published on: 25 April 2025

15. Multidisciplinary lifestyle treatment for type 2 diabetes in 12 European countries: protocol for a quasi-experimental study

    Authors: Isabel Diez-Valcarce, Marta M. Pisano-González, Cristina Fernández García, Jaana Linstrom, Jelka Zaletel, Claudia Giacomozzi, Foetini Tolika, Inés Rey Hidalgo and Alberto Lana

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:1069

    Content type: Study Protocol Published on: 19 March 2025

16. Health, functioning and social engagement among older people living in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 lockdown in Finland: a register-based cohort study

    Authors: Johanna Edgren, Jokke Häsä and Mari Aaltonen

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2025 25:929

    Content type: Research Published on: 8 March 2025

17. Medical deserts in Finland: measuring the accessibility and availability of primary health care services

    Authors: Visa Väisänen, Markku Satokangas, Moona Huhtakangas, Harri Antikainen and Timo Sinervo

    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2025 25:281

    Content type: Research Published on: 19 February 2025

18. The association of low-level air pollution with birth weight in a register-based study: potential effects below WHO AQ guidelines

    Authors: Isabell K. Rumrich, A. Korhonen, B. Forsberg, L. M. Frohn, C. Geels, J. Brandt and O. Hänninen

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2025 25:162

    Content type: Research Published on: 14 February 2025

19. Overuse of medical imaging and effects of payer-provider integration: quasi-experimental evidence from Finland

    Authors: Konsta Lavaste

    Citation: Health Economics Review 2025 15:4

    Content type: Research Published on: 28 January 2025

20. A digitally supported multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health among older adults (the LETHE randomized controlled feasibility trial): study design, progress, and first results

    Authors: Anna Rosenberg, Helena Untersteiner, Anna Giulia Guazzarini, Markus Bödenler, Jeroen Bruinsma, Bianca Buchgraber-Schnalzer, Matteo Colombo, Rik Crutzen, Ana Diaz, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Hannes Hilberger, Simone Huber, Nico Kaartinen, Thomas Kassiotis, Miia Kivipelto, Jenni Lehtisalo…

    Citation: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2024 16:252

    Content type: Research Published on: 21 November 2024