The Healthy Finland survey produces reliable and up-to-date information on the current state of health and well-being, as well as future prospects. The survey’s data collection is carried out every two years. The Healthy Finland survey has a random sample of more than 60,000 people across the country. A total of 2,800 randomly selected city residents over the age of 20 are invited from Helsinki for the study. The last time Helsinki city residents participated in the survey was in 2022–2023.
The data obtained from the study is used to monitor the health and well-being of residents and collect ideas on how services that support well-being should be developed. The data is also compared with data from other regions, as well as with the situation in the country as a whole. The survey also shows how the health and living conditions of Helsinki residents have changed over time in a broad sense.
Invitations sent in September
The city residents invited have been randomly selected from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency’s data. Only adults selected for the sample are allowed to participate in the survey. Those who have received an invitation are asked to respond to the survey using an electronic or paper form in Finnish, Swedish, English or Russian.
Each person invited represents people of the same age and gender in their area, and an individual respondent cannot be replaced by another. Therefore, by answering you can ensure that other people in a similar life situation as you and their views are also taken into account.
The data will be treated confidentially in accordance with the obligation of confidentiality and data protection legislation, and a individual respondent cannot be identified from the responses. The aim of the survey is to provide population-level data, so the focus is not on the health or life situation of individual people.
The results will be reported on THL’s website in spring 2025. Helsinki will have the results available for use in decision-making concerning well-being, for example.
