Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Name

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Legal name

Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos

Website

https://thl.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research and Statistics

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Data, Vital Statistics & Population Health Informatics (BPAIAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Performance & Quality Measurement (Public Sector) (HLAJANAK), Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD), Data Governance, Standards & Interoperability (ICD, HL7/FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED) (HLAJAJAM), Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) for Global Health (BPADAIAO)

Keywords

• Public health research
• Health statistics
• Welfare monitoring
• National health registers
• Health data permits

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding: THL's primary funding source from the Finnish state budget. Includes operating expenditure appropriations (EUR 75.5 million in 2025) and other budget appropriations for specific purposes like vaccine procurement (EUR 54.9 million in 2025). Total operations spending approximately EUR 247 million in 2025.
2. Joint Funding and Collaboration: Income from joint funding and collaboration with external funders including Academy of Finland, EU, municipalities, cities, ELY centers, and universities. Amounted to EUR 42.1 million in 2025. Used to finance research and development projects with public results.
3. Fee-Based Services: Sale of products and services on competitive markets or as statutory services at cost price. Primarily consists of laboratory research and analysis, and Findata's data permits. Generated EUR 9.0 million in 2025.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

THL is Finland's national research and expert institute under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, producing research, statistics, registers, and expert guidance on population health and welfare. Its core offerings include national health and welfare statistical indicators, open data repositories, disease surveillance systems, professional guidelines, the Findata data permit authority, and large-scale longitudinal research programs serving government, professionals, and citizens.

Product overview

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) operates as a government research and expert institute rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings consist of public health data services, research programs, and specialized assessment tools. The core portfolio includes: the Sotkanet statistical indicator platform for regional benchmarking; open data repositories providing access to national health and social welfare registers; the RAI benchmarking system for client assessment in social and health services; specialized tools such as the Blood Alcohol Calculator; and comprehensive surveillance systems for infectious diseases, mental health, vaccinations, gambling, and substance use. Research initiatives include the century-long Future Finland longitudinal study. THL's data assets combine population registers, survey data, health measurements, and service statistics to support decision-making in Finland's social and health sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sotkanet Indicator Bank National statistical indicator bank providing data on health, social welfare, and population wellbeing in Finland, enabling benchmarking across regions and time periods for data-driven decision making by government and professionals.
• Open Data (Avoin data) Open data repository providing free access to THL's research data, registers, and statistical collections for research, development, and decision-making purposes.
• RAI Benchmarking International assessment system for evaluating client functioning and care needs in social and health services, providing benchmarking data for data-driven management across wellbeing services counties.
• Blood Alcohol Calculator (Alkoholilaskuri) Interactive calculator that estimates blood alcohol concentration and metabolism time based on gender, weight, age, drinking duration, and beverage types, available for public use.
• THL Data Repository (Tietovarannot) Comprehensive data assets including population registers, health measurements, survey data, and national statistics covering social and health services, infectious diseases, mental health, gambling, substance use, and vaccinations.
• Vaccination Tracking System National monitoring and tracking system for vaccination coverage and infectious disease prevention, providing guidelines, statistical data, and recommendations for maintaining high vaccination coverage.
• Future Finland Study (Huomisen Suomi) Century-long longitudinal research program following approximately 200,000 families with children born in Finland between 2026 and 2029 to examine how health, living conditions, family environments, and societal change interact to shape human wellbeing over time.
• Gambling Risk Limit Framework ('2-4-2') THL's gambling risk limit policy framework recommending players spend no more than 2% of net income on gambling, play no more than 4 days per month, and avoid regularly playing more than 2 game types, as part of Finland's 2027 gambling licensing reform.
• Infectious Disease Registers National surveillance system monitoring infectious diseases including sexually transmitted infections, with annual statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and emerging disease outbreaks.
• Mental Health Monitoring System Comprehensive monitoring system tracking population mental health through registers, surveys, and quality registries including psychiatric specialized care statistics, psychosis care quality register, and youth mental health service data.
• Findata Data Permit Services Statutory authority operating under THL that grants permits for secondary use of social and health data for research, development, and statistics purposes; functions as a separate unit and data controller within THL's structure.
• Professional Guidelines Library Collection of 289 professional guidelines for health and social care professionals distributed through the thl.fi website, searchable by topic and keyword, covering current recommended practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Following approximately 200,000 families for 100 years in Future Finland longitudinal study
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Finnish Municipalities and CitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipalities and cities collaborate with THL on research projects and are significant funders of joint activities in health and welfare development.
• ELY Centers (Centers for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerELY centers provide joint funding for THL research and development projects related to regional development and environmental health.
• Finnish UniversitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish universities collaborate with THL on research projects, providing academic expertise and receiving access to THL's data resources and research infrastructure.
• Findata (Social and Health Data Permit Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFindata operates under THL as an independent authority granting permits for secondary use of social and health data. Although part of THL's structure, it functions as a separate unit and data controller.
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHL concludes performance agreements and performance targets with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The ministry provides oversight and strategic direction for THL's operations.
• Finnish Institute of Occupational HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative publication of statistical overviews of occupational health care services in Finland, combining expertise from both institutes to provide comprehensive data on illness incidence and work disability.
• National Archives (Kansallisarkisto)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHL's permanent analog documents will be digitized through mass digitization and stored in the National Archives' preservation service (SAPA). Digital records will also be transferred to SAPA for long-term preservation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM): Dutch national institute performing public health, nutrition, and environmental health research with statutory role similar to THL. Directly comparable in scope combining health and welfare mandates.
• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): UK's executive agency focused on health protection, infectious disease surveillance, and population health analytics. Comparable mission around national health monitoring and preparedness.
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME): Independent global health research institute at the University of Washington producing the Global Burden of Disease study. Comparable in producing population-level health metrics and country-specific health profiles.
• Robert Koch Institute (RKI): Germany's federal public health institute responsible for disease surveillance, health reporting, and scientific research. Comparable in function as Germany's central epidemiologic and public-health authority.
• Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI): Norway's national institute for public health performing infectious disease control, health surveys, mental health research, and registry-based epidemiology. Closest Nordic peer to THL in structure, mandate, and scale.
• Folkhälsomyndigheten (Swedish Public Health Agency): Sweden's national public health agency with parallel mandate to monitor population health, produce official statistics, and conduct infectious disease surveillance. Directly comparable in role, statutory scope, and Nordic country context as THL.

Broad incumbents

• World Health Organization (WHO): UN specialized agency for international public health producing global health statistics and policy guidance. Comparable as a higher-tier reference body for the same data THL produces at national level.
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): U.S. federal public health agency conducting disease surveillance, health statistics, and applied research at national scale. Comparable in mandate (population health monitoring, guidelines, and registries) though at substantially larger scale and scope.
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): EU agency coordinating disease surveillance and epidemiological intelligence across member states, of which THL is a national counterpart. Comparable in function as a higher-tier infectious disease and public health surveillance body.

Regional players

• Health Data Research UK: UK-based institute coordinating health data research infrastructure and analytics for population health. Comparable in operating national health-data research networks but UK-focused and non-statutory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/THLfinland
• Facebookfacebook.com/thl.fi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-institute-for-health-and-welfare
• Instagraminstagram.com/thl.fi
• Xx.com/THLorg

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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