Finland
Indicators are explained below the map.
Numbers in green = better than EU average; red = worse than EU average.
| Indicator | Average |
| Life expectancy | Men: 79.1 years |
| Women: 84.5 years | |
| Self-perceived health | Low education level: 50.1% |
| Medium education level: 68.6% | |
| High education level: 79.2% | |
| Access to health care services | Low education level: 6.2% |
| Medium education level: 5.0% | |
| High education level: 3.3% |
Inter-regional Inequalities
| Life expectancy | lowest: Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, 81.1 years |
| highest: Åland, 83.4 years | |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | lowest: Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10.1% |
| highest: Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi, 19.0% | |
| Tertiary educational attainment | lowest: Åland, 34.8% |
| highest: Helsinki-Uusimaa, 53.7% |
Main Links
Statistics Finland – National Statistics Sevice
Organisations Working on Health Equity (EuroHealthNet Partners)
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health (SOSTE)
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Resources from and about Finland
Find resources from and about Finland in our health inequalities database.
