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What is metabolic age and why should you care about it?
A new laboratory study by Terveystalo reveals how your body is aging. Metabolic age makes biological aging visible.
Research result: Evaluating the effectiveness of healthcare requires sufficiently sensitive indicators
When developing healthcare, the focus is usually on effectiveness and measurable evidence. From the perspective of the individual patient, it is important to understand whether the treatment will bring them real benefits, rather than just more procedures. From the perspective of society, it is important to know where limited resources should be allocated.
Smooth assistance for your needs – our AI assistant is now at your service
You can now find Terveystalo’s AI assistant on our website — a quick and easy way to get answers based on the information available on our site. For now, the assistant is available only on the Finnish‑language section of our website, but you can chat with it in English.
How technology helps relieve mental stress: "When the load is high, the threshold must be low."
Mental health disorders have overtaken musculoskeletal disorders, which had long been the leading cause of sick leave. Work is changing, and the range of sick leave caused by mental health issues has also changed. We must be able to offer new solutions to this challenge.
Extensive data set of 200,000 samples: Nightingale study reveals link between illness risks and sick leave
Data from the Finnish Nightingale study, which is used in Terveystalo's occupational health services, reveals a clear link between lifestyle-related health risks and sick leave. The exceptionally extensive data set of over 200,000 customers shows that people with a low risk of illness had significantly fewer absences, while those in high-risk groups had more absences. The results highlight the importance of preventive healthcare in ensuring work ability and the competitiveness of companies.
Strong identification speeds up your service experience when calling us
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Latest news
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The renewed lifestyle disease risk report from health examinations provides more information and reinforces preventionStarting in February 2026, the lifestyle disease risk report will include an estimate of metabolic age and compare each individual's results with data collected from working-age people at Terveystalo.
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Suun Terveystalo expands its expertise and network – also for the benefit of occupational health customersAt Terveystalo, oral health is an integral and essential part of overall well-being and health. Our expanding oral health care network enables us to provide comprehensive services to both employees and customers throughout Finland. Our goal is to ensure smooth access to care and to remain at the forefront of developments in the field.
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Terveystalo joins leading working life actors at the Hyvää työtä ForumNew cooperation opens up opportunities for building a more positive working life.
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Niko Laaksonen from Terveystalo named Occupational Health Nurse of the Future 2025On Friday, November 14, 2025, Terveystalo occupational health nurse Niko Laaksonen received the Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses' 2025 Future Occupational Health Nurse award. The award is a testament to Niko's strong professional expertise, innovative approach, and desire to develop occupational health care together with customers and colleagues.
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Kela will reimburse occupational health care costs starting January 1, 2026, immediately upon signing an employment contractKela will reform its occupational health care reimbursement practices from the beginning of 2026. In future, employers will receive reimbursement for costs immediately upon signing an employment contract, even if the work does not commence until later.
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Boost the effectiveness of work ability management by addressing the root causesTerveystalo has been utilizing the modern blood analysis technology developed by our partner Nightingale to support preventive work ability management for almost two years. We are constantly striving to develop our operations because we want to ensure that our customers are guided onto the appropriate path and receive support and guidance in implementing lifestyle changes that reduce their risk of illness.
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The use of Alfa-PVP has become more common in Finland – a new laboratory package takes into account changes observed in substance useThe use of intoxicating drugs has grown steadily in Finland over the past decade. In recent years, the spread of synthetic drugs such as Alfa-PVP, also known as "peukku," has been a particular cause for concern. For this reason, Alfa-PVP has now been added to the new occupational health laboratory test package.
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Terveystalo's revised occupational health invoicing practices increase transparency and invoicing accuracyOver the past few months, we at Terveystalo have taken significant steps towards a more transparent and customer-oriented invoicing practice in our occupational health services. Based on feedback from our customers, the extensive development work launched in the spring has produced concrete results, and the new invoicing model developed in response to our customers' wishes will be available to all our customers in early 2026. For our customers, the results of this development work mean clearer invoices, better quality, and smoother cooperation.