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Terveystalo and Gosta Labs deepen their cooperation: the goal is to streamline work with a superior patient information system
Terveystalo is deepening its cooperation with Finnish health technology company Gosta Labs and investing €1 million in the company as a minority investor. The aim is to jointly develop artificial intelligence solutions that improve the quality of care and the efficiency of reception work as part of Terveystalo's new patient information system, Terveystalo Ella.
First aid preparedness in companies requires action and courage
First aid skills increase resilience, but a barometer survey of Finnish organizations' first aid capabilities published in October reveals that the number of trained personnel is alarmingly low.
Let's reform occupational health together
Laura Karotie, SVP Corporate Health at Terveystalo, shares her initial observations on how occupational health can be developed in a customer-oriented and sustainable manner.
Flu season has begun: 7 tips how doctors prevent the flu
The common cold is prevalent in Finland throughout the year. However, viruses spread more readily in the fall, and the influenza season typically begins at the end of the year.
Näin Suomi voi: The decline in mental health-related sick leaves continues to accelerate
At Terveystalo, we committed at the beginning of the year to reduce mental health-related sick leave by 5% among our current customer base during 2025. This ambitious reduction target has progressed excellently during the first half of the year, with the reduction already almost doubling the target. This excellent result has been driven by the development of mental health services for occupational health customers and close cooperation with our corporate customers.
The future of work is built on curiosity and amazement – this is how you can boost your learning efficiency
The future working life will challenge our brains in entirely new ways. Organizations and individuals will have to adapt to constant change, where learning, sharing information, and utilizing diverse thinking will take center stage. It is no longer enough to master a single skill thoroughly; curiosity, the ability to innovate, and the skill to creatively combine different perspectives are also required. According to brain researcher Katri Saarikivi, cognitively stimulating work improves brain health, as long as organizations manage to ensure that the workload does not become too heavy.
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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.
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Terveystalo implements the industry's most accurate billing quality monitoring systemAs part of the broader development work launched in the spring, focusing on transparency, customer orientation, and the utilization of digital tools, Terveystalo has created the industry's most accurate tool for verifying the accuracy of invoicing, which was introduced in September 2025.
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Investments in technological development support Terveystalo's effective occupational health activitiesTechnological development and digitalization are fundamentally changing work: routine tasks are being automated, knowledge-based decision-making is accelerating, and people's roles are increasingly focused on creativity, problem-solving, and developing the customer experience. At Terveystalo, technology is seen as a strategic enabler that can be used to support the smooth running of corporate customers' everyday operations and create a foundation for even more effective occupational health services. Our vision for the future is to be a pioneer in the digitalization and effectiveness of occupational health services.
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Competitive advantage from nicotine-free lifeThe use of nicotine products in Finland is changing. Only about one in ten people of working age smoke daily and the trend has been downwards for several decades. Although the trend towards smoke-free status is progressing, nicotine dependence is by no means declining at the same pace, as the vacuum left by traditional smoking has been rapidly filled by smokeless nicotine products.
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Terveystalo clarifies its billing practices – “We take customer feedback seriously”Terveystalo has launched a major initiative to improve the billing practices of its occupational health services in response to customer feedback. We are enhancing the identification and handling of billing discrepancies and potential misuse, as well as improving the transparency and clarity of our billing processes.
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PEth in occupational healthcarePEth, which measures a person's alcohol consumption as part of health checks and work ability assessments, has been in the news in recent days, particularly from a data protection perspective. At Terveystalo, we use the test responsibly and for about five years it has been part of the toolbox of our occupational health clients for certain mandatory or voluntary health checks and in situations where there is reason to suspect a substance use disorder. As like any other health data, we never give the PEth result to the employer.
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Give yourself time to recover - activate Rela massage therapists summer benefit for your organisation!With the arrival of summer, it's a good time to relax and let our massage professionals take the stress out of your muscles too. Terveystalo Rela massage therapists' familiar summer benefit for occupational health clients helps your employees recover with massage, nationwide at our nearly 80 massage clinics.