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This smart decision led to a decrease in the industrial company's occupational health costs
Lapua-ketjut is committed to promoting employee well-being and maintaining their ability to work. This approach is paying off: the company has fewer sick days than the industry average.
A single blood test can indicate the risk of 8 diseases – and there is also a link to absenteeism
A new type of laboratory test helps identify the root causes of sick leave. In this way, the data improves the accuracy of occupational health services and reduces risks to work ability.
Together towards a healthier workplace: The power of occupational health partnership
A healthy workplace is the result of collective effort, and Finnish business decision-makers share this view. Terhi Nieminen, Director responsible for corporate and public sector health partnerships explains how Terveystalo focuses on proactive measures and multidisciplinary collaboration, supporting the well-being of workplaces and employees comprehensively. This way, we create value that promotes sustainable success and addresses the challenges of the future working life.
A targeted workplace survey supports business planning at Puuilo
At Puuilo, supervisor work is seen as directly linked to business success. When the findings that emerged during coaching sessions with the occupational health psychologist were compiled and presented to the management team, a shared understanding emerged that led to concrete changes in the structure of supervisor work. A targeted workplace survey provided information to support decision-making that would not have been obtained through traditional organization-level surveys. As a result of these changes, line management is now more flexible and, according to metrics, more sustainable.
“Sick leave is a last resort” – how occupational health services prevent absences
Most occupational health measures are never visible to employees or related to sick leave. This is a sign of success.
Promoting health is also in the employer’s best interest, which is why it’s worth investing in
Well-being is important, whether viewed from a personal or a corporate perspective. According to Jaana Isotalo, Director of Human Resources and Communications at Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), preventing lifestyle-related diseases in particular makes sense both economically and from a human perspective. TVO is committed to investing heavily in employee well-being and has boldly adopted new Finnish technology to support this effort — something that is particularly appealing to staff in an engineering-focused field.
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The Occupational Health Care Regulation is being revised – what does this mean for large employer organizations?The Government has approved an amendment to the decree on good occupational health care practices. The aim of the amendment is to strengthen the effectiveness of occupational health care, support work ability, and enhance cooperation between the workplace and occupational health services. The amendment clarifies which aspects of occupational health care are mandatory for employers and which are voluntary. It emphasizes the importance of workplace and organizational efforts rather than an individual-centered approach. Preventing the risk of incapacity for work and maintaining work ability remain central, but the employer’s responsibility is emphasized.
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The Occupational Health Care Regulation is being revised – what does this change mean for SMEs?
The regulation governing occupational health care is being revised. The reform will take effect on January 1, 2027, and some of the changes to the regulation will be subject to a two-year transition period, during which occupational health care practices will be updated to comply with the new regulations. The change will bring greater clarity to occupational health services and strengthen support for work ability as well as cooperation between the workplace and occupational health services.
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Terveystalo Ella guides occupational health professionals to operate within the framework of the client agreementTerveystalo’s new patient information system, Terveystalo Ella, brings together all patient data relevant to a patient’s care, as well as occupational health contract information, making it available to healthcare professionals in a completely new way that supports reception work.
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How to reduce pharmaceutical waste across hundreds of locations? Terveystalo and Aalto University are looking for answersDuring the first half of the year, Terveystalo has collaborated with master’s students at Aalto University to improve the management of pharmaceutical waste and identify ways to reduce avoidable pharmaceutical waste in particular. This collaboration reflects Terveystalo’s continuous improvement processes, its efforts to strengthen environmental responsibility, and its commitment to making the company’s operations more sustainable.
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The updated lifestyle disease risk report provides a clearer picture of one’s healthTerveystalo’s lifestyle disease risk report is being updated and will soon be available as a digital view in the Terveystalo app and online service. The update makes it easier to understand your health status and provides a quick overview of your risk level for lifestyle-related diseases.
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Smoother support for overall health throughout the care pathway also from oral healthAt Terveystalo, dental and oral health is taken into account in accordance with national guidelines as part of care pathways for diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and reflux disease.
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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 70 massage clinics.
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New appointments to Terveystalo’s occupational health leadership team – Ilse Rauhaniemi named Chief Occupational Health PhysicianIlse Rauhaniemi, a specialist in occupational health, will join Terveystalo as the new Chief Medical Officer of Occupational Health effective April 1, 2026. She will be responsible for the medical leadership of Terveystalo’s occupational health services, the quality of care, and service development. In addition to Rauhaniemi, the medical leadership of occupational health will be strengthened by two new experts: in March and April, Tomi Ylä-Soininmäki and Tuula Angervuori-Pursila will begin working as senior occupational health physicians focused on the development and effectiveness of occupational health.