Director General Markku Tervahauta, THL, at Genomics to Healthcare EU side event, 13 Sept 2019, THL, Helsinki

1. So that we all could live a healthy life
Strategy
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

2. These values guide
our operations
Pioneer in equality
We engage. We encourage. We challenge.
Responsibly bold
We can. We try. We renew.
Humane interactions
We value. We listen. We discuss.
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3. • We promote the welfare, health and safety of the population
• We prevent diseases and social problems
• We develop the welfare society
We work under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
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Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare –
so that we all could live a healthy life

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On our way to be the most impactful public
health institute in the world
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We want to strengthen
people’s ability to take care
of their own and their
loved ones’ welfare
Together with our
partners we
achieve significant change:
population health,
functional ability
and involvement
We work to build
an equal and
sustainable society.
We look after
those who are
most disadvantaged.

5. • We respond to the needs for knowledge and data with high quality
and at the right time
• We are expanding our data production to cover a number of
significant but currently understudied areas
• We take care of the digital security of our operations and prepare
for cyber threats
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Strategic goals
Data and knowledge

6. • We maintain an up-to-date picture of the current situation and
prepare for the future
• We summarise our views as a driver for change
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Strategic goals
Interpretation

7. • We produce clear operating models and recommendations for
the use of the population, different agents and decision-
makers
• We support the reform of social welfare, and the social and
health care system
• We accelerate a cycle for positive growth
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Strategic goals
Solutions and support

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We share knowledge about
healthier world every day
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