Strategy, values and responsibility

Our strategy stands firmly on two pillars. The cornerstone of our external activities is our promise: We build a sustainable working life that generates well-being and productivity for the entire society. Our work touches every working-age person in Finland in one way or another.

We provide independent and up-to-date research as a basis for societal decision-making. Together with our stakeholders, we develop work communities, work environments and work ability to achieve sustainable productivity growth. In workplaces and individuals’ lives, the results of our work are visible as increased well-being and in society as longer careers.

Internally, our work is guided by the promise: We operate responsibly and effectively. We believe that building the world’s best working life starts with ourselves and we evaluate our operations from an ESG (environmental, social, governance) perspective, while taking into account climate and the environment, people and society, as well as leadership and good governance.

Our strategy is guided by the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Finland’s national sustainable development strategy. 

Our mission – Well-being trough work

The mission of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health is "Well-being trough work". We want work to generate well-being for people, workplaces, work communities and society as a whole. 

That is why we promote occupational health, meaning the ability and opportunities of work communities and individuals to operate in various situations of a changing working life. This allows us to improve the quality of working life and the productivity of work, and increase work participation. 

For us at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, responsibility is the cornerstone of our activities. Responsible thinking is part of our everyday research, expert and service work. Our important role in society is to promote occupational health, which refers to the capacity and ability of work communities and individuals to operate in various situations as work life changes. 

We take the principles of sustainable development into consideration in our internal activities as well. We have considered it to be important to take care of our personnel as well as possible in the middle of a major work life change process. At the same time, we develop quality management and environmentally friendly activities continuously.

In our activities, we invest in transparent and good administrative methods, setting a social example in managing and developing the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health team and the green transition in all our activities.