Project

Working Finland – Working conditions, work ability and well-being at work in the Healthy Finland Survey

The Working Finland study produces up-to-date data on the work life experiences of the working population living in Finland and the state of their well-being at work. The study presents an overview of the situations of different groups and information on differences between population groups in work life based on high-quality data collection. The Working Finland study is based on the Healthy Finland Survey by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. In the future, the dataset will be extensively combined with data from national registries.

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Timetable

1/2022–12/2028

Objectives

This study aims to:

Gather diverse data on the work life experiences, well-being and work ability of the working population living in Finland.
Collect a national research dataset that can be used to reliably study questions related to work life and employee well-being and produce related high-quality longitudinal studies.
Create a knowledge base by using reliable methods in order to promote research-based decision-making and support the steering of work life on the national level.

Data and methods

The Working Finland study is based on the Healthy Finland Survey, an extensive survey on the services and state of health and well-being of the population, collected in 2022–2023 by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. In the study, a random sample of people living permanently in Finland were invited to respond to a survey.

The data used for the Working Finland national reporting comprises the working population of the Healthy Finland Survey who responded to questions about work life. The working population was defined as employees, entrepreneurs and people who combine a variety of different kinds of work relationships, aged 20–67. A total of 7,107 working people participated in the study.

National registry data, along with data collected in connection with medical examinations, will be combined with this dataset at a later date.

Results and impact

Key results concerning working conditions, well-being at work and work ability will be reported in the March 2024 Working Finland report. The report offers a variety of information on the working conditions, well-being at work and work ability per population group. For example, it will detail female and male work life experiences in the private, public and third sector and in different socioeconomic groups.

Outputs created from the dataset will also be described in expert talks and offered for use by the media. The results per population group will also be presented on the work-life knowledge service.

In the future, the dataset will be used extensively in research projects related to the themes of work life and well-being at work by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and other research organizations.