Women’s health offers significant growth potential for Finland

The report identifies three key measures: targeted funding, more effective use of health data, and measures to facilitate the adoption and market access of new solutions that have been found to be effective. Finland’s strengths include high-quality research, population-level health datasets and legislation that supports their secure use, biobanks, digital competence and a developing business ecosystem. The report states that Finland could position itself as a leader particularly in data-driven and preventive women’s health. The report by Healthscape Design, titled ‘Promoting the women’s health sector in Finland – Market analysis and recommendations for measures and policies’, supports the national women’s health strategy that is being prepared by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. "Women’s health and functional capacity do not receive enough attention, and this costs us, both in terms of wellbeing and the economy. At the same time, Finland has strong legislation in place to safeguard research, health data and privacy protection. We also have technological expertise. We must now be able to bring these strengths together in ways that deliver better health for women while a...