Helsinki Health Study
The Helsinki Health Study follows the health and well-being of the employees of the City of Helsinki in Finland, with follow-up surveys conducted every five years. The first cohort participants were drawn from questionnaires completed in 2000, 2001 and 2002 among employees who were reaching 40, 45, 50, 55 or 60 years of age in each year. In 2017, the study was extended with a new cohort of younger employees aged 18-39 years old.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
8,960 (participants, 40-60 year-old sample)
5,898 (participants, 18-39 year-old sample)
Age at first data collection
40 - 60 years (first cohort)
18 - 39 years (younger cohort)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1990 (registry data)
2000 (baseline survey)
2017 (younger cohort)
Primary Institutions
University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto)
Links
helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/helsinki-health-study
occupationalcohorts.net/view/list/entry/119/
helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/helsinki-health-study/the-helsinki-health-study-data
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Academy of Finland
Finnish Centre for Pensions (Pensionsskyddscentralen, ETK)
Finnish Work Environment Fund (Arbetarskyddscentralens)
Ministry of Education and Culture (Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö)
Social Insurance Institution (Kansaneläkelaitos, Kela)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Education data
- Employer data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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