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The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is a multidisciplinary research and specialist organization that focuses on well-being at work, research, advisory services and training. Together with our clients, we develop good work communities and safe working environments and support employee well-being. Our clients include workplaces, decision-makers, individuals, occupational health service units, and other parties working to improve well-being at work. We operate under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health as an independent legal entity, and have around 500 employees. We have offices in Helsinki, Kuopio, Oulu, Tampere, and Turku. See our website for further information: www.ttl.fi @FIOH

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The research results are a strong message to work life in Finland and elsewhere that workplaces should invest in well-being at work in a proactive manner.

Jari Hakanen

The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the levels of work engagement across various demographic and work- and organization-related factors, such as profession, gender, age, type of work contract and their relative importance for work engagement.

Jari Hakanen, Research Professor, Finnish Institute of Occuaptional Health (FIOH)

Nowadays, employees are expected to be proactive. It is important that organizations are similarly proactive, and do not only focus on adverse working conditions and problems in employee well-being and health. By focusing on increasing job resources and supporting employee proactivity, work engagement and thus also better performance at work can be boosted.

Jari Hakanen, Research Professor, Finnish Institute of Occuaptional Health (FIOH)

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Entrepreneurs’ well-being requires the right attitude and the right choices

Mon, May 16, 2016 09:56 CET

Press release 25/2016, 16th May 2016, Helsinki, Finland It is important that entrepreneurs recognize the things that maintain their well-being and the things that pose risks or cause strain. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) published a TOP10 tips list to help entrepreneurs evaluate their own practices from the perspective of keeping up their work ability and health.Several factors affect small and sole entrepreneurs’ ability to cope at work. These may be physical, psychological, social, or economic; such as sufficient sleep, regular mealtimes, physical fitness, balance

A well-designed open-plan office improves well-being at work and increases efficiency

Mon, Nov 30, 2015 11:11 CET

Press release 48/2015, 22.9.2015 A study by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) showed that satisfaction with one’s work environment, well-being at work and work performance improved considerably in an open-plan office when the work environment as a whole had been taken into account in the design stage. Acoustics is not the only important factor in an open-plan office: temperature and ventilation should be also be considered when planning premises.The traditional problems in open-plan offices, such as the sound of people’s voices and the lack of peace and quiet, are

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A well-designed open-plan office improves well-being at work and increases efficiency

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