The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is a national research and specialist institute focussing on occupational health and safety issues. The research approach of FIOH is multidisciplinary, covering relevant aspects of work life, including surveillance of working conditions, well-being at work, physical, chemical, biological and physiological exposures, occupational medicine, psychology and stress, epidemiology, safety, and the organization of work. The main functions of the Institute are research, expert services, training and dissemination of information.

The Institute was founded in 1945 and in 1978 it was nationalized under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The Institute also acts as a specialist institute of the World Health Organization and the International Labour Office in the field of occupational health. The permanent staff numbers 600 persons.

FIOH has participated in the analysis of the Dublin Foundation surveys, and is an active member of the Bilbao Agency Topic Centres in Research and in Good Practices. The Institute produces annually about 400–500 international research reports, the majority of which are peer-reviewed. FIOH is a member of the Group of European Institutes in Occupational Health and Safety and works in close collaboration with most of the EU research centres active in OH&S.