Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Saturday 23.8.2025

Mental health.

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The topic of the news week this time is mental health and mental health care. There are many people in Finland who have mental health problems. Mental health problems increase the risk that a person will commit suicide. Over 700 suicides are committed in Finland every year.

Let’s talk more about it now.

Mental health problems

There is a phone on the ground showing the MIELI ry Crisis Hotline number: 09 2525 0111.

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Photo: Lauri Karo / Yle

Mental health problems are common. The most common mental health problem is depression. Research shows that 20 percent of Finnish people will suffer from depression at some point in their lives.

Experts say that mental health needs to be talked about more than before. Mental health problems are often associated with shame, which may prevent people from seeking help in a timely manner.

Suicides in Finland

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Photo: Juuso Stoor / Yle

There were approximately 750 suicides in Finland last year. There are far fewer suicides in Finland than in the 1990s, but the number has not decreased in recent years.

Mental health problems greatly increase the risk of a person committing suicide. Suicide is often caused by severe depression.

Help with mental health problems

Online therapy pages on the phone screen.

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Photo: Simo Pitkänen / Yle

It is worth seeking help for various mental health problems.

Mental health problems can be helped at a health center. For example, therapy often helps with depression. Therapy is a talk therapy that aims to make a person feel better.

Sometimes medication is also needed for mental health treatment. Serious mental health problems are treated in a hospital.

Sometimes a person can feel so bad that help is needed immediately.

For example, you can get help by calling the crisis line. Mieli ry’s crisis line has received a lot of calls this summer. The crisis line receives over 20 calls every day from people who have suicidal thoughts.

If a person is having serious suicidal thoughts, they should call the emergency center.

Repetition

The topic of the news week was mental health. Mental health problems are common in Finland. Every year, over 700 people commit suicide in Finland. There are often mental health problems in the background. It is worth seeking help for mental health problems.

The news week in plain Finnish again tomorrow, Sunday. See you again, see you later!