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Children and young people

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Disability issues

Welfare technology

Older adults

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The Nordic Welfare Centre is an institution within the Nordic Council of Ministers. Our core mission is to serve as a platform for co-operation between the Nordic countries in the area of social affairs and public health.

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drug-related deaths

Drugs 22 Oct, 2025

A shifting picture: Overdose deaths in the Nordic region

Drugs 19 Feb, 2025

The opioid industry: A snake eating its own tail

Drugs 29 Jan, 2025

A growing crisis in the world’s happiest country: Young lives lost to drug-induced deaths

Drugs 01 Nov, 2023

Drug-related deaths and twelve suggestions for a more sustainable future: the Finnish context

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