{"id":51457,"date":"2026-04-20T07:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/?p=51457"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:13:13","slug":"work-itself-is-the-best-mental-health-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/en\/work-itself-is-the-best-mental-health-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Work itself is the best mental health act"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id51457_41783b-ab alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column51457_0b7a49-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Finland&#8217;s mental footprint is large. Over 100,000 people receive disability pension due to mental health problems. In addition, we lose 17 million working days a year due to mental health reasons. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), poor mental health costs Finland 11 billion euros per year. Of that figure, the labour market&#8217;s share is as much as 4.7 billion euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: mielenterveyspooli.fi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column51457_7a04ab-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aivojenkasteluAdobeStock_436800726-1320x1320.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Supported work activity for people on disability pension who are recovering from mental health challenges is part of functional rehabilitation, and it aims to reduce this mental footprint. The term &#8220;mental footprint&#8221;, launched by Mieli ry, describes the significance of the meaning of work and the conditions under which work is carried out for people. In the worst case, the footprint is heavy, and in a more ideal scenario, it is light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work is known to be good for a person&#8217;s mental health. Being able to pursue things that feel meaningful to oneself increases mental wellbeing. In supported work activity as part of functional rehabilitation, people on disability pension can participate in work activity if they wish. Group activities are also available in the form of various discussion clubs or other kinds of activities and excursions, but quite a few people still choose work activity as their primary means of rehabilitation and recovery. The sense of feeling useful and meaningful \u2014 alongside community \u2014 undoubtedly plays a significant role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work and going to work has always been considered important in our culture. As the old saying goes, &#8220;Work rewards its maker.&#8221; The saying is worn and often used, but its purpose of describing the satisfaction that work brings to the person doing it has not changed \u2014 because work itself is the best mental health act. That is why it is important that there is organised activity and communities for people on disability pension too, where they can participate in doing things according to their own resources, rather than staying home and risking becoming marginalised from society. This is how we reduce Finland&#8217;s mental footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minna Tikka-Lapvetel\u00e4inen, instructor, Haaga Activity House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0;\"><div class=\"qrcswholewtapper\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"qrcprowrapper\"  id=\"qrcwraa2leds\"><div class=\"qrc_canvass\" id=\"qrc_cuttenpages_2\" style=\"display:none\" data-text=\"https:\/\/niemikoti.fi\/en\/work-itself-is-the-best-mental-health-act\/\"><\/div><div><a download=\"Work itself is the best mental health act.png\" class=\"qrcdownloads\" id=\"worign\">\r\n           <button type=\"button\" style=\"min-width:200px;background:#c8fd8c;color:#000;font-weight: 600;border: 1px solid #dddddd;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;padding: 6px 0;\" class=\"uqr_code_btn\">Lataa QR-koodi<\/button>\r\n           <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finland&#8217;s mental footprint is large. Over 100,000 people receive disability pension due to mental health problems. In addition, we lose 17 million working days a year due to mental health reasons. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), poor mental health costs Finland 11 billion euros per year. 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