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Healthcare Ethics in Finland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2003

TUIJA TAKALA  and
PEKKA LOUHIALA
TUIJA TAKALA
Affiliation:
Tuija Takala, Ph.D., is Docent of Practical Philosophy in the Department of Moral and Social Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Finland She is currently Visiting Academic at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Manchester, England. Her main research interest lies in the philosophical analysis of bioethical concepts
PEKKA LOUHIALA
Affiliation:
Pekka Louhiala, Lic.Med., D.Med.Sci., Ph.D., is a part-time pediatrician in private practice who also holds a degree in philosophy. He is Lecturer in Medical Ethics in the Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Finland is a country in Northern Europe with a population of approximately 5.1 million people. It lies between Sweden and Russia and has a border with Norway too. It is part of the European Union and also belongs to the European Monetary Union. It is a welfare state in the sense that healthcare services, schools, universities, and social services are for the most part paid for by tax-based funding. In terms of basic healthcare, the state, through local municipalities, provides comprehensive coverage to all residents, and this is utilized by both the wealthy and the poor.

Type
SPECIAL SECTION: BIOETHICS NOW: INTERNATIONAL VOICES 2003
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 256 - 260
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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