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EU lawmakers push for stronger workplace health rules as Finland ranks second for stress

The European Parliament wants tougher protections for workers’ mental and physical health after new figures showed Finland has the EU’s second-highest rate of work-related stress and depression. Hero image: workers in an office setting.

Finland has the second-highest rate of work-related stress and depression in the European Union, according to figures cited by Yle News. The finding comes as the European Parliament is pressing for laws that would better protect workers’ mental and physical health.

The issue places Finland near the top of the EU comparison at a time when workplace wellbeing is drawing more political attention in Brussels. The Parliament’s push signals that mental strain at work is increasingly being treated as a policy issue, not only an individual one.

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Story based on reporting from the outlets above. Päivän Sanomat editorial rewrite.

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