About us

MentalHub.fi is a nationwide online service that provides reliable and up-to-date information about mental health as well as self-help support. The service is intended for all Finnish people: those in need of support and their loved ones, as well as professionals.

What do we offer?

In the open-access online service:

  • Reliable information by theme and target group
  • Dozens of self-help programs for mental health symptoms and life situation concerns
  • Symptom scales for self-assessment

In the professional section for registered social and healthcare professionals and students:

  • Materials and tools to support work
  • Measurement tools, guides, and training

Who is responsible for Mentalhub.fi?

Mentalhub.fi is part of Finland’s public healthcare.

  • HUS Psychiatry is responsible for developing and maintaining the service.
  • All wellbeing services counties participate in maintenance, continuous development, and communication.
  • Materials have been produced in collaboration with several organizations.
  • Experts by experience and members of the customer panel are involved in evaluating and developing content.

Projects behind Mentalhub.fi

  • Mentalhub.fi was launched in 2009.
  • The service was developed in the SADE project (2013–2015) and in the Therapies to the Frontline (Terapiat etulinjaan) project (2021–2023).
  • In 2024–2025, development continues through projects implementing the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s Mental Health at Work Program (part of Finland’s Sustainable Growth Program), funded by the EU’s temporary recovery instrument (Next Generation EU).

More information about 2024–2025 projects:

Goal of Mentalhub.fi

The goal of Mentalhub.fi is to promote mental health and well-being by providing accessible, reliable, and effective support for everyone in Finland.

The content aims to strengthen mental health skills for everyday life, offer self-help tools without barriers, reduce stigma, and encourage seeking support and treatment.

Responsibility

The guidelines presented in Mentalhub.fi content primarily reflect the perspective of HUS psychiatric specialized care. However, efforts have been made to consider the entire care chain and societal needs.

Mentalhub.fi provides expert-verified, reliable information. For individual users, this information is indicative only and does not replace an assessment by a mental health professional or a physician’s diagnosis based on a clinical evaluation.

HUS is not obligated to act according to the principles mentioned on the site for individual patients.
HUS does not assume treatment responsibility for Mentalhub.fi users. Treatment responsibility always remains with the treating party.

The site contains verified and appropriate links to external sources and other websites. Mentalhub.fi does not take full responsibility for their information, nor do the principles mentioned there bind the treating party.

Please report any content or technical errors via the site’s feedback form.

Copyright information

The Mentalhub.fi website is freely available to all users.

Copyrights for the service’s materials belong to HUS and its content-producing partners. Mentalhub.fi content can be freely linked. You may quote suitable excerpts for page introductions alongside the link. The web address must appear in publications as www.mielenterveystalo.fi/[name-of-referenced-page].

Text content, videos, audio recordings, images, and other graphic material may not be used without separate permission.