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Health guidance, occupational health, data protection and how Treat works, from our doctors and team.
Finland's cholesterol guideline update 2026: five things worth knowing
Finland's national cholesterol guideline (Käypä hoito, the Finnish Current Care guideline) was updated slightly in September 2026. The changes are not dramatic, but a few of them apply to practically every adult, not…
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Back pain when working from home: when is self-care enough?
Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons for seeing a doctor, and working from home at the kitchen table certainly does not reduce it. The good news is that sudden lower back pain is most often benign and eases…
Antti Mauno12 October 2026 · 3 min read - Health
Remote consultation or an in-person visit – which suits your situation?
Remote consultations have become an established part of Finnish healthcare. Still, many people wonder whether their concern can be handled in a chat or whether they need to book an appointment. The answer depends on what…
Antti Mauno8 October 2026 · 2 min read - Health
Renewing a long-term prescription
Medication for a long-term condition is often settled for years, and yet the prescription always runs out at some point. Renewal is one of the most common things people ask a doctor for, and in many cases it can be done…
Antti Mauno5 October 2026 · 4 min read - Health
When should you see a doctor about a cold?
In autumn, runny noses, sore throats and coughs do the rounds at workplaces and in homes. Most respiratory infections are caused by viruses and clear up on their own in about a week, although the cough can last longer.…
Antti Mauno2 October 2026 · 2 min read - For employers
Sick leave by self-certification: how to set a clear policy
Sitting in a doctor's waiting room because of a short cold helps neither the person who is ill nor an overstretched healthcare system. That is why many workplaces have a self-certification policy : an employee can be…
Antti Mauno30 September 2026 · 2 min read - Health
Stomach flu: self-care and fluids
Stomach flu, or acute gastroenteritis, usually strikes fast: vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and sometimes fever. The great majority of cases are caused by viruses such as norovirus or rotavirus and clear up on their…
Antti Mauno28 September 2026 · 4 min read - Health
Skin symptoms and photos in chat
Skin is an organ a doctor can often assess from a photo. A rash, eczema, an insect bite or a small infection says a lot by its appearance alone, and a good photo together with your description is in many cases enough for…
Antti Mauno24 September 2026 · 5 min read - For employers
Occupational healthcare for a small business: what the law requires and what is worth buying
When a company hires its first employee, occupational healthcare comes up quickly. Many small business owners hesitate, though: what must be arranged, what is worth buying and how much does it cost? Here I go through the…
Antti Mauno21 September 2026 · 3 min read - Health
Sleep problems and insomnia
Almost everyone has had a poor night's sleep. A heavy stretch at work, a worry or an illness breaks up sleep, and most of the time the rhythm settles on its own once the situation calms down. The problem arises when…
Antti Mauno17 September 2026 · 5 min read - Health
Urinary tract infection: when a chat is enough and when you need a visit
A urinary tract infection is one of the most common reasons women see a doctor. A typical bladder infection is unpleasant but usually readily treatable, and treatment can often be started without an in-person…
Antti Mauno14 September 2026 · 4 min read - Health
Headache and migraine: self-care and when to worry
Headache is so common that almost everyone gets one at some point. The great majority of headaches are benign and settle with self-care. A doctor's job is to spot the few situations where the pain is a sign of something…
Antti Mauno11 September 2026 · 4 min read - Health
Stress and exhaustion: recognising it and taking the first steps
Everyone is tired and under pressure sometimes. Short-term stress is normal and passes when the load eases. Exhaustion is different: the tiredness does not lift on holiday, work feels meaningless and even small things…
Antti Mauno9 September 2026 · 4 min read - About Treat
Rebuilding healthcare's front door from first principles
Behind a simple path to care sits a great deal of complexity. Healthcare is regulated, the data is sensitive and systems have to talk to each other according to national standards. At Treat we decided to rebuild…
Jarno Keskikangas5 September 2026 · 4 min read - For employers
For employers: what fast access to a doctor means for a team
When an employee falls ill, what matters most to them is finding out quickly what to do. What matters most to the employer is that the person gets help and everyday work carries on. In this post I explain what fast…
Sami Marttinen4 September 2026 · 4 min read - Health
Sore throat: viral or strep?
A sore throat is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor, and most of the time a virus is behind it. Antibiotics only help when the cause is a bacterium, in practice group A streptococcus. The doctor's job is…
Antti Mauno2 September 2026 · 4 min read - About Treat
The front door to healthcare: why finding the right care is hard
Most health problems start with the same question: what should I do about this? Finding the answer is often harder than the care itself. In this post I explain why the front door to healthcare is so hard to find, and…
Sami Marttinen1 September 2026 · 4 min read - For employers
How an employer pilot with Treat works
Treat can be tried without it turning into a project. In a pilot, we agree on a defined group and a period, roll the service out and look together at what happens. In this post I walk through what a company can expect…
Henri Heliö31 August 2026 · 4 min read - Data & security
Kanta and Treat: how your records move
When you describe your symptoms in Treat, the doctor's assessment is often easier if they know which medicines you take and what has been found before. In Finland, that information lives in Kanta, the national health…
Jarno Keskikangas26 August 2026 · 4 min read - Health
How a doctor assesses your case in a chat
Many people wonder whether a doctor can really assess their situation in a chat. They can, and often very precisely. A large part of a doctor's decisions rests on what the patient tells them: how the symptoms began, how…
Antti Mauno24 August 2026 · 4 min read - Data & security
Security in the architecture: how Treat protects your data
In a health service, security is not a feature added at the end but the starting point the structure is built around. In this post I explain, for the technically curious reader, how Treat is built: where the data is, how…
Jarno Keskikangas22 August 2026 · 4 min read - Data & security
How your patient data is protected at Treat
When you tell a doctor about your symptoms, you are sharing something very personal. As Treat's CTO, I am responsible for keeping that information safe and only in the right hands. Here is how it works in practice…
Onni Hakala20 August 2026 · 4 min read - Data & security
Why you sign in to Treat with bank credentials
Many people wonder why a doctor chat asks for online banking credentials or a mobile certificate (Mobiilivarmenne) when almost everything else works with an email and a password. The short answer: because this is your…
Onni Hakala15 July 2026 · 4 min read - Data & security
AI at Treat: what it does and does not do
As we build Treat ahead of our first pilots, we are defining a clear role for AI: it asks follow-up questions and structures the information you provide; a doctor makes the clinical decisions. Here I describe the intake…
Onni Hakala15 June 2026 · 4 min read - About Treat
Why we started Treat
Onni Hakala and I started Treat in April 2026. The problem we wanted to solve was the unclear first step into healthcare: where do I start, whom do I call and how long will I wait? We believe that first step should be…
Sami Marttinen15 April 2026 · 3 min read
