Facts about cardiology in Finland
 Hospitals with cardiological units in Finland |
Hospitals with cardiological units in Finland
Map of hospitals with cardiological units in Finland is above. Find here the website addresses to the hospitals.
Facts about Cardiology in Finland
Number of Cardiologists (Jan 2009): 227 (210) altogether, from which 199 (184) are in active working age. Out of the working aged cardiologists 49 (45) are women and 150 (139) are men. Corresponding numbers in Feb 2008 are in parenthesis.
Source of information is Finnish Medical Association.
Number of Cardiologists in Training: 38 training positions in 5 University Hospitals and their regional/central hospitals.
Number of cardiological procedures in 2006-2007
Cardiological | 2006 | 2007 | ||
procedures: | total n:o | per million | total n:o | per million |
Coronary angiography | 22 913 | 4 323 | 22 465 | 4 238 |
PCI | 8 597 | 1 622 | 8 135 | 1 534 |
Pacemakers | 3 319 | 626 | 2 935 | 554 |
AICD | 353 | 67 | 396 | 75 |
Electrophysiology | 1 517 | 286 | 1 485 | 280 |
RF ablations | 1 090 | 205 | 1 131 | 213 |
Coronary Bypass (2003) | 3 943 | 743 | 2 584 | 487 |
Population structure
Population in Finland in 2008: 5.3 million, from which 49% are men and 51% are female.
Population by region (in December 2007):
South Finland 41 %
West Finland 35,4 %
East Finland 10,8 %
Oulu region 8,8 %
Lapland 3,5 %
Ahvenanmaa 0,5 %
More information about Finland in websites:
Tilastokeskus, Statistics Finland
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Facts and Figures of Finland. Produced by Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Department for Communication and Culture/Unit for Public Diplomacy
