Antropodi: Shifting health care landscapes and the politics of universal healthcare: an ethnography of reform implementation in Finland

Antropodi: Shifting health care landscapes and the politics of universal healthcare: an ethnography of reform implementation in Finland

April 16, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 527

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Laura Kihlström discusses the relationship between healthcare reform objectives and user experiences in Finland.

This episode features Laura Kihlström’s presentation at the Finnish Anthropological Society’s annual meeting on March 24th, 2026. Laura discusses the relation between the objectives of the ongoing healthcare reform in Finland and the lived experiences of people using healthcare services, and presents preliminary analysis of the ethnographic research conducted in three primary healthcare centres. Laura Kihlström is an anthropologist and a research manager at the Finnish Institute for Heath and Welfare.

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