Finland is an industrialized democracy and it has belonged to the European Union since January 1995. Culturally Finland is quite a homogeneous nation.
Finnish women are well-educated and enjoy equal opportunities.
Women constitute the majority of the personnel in these services. The local authorities maintain primary health care services and hospitals, which are financed mainly with tax money. The health centres provide the services of general practitioners, maternity and children's clinics and school health care for everyone living in the area. Private health care services are also available alongside the public health care system. In Finland the average number of children is as low as 1.78 per family.