Press release: Implementing the Health 2020 vision in the Nordic and Baltic countries: high-level meeting in Helsinki, Finland

On 16–17 June 2014, policy-makers and politicians identified and shared effective policies and interventions at a subregional policy dialogue organised by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

The event brought together eight Baltic and Nordic countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Policy-makers and political representatives from health ministries and other government entities had the opportunity to meet with WHO, national and international experts, and discuss important evidence and new thinking on tackling the determinants of health inequities within and between countries. The event was a major step in taking forward the equity goals of Health 2020, the European policy framework for health and well-being, across the Baltic and Nordic countries.