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Sweden and Finland divided on the roles and freedoms of private providers

As the privatisation debate goes on in Sweden, neighbour Finland appears more pragmatic about the benefits of the free market – albeit under certain conditions. Juhani Lehto, professor emeritus of social and health policy at the University of Tampere, says regulations are key to harnessing the power of private providers.
April 2, 2015

Seven way merger creates Finland’s largest physiotherapy chain

Seven Finnish physiotherapy companies, backed by private equity firm Vaaka Partners, have merged to form Finland’s largest chain of physiotherapy. Pasi Syrjä, director of business development at the new company tells Healthcare Europa about the group’s ambitions.
March 19, 2015

Laastari and Aleris to compete on telehealth?

Finnish outpatient provider, Laastari Lähiklinikka, and Swedish diversified healthcare service player, Aleris, are now both offering telehealth services in the Nordics. Both services claim to offer greater patient convenience in the outpatient primary care market. How do they differ and which model looks the most promising?
February 26, 2015

Interview: Andreas Göthberg, CEO, Memira

Memira, the largest Scandinavian ophthalmology chain, backed by private equity house Investor Growth Capital, is now expanding operations into Finland. It had estimated 2014 sales of €60m. We talk to CEO Andreas Göthberg about growth trends, its business model, the importance of customer service and building a brand.
February 12, 2015

Report: Trends and innovations in the elderly care market in Europe

Elderly care groups are expanding into new business models such as the step down market, homecare and domiciliary care to met the needs of Europe’s fast growing elderly population. Here we talk to policymakers, CEOs and academics about innovations and outline the five main trends: the personalisation of care, changes in payers attitude, a shift to homecare, and the emergence of an Eastern European market.
February 5, 2015

Interview: Bart Diels, Managing Partner, Head of Health & Care, Gimv

Listed investment company Gimv (Euronext: GIMB) is unusual in that it covers every aspect of health – biopharma, medtech and healthcare services – with a focus on mid-caps and a Pan-European approach. It is willing to invest as little as a few million euros up to € 50m and can hold a stake for up to 10-12 years. Active in biopharma since the early eighties, it has also made several investments in healthcare services and medical technologies. So how does Mr. Diels who has worked in VC and private equity for 20 years, view healthcare services as an investment perspective?
January 7, 2015

Finnish insurer to slash costs with new chain of outpatient centres

Finnish insurer Pohjola wants to revolutionise private healthcare by opening a chain of wholly-owned outpatient centres, which will cover ambulatory surgery, diagnostics and specialist consultations. Pohjola’s head of health and well-being, Harri Aho claims that, based on the first Helsinki facility, the new stream-lined business model will halve treatment times against national averages. He says other insurers will follow. We investigate.
November 28, 2014

Adelis snaps up Med Group

Swedish private equity house Adelis Equity Partners has bought a majority stake in Finnish healthcare services outfit Med Group, which does everything from ambulance services to dentistry and from ophthalmology to homecare. The deal is its first foray into healthcare services. Per Batelson, the former CEO of Capio, who is speaking at Healthcare Europa 2015, is to invest in the company and join the board.
November 21, 2014
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