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Country fact sheet: Finland (Index year: 2014) / Women

Age group 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 Age unknown Total

Interval

Screening interval (months) 0 0 24 24 0 0 24

Population (personally invited)

Target population 198 366 172 561 370 927
Annual target population 99 183 86 281 185 464
Person invited 28 643 16 672 45 315
Invitation coverage (%) 28.9 19.3 24.4

Examinations

Person screened 20 471 12 911 33 382
Examination coverage rate (%) 71.5 77.4 73.7

Result (All tests in the invitation cohort)

Positive 434 300 734
Negative 19 993 12 589 32 582
Inadequate 44 22 66
Referral for further assessment (%) 2.1 2.3 2.2

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 347 234 581
Not done 87 62 149
Further assessment participation rate (%) 80.0 78.0 79.2

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy
No lesion 104 62 166
Adenomas (all) 87 58 145
Advanced adenomas 13 11 24
Colorectal cancers 12 7 19
Other lesions 144 107 251