elamiskvaliteeti
Elamiskvaliteeti, commonly translated as quality of life, is a broad concept in social science and public policy that refers to the general well-being of individuals and populations. It combines objective living conditions—such as income, health, housing quality, education, employment, and environmental security—with subjective experiences of satisfaction, happiness, and freedom of choice. In Finnish discourse, elämiskvaliteetti is connected to, but distinct from, measures of economic performance, and is often used as an overarching aim of welfare policies and urban planning.
The domain of elamiskvaliteeti includes material needs and security as well as non-material dimensions like social
Policy relevance: elamiskvaliteeti informs policy design across health, education, housing, transportation, and social protection. It enables
Limitations: measuring quality of life involves value judgments and cultural differences in how people assess well-being.
See also: quality of life, subjective well-being, well-being economics.