Interested in workplace wellbeing or nature-based activities as tools for promoting health? The Health Forest was a pilot project that explored exactly this.

The Health Forest project ran throughout 2023 and was funded by the European Social Fund under Priority Area / Specific Objective 7.1: “Improving productivity and workplace wellbeing.” It was a collaborative project between Centria and Novia Universities of Applied Sciences. Project partners were Österbottens välfärdsområde, the Municipality of Korsholm, and Mieli.

During the pilot year, the project tested and evaluated new models and nature-based interventions designed to proactively support workplace wellbeing. An education module focused on nature-based activities for promoting health at work was also developed and delivered as part of the project.