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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

No need for alarm, of course -- and certainly no need to address the root causes of the sharp rise in anxiety, ADHD, depression and sleep disorders since 2020.

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Anderbergskan @anderbergskan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Sweden. Crickets! Because Public Health claims infection is protection and disregards the harm of multiple Covid infections.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Vaccinations are back in fashion.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In Sweden, influenza deaths are now 17 times higher than in France, according to joint surveillance by the ECDC and WHO. In 2022, the ratio was 2.9. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

WHO just removed the word "AEROSOL" from the modes of transmission of Meningococcal Meningitis from its website. 1/x @catinthehat.bsky.social

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Galina Esther Shubina, my coffee is my own @galsh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The guy who wants the next pandemic to be solved with trust:

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Who would have guessed. (Just don't tell politicians.) 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Healthy life years (HLY) in Germany. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

In the United States, the share of people with disabilities in the civilian labor force has risen to 1.36 percentage points above the 2008-2019 average, increasing at 0.27 percentage points per year. (This figure likely excludes sick people not actively seeking work.) 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Finland: the largest rise in life with disability in Europe since 2021. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The person behind Sweden's herd immunity approach to dealing with C19: "The next pandemic will be solved with trust". Right. Herd immunity is a superior strategy as it allows for higher GDP growth at the expense of deaths. All they have to to is to convince everyone. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Healthy Life Years (HLY) in the EU area. 1/x

Line chart showing EU-27 Healthy Life Years (HLY) trends from 2014 to 2023, with the x-axis extending to 2030 for future reference. Data is sourced from Eurostat and was published on 12 March 2026.
Three metric groups are displayed on the left axis. HLY at birth, shown for both sexes, men, and women separately, ranges between 61 and 65 years across the period, reaching approximately 63 years by 2023. The second group shows total age reached when adding HLY measured from age 50, clustering between 67 and 70 years, with the 2023 value around 69 years. The third group shows total age reached when adding HLY measured from age 65, the highest of the three, ranging from 73 to 75 years and settling near 74 years in 2023. All three groups follow a similar pattern: gradual improvement from 2014 to a peak around 2019, a notable dip in 2020–2021 likely related to the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by partial recovery through 2023. Women consistently show slightly higher values than men across all categories.
The secondary right axis tracks two gap measures. The first is the difference between (50 + HLY at 50) and HLY at birth, hovering around 6–8 years. The second is the difference between (65 + HLY at 65) and HLY at birth, around 11–13 years. Both gaps remaining persistently positive indicates that people who reach age 50 or 65 can expect proportionally more healthy years ahead than the at-birth estimate predicts, reflecting the impact of early mortality on the birth-based measure. Source: Eurostat.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

In Sweden, 10% of healthy life years have been lost since the pandemic began. That’s one out of every ten years gone. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Since the pandemic began, healthy life years have declined in every Scandinavian country.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Mycosis-related deaths in Sweden have grown by an average of 19% per year since 2019 in the total population - among 0-4 year old children, the 2024 level exceeds that of the total population - ICD-10 codes B44-B49 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Cancer-related deaths of 5-9 year olds in Sweden. 1/x

Bar chart showing causes of death per 100,000 among children aged 5–9 in Sweden from 1997 to 2024. The chart highlights causes with the largest absolute increase in 2023–2024 compared with the 1997–2019 average. Earlier years show generally low and fluctuating mortality levels. A clear rise appears in 2023 and especially 2024, when the total height of the stacked bar reaches the highest level in the series.

Most of the increase is driven by cancer diagnoses within ICD-10 group C00–D48. The largest contributors include malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (C41 and C40), diffuse non-Hodgkin lymphoma (C83), leukaemia of unspecified cell type (C95), malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland (C74), and malignant neoplasm of testis (C62). In the stacked bars for 2023–2024, bone cancers form the largest segment, with additional contributions from lymphoma, leukaemia, and smaller segments from adrenal and testicular cancers.

Earlier years in the chart show occasional smaller spikes for individual cancers, but none reach the combined height seen in 2024. The visualization emphasizes that a relatively small number of cancer types account for most of the recent increase in mortality within this age group.

The chart notes that in 2024 the listed causes (ranked 1–19) account for 69.2% of deaths associated with diseases in ICD-10 groups C00–D48 among 5–9-year-olds, and 22.1% of all disease-related deaths (A00–U99). Ill-defined causes (R99) and COVID-19 (U07) are excluded. Source: Socialstyrelsen cause-of-death database. Chart by @jukka235, dated 8 March 2026.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

A new “study” is out: in Finland, they continue to blame the 2020 lockdowns for difficulties in social relationships in 2026. 1/x

Source: https://www.is.fi/paakirjoitus/art-2000011858259.html

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Re this, I checked: - in Helsinki, 2 out of 3 ovens have been out of use. Of these, one is already back and the other one expected to be back next week. - In Espoo, 1 out of 2 ovens has been out of service for the past 4 years. ... 1a/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Cancer related deaths among 15-19 year olds in Sweden. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

20-24 year olds in Sweden: deaths associated with cancers. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The next thing they’ll say is that dying from lung cancer at a young age is “normal.”

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

25-29 year olds: cancer and neoplasm related deaths in Sweden (C00-D48). 1/x

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Covid is not over at the Olympics. Athletes know it can cause them to miss events or end careers. They are aware of long covid risks. In the UK over 120k children have long covid. Why aren’t they being protected also? Why aren’t clinically vulnerable. In the US over 6 million children have it!

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VirusSucks.com @virussucks.com · 25/02/2026

Various viruses are linked to various cancers. Early #COVID19 variants seem to have caused more pronounced acute lymphopenia and NK cell reduction/dysfunction in Swedes than later ones experienced in other Nordic countries. Are Swedish health authorities responsible for this cancer death surge?

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Cancer and neoplasm related deaths in Sweden (C00-D48). 1/x

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Anderbergskan @anderbergskan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Jag blir lika förbannad av utvisningshotade barn som att barn dör av infektionssjukdomar och det inte nämns i några nyheter alls. Det är politiska beslut att barn onödigtvis dör i Sverige. Man kan inte ignorera bort luftburna virus. Rena luft, FAR-UV, andningsskydd nu i vården, rena luft på dagis!

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Infectious diseases (A00-B99) related deaths in Sweden. 1/ x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Iivo Niskanen: did not finish men's 50 km race due to flu. Never saw him wearing a mask (unlike at 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won men's 15 km. Won Olympic Gold in 50km in 2018.)

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Suvi Minkkinen, Olympic Bronze medalist, women's biathlon, Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 February 2026

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Finland's epidemic 22 Feb 2026: the amount of virus detected in wastewater is now 60% higher than during the first Omicron wave in 2022. The post-Omicron baseline appears permanently higher compared with the pre-Omicron period; repeated waves show no sign of diminishing. 1/x

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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Nothing to worry about.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Deaths of 0-4 year olds in Sweden. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Deaths of 10-14 year olds in Sweden. 1/x

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Isanthrope @isanthropia.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Sweden was the first of our countries to pretend herd immunity was relevant for a novel, persistent and constantly reinfecting pathogen. Their stats for morbidity and morality increases are ours in another year maybe two.

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Mask Bloc Waterloo Region @maskblocwr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Part of a thread, for those still claim Sweden's pandemic approach was the right one...

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Deaths of 5-9 year olds in Sweden. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Sweden: causes of death showing the largest growth (%) relative to 1997–2019. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This is one beautiful chart. Between 1997 and 2019, mortality across age groups declined by up to 48 percent. Large amounts of additional life were delivered. Courtesy of the Swedish health system. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Colon cancer is now "colon or appendix cancer". 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Between 2020 and 2024, official Swedish data show 21,248 deaths attributed to Covid-19, compared with 15 deaths attributed to Covid-19 vaccination - a ratio of roughly 1,416 to 1.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Which diseases are people increasingly dying from in Sweden ? 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

25-29 year olds are increasingly dying because of endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90). Between 2021 and 2024, average growth rate of these causes is 57.8% per year (10x in ln(10)/ln(1.578)= 5.0 years if current growth continues). The number one killer is diabetes (E10). 10/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Mortality in Sweden: what is going on among 25-29 year olds is happening in every single age group from 0-4 to 95+: the share of causes showing an increase in 2023-2024 compared with 1997-2019 average (the blue area) is increasing in terms of absolute numbers. 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Definition of cognitive dissonance right here.

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Andrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Why would all disease related causes of death be growing, within every age group? Doctors are puzzled. Scientists are not. But don't say COVID or you'll be scolded.

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Mortality in Sweden: how fast are all disease related causes of death growing within each age group? 1/x

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Ilkka Rauvola @jukka235.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Here's how to cross-check any data on deaths in Sweden that I publish. First, go to this site. 1/x sdb.socialstyrelsen.se/if_dor/val_e...

sdb.socialstyrelsen.se

Statistikdatabaser - Dödsorsaksstatistik - Val

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