The population of EST and FIN is ageing rapidly - the proportion of people aged 65 and over in EST has grown from 13,7% to 17,1% and in FIN from 14,3% to 16,4%, in the past 10 years. Therefore the health and social sectors in both countries face many difficulties. The need for health and social services grows quickly, because the age-related difficulties that elderly face worsen their coping with ...