Denmark and Norway have free access to the Cochrane Library due to government-funded national subscriptions. We work towards gaining free access for all also in Finland, Poland, Russia and Sweden. 

The Nordic countries are strong contributors to the Cochrane Library; measured by number of reviews per one million inhabitants, Denmark was ranked 6, Norway 10 and Finland 11 in a survey from 2011. 

The top 5 most downloaded Cochrane reviews and articles in 2017:

Denmark

1 Direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C
2 Industry sponsorship and research outcome
3 Nutrition support in hospitalised adults at nutrional risk
4 Aluminium adjuvants used in vaccines versus placebo or no intervention
5 Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Finland

1 Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2 Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health
3 Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
4 Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use
5 Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults

Norway

1 Exercise for depression
2 Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
3 Music-based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia
4 Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
5 Continuous support for women during childbirth

Poland

1 Smartphone and tablet self-management apps for asthma
2 Laetrile treatment for cancer
3 Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth
4 Clinical assessment to screen for the detection of oral cavity cancer and potentially malignant disorders in apparently healthy adults
5 Selenium supplementation for Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Russia

1 Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
2 Interventions for vitiligo
3 Saline nasal irrigation for acute upper respiratory tract infections
4 Homeopathic Oscillococcinum® for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like illness
5 Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold

Sweden

1 Exercise for depression
2 Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
3 Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
4 Exercise in prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression among children and young people
5 Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers