Anu Carroll May 10, 2020:

Room for compromise? If väestövastuu is a key concept (e.g. compared with some other way of organizing health care) and the term occurs often, you could start with a lengthier explanation based on Tarja's suggestion to define a shorter term such as Spencer's suggestion, and use the shorter term thereafter. If it's not a key concept, you could take a cue from the Duodecim Finnish–English dictionary, which seems to treat it as synonymous with primary care in Finland (väestövastuulääkäri – family doctor, personal physician; väestövastuujärjestelmä – family doctor system, personal physician system).