Centres of excellence on social welfare
There are a total of 10 centres of excellence on social welfare, and their areas of operation cover all wellbeing services counties. One of the centres is Swedish-speaking.
The centres of excellence are paid a discretionary government grant, which is determined on the basis of the population and surface area covered by each centre’s operating area.
The tasks of the centres of excellence on social welfare include:
- developing and sharing competence and expertise in the social welfare sector
- developing basic public services as well as special and expert services that require special expertise
- maintaining cooperation for the purpose of producing special and expert services at the regional level.
- Act on Centres of Excellence on Social Welfare 1230/2001
The Advisory Board on Centres of Excellence on Social Welfare operates in connection with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and its tasks include coordinating the national policy guidelines for the activities of the centres of excellence and the activities themselves.
- Advisory Board on Centres of Excellence on Social Welfare (in Finnish)
- Government Decree on the Activities of the Centres of Excellence on Social Welfare 1411/2001 (in Finnish and Swedish)
More information on the websites of the centres of excellence
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Pirkanmaa, Kanta-Häme and Satakunta, Pikassos
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Eastern Finland, Iso (in Finnish)
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Southeast Finland, Socom Oy
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Central Finland, Koske ry (in Finnish)
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in the Regions of Ostrobothnia, Sonet Botnia (in Finnish)
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Northern Finland, Poske
- Swedish-speaking Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare, Finlandssvenska Kompetenscentret (in Swedish)
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Southwest Finland, Vasso Oy (in Finnish)
- Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in Päijät-Häme, Verso
- Socca - Centre of Expertise on Social Welfare in the Uusimaa Region (in Finnish)