Press releases
The Government proposes amendments to the Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare
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14.3.2024 13.17
EU ministers to discuss Platform Work Directive on 11 March
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8.3.2024 17.03
68th session of UN Commission on the Status of Women to focus on accelerating achievement of gender equality by addressing poverty
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8.3.2024 16.28
Taneli Puumalainen to continue as Director General of the Department for Safety, Security and Health for a fixed term
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7.3.2024 13.19
Public authorities seek ways to improve treatment of scabies
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1.3.2024 8.05
Request for opinions: changes to the scope of patient information archiving
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29.2.2024 9.53
Eemil Nuuttila appointed as Special Adviser to Minister Grahn-Laasonen
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28.2.2024 13.53
Quality recommendation for older people strive to increase the number of healthy and active years of life
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28.2.2024 13.41
Finland wants to highlight wellbeing economy approach at UN Social Summit 2025
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7.2.2024 10.48
Reima Palonen appointed Director of the Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board for a fixed term
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1.2.2024 13.31
European comparison: Finns’ health is relatively good, long wait times worsen access to health services
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29.1.2024 14.10
Petteri Tiippana to continue as Director General of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
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18.1.2024 13.42
EU4Health Programme to strengthen European Health Union with EUR 752.4 million
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12.1.2024 11.56
National health and wellbeing programme to be launched
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10.1.2024 13.43
In future more healthcare professionals would be allowed to administer vaccines – amendments to decrees circulated for comments
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28.12.2023 14.44
Symptoms of poor indoor air quality must be treated comprehensively – comments requested on new recommendation
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22.12.2023 11.09
Teresa Salminen appointed as Special Adviser to Minister Grahn-Laasonen
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22.12.2023 10.57
Workshop participants hope to see Communicable Diseases Act treat different sectors on more equal terms
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21.12.2023 14.00
Additional common EU reserves to be established in Finland, value of projects to rise to EUR 305 million
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20.12.2023 15.10
Government supports extending European Disability Card scheme to third-country nationals
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14.12.2023 14.10
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Finland wants to highlight wellbeing economy approach at UN Social Summit 2025
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7.2.2024 10.48
European comparison: Finns’ health is relatively good, long wait times worsen access to health services
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29.1.2024 14.10
EU4Health Programme to strengthen European Health Union with EUR 752.4 million
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12.1.2024 11.56
National health and wellbeing programme to be launched
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10.1.2024 13.43
Workshop participants hope to see Communicable Diseases Act treat different sectors on more equal terms
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21.12.2023 14.00
Resilient and sustainable health systems for the future on the agenda at Tallinn Health Systems Conference
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12.12.2023 10.06
COP28 Climate Conference to discuss impacts of climate change on health for the first time
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1.12.2023 14.15
Estonia and Finland to develop exchange of social security information
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2.10.2023 14.52
UN General Assembly in New York – Finland to emphasise the role of strong health systems in pandemics and in achieving universal health coverage
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19.9.2023 10.17
Finland signs statement to support healthcare in Ukraine
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7.9.2023 16.24
Wild birds heavily affected by avian influenza
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25.7.2023 17.06
Nominate a candidate for the 2023 International Gender Equality Prize
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14.6.2023 9.21
Gambling problems halved in Norway thanks to successful policy
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5.6.2023 13.59
Glossary updated: terminology related to wellbeing services counties widely available in Swedish and English
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26.1.2023 12.13
Our website is changing as new wellbeing services counties start operating
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22.12.2022 13.33
Negotiations on future WHO pandemic treaty take place in Geneva this week
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5.12.2022 10.23
Future WHO pandemic treaty discussed in Helsinki
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30.9.2022 11.44
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Sarkkinen visits Tallinn to discuss the development of social security and the situation of Ukrainian refugees
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28.6.2022 17.34
Developing economy of wellbeing through knowledge
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29.4.2022 15.54