Press releases
The international audit of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare has been completed: the panel proposes strategic-level specifications to the Institute’s duties, steering and cooperation structures
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17.3.2023 11.32
Interim report of Social Security Committee now published – Committee proposes harmonisation and combination of basic social security benefits
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16.3.2023 14.00
Finland supports proposal for new regulation on fees payable to European Medicines Agency — proposal requires clarifications
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16.3.2023 13.32
EU health ministers meet to discuss European Medicines Agency fees and global health
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14.3.2023 9.45
EU ministers to discuss the situation of Ukrainian refugees and the European Semester
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13.3.2023 10.48
Action Plan to integrate the economy of wellbeing into decision-making and sustainability assessment
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8.3.2023 12.08
Report: Many thresholds prevent young people from receiving mental health and substance abuse services
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3.3.2023 9.18
Generic substitution of biological medicines by pharmacies to be introduced in stages in 2024–2026
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2.3.2023 14.24
Reimbursement scheme for cross-border healthcare to be amended
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2.3.2023 14.22
Act on Legal Recognition of Gender enters into force on 3 April 2023
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2.3.2023 14.03
Powers and duties of occupational safety and health authorities extended to improve enforcement of wage dumping provisions and monitoring of issues affecting indoor air quality
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2.3.2023 13.46
Liisa Perttula appointed Director of Human Resources and Administration at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
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23.2.2023 10.46
Progress made with the Government Action Plan for Gender Equality as planned
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23.2.2023 10.28
Mental health themes increasingly important in the EU
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16.2.2023 10.40
Sufficiency and availability of healthcare and social welfare personnel to be ensured through the appropriate division of responsibilities
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15.2.2023 10.38
New responsibility recommendations support employers in healthcare and social welfare sector international recruitment
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15.2.2023 10.33
Working capacity programme ends but measures to promote employment of people with partial work capacity will continue
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15.2.2023 9.40
Finland’s third National Roma Policy supports Roma inclusion
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9.2.2023 14.09
Social development and sustainability, employment and decent work on the agenda of UN CSocD session
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6.2.2023 14.29
Overall assessment of equal pay measures recommends continuing and intensifying Equal Pay Programme
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2.2.2023 9.39
News
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
Consultation event concerning draft decree on rights of access to client data in healthcare and social welfare
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18.3.2022 9.33
Regional State Administrative Agencies responsible for restrictions on public events and customer premises
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29.12.2021 16.17
World Health Organization WHO holds Global Conference on Health Promotion on 13–15 December
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13.12.2021 8.27
DHAGE’s report on inclusion and exclusion in digital health is published
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28.10.2021 13.41
Webinar on the rights and service provision of indigenous people with disabilities and dementia
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31.8.2021 8.43
Health security at Finland’s borders: Arrival from low-risk countries permitted without certificate or test
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22.7.2021 15.12
New EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also serves as an important tool for Finland
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2.7.2021 15.22
Project on work of equal value develops assessment of requirements of work
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16.6.2021 11.49
EU Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs and Equality to discuss priorities for social dimension and the EU COVID-19 recovery
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22.2.2021 10.01
Government and central labour market organisations commit to promoting equality in pay
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18.1.2021 9.00
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health sent a circular of hybrid strategy to manage the COVID-19 crisis
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29.12.2020 12.24
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health welcomes contribution to preparation of the Government Report on Equality
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21.12.2020 15.19
EU ministers to discuss working conditions in platform economy and gender equality
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3.12.2020 9.30