National health and wellbeing programme
The national health and wellbeing programme is being implemented in cooperation between central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities, organisations and other partners.
The aim is to reduce the disease burden and wellbeing deficit caused by chronic diseases and conditions, to boost people’s ability to work and functional capacity and to narrow differences in health and wellbeing. The long-term objective of the programme is to reduce the need for health and social services.
The programme started in 2024 and will end in 2027.
Programme consists of five thematic areas
The national health and wellbeing programme consists of five wide-ranging thematic areas. The measures under the programme focus on healthy nutrition, the wellbeing of children and young people, activities to reduce loneliness, preventive measures in public services, and taxation.
Programme coordination
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health coordinates the national health and wellbeing programme. A gross-government steering group is responsible for guiding the implementation of the programme. The programme measures were chosen on the basis of a proposal from a scientific expert group.
The ministerial working group on a sustainable welfare society monitors the progress of the programme.
The national health and wellbeing programme is linked to the Get Finland Moving programme coordinated by the Ministry of Education and Culture and to the national service reform. The health and wellbeing programme has received a total of EUR 7.5 million in funding. In addition to this, EUR 4.8 million has been allocated from the Get Finland Moving programme to certain projects under the health and wellbeing programme.
