Marina Erhola appointed Under-Secretary of State for Guidance of Healthcare and Social Welfare

20.11.2024

Marina Erhola, Doctor of Medical Science and County Chief Executive of the wellbeing services county of Pirkanmaa, will start in the position of Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Social...
Informal ministerial meeting to discuss intergenerational solidarity and supporting young people

15.11.2024

The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU will hold an informal meeting of the ministers responsible for demography in Budapest on 18 and 19 November 2024. The meeting will exchange views...
Travelling within the EU to become easier for persons with disabilities

31.10.2024

The European Union has adopted a Directive establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. The EU has also adopted a Directive extending the...
Study on the use of international data models for healthcare and social welfare

30.10.2024

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched a study on the use of international data models for healthcare and social welfare. Key national and international experts in the field will...
Niina Oresmaa appointed Director of Division of Basic Public Services, Legal Rights and Permits at Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland

28.10.2024

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has appointed Niina Oresmaa as Director of the Division of Basic Public Services, Legal Rights and Permits at the Regional State Administrative Agency for...
Ukraine and Finland sign agreement on healthcare sector cooperation

18.10.2024

Finland and Ukraine signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector on Friday 18 October 2024 in Helsinki.
Government proposes allowing home deliveries and online sales of alcoholic beverages

10.10.2024

The Government proposes an amendment to the Alcohol Act that would allow the delivery of alcoholic beverages to customers. In practice, the amendment would allow, for example, home deliveries and...
Rapporteur proposes ways to stop declining birth rate

10.10.2024

Research Professor Anna Rotkirch was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to prepare a report that identifies factors affecting the birth rate and explores possible ways to...
Orpon hallitusohjelma
Working group: The sale of over-the-counter medicines outside pharmacies should be implemented in a controlled and systematic manner

3.10.2024

According to a working group appointed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the sale of some over-the-counter medicines could be expanded outside pharmacies if the change is made in a...
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health launches study on how to safeguard children’s rights in challenging divorce situations

26.9.2024

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched a study on how society could better support children in challenging divorce situations and custody disputes.
Toimiva ja kestävä hyvinvointiyhteiskunta
UN General Assembly in New York – Finland to attend High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance

26.9.2024

Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen will attend a High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in New York on 26 September 2024. Minister Grahn-Laasonen will deliver Finland’s...
Government proposes maximum waiting time for access to therapy for children and young people

23.9.2024

The Government proposes a maximum waiting time of one month for access to primary mental health services from the date when the need for help was established. This would apply to children and to...
Orpon hallitusohjelma Toimiva ja kestävä hyvinvointiyhteiskunta
Assessment of combined impacts of social security changes now ready

23.9.2024

The two memorandums published on 23 September 2024 assess the combined impacts of the changes to income security that the Government is preparing or implementing for the years 2024–2025.
Government proposes to discontinue mediation in domestic violence cases

23.9.2024

The Government proposes that, in future, mediation offices could not use mediation to resolve criminal offences involving violence or certain other offences against the suspect’s family member or...
Turvallinen ja kriisinkestävä oikeusvaltio
Productivity programme for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

23.9.2024

As outlined in the Programme of Petteri Orpo’s Government, the Government will implement a central government productivity programme to support the Government’s objective for sustainable public...
the budget
Budget proposal for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2025

23.9.2024

The Finnish Government proposes about EUR 15.2 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2025. This is about EUR 1.1 billion less...
the budget
New implementation plan for the policy for work environment and wellbeing at work to support good working life

16.9.2024

A good working life is the cornerstone of society. Ensuring health and safety at work is an important prerequisite for a good working life. The policy for the work environment and wellbeing at work...
Report: One in four pregnant people experience discrimination on grounds of pregnancy

12.9.2024

Discrimination on grounds of pregnancy is widespread in working life, according to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from Statistics Finland. One in four pregnant...
Rapporteur to explore allowing sales of wines with up to 15 per cent alcohol outside Alko monopoly

10.9.2024

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment have appointed Antti Neimala to carry out a study on the possibilities to allow sales of wines with up...
Government proposal on hospital network reform reviewed based on feedback from consultation round – Kouvola to retain possibility to maintain 24-hour emergency care services in primary healthcare

6.9.2024

On 6 September 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health gave an account of the further preparation of the reform concerning the system of hospitals and emergency care services and the...
Toimiva ja kestävä hyvinvointiyhteiskunta