Press releases
Minister Sarkkinen attends seminar on Economy of Wellbeing and OECD roundtable discussion on effects of COVID-19 on wellbeing
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24.11.2021 8.40
Finland’s International Gender Equality Prize goes to combating violence against women
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22.11.2021 16.33
Nordic labour ministers and ILO head to discuss platform economy and wellbeing at work in Helsinki
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22.11.2021 13.00
Award ceremonies for mothers as educators held exceptionally this autumn
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20.11.2021 16.00
Finland provides assistance to Estonia in fighting COVID-19 epidemic by lending vaccines
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18.11.2021 13.35
Nearly 80.6 per cent of people aged 12 or over have been vaccinated twice — burden on specialised healthcare and case numbers are increasing
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18.11.2021 10.00
Nordic Mental Health Summit to be held in Helsinki on 18–19 November
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16.11.2021 15.52
Restrictions on food and beverage service businesses to continue until end of year
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15.11.2021 18.44
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health issues circular to regions on full application of action plan for hybrid strategy
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12.11.2021 14.22
Two-dose COVID-19 vaccination rate reaches 80 per cent for people aged 12 or over — figures show a clear rise in COVID-19 cases
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11.11.2021 10.00
Fathers of the Year challenge traditional concepts of family and promote gender equality in everyday life
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10.11.2021 10.29
Broad-based development project to dismantle segregation in working life
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8.11.2021 10.57
EU Digital COVID Certificate now available for people who have had COVID-19 and received one vaccine dose
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5.11.2021 15.27
Follow-up report on Finland’s ageing policy in international context now published
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4.11.2021 15.05
Changes to restrictions on food and beverage service businesses — restrictions to be introduced in Kymenlaakso
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4.11.2021 13.26
Two-dose COVID-19 vaccination rate reaches 79 per cent for people aged 12 or over — number of infections is high while burden on specialised healthcare has not increased
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4.11.2021 10.00
New working group to prepare a reform of services for unaccompanied minors who have received a residence permit
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2.11.2021 10.49
The 2021 International Gender Equality Prize will be awarded in Tampere, Finland on 22 November 2021
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1.11.2021 14.53
Finland sends material assistance to help Latvia fight COVID-19 epidemic
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29.10.2021 15.58
Proposal to expand use of COVID-19 passport requires legal assessment
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29.10.2021 13.53