Who should receive the next International Gender Equality Prize? Nominate your candidate today!
Categories: Publication date:17.4.2025The Government of Finland awards the International Gender Equality Prize now for the fourth time. We are now asking for nominations for the 2025 candidate. Anyone is welcome to make a nomination.
Keywords:Wellbeing services counties make decisions for the future: people’s wellbeing as a significant economic solution
Categories: Publication date:9.4.2025Prime Minister Orpo’s Government has set an objective of adjusting public sector activities to ensure that the national economy is on a sustainable footing. At the moment, it looks like it will be...
Keywords:Nordic ministers for health and social affairs to meet in Tornio on 9 April 2025
Categories: Publication date:8.4.2025The Nordic ministers for health and social affairs will meet in Tornio on Wednesday 9 April 2025. The meeting will be hosted by Finnish Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso. The themes...
Keywords:Working group on population policy submits its proposal for boosting birth rate
Categories: Publication date:31.3.2025The working group on population policy has submitted its memorandum ‘Measures to boost the birth rate and support people to have children’ to Minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen. Feedback on the...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelmaStakeholders discuss WHO pandemic treaty
Categories: Publication date:14.3.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health held a stakeholder event on 11 March to discuss the pandemic treaty that is currently being negotiated under the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim...
Keywords:Finland refuses to regress
Categories: Publication date:7.3.2025The promotion of gender equality, women’s rights and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people is facing strong opposition around the world. The...
Keywords:Finland continues to promote gender equality and human rights loudly at session of UN Commission on the Status of Women
Categories: Publication date:7.3.2025The 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place in New York between 10 and 21 March 2025. Finland will be represented at the session by a broad-based delegation...
Keywords:Children’s rights and best interests are not realised in contentious divorces
Categories: Publication date:6.3.2025A report commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health discusses how society could better support children in contentious divorces and custody disputes. The report gives 31...
Keywords:Four ministers host roundtable discussion on promoting research in healthcare and social welfare in wellbeing services counties
Categories: Publication date:5.3.2025On 5 March 2025, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Finance organised a roundtable discussion hosted by four ministers on the topic...
Keywords: Terveys- ja hyvinvointialan kasvuohjelmaGovernment adopts resolution on Government Action Plan for Gender Equality 2024–2027
Categories: Publication date:6.2.2025The Government adopted a resolution on the Government Action Plan for Gender Equality 2024–2027 at its session on 6 february 2025. The Action Plan contains 50 measures, and it has a strong emphasis...
Keywords:Ministry of Social Affairs and Health closes its website in Russian
Categories: Publication date:5.2.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has closed down its Russian-language website at stm.fi. Information on healthcare and social welfare will be available in Russian on the InfoFinland.fi...
Keywords:Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on implementation of amendments to International Health Regulations
Categories: Publication date:27.1.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on a draft government proposal for nationally implementing the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). Comments can be...
Keywords:New EU regulation to improve citizens’ control over their personal health data
Categories: Publication date:24.1.2025The Council of the EU adopted a regulation on 21 January 2025 that will facilitate the exchange of health data within the EU. The regulation will improve citizens’ control over their personal...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Toimiva ja kestävä hyvinvointiyhteiskunta
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