Press releases
Draft resolution on mental health promotion published
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22.3.2023 14.05
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
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