Press releases
Health security at Finland’s borders: new decree on exceptions concerning people arriving in Finland from abroad
Press release
31.8.2021 13.12
Expert working group proposes changes to palliative care – no shared view on the legalisation of euthanasia
Press release
31.8.2021 10.31
Webinar on the rights and service provision of indigenous people with disabilities and dementia
News item
31.8.2021 8.43
Restrictions on food and beverage service businesses — Ostrobothnia moves to COVID-19 community transmission phase
Press release
26.8.2021 13.29
Enablers of social welfare services obliged to join Kanta Services — new Act on Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare enters into force on 1 November 2021
Press release
26.8.2021 13.27
Transition period for Act on Secondary Use of Health and Social Data to be extended by one year
Press release
26.8.2021 13.24
Policy guidelines for information management in healthcare and social welfare sent out for comments
Press release
26.8.2021 11.08
Implementation of health and social services reform now under way
Press release
26.8.2021 10.07
Number of new COVID-19 cases declining
Press release
26.8.2021 10.00
Recommendation to work remotely continues until the end of September in areas in acceleration or community transmission phase
Press release
26.8.2021 9.30
Expert group appointed to analyse information on long-term effects of COVID-19
Press release
25.8.2021 10.40
New restrictions to be imposed on food and beverage service businesses in several regions
Press release
19.8.2021 18.40
Child-oriented budgeting to be piloted in the 2022 Budget
Press release
19.8.2021 14.04
Health security at Finland’s borders: List of low-risk countries as of 23 August
Press release
19.8.2021 13.23
Number of COVID-19 cases remains high although growth rate of new infections has stabilised
Press release
19.8.2021 10.00
Preparations for COVID-19 vaccination passport progressing — working group appointed to prepare necessary legislation
Press release
18.8.2021 15.39
Access to care and availability of services to be improved
Press release
16.8.2021 11.00
Government decides on new regional restrictions on food and beverage service businesses – Satakunta to community transmission phase
Press release
13.8.2021 16.45
2022 draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch
Press release
13.8.2021 13.36
Government Decree on Screenings amended: cancer screening expanded
Press release
12.8.2021 14.20