Press releases
Current situation of protective equipment of health and social services
Press release
3.6.2020 16.03
Expert group: The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the strengths and fractures of the welfare society
Press release
3.6.2020 12.03
Supplementary budget funds for a coronavirus vaccine, testing, income security, and support for children, young people, families and the elderly
Press release
2.6.2020 22.48
Restaurants open on 1 June – restrictions prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection
Press release
29.5.2020 16.47
Report on the use of face coverings to prevent coronavirus infections: large variation in country-specific policies and only little research data available
Press release
29.5.2020 14.32
Reforms in the organisation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Press release
29.5.2020 13.00
World Health Organization awarded Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for its work on tobacco control
Press release
29.5.2020 9.00
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appoints working group to prepare reform of Act on Social Assistance
Press release
28.5.2020 16.28
Additional funding to be granted to organisations and foundations in health and social services sector in an effort to prevent effects of COVID-19 epidemic on people
Press release
28.5.2020 13.15
Working group to examine realisation of children’s rights in aftermath of coronavirus
Press release
26.5.2020 15.47
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health guidelines to municipalities on how to implement rehabilitative work between 1 June and 31 July 2020
Press release
26.5.2020 8.22
Assessment of COVID-19 situation: Epidemic continues to slow
Press release
20.5.2020 17.40
Government proposes to raise exempt amount of unemployment benefit and amend temporarily the conditions for relocation allowance
Press release
20.5.2020 13.32
Merja Heikkonen: Preparing a national action plan for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities amid COVID-19 crisis
Column
20.5.2020 13.07
Pasi Moisio: Parliamentary members of the Social Security Committee share views on social security problems
Column
20.5.2020 9.43
Groundwork for National Child Strategy ready - founded on information on children’s rights
Press release
20.5.2020 9.27
Elderly people should avoid exposure to coronavirus – attention should be paid to wellbeing and functional capacity
Press release
19.5.2020 16.48
Temporary amendment to the Communicable Diseases Act would allow restaurants, cafes and bars to be opened as of 1 June while restricting their operations
Press release
19.5.2020 13.04
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated instructions on prevention of coronavirus infections in units providing 24-hour care and treatment
Press release
15.5.2020 17.49
Guidelines on prevention of coronavirus infections must be followed at public events
Press release
15.5.2020 16.56