Finland participates in UN Social Development Summit in Qatar – aim to strengthen social justice and sustainable development
Categories: Publication date:4.11.2025The Second UN World Summit for Social Development will be organised on 4–6 2025 November in Doha, Qatar. The summit will strengthen the global commitment to social development. Minister of Social...
Keywords:Request for comments: New act would strengthen child-friendly practices in criminal investigations
Categories: Publication date:3.11.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a draft new act on healthcare and social welfare units that assist in investigating suspected offences involving children. The...
Keywords:Ministry of Social Affairs and Health officials: Healthcare and social welfare of the future will provide services for everyone according to their needs
Categories: Publication date:30.10.2025Officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have prepared a healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision to outline their view of the long-term direction of health and social services in...
Keywords:Research project examines changes in gender pay gap over last 30 years
Categories: Publication date:22.10.2025The gender pay gap has narrowed slowly in Finland. A new research project will produce, for the first time, an extensive long-term economic analysis of the factors that have contributed to the...
Keywords:Ten solutions selected for digital therapies experiment – open information event to be held in November
Categories: Publication date:10.10.2025The digital therapies experiment launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has proceeded to the pilot phase. The experiment brings together public-sector and private-sector operators to...
Keywords: Terveys- ja hyvinvointialan kasvuohjelmaAmendments proposed to Child Welfare Act to better protect children
Categories: Publication date:9.10.2025The Government proposes amendments to child welfare legislation The aim is to strengthen children’s right to special protection, clarify the use of educational practices and restrictions and...
Keywords:Social security agreement between Finland and Uruguay to facilitate mobility between the countries
Categories: Publication date:8.10.2025Finland and Uruguay have signed a social security agreement between the two countries in Montevideo on 7 October 2025. As regards Finland, the agreement applies to the earnings-related pension...
Keywords:Proposed amendments to child home care allowance sent out for comments
Categories: Publication date:8.10.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a proposal to amend the Act on Child Home Care Allowances and Private Childcare Allowances. According to the proposal, child home...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Turvallinen ja kriisinkestävä oikeusvaltioNordic gender equality ministers and experts to meet in Vantaa
Categories: Publication date:8.10.2025Gender Equality Days is the main annual event in the field of gender equality in Finland, and this year it will be organised as part of the programme for Finland’s Presidency of the Nordic Council...
Keywords:Nordic gender equality ministers to meet in Hämeenlinna
Categories: Publication date:7.10.2025The Nordic ministers responsible for gender equality and LGBTI will meet in Hämeenlinna on 7 October. The meeting will be chaired by Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen.
Keywords:Nordic pharmaceutical conference brings together experts in Helsinki to discuss preparedness
Categories: Publication date:6.10.2025Preparedness and data-driven decision-making in the field of pharmaceuticals were the key topics of discussion at a conference organised by Finland in Helsinki on 30 September–1 October 2025 as...
Keywords:Government proposal on the budget proposal for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026
Categories: Publication date:22.9.2025The Finnish Government proposes EUR 14.8 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 0.5 billion less than in...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Toimiva ja kestävä hyvinvointiyhteiskunta the budgetGovernment reforms legislation on children and young people’s health checks
Categories: Publication date:22.9.2025The Government proposes to update legislation on children and young people’s health checks. Under the proposal, the timing and content of health checks in child health clinics, school and student...
Keywords:Comprehensive reform of social assistance proceeds to Parliament
Categories: Publication date:22.9.2025The Government proposes a comprehensive reform of social assistance. The changes to be made would, for example, strengthen the obligations of recipients to apply for full-time work and primary...
Keywords: Sosiaaliturvauudistus Hyvinvointi syntyy työstäGeneral social security benefit is step towards simpler social security system
Categories: Publication date:22.9.2025The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for an act on general social security benefit. In the first stage, the general social security benefit would be a new social security benefit...
Keywords: Sosiaaliturvauudistus Hyvinvointi syntyy työstäMemorandums assessing combined impacts of Government’s social security changes now published
Categories: Publication date:22.9.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has today published three memorandums assessing the combined impacts of the Government’s changes to social security during this parliamentary term. The...
Keywords: Sosiaaliturvauudistus Hyvinvointi syntyy työstäNegotiations underway on pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex to Pandemic Agreement
Categories: Publication date:19.9.2025The WHO Pandemic Agreement was adopted at the World Health Assembly on 20 May 2025. Now negotiations are underway to agree an annex to the Pandemic Agreement that will establish a Pathogen Access...
Keywords:Preparedness for emergencies to be reinforced in healthcare and social welfare
Categories: Publication date:11.9.2025The Government is proposing to Parliament a legislative amendment that would oblige the wellbeing services counties to prepare for the use and threat of military force. The amendment concerns the...
Keywords:Ministers Grahn-Laasonen and Rantanen: Finland to tackle rising alpha-PVP use through cooperation and intensified action
Categories: Publication date:5.9.2025Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen met with public authorities and experts on 5 September to discuss the synthetic drug alpha-PVP. The...
Keywords:Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to build national knowledge-based management model for research, development, education, innovation and competence development – stakeholders to join in preparation in autumn
Categories: Publication date:3.9.2025The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing a national model and indicators for knowledge-based management to support research, development, education, innovation and competence...
Keywords: Terveys- ja hyvinvointialan kasvuohjelma
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