Press releases
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to organise an information session on the Decree on the Rights of Access to Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare and the application guide
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14.11.2022 14.44
Raimo Antila to continue as Director General of the Department for Work and Gender Equality at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
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10.11.2022 13.42
Winners of the Father of the Year Prize represent safe and responsible parenting
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9.11.2022 9.54
New act to regulate the processing of client data in healthcare and social welfare
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27.10.2022 13.27
Biobank Act to be updated to meet requirements of EU General Data Protection Regulation
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27.10.2022 13.26
High number of COVID-19 cases imposes a burden on healthcare and social welfare
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27.10.2022 13.06
Finland rose to fourth place in the EU’s Gender Equality Index
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24.10.2022 12.20
Government proposes legislative amendments to improve status of victims of human trafficking
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20.10.2022 13.49
Government proposal on additional child benefit submitted to Parliament
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20.10.2022 13.40
Government proposal to Parliament to support the purchasing power of families with children
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20.10.2022 13.40
Government proposes to raise amounts of general housing allowance and housing allowance for pensioners in respect of heating costs
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20.10.2022 13.40
Government proposal on financial support for electricity for households submitted to Parliament
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20.10.2022 13.39
Ukrainian children in need of child protection services will not be evacuated to Finland
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19.10.2022 15.38
Decree on user fees for Kanta Services updated
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14.10.2022 11.16
Energy poverty and labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees on the agenda at meeting of EU employment and social affairs ministers in Prague
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13.10.2022 10.02
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health updates guidelines on the use of iodine in case of a radiation hazard
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11.10.2022 10.31
EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit discussed platform economy and poverty eradication with Ministers Haatainen and Sarkkinen
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7.10.2022 15.33
Ministers Haatainen and Sarkkinen to meet EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Schmit in Helsinki on 6–7 October
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5.10.2022 15.29
International audit of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare begins
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3.10.2022 13.58
Freedom does not happen by itself. Respond to the backlash against gender equality and LGBTI rights
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3.10.2022 13.16