Ministerial working group on sustainable welfare society: Digitalisation is major driver for change in healthcare and social welfare sector

3.5.2024

The strategy for digitalisation and information management in healthcare and social welfare sparked discussion at a meeting of the ministerial working group on a sustainable welfare society. The...
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More healthcare professionals to be allowed to administer vaccines

25.4.2024

Amendments have been made to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Decree on Vaccinations and to the Government Decree on Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccinations in order to allow dentists, senior...
EU ministerial meeting on healthcare personnel and medicine availability

23.4.2024

The health ministers of the EU Member States will discuss the availability of healthcare personnel and medicines at their informal meeting in Brussels on 23–24 April.
Government session on spending limits agrees on the future of hospital network

16.4.2024

The Government reached an agreement on the future of the network of hospitals and urgent and emergency health services in its spending limits session. It decided that changes would be made to...
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New Pandemic Preparedness Plan takes account of experiences during COVID-19 era

12.4.2024

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Heath published a revised National Pandemic Preparedness Plan for Healthcare and Social Welfare, which aims to promote health security and combat the effects of...
Social security agreement to be concluded between Finland and Uruguay

10.4.2024

Finland and Uruguay have started negotiations to conclude a social security agreement between the two countries. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate the operation of Finnish companies in...
Working group to prepare language allowance for labour market support and integration assistance

10.4.2024

On 9 April 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appointed a working group to prepare a package of measures to facilitate immigrant integration, and a language allowance for inclusion in...
Patients suffering from poor indoor air quality must be listened to carefully and treated as a whole

8.4.2024

The new clinical guidelines provide means for diagnosing, treating and rehabilitating symptoms associated with poor indoor air quality. The basis for successful rehabilitation is that people feel...
Social security reform progresses

26.3.2024

Finland’s social security reform aims to streamline and simplify the social security system and to introduce more incentives for work. During this parliamentary term, the social security reform...
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WHO pandemic treaty to be negotiated in Geneva on 18–29 March

19.3.2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing a pandemic treaty to improve global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The next round of treaty negotiations will be held in Geneva on...
The Government proposes amendments to the Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare

14.3.2024

Amendments are proposed to the Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare.
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68th session of UN Commission on the Status of Women to focus on accelerating achievement of gender equality by addressing poverty

8.3.2024

The 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place in New York between 11 and 22 March 2024. Finland will be represented at the session by a broad-based delegation...
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Taneli Puumalainen to continue as Director General of the Department for Safety, Security and Health for a fixed term

7.3.2024

On Thursday 7 March 2024, the Government appointed Taneli Puumalainen as Director General of the Department for Safety, Security and Health at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The...
Public authorities seek ways to improve treatment of scabies

1.3.2024

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare reported on 29 February that scabies cases have become increasingly common in Finland. On the same day, the Advisory Board on Communicable Diseases,...
Request for opinions: changes to the scope of patient information archiving

29.2.2024

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is asking for opinions on a proposal that the National Archives of Finland could make a screening decision on the permanent retention of public healthcare...
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Eemil Nuuttila appointed as Special Adviser to Minister Grahn-Laasonen

28.2.2024

Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen has invited Eemil Nuuttila to serve as her Special Adviser. Nuuttila will deputise for Special Adviser Niilo Heinonen during his family leave...
Quality recommendation for older people strive to increase the number of healthy and active years of life

28.2.2024

The quality recommendation for older people strives to guarantee the active ageing and functional capacity of older people along with sustainable services. The quality recommendation is a tool for...
Finland wants to highlight wellbeing economy approach at UN Social Summit 2025

7.2.2024

Finland is currently participating in the 62nd session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD62) that is held in New York. The Finnish delegation is led by Minister of Social Affairs...
Reima Palonen appointed Director of the Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board for a fixed term

1.2.2024

On Thursday 1 February 2024, the Government appointed Reima Palonen as Director of the Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board (HILA) for a fixed-term public-service relationship. The Board operates in...
European comparison: Finns’ health is relatively good, long wait times worsen access to health services

29.1.2024

A recent report compares Finns’ state of health and Finnish health services with other EU states and Nordic countries. Released by the European Commission, focus areas of the report include the...