Voice of clients in child welfare services to be heard in legislative reform

23.11.2022

The views of children, young people and parents on child welfare are examined by means of a questionnaire, workshops and interviews. The voice of clients plays an important role when child welfare...
Government proposes new act on patient ombudspersons and social services ombudspersons

17.11.2022

The Government proposes that a new act be enacted on patient ombudspersons and social services ombudspersons. The act would lay down provisions on the organisation of the activities of patient...
Healthcare fee for higher education students set at EUR 73.60 for 2023

17.11.2022

The healthcare fee charged from higher education students for using student healthcare services will be EUR 73.60, or EUR 36.80 per term, in 2023. Compared to 2022, the fee will increase by EUR 2...
Government proposal to enter private interests of members of appeal boards in open register

17.11.2022

The Government proposes that the private interests of the members of the appeal boards operating under the administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health be entered in the same...
Government submits proposal to amend Act on Insurance Guarantees for Emergency Conditions

17.11.2022

The aim of insurance guarantees for emergency conditions is to ensure a sufficient insurance cover for transports that are essential to the livelihood of the population or the functioning of...
Government proposes to gradually increase minimum staffing level in services for older people

17.11.2022

On 17 November, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for gradually increasing the minimum staffing level in 24-hour care for older people. According to the proposal, the minimum...
The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Occupational Safety and Health to improve the enforcement of wage dumping provisions and the monitoring of issues affecting indoor air quality

17.11.2022

The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Occupational Safety and Health Enforcement and Cooperation on Occupational Safety and Health at Workplaces (Act on Occupational Safety and Health)....
Annakaisa Iivari appointed as Director General of the Department for Communities and Functional Capacity at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

17.11.2022

On Thursday 17 November, the Government appointed Annakaisa Iivari as Director General of the Department for Communities and Functional Capacity at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. She...
Mental health is supported through proactive measures at workplaces — effective cooperation with occupational healthcare is of key importance

15.11.2022

Supporting mental health at work requires that both workplaces and occupational healthcare update their cooperation practices and are willing to learn together. As a result of the Mental Health at...
Report on international adoption published

14.11.2022

A study on international adoption brings together topical discussion and studies carried out in four European countries concerning international adoption.
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

14.11.2022

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, together with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, will organise an information session on the content of the Decree on the Rights of Access to...
Raimo Antila to continue as Director General of the Department for Work and Gender Equality at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

10.11.2022

On Thursday 10 November, the Government appointed Raimo Antila as Director General of the Department for Work and Gender Equality at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. His new term will...
Winners of the Father of the Year Prize represent safe and responsible parenting

9.11.2022

Kai Rinkinen from Rovaniemi, Jere Jokinen from Kerava and Janne Pihanperä from Masku were today awarded the Father of the Year Prize. The Prize was presented by Minister of Social Affairs and...
Hanna Sarkkinen
New act to regulate the processing of client data in healthcare and social welfare

27.10.2022

The Government proposes to reform the regulation on the processing of client data in healthcare and social welfare and to enact a new Act on the Electronic Processing of Client Data in Healthcare...
Lääkeasioiden uudistus
Biobank Act to be updated to meet requirements of EU General Data Protection Regulation

27.10.2022

The Government proposes that the Biobank Act be amended to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition, some technical amendments would be made to the Act. The aim is...
High number of COVID-19 cases imposes a burden on healthcare and social welfare

27.10.2022

COVID-19 cases are spreading widely among the population, but especially vaccinated people have a lower risk of developing the severe form of the disease. The number of people in hospitals with...
Finland rose to fourth place in the EU’s Gender Equality Index

24.10.2022

Finland has placed fourth in the Gender Equality Index of the European Union. The Index measured gender equality in various domains, including the labour market, healthcare and power.
Thomas Blomqvist
Government proposal on additional child benefit submitted to Parliament

20.10.2022

The Government proposes that an additional child benefit be paid to all child benefit recipients in December 2022. The additional child benefit would not be taken into account when calculating...
Government proposes to raise amounts of general housing allowance and housing allowance for pensioners in respect of heating costs

20.10.2022

The Government proposes to compensate low-income households for the sharp rise in the heating prices by raising the amount of the expenditure norm of the heating category and the expenditure norm...
Government proposal to Parliament to support the purchasing power of families with children

20.10.2022

To support families with children, the Government proposes to raise the 2023 amounts of the child increment to unemployment security, the single-parent increment to child benefit, the family...