Responsibilities in preventing domestic and family in the Ministry’s branch of government

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) coordinates the nationwide work to prevent domestic and family violence. It also coordinates the network of coordinators and operators responsible for domestic violence issues, which started operating in spring 2023.   

• Violence (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), in Finnish and Swedish

The municipalities and wellbeing services counties are responsible for promoting wellbeing, health and safety. The wellbeing services counties are responsible for organising health services for victims of violence. Organisations also play an important role in producing services for victims and other parties involved. Organisations can be a good partner for the authorities when planning the work against violence.

Material related to the prevention of domestic and family violence:

• Guidelines for municipalities and wellbeing services counties on establishing structures for coordinating the prevention of domestic violence and on implementing measures to combat domestic violence (in Finnish)
• Report on the processes for intervening in and preventing domestic violence: Integrating good practices of domestic violence work into structures (description sheet in English)
• Recognise, protect and act (Publications of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2008:9, summary in English)