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Social security and services for people applying for and receiving international protection in Finland People applying for international protection leave their home countries for various reasons, for example, to escape war, persecution or insecuri...https://stm.fi/en/social-security-and-services-of-asylum-seekers-in-finland
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Radiation protection In Finland, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has supreme authority in supervising compliance with the Radiation Act, and it directs the protection of the public, workers and patients from harmful radiation. The Minist...https://stm.fi/en/environmental-health/radiation-protection
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Data Protection Contact information Data Protection Officer Data Protection Officer Lassi Kauttonen The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department for Communities and Functional Capacity tietosuojavastaava.stm(at)gov.fi Controller The Minis...https://stm.fi/en/data-protection
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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://stm.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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The objective of the project, based on the Government’s policy guidelines, is to enhance the safety of children’s and young people’s digital growth environments and to protect them from the harms of social media. [This is a machine translation, we do not guarantee the quality and accuracy of the translations produced.]https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM021:00/2026
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Social services The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for Finland’s social policy and prepares legislation on social welfare. Social welfare covers promoting social security and wellbeing and taking care of social welfare duties...https://stm.fi/en/social-services
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Social lending Shortly The wellbeing services counties grant social loans. In Helsinki, the Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division is responsible for social lending. If you would like to apply for a social loan, please contact t...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/social-lending
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Social assistance Shortly Social assistance is a last-resort form of social security that secures the essential livelihood for an individual or a family when they cannot support themselves with other income or assets. It is a means-tested benefit,...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/social-assistance
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Social security reform Social security will be reformed during the ongoing parliamentary term through government projects and the work of the Social Security Committee. The aim of the social security reform is to make the social security system sm...https://stm.fi/en/social-security-reform
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22.6.2026 | The Digital Pharmacist project is piloting remote and in-person pharmacist appointments in the wellbeing services counties of Pirkanmaa and South Ostrobothnia. The goal is to strengthen clinical pharmacy competence in healthcare and social welfare services and to create operating models that counties across Finland can use.https://stm.fi/en/-/digital-pharmacist-project-adds-pharmacist-appointments-to-healthcare-and-social-welfare-services
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6.8.2026 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes EUR 15.0 billion in appropriations for its Ministry and branch of government in 2027. This is about EUR 128 million more than in the 2026 Budget.https://stm.fi/en/-/draft-budget-of-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2027
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Finnish social security system The Finnish social security system includes benefits and support that protect people’s livelihoods, as well as the provision of health and social services and employment services. Social security provides income secu...https://stm.fi/en/finnish-social-security-system
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General social security benefit The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing a general social security benefit. The benefit would include a basic allowance for living, an allowance for housing costs and a discretionary allowance as last-...https://stm.fi/en/general-social-security-benefit
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Wellbeing and Health Protection Unit (HYT) - personnel Hiddenhttps://stm.fi/en/hyt-personnel
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Minister of Social Security Karoliina Partanen The National Coalition Party Minister of Social Security Karoliina Partanen is responsible for matters covered by the Department for Insurance and Social Security...https://stm.fi/en/minister-of-social-security
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman The Finns Party Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman is responsible for all other matters covered by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, ...https://stm.fi/en/minister-of-social-affairs-and-health
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Promoting inclusion strengthens social cohesion Inclusion means belonging to and being connected with communities and society. It is reflected, for example, in trust, equality and people’s opportunity to have a say in their own community and socie...https://stm.fi/en/promoting-participation
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Immigrants' social security, welfare and health The MSAH is responsible for matters concerning the welfare and health of immigrants living in Finland. The Ministry deals with the basic security of immigrants, essential social and health services i...https://stm.fi/en/participation-immigrants
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The Ministry's social media sites are maintained by the Communications Unit. When necessary, we moderate discussions and delete any illegal or inappropriate comments. We do not comment on individual cases on social media or provide advice for different life situations.https://stm.fi/en/msah-on-social-media
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Secondary use of health and social data A separate law has be laid down on the secondary use of health and social data (Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data). The purpose of the Act is to facilitate the effective and safe processing ...https://stm.fi/en/secondary-use-of-health-and-social-data
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Healthcare and social welfare for undocumented persons When it comes to the organisation of healthcare and social welfare, it should be noted that there are people residing both legally and illegally in Finland who are usually referred to as undoc...https://stm.fi/en/healthcare-and-social-welfare-for-undocumented-persons
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Patient ombudspersons and social services ombudspersons Patient ombudspersons and social services ombudspersons advise and assist patients or social welfare clients in situations where they are dissatisfied with the healthcare or social welfare se...https://stm.fi/en/patient-ombudspersons-and-social-services-ombudspersons
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Healthcare and social welfare for illegal residents Illegal residents mean persons who have no right of residence in Finland according to the Aliens Act. An asylum seeker’s residence in Finland is considered unauthorised when a decision to reject ...https://stm.fi/en/social-security-and-services-of-asylum-seekers-in-finland/healthcare-and-social-welfare-for-illegal-residents
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Healthcare and social welfare system and responsibilities Finland’s healthcare and social welfare system is founded on public healthcare and social welfare services funded from tax revenue. Alongside the public sector, private companies provide he...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services/responsible-agencies
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Client charges in healthcare and social welfare The Government guides and directs the policy on client charges in healthcare and social welfare through legislation. The purpose of the policy is to ensure that the charges are kept at a reasonable l...https://stm.fi/en/client-fees
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The centres of excellence on social welfare bring together wellbeing services counties, research institutes, educational establishments, organisations and other bodies in their area to promote cooperation.https://stm.fi/en/centres-of-excellence-on-social-welfare
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Health and social services for people arriving from Ukraine On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military attack against Ukraine. Finland is committed to helping people who have fled the war in Ukraine to Finland, also with respect to healthcare...https://stm.fi/en/health-and-social-services-for-people-arriving-from-ukraine
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Guidance of information management in healthcare and social welfare The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the general planning, guidance and monitoring of information management within its administrative branch and for the f...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services/information-management
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Social security for athletes, grant recipients and students Social security and pensions is provided under special arrangements in the case of certain professional groups: Athletes Pension and accident insurenace is compulsory until the age of 65 ...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/groups
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Healthcare and social welfare system and responsibilities Finland’s healthcare and social welfare system is founded on public healthcare and social welfare services funded from tax revenue. Alongside the public sector, private companies provide he...https://stm.fi/en/pandemic-preparedness
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health directs, monitors and coordinates preparedness for incidents and emergencies in healthcare and social welfare.https://stm.fi/en/preparedness
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing regulation on service choices in both healthcare and social welfare.https://stm.fi/en/defining-the-principles-for-service-choices-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare
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Amending the Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing a government proposal for amending the Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data (555/2019). The Act will be amended in...https://stm.fi/en/amending-the-act-on-the-secondary-use-of-health-and-social-data
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Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising health, social and rescue services Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising healthcare, social welfare and rescue services in Finland. There are 21 wellbeing serv...https://stm.fi/en/wellbeing-services-counties
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Frequently asked questions about the Act on Secondary Use of Health and Social Data Usein kysyttyä: The law mentions the primary and secondary use of customer data. What is the difference between these two concepts? The primary use of customer dat...https://stm.fi/en/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-act-on-secondary-use-of-health-and-social-data
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Good Work Programme – Creating more appeal and staying power in the healthcare and social welfare sector Mounting service needs driven by an ageing Finnish population, higher rates of chronic diseases, evolving expectations and new technologies – ...https://stm.fi/en/sufficiency-and-availability-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare-personnel
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There are six Regional State Administrative Agencies in mainland Finland. They guide and supervise public and private healthcare and social welfare.https://stm.fi/en/supervisory-authorities
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Frequently asked questions about the operating models and division of duties of healthcare and social welfare personnel This page contains frequently asked questions about the operating models and division of duties of healthcare and social welfar...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-care-personnel/faq
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Every wellbeing services county belongs to one collaborative area. There are a total of five collaborative areas, each with one university hospital.https://stm.fi/en/collaborative-areas
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health steers and develops chemicals legislation, which also covers colourants and auxiliary ingredients used in tattoos and permanent pigmentations.https://stm.fi/en/tattoos
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Social kreditgivning Kortfattat Social kredit beviljas av välfärdsområdena, i Helsingfors hör frågan till social- och hälsovårdssektorn. Social kredit söks hos det välfärdsområde som ansvarar för tjänsterna i det egna bostadsområdet. Välfärdsområd...https://stm.fi/sv/utkomst/social-kreditgivning
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Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet Minister för social trygghet Karoliina Partanen Samlingspartiet Minister för social trygghet Karoliina Partanen behandlar ärenden som hör till avdelningen för social trygghet och försäkringar, avdelningen för arbe...https://stm.fi/sv/minister-for-social-trygghet
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Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet Social- och hälsovårdsminister Wille Rydman Sannfinländarna Social- och hälsovårdsminister Wille Rydman behandlar övriga ärenden som hör till social- och hälsovårdsministeriets ansvarsområde än de som minister för...https://stm.fi/sv/social-och-halsovardsminister
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Social rehabilitering främjar delaktighet Social rehabilitering är socialservice och med socialservice avses intensifierat och målinriktat stöd med hjälp av socialt arbete och social handledning för att förbättra och upprätthålla social funktionsf...https://stm.fi/sv/social-rehabilitering
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Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet beviljar statsunderstöd för flera projekt för utveckling av social- och hälsovården enligt regeringsprogrammet och för annat inom ramen för statsbudgeten.https://stm.fi/sv/finansiering-och-understod/statsunderstod
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Social och hälsovårdsministeriet leder, övervakar och samordnar social- och hälsovårdens beredskap för störningssituationer och undantagsförhållanden.https://stm.fi/sv/beredskapsarenden
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Socialarbete och social handledning Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ansvarar för social- och hälsovårdspolitiken och bereder lagstiftning som gäller den. Socialt arbete kan genomföras som en självständig tjänst enligt socialvårdslagen, som en de...https://stm.fi/sv/socialarbete
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Personal inom social- och hälsovården Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har ansvaret över den nationella styrningen av personalen och utvecklingen av personalresurser inom social- och hälsovården. Styrmetoderna är lagstiftning, rekommendationer oc...https://stm.fi/sv/personal-inom-social-och-halsovarden
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Hållbar välfärd - social- och hälsovårdsministeriets tjänsteinlägg Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet publicerade sitt första tjänsteinlägg den 14 februari 2023. Syftet med tjänstemannainlägget är att påverka regeringsprogrammets innehåll så att so...https://stm.fi/sv/shm-s-tjanstemannainlagg
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Social- och hälsovårdens servicesystem och ansvar Social- och hälsovårdssystemet grundar sig på den offentliga social- och hälsovård som finansieras med statliga skattemedel. Tjänsterna produceras förutom av den offentliga sektorn även av privata ...https://stm.fi/sv/social-och-halsotjanster/organisation-och-ansvar-inom-social-och-halsovardssystemet
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Information om social- och hälsovårdsministeriets webbtjänst Innehållet i tjänsten Funktioner Artificiell intelligens Användningsvillkor Registerredogörelse Ytterligare information Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets förnyade webbtjänst togs i bruk...https://stm.fi/sv/om-webbplatsen
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Social trygghet i internationella situationer Den finländska sociala tryggheten kan delas upp i bosättningsbaserad social trygghet och arbetsba-serad social trygghet. En person som kommer till Finland för att arbeta har rätt till bosättningsba-ser...https://stm.fi/sv/internationellt-socialskydd
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Reformen av lagstiftningen om social- och hälsovårdspersonalen Lagstiftningen om social- och hälsovårdspersonalen reformeras. Syftet med reformen är att uppdatera lagstiftningen om yrkesutbildade personer inom social- och hälsovården så, att den e...https://stm.fi/sv/totalreformen-av-lagstiftningen-om-social-och-halsovardspersonalen
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Styrningen av informationshanteringen inom social- och hälsovården Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet svarar för den allmänna planeringen, styrningen och övervakningen av informationshanteringen inom sitt ansvarsområde och för finansieringen av bet...https://stm.fi/sv/social-och-halsotjanster/informationshantering
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Principerna för tjänsteutbudet inom social- och hälsovården ses över Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet bereder principerna för tjänsteutbudet inom hälso- och sjukvården. Utkastet till regeringens proposition om principerna har varit på remiss, och...https://stm.fi/sv/principerna-for-tjansteutbudet-inom-social-och-halsovarden-ses-over
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Klient- och patientavgifter inom social- och hälsovården Staten styr social- och hälsovårdens avgiftspolitik genom lagstiftning. Målet för avgiftspolitiken är att avgifterna ska vara skäliga och inte utgöra ett hinder för att söka sig till vård. I...https://stm.fi/sv/klientavgifter
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Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets roll i styrningen av välfärdsområdena Enligt 21 § i lagen om ordnande av social- och hälsovård (612/2021) ansvarar social- och hälsovårdsministeriet för den allmänna styrningen, planeringen och utvecklingen av sa...https://stm.fi/sv/styrning-av-valfardsomradena
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Lediga jobb och social- och hälsovårdsministeriet som arbetsplats På den här sidan Lediga jobb Praktikant till social- och hälsovårdsministeriet Ministeriet som arbetsplats Anställningsförhållanden, arbetstid, löner och tjänste- och arbetskollekti...https://stm.fi/sv/lediga-jobb-och-social-och-halsovardsministeriet-som-arbetsplats
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Sekundär användning av personuppgifter inom social- och hälsovården Det har stiftats en separat lag om sekundär användning av personuppgifter inom social- och hälsovården (den s.k. lagen om sekundär användning). Lag om sekundär användning av perso...https://stm.fi/sv/datasaker-anvandning-av-social-och-halsodata
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Social trygghet för professionella idrottsutövare, stipendiater och studerande Den sociala tryggheten och pensionsskyddet har för vissa yrkes- och befolkningsgrupper ordnats genom särskilda arrangemang. Professionella idrottsutövare De som får sin...https://stm.fi/sv/utkomstskydd/studerande-idrottare-stipendiater