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  1. Vammaispalvelut ja tukitoimet Vammaisilla henkilöillä on oikeus yhdenvertaisuuteen, osallisuuteen, itsemääräämisoikeuteen, itsenäiseen elämään ja syrjimättömyyteen sekä tarvittaviin yksilöllisiin palveluihin ja tukeen. Periaatteena on, että julkis...
    https://stm.fi/vammaispalvelut-tukitoimet
  2. Equal pay Equal pay is a fundamental and human right. Under the Finnish Equality Act, people performing the same work or work of equal value must receive the same pay, irrespective of their gender. Reducing pay gaps is a central equality issue and...
    https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/equal-pay
  3. 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
  4. Contact information The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Telephone: +358 295 16001 (Government switchboard) Postal address: PO Box 33, FI-00023 Government, Finland Visiting address: Meritullinkatu 8, 00170 Helsinki Telefax: +358 2951 63415 (r...
    https://stm.fi/en/contact
  5. Services for older people Shortly Wellbeing services counties organise health and social services for older people. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities have published a quality recomme...
    https://stm.fi/en/older-people-services
  6. Value chain for pharmacotherapy Pharmaceuticals-related development, research and innovations The facilitation of research and development of pharmaceuticals is a requirement for new pharmaceutical innovations. It is characteristic of the pharmace...
    https://stm.fi/en/value-chain-for-pharmacotherapy
  7. 4.9.2020 | In recent weeks, there has been discussion about whether a full communicable disease allowance should be paid to people who may have been exposed to coronavirus because of their own actions. This type of situation may occur, for example, when people travel to countries where the coronavirus situation is worse than in Finland or when people attend public events.  
    https://stm.fi/en/-/grounds-for-paying-communicable-disease-allowance-will-not-be-changed
  8. Amended legislation on health checks for children and young adults Categories: Publication date: 22.12.2025 The timing and content of health checks at child health clinics and schools, and in student healthcare and oral healthcare will be regulate...
    https://stm.fi/en/press-releases
  9. Gender Equality in working life Equality in working life must be promoted particularly in pay, working conditions, terms of employment, recruitment, career development, and reconciliation of work and family life. The Gender Equality Act obliges em...
    https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality-in-workin-life
  10. Support and benefits The Finnish social protection system includes various forms of financial support and benefits designed to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to take part in working life and society in general. Children and parentho...
    https://stm.fi/en/income-security/benefits
  11. 5.12.2025 | 1 Classified as ECDC NORMAL Appendix 10 - Country follow-up to ECDC PHEPA recommendations Following the PHEPA mission conducted in your country, the final ECDC assessment report includes a series of recommendations aiming at supporting your countr...
    https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/National_Action_Plan_2025_Finland_follow_up_ECDC.pdf/800f16d0-fa2a-cba1-acfe-97e6f89a07df?t=1764936667375
  12. 28.4.2021 | The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health awards the International Gender Equality Prize in 2021 and this year, it is given for the third time. The prize is indeed noteworthy, EUR 300,000. Candidates to re-ceive the prize may be nominated until 16 May 2021.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/nominate-a-candidate-for-international-gender-equality-prize
  13. 24.6.2024 | C O P E N H A G E N I N S T I T U T E F O R F U T U R E S S T U D I E S Future trends & opportunities in the health and well-being sector J U N E 2 0 2 4 P E T E R A A D A L N I E L S E N The Institute at a glance P A G E 3 CIFS is an independent,...
    https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/214996721/Future+trends+and+opportunities+in+the+health+and+well-being+sector+-+Peter+Aadal+Nielsen,+Copenhagen+Institute+for+Futures+Studies.pdf/abe96ffd-571e-7221-cec5-45690ec16f30?t=1719220574845
  14. 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
  15. 30.6.2020 | At the moment, custodians can view data in the My Kanta Pages only on those children who are under the age of 10. In his decision, the Deputy Chancellor of Justice considered that the age limits concerning custodians’ right to act on behalf of their children in the My Kanta Pages do not meet the conditions set out in the Act on the Status and Rights of Patients.  
    https://stm.fi/en/-/custodians-to-have-better-access-to-e-services-on-behalf-of-their-minor-children-my-kanta-pages-ten-year-age-limit-to-be-abolished-
  16. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet samordnar funktionsrättspolitiken och främjar verkställandet inom ministeriets verksamhetsområde. Samtliga ministerier och myndigheter ska beakta rättigheterna inom sina egna ansvarsområden.
    https://stm.fi/sv/handikappolitik
  17. 10.11.2023 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA CONCERNING PROMOTING ELECTRONIC ...
    https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/2013549/MoU+FI-EE+electronic+data+exchange.pdf/08d87f42-232f-12a6-42f8-ed81c25c3f08?t=1699624826843
  18. 25.8.2022 | The second phase of the reform concerning services for older people will improve particularly services provided at home and housing services. The reform will, for the most part, enter into force on 1 January 2023 simultaneously with the health and social services reform. The amendments will also apply to other client groups of social services. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/legislative-reform-develops-services-provided-at-home-and-housing-services-for-older-people
  19. Kahdettatoista kertaa järjestettävät Tasa-arvopäivät kokoavat sukupuolten tasa-arvon parissa työskentelevät 7.–8.10. Espoon modernin taiteen museo EMMAan Tapiolaan. Tämän vuoden tapahtuman teema on työ, luokka ja raha. Tilaisuus tarjoaa ohjelmaa suomeksi ja englanniksi. Tapahtuman järjestää sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö yhteistyössä Espoon kaupungin, CARE4CAREER-hankkeen ja tasa-arvotoimijoiden verkoston kanssa. Tilaisuus striimataan. Etäosallistuminen edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista.
    https://stm.fi/tapahtumat/2026-10-07/tasa-arvopaivat-/-gender-equality-days-2026
  20. 1.6.2021 | Roadmap for strengthening client and patient self-determination - base plan for further preparation LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS • Government bill to Parliament, 2022 • Legal remedies for involuntary medication (psychiatric care) • Repeal of the outdate...
    https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/48496181/Roadmap+for+strengthening+client+and+patient+self-determination_EN.pdf/525d1b75-3b02-6731-fe14-88e039db2acc?t=1622548087899