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  1. 55c13c33-7ef1-cf65-48eb-78e5e8bef379

    18.8.2026 | EN EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 13.7.2026 COM(2026) 364 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between person...
    https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/0/COM_COM(2026)0364_EN.pdf/55c13c33-7ef1-cf65-48eb-78e5e8bef379?t=1787051986067

  2. Det program för lika lön som regeringen utarbetat i samarbete med arbetsmarknadens centralorganisationer har nu publicerats - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    28.6.2024 | Regeringen och organisationerna har kommit överens om gemensamma åtgärder för lika lön för åren 2024-2027. Målet för likalönsprogrammet är att ytterligare minska löneskillnaden mellan könen. På löneskillnaden inverkar också andra åtgärder än de som ingår i programmet.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/det-program-for-lika-lon-som-regeringen-utarbetat-i-samarbete-med-arbetsmarknadens-centralorganisationer-har-nu-publicerats-1

  3. Restaurant restrictions to be lifted as of 1 March - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    24.2.2022 | The Government has on repealed section 3, subsection 3 and sections 4 and 6 of the decree (1223/2021) that restricts the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. This means that the restrictions on the opening and alcohol serving hours as well as restrictions on the number of customers and customer seats in restaurants will be lifted.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/restaurant-restrictions-to-be-lifted-as-of-1-march

  4. COVID-19 prevention in Finland to focus on regional restrictions and recommendations - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    6.5.2021 | The COVID-19 situation is stable and developing favourably. As a result, Finland has decided to discontinue the nationwide tiers of COVID-19 prevention measures. Going forward, the COVID-19 epidemic will be managed through regional restrictions and recommendations. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will make a decision on the matter early next week. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-prevention-in-finland-to-focus-on-regional-restrictions-and-recommendations

  5. Government proposes changes to home care and housing services for older people - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    9.12.2021 | The second phase of the reform concerning services for older people will proceed to Parliament for consideration. The reform aims to improve particularly the sufficiency and quality of services provided to older people at home. It will also expand the diversity of services.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-changes-to-home-care-and-housing-services-for-older-people

  6. COVID-19 situation remains essentially unchanged - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    10.2.2022 | The need for hospital care due to COVID-19 has stayed at a high but stable level for two weeks now. The burden on intensive care has reduced considerably since mid-January. Getting a third vaccine dose is an important way of preventing the more serious forms of the disease and curbing the burden on hospital care.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-situation-remains-essentially-unchanged

  7. Custodians to have better access to e-services on behalf of their minor children — My Kanta Pages’ ten-year age limit to be abolished - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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-

  8. European Child Guarantee implemented as part of the National Child Strategy in Finland - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    25.4.2022 | The European Commission adopted an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child in spring 2021, recommending that Member States introduce a European Child Guarantee. The Child Guarantee seeks to support particularly vulnerable children and their families, and to help channel investment in child wellbeing. Finland is realising the Child Guarantee as part of work related to the National Child Strategy, which has aligned with policies of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child from the very outset.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/european-child-guarantee-implemented-as-part-of-the-national-child-strategy-in-finland

  9. COVID-19 vaccination certificates for people aged under 18 no longer subject to time limit after primary vaccination series when used for travel - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    31.3.2022 | In future, EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates used for travel purposes will remain valid until further notice for those under the age of 18 who have completed the full primary vaccination series (usually two doses). COVID-19 vaccination certificates for adults expire when 270 days, i.e. about nine months, have passed from the last dose of the primary vaccination series. As of yet, no acceptance period applies to certificates issued following the administration of booster doses.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-vaccination-certificates-for-people-aged-under-18-no-longer-subject-to-time-limit-after-primary-vaccination-series-when-used-for-travel

  10. Strategy for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing updated to prevent spread of disease particularly among risk groups - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    10.2.2022 | The national strategy for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing has been updated. The aim is to identify the causes of severe respiratory infections and to prevent the spread of infections particularly among groups of people who have a high risk of developing a more serious form of the disease.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/strategy-for-covid-19-testing-and-contact-tracing-updated-to-prevent-spread-of-disease-particularly-among-risk-groups

  11. New Client and Patient Safety Strategy: Finland aims to be model country for client and patient safety in 2026 - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    24.2.2022 | The new Client and Patient Safety Strategy and its Implementation Plan for 2022–2026 have been published. The vision of the Strategy is to make Finland a model country for client and patient safety in 2026 and to prevent avoidable harm.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/new-client-and-patient-safety-strategy-finland-aims-to-be-model-country-for-client-and-patient-safety-in-2026

  12. Situational picture and modelling group publishes its last report on COVID-19 epidemic for now - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    2.6.2022 | The term of the group responsible for the situational picture and modelling of the COVID-19 epidemic ends in June 2022. The situational assessment report, published every other week, has monitored the development of the epidemic and the measures taken to curb the epidemic, but it will be put on hold for now. The question of what practices may need to be adopted in the autumn will be addressed later.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/situational-picture-and-modelling-group-publishes-its-last-report-on-covid-19-epidemic-for-now

  13. Research project to examine gender impacts of collective agreements - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    22.2.2022 | The ‘Gender impacts of collective agreements from the perspective of equal pay’ project, which is funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, examines collective agreements from the perspective of gender equality. The research focuses particularly on the impact that collective agreements have on the achievement of equal pay.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/research-project-to-examine-gender-impact-of-collective-agreements

  14. Social kreditgivning införs i alla välfärdsområden - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    15.9.2022 | Regeringen föreslår att social kreditgivning ska vara en av de lagstadgade tjänsterna i välfärdsområdena. För närvarande är social kreditgivning en frivillig uppgift för kommunerna. Eftersom tjänsten inte använts i alla kommuner har social kreditgivning inte varit tillgänglig för alla.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-kreditgivning-infors-i-alla-valfardsomraden

  15. Voting is now open on ideas submitted by children and young people - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    26.1.2022 | Children and young people can now vote on their peers’ ideas on how to strengthen the rights of the child. The call for ideas for children and young people was part of the implementation of Finland’s first National Child Strategy. The patron of the campaign is Mrs Jenni Haukio, spouse of the President of the Republic.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/voting-is-now-open-on-ideas-submitted-by-children-and-young-people-

  16. Pilot for the National Child Strategy includes children and young people in bill drafting - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    7.4.2021 | A pilot strengthening the inclusion of children and young people in drafting the Child Welfare Act will be carried out when implementing the National Child Strategy. The pilot aims to create a model for consulting children and young people in legislative work. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/pilot-for-the-national-child-strategy-includes-children-and-young-people-in-bill-drafting

  17. Summary of comments: mobile application would help tracing transmission chains - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    14.5.2020 | It is considered justified to develop a mobile application for supporting the tracing of transmission chains of the coronavirus. This becomes evident from the comments that the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health invited on its proposal for a roadmap for the introduction of a mobile application.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/lausuntoyhteenveto-mobiilisovellus-hyodyttaisi-tartuntaketjujen-jaljittamista

  18. Nationwide COVID-19 restrictions to be eased — biggest changes in areas in acceleration phase - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    10.5.2021 | On 10 May 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health made the decision to discontinue the nationwide tiers of COVID-19 prevention measures. Going forward, COVID-19 prevention in Finland will focus on regional restrictions and recommendations.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/nationwide-covid-19-restrictions-to-be-eased-biggest-changes-in-areas-in-acceleration-phase

  19. Ministerial Working Group on COVID-19: Vaccination strategy and testing and tracing strategy are up to date - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    22.6.2022 | On 22 June, the Ministerial Working Group on COVID-19 received an epidemiological review as well as an overview of the updated vaccination strategy and testing and tracing strategy.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/10616/ministerial-working-group-on-covid-19-vaccination-strategy-and-testing-and-tracing-strategy-are-up-to-date

  20. Government proposal on COVID-19 passport submitted to Parliament - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal on the nationwide use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate, or the COVID-19 passport. It is proposed that the provisions on the EU Digital COVID Certificate be added to the Communicable Diseases Act.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/koronapassia-koskeva-hallituksen-esitys-on-annettu-eduskunnalle

  21. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet vid statsrådets sammanträde 14.12.2023 - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    14.12.2023 | De beslut som fattades vid statsrådets sammanträde i dag den 14 december 2023 gällande social- och hälsovårdsministeriet sammanfattas här.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-vid-statsradets-sammantrade-14.12.2023

  22. First implementation plan for Child Strategy sets out 30 new measures to safeguard children’s rights - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    7.10.2021 | The Government has finalised the implementation plan for the National Child Strategy. The plan includes a total of 30 new measures to secure the wellbeing of children and young people and to strengthen their rights. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/first-implementation-plan-for-child-strategy-sets-out-30-new-measures-to-safeguard-children-s-rights

  23. Family leave reform to increase gender equality and flexibility in daily lives of today’s families and in everyday working life - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    17.9.2021 | The Government has completed its proposal for the family leave reform, and the proposal will now proceed to Parliament for consideration as decided by the Government on 16 September. The reform is scheduled to enter into force on 1 August 2022.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/family-leave-reform-to-increase-gender-equality-and-flexibility-in-daily-lives-of-today-s-families-and-in-everyday-working-life

  24. Positive COVID-19 tests on rise, accounting for 10.7 per cent of all tests last week - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    29.12.2021 | Around 16,200 new COVID-19 cases were reported between 20 and 26 December, while in the previous week the number of new cases in Finland was around 13,800. On 29 December, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omikron variant was 172. The burden on hospital care and intensive care remained stable over the Christmas holidays.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/positive-covid-19-tests-on-rise-accounting-for-10.7-per-cent-of-all-tests-last-week

  25. Coronamutationer har konstaterats också i Finland - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    28.12.2020 | Laboratorierna vid HUSLAB och Helsingfors universitet har tillsammans konstaterat att tre resenärer som återvänt till Finland har smittats av muterade coronaviruset. Coronamutationen som spridit sig i Storbritannien den senaste tiden har konstaterats hos två personer och den nya sydafrikanska mutationen har påträffats hos en person. De smittade är i gott skick och har vårdats i isolation. De perso...
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/coronamutationer-har-konstaterats-ocksa-i-finland

  26. It is time to use Economy of Wellbeing approach to guide the decision-making - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    17.4.2020 | The economy is in crisis. Wellbeing is unevenly distributed and not everyone has equal opportunities in society. We are concerned about the state of the environment. The world of work is changing, and ageing of population will change the demographic structure. Now, if ever, is the time to talk about wellbeing broadly.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/on-aika-ottaa-hyvinvointitaloudesta-uusi-suunta-paatoksenteko-1

  27. Pasi Pohjola: The best way to avoid coronavirus infection - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    7.6.2020 | The recent public discussion on face masks has been lively and varied. Knowledge and scientific evidence have been used quite well, but also in a way that is too selective and prone to overinterpretation. Unfortunately, all too few have considered the matter relative to the epidemic situation in our country and the primary means to prevent infections.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/paras-keino-valttya-koronavirustartunnalta

  28. Nominate a candidate for the International Gender Equality Prize by 16 May 2021 - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  29. Family leave reform enters into force in August 2022 - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    13.1.2022 | The number of parental leave days will increase and there will be more flexibility for parents to take leave. The reform aims to increase equality in working life and between parents and to take better account of different types of families. The new types of parental leave will mainly apply to families where the child’s estimated date of birth is 4 September 2022 or later.   
    https://stm.fi/en/-/family-leave-reform-enters-into-force-in-august-2022

  30. Antalet coronapatienter som vårdas på sjukhus håller sig på en hög nivå - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    7.4.2022 | Fortfarande finns det inga tecken på att Covid-19-epidemin i Finland avtar. Antalet patienter som vårdas inom den specialiserade sjukvården och primärvården totalt har hållit sig på en hög nivå sedan årsskiftet 2021−2022. Vaccinerna ger fortfarande ett bra skydd mot allvarliga symtom. Det är viktigt att man själv ser till att förebygga smitta.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/antalet-coronapatienter-som-vardas-pa-sjukhus-haller-sig-pa-en-hog-niva-

  31. Focus on supporting people’s own health security measures as epidemic continues and COVID-19 restrictions are eased - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    24.2.2022 | The need for hospital care has remained at a high but stable level. It is recommended that everyone aged 18 years or over take a third vaccine dose. The epidemiological situation is still serious. For that reason, the focus will be on people’s own measures to prevent the spread of infections as the restrictions are eased.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/focus-on-supporting-people-s-own-health-security-measures-as-epidemic-continues-and-covid-19-restrictions-are-eased

  32. Restrictions on the sale of medicinal products containing paracetamol or dexamethasone to ensure their availability and sufficiency - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    18.8.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has decided to temporarily restrict the sale and release for consumption of medicinal products containing paracetamol or dexamethasone. The restrictions will enter into force on 18 August 2020 and will remain in force until 15 January 2021.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/restrictions-on-the-sale-of-medicinal-products-containing-paracetamol-or-dexamethasone-to-ensure-their-availability-and-sufficiency

  33. Slight increase in the number of new coronavirus infections - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    6.8.2020 | At the national level, the number of new coronavirus infections is still small, even though there has been a slight increase in reported cases in July. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/slight-increase-in-the-number-of-new-coronavirus-infections-

  34. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets förhandlingar med områdena börjar - nu är samarbetsområdena med i övningen - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    26.10.2020 | Som ett led i beredningen av social- och hälsovårdsreformen ska man under de förhandlingar om styrningen som förs med välfärdsområdena öva hur samarbetet mellan staten och de välfärdsområden som inrättas ska genomföras. Det ordnas separata förhandlingar med varje område under tiden 27.10 - 4.12.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriets-forhandlingar-med-omradena-borjar-nu-ar-samarbetsomradena-med-i-ovningen

  35. Grounds for paying communicable disease allowance will not be changed - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  36. Government proposal on COVID-19 passport submitted to Parliament - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal on the nationwide use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate, or the COVID-19 passport. It is proposed that the provisions on the EU Digital COVID Certificate be added to the Communicable Diseases Act.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-covid-19-passport-submitted-to-parliament

  37. Acts supplementing EU regulations on medical devices now approved - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    15.7.2021 | The President of the Republic has approved the Acts supplementing the EU regulations on medical devices. The Acts will enter into force on 19 July 2021.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/acts-supplementing-eu-regulations-on-medical-devices-now-approved

  38. Mobile application for effectively breaking chains of COVID-19 transmission to be introduced in autumn - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    9.7.2020 | The amendments made to the Communicable Diseases Act enable the development of a mobile application that helps break the chains of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission more effectively. The Government submitted the bill amending the Communicable Diseases Act for approval and the President of the Republic approved the bill on Thursday 9 July. The Act amending the Communicable Diseases Act will enter into force on 31 August 2020.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/mobile-application-for-effectively-breaking-chains-of-covid-19-transmission-to-be-introduced-in-autumn-

  39. European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides visits Finland to discuss assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian people, among others - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    1.4.2022 | On 1 April, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides, who is currently visiting Finland, will meet with Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Aki Lindén. During the day, they will pay a visit to the Helsinki Reception Centre in Punavuori and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/european-commissioner-stella-kyriakides-visits-finland-to-discuss-assistance-to-ukraine-and-ukrainian-people-among-others

  40. Government proposes extending validity of provisions of Communicable Diseases Act concerning entry into country to ensure health security - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal for extending the validity of the temporary provisions of the Communicable Diseases Act concerning entry into the country. The provisions aim to protect the health of the population by preventing COVID-19 infections of foreign origin from spreading into Finland. Health security measures similar to those proposed by the Government are in place in many EU countries.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/hallitus-ehdottaa-tartuntatautilain-maahantulosaannosten-voimassaolon-jatkamista-terveysturvallisuuden-varmistamiseksi