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  1. 3.3.2022 | It is recommended that everyone aged 18 years or over take a third vaccine dose. Although the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 have been eased, it is still important for people to stay at home when ill, to wear a mask in public indoor spaces and to practise good hand hygiene.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-patients-receiving-hospital-care-due-to-covid-19-remains-high
  2. 21.4.2022 | The number of COVID-19 patients in specialised and primary healthcare has decreased slightly. Vaccinations continue to provide effective protection against the more serious forms of the disease. A fourth vaccine dose is recommended for people aged 12 or over who have a severely weakened immune system, people aged 80 or over and all older people living in residential care homes.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/less-than-half-of-those-aged-80-or-over-with-three-vaccinations-against-covid-19-have-received-fourth-dose-particularly-older-people-require-hospital-care
  3. 15.7.2021 | A total of 1,651 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Finland between 5 and 11 July. The number of cases has been increasing for the past three weeks. About 540 new cases were reported in the middle of June (14–20 June), after which the number of cases has approximately tripled.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/many-new-covid-19-cases-reported-among-young-adults-visiting-bars-restaurants-and-social-events-burden-on-hospitals-remains-moderate-
  4. 3.2.2022 | It is particularly important that people aged 60 or over and those belonging to risk groups get a third vaccine dose.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/need-for-intensive-care-due-to-covid-19-clearly-declining-in-finland
  5. 24.3.2022 | The COVID-19 epidemic in Finland shows no signs of abating, although there is some regional variation in the intensity of the epidemic. The epidemic continues to put a strain on hospital care capacity. The need for intensive care has remained unchanged. Vaccinations continue to provide effective protection against the most serious forms of COVID-19. As the restrictions have been eased, the focus is now on people’s own measures to prevent the spread of infections.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-patients-receiving-hospital-care-due-to-covid-19-remains-high-focus-on-people-s-own-measures-to-prevent-spread-of-infections
  6. 28.3.2025 | Man har beslutat att reformera lagstiftningen om yrkesutbildade personer inom social- och hälsovården. Reformarbetet delas upp i två faser. I den första fasen gör man utredningar och samlar in information för kunskapsunderlaget som stöd för beredningen av reformen. Det görs också vissa ändringar i lagar och förordningar för att snabbt och effektivt kunna avveckla normer och genomföra åtgärderna i regeringsprogrammet.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/lagstiftningen-om-yrkesutbildade-personer-inom-social-och-halsovarden-reformeras-stegvis
  7. 27.1.2022 | The estimated weekly total of COVID-19 cases was 52,000 in Finland between 17 and 23 January, compared to 57,000 in the previous week. Despite a fall in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care, the burden on other specialised healthcare has remained unchanged at the national level. It is particularly important that people aged 60 or over and those belonging to risk groups get a third vaccine dose.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/weekly-total-of-new-covid-19-cases-52-000-in-finland-need-for-intensive-care-declining
  8. 22.12.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated the action plan that guides social welfare and healthcare actors in their work to curb the COVID-19 epidemic. To effectively prevent the virus from spreading, the measures must be proactive and sufficiently broad in scope.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-updates-the-action-plan-to-manage-covid-19
  9. The Government appointed a parliamentary monitoring group to support the legislative drafting project launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to lay down the principles for the national choice of effective services and methods. [This is a machine translation, we do not guarantee the quality and accuracy of the translations produced.]
    https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM011:00/2025
  10. 26.10.2020 | As part of the preparation of the health and social services reform, an exercise will be carried out to establish cooperation between the central government and the future wellbeing services counties. This will be done during the negotiations designed to provide the counties with guidance and direction. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will hold the negotiations with the counties between 27 October and 4 December.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/negotiations-start-between-counties-and-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-exercise-now-includes-negotiations-with-collaborative-catchment-areas
  11. 8.11.2021 | Working life in Finland is strongly divided by gender. This means that many sectors and jobs have a clear majority of either female or male employees. Segregation maintains narrow gender stereotypes, prevents the full utilisation of skills, has a detrimental effect on the functioning of the labour market and is also reflected in the pay gap and, consequently, in pensions.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/broad-based-development-project-to-dismantle-segregation-in-working-life
  12. 10.4.2024 | On 9 April 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appointed a working group to prepare a package of measures to facilitate immigrant integration, and a language allowance for inclusion in labour market support, as outlined in the Government Programme.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/working-group-to-prepare-language-allowance-for-labour-market-support-and-integration-assistance
  13. 12.10.2020 | Work may not compromise the health and safety of employees. There is no ambiguity in this respect. However, it is a challenging objective to reach in a rapidly changing world of work.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/paivi-mattila-wiro-and-wiking-husberg-technostress-and-personal-data-protection-risks-new-challenges-for-occupational-safety-and-health
  14. 29.1.2024 | A recent report compares Finns’ state of health and Finnish health services with other EU states and Nordic countries. Released by the European Commission, focus areas of the report include the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and mental health. Although Finland does well in many respects, there are challenges especially in the availability of health services.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/european-comparison-finns-health-is-relatively-good-long-wait-times-worsen-access-to-health-services
  15. 3.4.2025 | Enligt resultaten av medborgarenkäten om prioriteringen av social- och hälsovårdstjänsterna anser största delen av medborgarna att det är viktigt att garantera jämlika tjänster för alla medborgare. Möjligheterna att få hälso- och sjukvård får inte vara sämre för människor som inte har tagit hand om sig själva och sin hälsa.  
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/medborgarenkaten-om-prioriteringen-inom-social-och-halsovarden-jamlikheten-varderas-hogst-forebyggandet-har-stor-betydelse
  16. 8.8.2025 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet föreslår ett anslag på 14,8 miljarder euro för sitt förvaltningsområde år 2026. Det är cirka 475 miljoner euro mindre än den ordinarie budgeten för 2025. Den finansiering för välfärdsområdena som hör till finansministeriets huvudtitel ingår inte i anslagen för social- och hälsovårdsministeriets förvaltningsområde.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/forslag-till-budget-for-social-och-halsovardsministeriets-forvaltningsomrade-ar-2026
  17. 19.12.2024 | Regeringen föreslår att lagen om ordnande av social- och hälsovård ändras till den del lagen gäller beredskap och förberedelser samt hantering av störningssituationer under normala förhållanden och under undantagsförhållanden. Propositionen baserar sig på regeringsprogrammet för statsminister Petteri Orpos regering.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-lagandringar-for-att-starka-beredskap-och-forberedelser-inom-social-och-halsovarden
  18. 6.9.2024 | On 6 September 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health gave an account of the further preparation of the reform concerning the system of hospitals and emergency care services and the division of duties in specialised healthcare. The Ministry also gave an account of the more than 100 (around 140) comments that were received on the reform.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-hospital-network-reform-reviewed-based-on-feedback-from-consultation-round-kouvola-to-retain-possibility-to-maintain-24-hour-emergency-care-services-in-primary-healthcare
  19. 24.4.2025 | Yrkesutbildade personer inom hälso- och sjukvården i landskapet Nyland ska med iakttagande av patientens dataskydd också i fortsättningen ha åtkomst till uppgifter som är väsentliga för patientsäkerheten.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/yrkesutbildade-personer-inom-social-och-halsovarden-har-atkomst-till-patientuppgifter-i-nyland-aven-i-fortsattningen-
  20. 3.10.2024 | Höjningarna av klient- och patientavgifters maximibelopp inom social- och hälsovården gäller huvudsakligen hälso- och sjukvårdsavgifterna, men även vissa avgifter för socialvårdstjänster. Inom primärvården höjs avgifterna i regel med 22,5 procent, och inom den specialiserade sjukvården med 45 procent.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/klient-och-patientavgifternas-maximibelopp-inom-social-och-halsovarden-stiger-vid-ingangen-av-2025