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The mission of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is to safeguard people’s functional capacity, livelihoods and services so that we can live in a stable, equitable and sustainable society.https://stm.fi/en/strategy
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20.5.2026 | A new operating model and set of indicators have been prepared to promote innovation cooperation between wellbeing services counties and businesses. The aim is to provide a consistent way for the counties, and also nationally, to engage in effective cooperation with businesses.https://stm.fi/en/-/new-national-operating-model-to-clarify-innovation-cooperation-between-wellbeing-services-counties-and-businesses
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10.12.2025 | An independent group of experts has conducted a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform, which was published on 10 December. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen and Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen consider the findings valuable.https://stm.fi/en/-/ministers-steering-wellbeing-services-counties-fixing-the-flaws-of-the-wellbeing-services-county-reform-requires-persistence
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10.12.2025 | The wellbeing services county reform is progressing towards the set objectives throughout Finland, but there are still many issues left to address. This is according to a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform made by an independent expert group.https://stm.fi/en/-/interim-evaluation-wellbeing-services-county-reform-progressing-but-corrections-needed-to-achieve-objectives
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9.4.2025 | Prime Minister Orpo’s Government has set an objective of adjusting public sector activities to ensure that the national economy is on a sustainable footing. At the moment, it looks like it will be difficult to achieve this objective over the next few years though. The decision-makers in the wellbeing services counties are in a key role here. Reaching fiscal balance in general government finances is essential.https://stm.fi/en/-/wellbeing-services-counties-make-decisions-for-the-future-people-s-wellbeing-as-a-significant-economic-solution
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16.6.2026 | Most of the first-phase amendments to child welfare legislation will enter into force on 1 October 2026. However, the provisions on a closed institutional service providing rehabilitation will enter into force on 1 January 2027. The amendments aim to strengthen children’s right to balanced development and protection and to improve the possibilities of child welfare services to ensure a safe everyday life for children.https://stm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-child-welfare-act-to-strengthen-means-to-safeguard-everyday-life-for-children-in-substitute-care
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Substance abuse and addiction prevention Shortly The goal of substance abuse and addiction prevention is to reduce harm and promote health, wellbeing and safety. The wellbeing services counties organise substance abuse prevention and provide healt...https://stm.fi/en/services-for-substance-abusers
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21.5.2025 | The employment rate of registered nurses and practical nurses is high, with more than 90 per cent of graduates finding work in the social welfare and health care sector. Unemployed nurses cannot be relied on to respond to the future labour shortage in the sector. People who have sought employment in other sectors represent the most significant resource of unutilised workforce. Some relief can also be provided by pensioners for whom working is increasingly common.https://stm.fi/en/-/most-registered-nurses-and-practical-nurses-are-already-working-in-the-social-and-health-care-sector-career-changers-and-pensioners-are-a-possible-extra-reserve
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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
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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
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21.6.2023 | The Regulation on the EU Digital COVID Certificate will expire on 30 June 2023. In future, the Certificate will no longer be used jointly by the EU Member States. People can still get the EU Digital COVID Certificate from the MyKanta online service if they need one.https://stm.fi/en/-/regulation-on-eu-digital-covid-certificate-to-expire-certificates-continue-to-be-available-in-mykanta
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Project on medicines and financial base of pharmacies The Government Programme includes numerous entries related to medicines and pharmacies. These entries will be implemented in a project titled ‘Medicines and the financial base of pharmacies’ in...https://stm.fi/en/reform-of-pharmaceutical-matters
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Child welfare Shortly The objective of child welfare is to guarantee children’s right to a safe growth environment, development and special protection. The aim is to provide support at the earliest possible stage at schools and maternity and child...https://stm.fi/en/social-services/child-welfare
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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
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10.6.2022 | Finland’s maternity clinic system celebrates its centenary this year. The system began in a renovated log cabin room of the Children’s Castle hospital in Helsinki.https://stm.fi/en/-/the-future-of-the-century-old-maternity-clinic-in-wellbeing-services-counties
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17.9.2020 | The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament regarding the reform of the Act on Client Charges in Health and Social Services. According to the proposal, more cost-free services will be introduced and client charges made more equitable.https://stm.fi/en/-/proposal-for-reforming-act-on-client-charges-in-health-and-social-services-to-parliament-more-cost-free-health-and-social-services-
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31.1.2022 | From February 2022 onwards, EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be accepted for travel purposes for a period of nine months since the administration of the last dose of the primary vaccination series. As of yet, no acceptance period will apply to certificates issued following the administration of booster doses.https://stm.fi/en/-/nine-month-acceptance-period-of-eu-covid-19-vaccination-certificates-introduced-for-travel
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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
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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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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-