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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6738
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=228
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2690
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6617
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=3033
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=3591
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2143
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2731
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=4983
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=0900908f807f0853
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=4425
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=4522
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=274
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2877
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2984
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Current issues Press releases New operating models are transforming everyday health and social services with over 600 new ways to serve clients Type: Press release Publication date: 17.8.2026 9.31 New NutFinForce project to support performance of ...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=4539
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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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Gender Equality Act promotes gender equality and prohibits gender-based discrimination In Finland, the Act on Equality between Women and Men, or the Gender Equality Act, lays down obligations to promote gender equality. The Ministry of Social Affa...https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/legislation
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Insurance business in Finland is subject to licence.The government grants licences to authorised pension insurance companies that manage earnings-related pension insurance.https://stm.fi/en/insurance/legislation
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Legislation on termination on pregnancyhttps://stm.fi/en/termination-of-pregnancy
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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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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health coordinates, develops and monitors gender mainstreaming as part of the Government’s gender equality policy. Monitoring focuses particularly on legislative drafting, economic and operational planning, budgeting, and competence development. In addition, the operational gender equality planning of public authorities is monitored.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM033:00/2025
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Legislation on services and benefits for older people This page lists the key pieces of legislation on services and benefits for older people. Below you will find them by topic and also links to more detailed guidance. Health and social services I...https://stm.fi/en/old-people
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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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Government branch The administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health includes several independent institutions and agencies, which implement the ministry’s objectives in society and participate in Government Programme projects....https://stm.fi/en/administrative-branch
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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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Health and social services The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health sets the guidelines for developing health and social services, drafts the relevant legislation and guides the implementation of reforms. Legislation » Legislation on social and h...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services
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Maternity and child health clinics Maternity and child health services are offered for all pregnant parents, families that are expecting a baby and children before school age and their parents. The functions of the maternity and child health clini...https://stm.fi/en/maternity-and-child-health-clinics
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health provides overall guidance and prepares legislation on student health care in secondary and higher education.https://stm.fi/en/student-health-care
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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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“At the ministry, I can bring together different parts of my studies in a remarkable way” Jere Päivinen is a Ministerial Adviser at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in the Department for Insurance and Social Security. His role brings toge...https://stm.fi/en/meet-our-people-jere-paivinen
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Statutory insurance A significant part of social security in Finland is provided through statutory insurances. This package is called social insurance. The insurance-based forms of social security include earnings-related pension, occupational acc...https://stm.fi/en/statutory-insurance
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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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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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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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Screening Screening means examination of the population or a certain part of the population, or sampling in order to discover a certain disease or its precursor or to identify a pathogen. The purpose of screening is to look for early signs of a di...https://stm.fi/en/screening
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Register and information system descriptions When the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health processes personal data in the Government’s shared information systems , the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Prime Minister’s Office are join...https://stm.fi/en/information-system-descriptions
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Frequently asked questions concerning child welfare in Finland In Finland, child welfare services are based on the Child Welfare Act (417/2007) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Finnish Treaty Series 59–60/1991). The Child Welfare ...https://stm.fi/en/frequently-asked-questions-concerning-child-welfare-in-finland
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Drug policy Finland makes use of social policy, national legislation and international agreements to prevent the demand and supply of drugs reduce the harm caused by drugs ensure that people with drug problems receive treatment as early as possibl...https://stm.fi/en/drug-policy
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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