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1.12.2023 | The International Health Organization WHO has stated that climate change is the single biggest threat facing humanity in the 21st century. According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, approximately 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.https://stm.fi/en/-/climate-crisis-is-a-health-and-human-rights-crisis
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14.11.2022 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, together with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, will organise an information session on the content of the Decree on the Rights of Access to Client Data in Healthcare and Social Welfare and the related application guide on 19 December 2022 at 13.00–15.00.https://stm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-to-organise-an-information-session-on-the-decree-on-the-rights-of-access-to-client-data-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare-and-the-application-guide
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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-
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8.8.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes appropriations of EUR 14.8 billion for the Ministry and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 475 million less than in the 2025 Budget. The funding of wellbeing services counties is not included in the appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government. Instead, it falls under the main title of the Ministry of Finance.https://stm.fi/en/-/draft-budget-of-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2026
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22.9.2025 | The Finnish Government proposes EUR 14.8 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 0.5 billion less than in the 2025 Budget.https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-the-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2026
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3.11.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a draft new act on healthcare and social welfare units that assist in investigating suspected offences involving children. The aim is to make the child-friendly Barnahus model a permanent part of the investigation of suspected offences involving children. Comments can be submitted between 3 November and 15 December.https://stm.fi/en/-/request-for-comments-new-act-would-strengthen-child-friendly-practices-in-criminal-investigations
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23.9.2024 | The Finnish Government proposes about EUR 15.2 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2025. This is about EUR 1.1 billion less than in 2024.https://stm.fi/en/-/budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-administrative-branch-for-2025
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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
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23.9.2024 | The two memorandums published on 23 September 2024 assess the combined impacts of the changes to income security that the Government is preparing or implementing for the years 2024–2025.https://stm.fi/en/-/assessment-of-combined-impacts-of-social-security-changes-now-ready
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19.6.2024 | The EU ministers will meet at the Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 June 2024. The items of the ministers' agenda include the social dimension of the single market, the revision of pharmaceutical legislation, the health sector's role in crisis preparedness, and the possibility of adopting a Council Recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers.https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-ministers-meet-agenda-to-cover-pharmaceutical-package-vaccine-preventable-cancers-and-social-dimension-of-the-single-market
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3.12.2024 | Resilience and the report on the future of European competitiveness are on the agenda at the Health Council meeting in Brussels on 3 December 2024. On Finland's initiative, the meeting will also discuss the health sector’s role as part of the preparedness union strategy. Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-health-council-to-discuss-competitiveness-and-resilience
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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
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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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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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14.3.2025 | Den 11 mars ordnade social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ett diskussionsmöte med intressegrupper om det pandemiavtal som det förs förhandlingar om i WHO. Syftet med avtalet är att stärka det internationella samarbetet och ländernas beredskap för pandemier och andra hälsohot.https://stm.fi/sv/-/intressegrupperna-har-horts-om-who-s-pandemiavtal
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14.3.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health held a stakeholder event on 11 March to discuss the pandemic treaty that is currently being negotiated under the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of the treaty is to strengthen international preparedness for pandemics and other public health emergencies.https://stm.fi/en/-/stakeholders-discuss-who-pandemic-treaty
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5.12.2025 | Country report: ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment for Finland, 2024 Under Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 ASSESSMENT ECDC ASSESSMENT Country report: ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment for Finland, 20...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/PHEPA_Finland_2024_FINAL.pdf/7ace601e-2c15-0fa6-1c14-0a0b6f1c6764?t=1764936378338
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24.2.2026 | Sosiaali -ja terveysministeriö, Helsinki 2026 Lääkkeiden ehdollisen korvattavuuden sääntelyn kehittämistarpeet Sisältö 1 Johdanto .................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Työryhmän ...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/253648856/Raportti%20L%C3%A4%C3%A4kkeiden%20ehdollisen%20korvattavuuden%20s%C3%A4%C3%A4ntelyn%20kehitt%C3%A4mistarpeet%202_2026.pdf/72e9ed3d-eb60-7139-64d3-61ea3bbcfb54?t=1771923273216
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22.9.2025 | The Government proposes a comprehensive reform of social assistance. The changes to be made would, for example, strengthen the obligations of recipients to apply for full-time work and primary benefits. The aim is to clarify the role of social assistance as a last-resort and temporary form of assistance, prevent social exclusion among young people and strengthen general government finances.https://stm.fi/en/-/comprehensive-reform-of-social-assistance-proceeds-to-parliament
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24.6.2021 | People in designing work and the working environment A handbook for the proactive planning of work and design of working environments 2People in designing work and the working environment Version 1.3 June | 2021 People in designing work and the wo...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/1332445/A+handbook+for+the+proactive+planning+of+work+and+design+of+working+environments+24.6.2021.pdf/32af1665-0d9f-b8c7-6f09-064f6d3c7530?t=1624519099955