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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6674
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6691
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=0900908f807f854a
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6676
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6759
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6098
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=0900908f807f07bc
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=5583
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=3367
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2747
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2978
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=3038
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=4850
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=2952
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=259
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Current issues Press releases Draft budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2027 Type: Press release Publication date: 6.8.2026 11.26 Project funding available for research on the implementation of arti...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=4406
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Healthcare and social welfare for undocumented persons When it comes to the organisation of healthcare and social welfare, it should be noted that there are people residing both legally and illegally in Finland who are usually referred to as undoc...https://stm.fi/en/healthcare-and-social-welfare-for-undocumented-persons
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RDI Growth Programme for Health and Wellbeing The aim of the RDI Growth Programme for Health and Wellbeing is to support the wellbeing services counties in renewing themselves in order for them to better promote people’s health and wellbeing and i...https://stm.fi/en/rdi-growth-programme-for-health-and-wellbeing
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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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EU-samarbetsprojekt främjar användningen av genomdata EU-projektet 1+ Million Genomes utmanar hela Europa och förutsätter ett brett samarbete för att lyckas. Detta EU-projekt har som mål att genom samarbete skapa en möjlighet att använda genomdata...https://stm.fi/sv/eu-projektet-1-million-genomes1
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Open positions and the Ministry as a workplace On this page Open positions Trainee positions at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health The Ministry as a workplace Service relationship, working hours, pay, and general collective agreements Well-...https://stm.fi/en/open-positions-and-the-ministry-as-a-workplace
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EU-samarbetsprojekt främjar användningen av genomdata EU-projektet 1+ Million Genomes utmanar hela Europa och förutsätter ett brett samarbete för att lyckas. Detta EU-projekt har som mål att genom samarbete skapa en möjlighet att använda genomdata...https://stm.fi/sv/eu-projektet-1-million-genomes
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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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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://stm.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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EU:n yhteistyöhanke edistää genomitiedon käyttöä EU:n 1+Million Genomes on suuri Euroopan laajuinen aloite, jonka onnistumisen edellytys on laaja yhteistyö. Aloitteen tavoitteena on luoda jäsenmaiden yhteistyönä mahdollisuus tietoturvalliseen ja y...https://stm.fi/eu-n-1-million-genomes-aloite
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9.6.2026 | A national operating model for clinical trials (FinTrials) will be established in Finland to improve the coordination of clinical trials of medicines and clinical investigations of medical devices. The aim is to increase the number of such studies in Finland, accelerate their launch and improve patients’ opportunities to access new treatments.https://stm.fi/en/-/fintrials-to-be-established-in-finland-to-boost-clinical-trials-and-investigations
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Finnish Cancer Center FICAN The Finnish Cancer Center (FICAN) was established in 2019 to promote effective and equitable cancer care in Finland. FICAN’s mission is to implement the tasks defined in the Government Decree on the Division of Duties a...https://stm.fi/en/finnish-cancer-center
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Amended legislation on health checks for children and young adults Categories: Publication date: 22.12.2025 The timing and content of health checks at child health clinics and schools, and in student healthcare and oral healthcare will be regulate...https://stm.fi/en/press-releases
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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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Rational, or sensible, pharmacotherapy is effective, safe, of high quality, economical and equal.https://stm.fi/en/rational-pharmacotherapy
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Gambling Policy Programme improves prevention and reduction of harm The Gambling Policy Programme, prepared under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, sets guidelines for the prevention and reduction of harm caused by gambling up to 2030. It...https://stm.fi/en/gambling-policy-programme
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Current issues Press releases Project funding available for research on the implementation of artificial intelligence in workplaces Type: News item Publication date: 29.6.2026 17.24 EU ministers to discuss European Semester and poverty reduction T...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues
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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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fi sv en Finnish Cancer Center FICAN The Finnish Cancer Center (FICAN) was established in 2019 to promote effective and equitable cancer care in Finland. FICAN’s mission is to implement the tasks defined in the Government Decree on the Division of...https://stm.fi/en/personalized-medicine/national-cancer-center
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About the site The web service of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is published in Finnish, Swedish and English. The pages in Finnish and Swedish contain more information than the English pages. Functions The following functions are found...https://stm.fi/en/about-the-site
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User's rights and requests for personal data When you want to know what data we store about you and who processes your data, you can check the data we have collected about you and update it, if necessary. You can submit a request to check your per...https://stm.fi/en/data-protection/user-s-rights-and-requests-for-personal-data
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Actions to reduce the use of tobacco and nicotine products The key actions to reduce the use of tobacco and related products are: as high product prices as possible (price and tax policies) smoke-free environments banning tobacco product marketing...https://stm.fi/en/actions-to-reduce-the-use
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The status and rights of clients and patients The status and rights of patients and social welfare clients are protected by: the Act on the Status and Rights of Patients 785/1992 (Finlex) the Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients ...https://stm.fi/en/client-and-patient-rights
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Health promotion The MSAH has a general responsibility for guiding and overseeing health promotion in Finland. Health promotion is based on the Health Care Act and is part of public health activity. Health promotion is also regulated by legislatio...https://stm.fi/en/health-promotion
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Health services The aim of healthcare in Finland is to maintain and improve people's health, wellbeing, work ability and functional capacity and social security, as well as to reduce inequalities in health. The healthcare system is based on preven...https://stm.fi/en/health-services