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14.10.2021 | On 13 October, 85 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination in Finland, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, had received at least one vaccine dose and 74 per cent two vaccine doses. According to the current estimate, it is still possible to achieve 80 per cent vaccination coverage by the end of October, if the increase in the vaccine uptake does not slow down.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-patients-in-hospital-care-continues-to-rise-74-per-cent-of-people-aged-12-or-over-have-been-vaccinated-twice
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16.9.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has been on a slow decline for the past four weeks. The total number of new cases reported between 6 and 12 September was 3,119. This is about 750 cases fewer than the week before when the figure was 3,887. The epidemic continues to spread especially among unvaccinated 20–49-year-olds.https://stm.fi/en/-/slow-decrease-in-covid-19-infections-burden-on-specialised-healthcare-remains-the-same
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21.10.2021 | On 20 October, 85 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination in Finland, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, had received at least one vaccine dose and 76 per cent two vaccine doses. According to the current estimate, it is possible to achieve 80 per cent vaccination coverage by the first week of November, if the increase in the vaccine uptake does not slow down.https://stm.fi/en/-/two-dose-covid-19-vaccination-rate-reaches-76-per-cent-for-people-aged-12-or-over-burden-on-specialised-healthcare-remains-substantial
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17.9.2020 | The Social Security Committee, which started work in spring 2020, will first determine which social security problems it will seek to solve. Before the summer holidays, the Committee outlined four sets of key social security problems: 1) the complexity of social security; 2) combining employment and social security; 3) minimum social security, basic social security and housing; and 4) coordination of services and benefits.https://stm.fi/en/-/social-security-committee-to-begin-tackling-the-problem-of-complexity-in-social-security
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7.10.2021 | On 6 October, 84 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination in Finland, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, had received at least one vaccine dose and 72 per cent had received two doses. According to the current estimate, it is possible to achieve 80 per cent vaccination coverage by the end of October, if the increase in the vaccine uptake does not slow down.https://stm.fi/en/-/numbers-of-covid-19-cases-and-hospital-patients-rising-with-majority-being-unvaccinated
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26.8.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases seems to have started to fall in Finland. The total number of new cases reported between 16 and 22 August was 4,334. This is about 800 cases fewer than in the preceding week when the figure was 5,176. However, the number of new cases remains high, and COVID-19 continues to spread especially among unvaccinated young people and adults.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-new-covid-19-cases-declining
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2.9.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has continued to fall in Finland, but the favourable development reported last week has slowed down. The total number of new cases reported between 23 and 29 August was 4,064. This is about 300 cases fewer than in the preceding week when the figure was 4,386. COVID-19 continues to spread especially among unvaccinated young people and adults.https://stm.fi/en/-/decline-in-covid-19-cases-slowing-down-need-for-hospital-care-remains-unchanged
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9.5.2022 | 1 Research plan / Tutkimussuunnitelma Evidencing the Effectiveness of Health Social Work Assessment and Interventions Terveyssosiaalityön arvioinnin ja intervention vaikuttavuus näkyväksi (Sostyö-TerVa) 1. Aim and objectives 1.1 Significance of re...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/119935581/2021_Anand_Tutkimussuunnitelma.pdf/65a8f997-d37a-956f-5cb2-6273f52f6185?t=1652088862978
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9.7.2020 | The amendments made to the Communicable Diseases Act enable the development of a mobile application that helps break the chains of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission more effectively. The Government submitted the bill amending the Communicable Diseases Act for approval and the President of the Republic approved the bill on Thursday 9 July. The Act amending the Communicable Diseases Act will enter into force on 31 August 2020.https://stm.fi/en/-/mobile-application-for-effectively-breaking-chains-of-covid-19-transmission-to-be-introduced-in-autumn-
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10.1.2023 | Different ways of organising social security have been examined as part of the preparation of the social security reform. The report on alternative ways of organising social security, which was made by a working group consisting of researchers and experts, was published on Tuesday 10 January 2023.https://stm.fi/en/-/report-on-alternative-ways-of-organising-social-security-published
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28.5.2020 | I have launched a reform of the Act on Social Assistance and appointed a working group to carry it out. Now is the right time for reform. We have been gathering experiences from the transfer of basic social assistance to the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) over the past few years. In doing so, we have found several areas that need fixing.https://stm.fi/en/-/toimeentulotukiuudistus-kayntiin-tavoite-on-auttaa-kaikkein-heikoimmassa-asemassa-olevia-ihmisia
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15.4.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Finland has decreased noticeably over the past few weeks. The number started to fall before Easter. The current restrictions and recommendations and the closure of businesses serving food and beverages have clearly been effective and prevented infections. Vaccinations have also reduced infections, particularly among older people. It is imperative that t...https://stm.fi/en/-/clear-reduction-in-number-of-covid-19-cases-positive-trend-must-continue-before-restrictions-can-be-eased
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11.6.2020 | The Government proposes amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act that enable the development of an information system for contacting people who may have been exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19). The information system would consist of a mobile application and a back-end system with the goal of supporting the management of the coronavirus epidemic.https://stm.fi/en/-/koronaviruksen-tartuntaketjujen-katkaisua-tehostavaa-mobiilisovellusta-koskeva-lakiesitys-etenee
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12.6.2026 | ANVISNING 12.6.2026 1 (2) Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki | PL 33, 00023 Valtioneuvosto 0295 16001 | stm.fi | @STM_Uutiset De kritiska social- och hälsovårdstjänsterna under drönarhot Denna anvisning har utarbetats till s...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/199061202/De%20kritiska%20social-%20och%20h%C3%A4lsov%C3%A5rdstj%C3%A4nsterna%20under%20dr%C3%B6narhot%20SV.pdf/b7f15866-28e5-b00f-8c42-1b6a2112fc0a?t=1781252368562
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16.9.2020 | The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared 17 September World Patient Safety Day. In Finland, patient and client safety will be made visible by organising events and lighting up landmarks in orange colour.https://stm.fi/en/-/health-worker-safety-is-patient-safety-finland-turns-orange-for-world-patient-safety-day-on-17-september
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11.10.2022 | Report of the working group on the use of iodine in the event of a radiation hazard situation STM 2022 Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/105036658/Ty%C3%B6ryhm%C3%A4n+mietint%C3%B6+l%C3%A4%C3%A4kejodin+k%C3%A4yt%C3%B6st%C3%A4+s%C3%A4teilyvaaratilanteessa+_EN.pdf/7c651196-9147-e02e-fb3c-fc5ea6562dce?t=1665476854121
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5.6.2020 | In accordance with the principles of the Social Security Committee, all those involved in the Committee’s work must have at their disposal the same information about social security. This places the preparation and decision-making processes related to the reform on an equal footing. We want also other people to be able to monitor and assess the preparation and decision-making concerning the reform on the basis of the same information.https://stm.fi/en/-/avoin-tietopohja-mahdollistaa-komiteatyon-lapinakyvyyden-ja-tutkimusperusteisuuden
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5.5.2022 | The number of COVID-19 patients in specialised and primary healthcare started to decline in April. The results of wastewater monitoring also indicate a downward trend in the epidemic. 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/-/number-of-covid-19-patients-requiring-hospital-care-declining
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29.4.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to decline, which indicates that the epidemic is currently winding down in Finland. The restrictions and recommendations have clearly been effective and prevented infections. As the spring progresses, vaccinations and seasonal variation will begin to contribute to the positive development of the epidemic. The fact that people have complied with the recommendations and restrictions in a commendable manner has also helped ease the epidemic.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-continues-to-decline-epidemic-is-currently-winding-down
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29.12.2021 | Around 16,200 new COVID-19 cases were reported between 20 and 26 December, while in the previous week the number of new cases in Finland was around 13,800. On 29 December, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omikron variant was 172. The burden on hospital care and intensive care remained stable over the Christmas holidays.https://stm.fi/en/-/positive-covid-19-tests-on-rise-accounting-for-10.7-per-cent-of-all-tests-last-week