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Equal pay Equal pay is a fundamental and human right. Under the Finnish Equality Act, people performing the same work or work of equal value must receive the same pay, irrespective of their gender. Reducing pay gaps is a central equality issue and...https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/equal-pay
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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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Finnish social security system The Finnish social security system includes benefits and support that protect people’s livelihoods, as well as the provision of health and social services and employment services. Social security provides income secu...https://stm.fi/en/finnish-social-security-system
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Legislation concerning income security The Finnish Constitution guarantees the right of all people living in Finland to Adequate social and health services Basic income security Essential subsistence and care. There is a range of legislation gover...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/legislation
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1.6.2021 | Roadmap for strengthening client and patient self-determination - base plan for further preparation LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS • Government bill to Parliament, 2022 • Legal remedies for involuntary medication (psychiatric care) • Repeal of the outdate...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/48496181/Roadmap+for+strengthening+client+and+patient+self-determination_EN.pdf/525d1b75-3b02-6731-fe14-88e039db2acc?t=1622548087899
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Frequently asked questions about the operating models and division of duties of healthcare and social welfare personnel This page contains frequently asked questions about the operating models and division of duties of healthcare and social welfar...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-care-personnel/faq
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Contact information The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Telephone: +358 295 16001 (Government switchboard) Postal address: PO Box 33, FI-00023 Government, Finland Visiting address: Meritullinkatu 8, 00170 Helsinki Telefax: +358 2951 63415 (r...https://stm.fi/en/contact
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Services for older people Shortly Wellbeing services counties organise health and social services for older people. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities have published a quality recomme...https://stm.fi/en/older-people-services
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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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21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal on the nationwide use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate, or the COVID-19 passport. It is proposed that the provisions on the EU Digital COVID Certificate be added to the Communicable Diseases Act.https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-covid-19-passport-submitted-to-parliament
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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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21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal on the nationwide use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate, or the COVID-19 passport. It is proposed that the provisions on the EU Digital COVID Certificate be added to the Communicable Diseases Act.https://stm.fi/en/-/koronapassia-koskeva-hallituksen-esitys-on-annettu-eduskunnalle
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Support and benefits The Finnish social protection system includes various forms of financial support and benefits designed to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to take part in working life and society in general. Children and parentho...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/benefits
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8.12.2020 | The Government proposes that wellbeing services counties be established and healthcare, social welfare and rescue services be reformed. The proposed counties would be established as soon as possible after the passing and approval of the relevant bills. The bills would enter into force in stages, the first ones on 1 July 2021 and the last ones on 1 January 2023. However, Parliament needs to pass the legislative package before the reform can enter into force.https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-for-health-and-social-services-reform-and-related-legislation-proceeds-to-parliament
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6.3.2018 | All children have a right to protection, no matter whether they are born in Finland or somewhere else.https://stm.fi/en/-/suomessa-suojellaan-kaikkia-lapsia-myos-turvapaikanhakijoita
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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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21.10.2020 | A summary of comments received on the draft government proposal on the organisation of health, social and rescue services is published. Respondents welcome the objectives of the reform and agree on its necessity.https://stm.fi/en/-/summary-published-of-comments-received-on-the-draft-government-proposal-for-the-health-and-social-services-reform
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Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising health, social and rescue services Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising healthcare, social welfare and rescue services in Finland. There are 21 wellbeing serv...https://stm.fi/en/wellbeing-services-counties
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Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet samordnar funktionsrättspolitiken och främjar verkställandet inom ministeriets verksamhetsområde. Samtliga ministerier och myndigheter ska beakta rättigheterna inom sina egna ansvarsområden.https://stm.fi/sv/handikappolitik
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29.5.2017 | Finland has made much progress in gender equality work. Our long history in promoting women's rights goes back to 1906 when Finland became the first country in the world to grant women full political rights.https://stm.fi/en/-/det-internationella-samfundet-maste-jobba-for-att-jamstalldhet-ska-uppnas
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Kahdettatoista kertaa järjestettävät Tasa-arvopäivät kokoavat sukupuolten tasa-arvon parissa työskentelevät 7.–8.10. Espoon modernin taiteen museo EMMAan Tapiolaan. Tämän vuoden tapahtuman teema on työ, luokka ja raha. Tilaisuus tarjoaa ohjelmaa suomeksi ja englanniksi. Tapahtuman järjestää sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö yhteistyössä Espoon kaupungin, CARE4CAREER-hankkeen ja tasa-arvotoimijoiden verkoston kanssa. Tilaisuus striimataan. Etäosallistuminen edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista.https://stm.fi/tapahtumat/2026-10-07/tasa-arvopaivat-/-gender-equality-days-2026
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General social security benefit The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing a general social security benefit. The benefit would include a basic allowance for living, an allowance for housing costs and a discretionary allowance as last-...https://stm.fi/en/general-social-security-benefit
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15.6.2026 | At the initiative of Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched preparations for a national women’s health strategy. The aim of the strategy is to gather information on women’s health and identify solutions that can promote women’s health, wellbeing and ability to work.https://stm.fi/en/-/preparation-of-women-s-health-strategy-begins
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6.3.2018 | In December last year, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä announced the recipient of the International Gender Equality Prize. The prize goes to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in recognition of her career and her commitment to women and girls globally.https://stm.fi/en/-/yhdessa-naisiin-kohdistuvaa-vakivaltaa-vastaan
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Kansainvälinen ja EU-yhteistyö tasa-arvoasioissa Sukupuolten tasa-arvo on yksi Suomen EU- ja ulkopolitiikan painopisteistä. Suomi edistää tasa-arvoa läpileikkaavasti eri politiikka-alueilla EU:ssa ja maailmanlaajuisesti. Suomen tasa-arvoyhteistyö ...https://stm.fi/tasa-arvo/kansainvalinen-yhteistyo
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6.3.2018 | 14o years of gender equality 1906 Finnish women attain full political rights Women’s organisations Suffragette Eligibility for election Right to vote Political rights Parliament Finland is a gender equality pioneer 1878 Equal hereditary rights for...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/1332809/Tasa-arvo_jana_ENG.pdf/b20771ef-d3e3-4ece-9861-e16cf09759fd?t=1520343517000
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Allmänt stöd Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet bereder ett allmänt stöd. Målet är att det ska finnas bara ett allmänt stöd som ska omfatta en grunddel för levnadskostnader, en del för boendet och en behovsprövad del som sistahandsskydd. Det allmän...https://stm.fi/sv/allmant-stod
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Jämställdhetssamarbetet på internationell nivå och inom EU Jämställdheten är en av Finlands prioriteringar inom EU-politiken och utrikespolitiken. Finland främjar jämställdheten på ett genomgående sätt inom olika politikområden både inom EU och gl...https://stm.fi/sv/jamstalldhet/internationellt-samarbete
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21.5.2026 | The Act on Healthcare Professionals has been amended to make it possible to receive international assistance for healthcare in different kinds of crises. The amendments will facilitate and speed up the operations of humanitarian assistance providers in Finland when assistance is needed fast. The amendments will enter into force on 25 May 2026.https://stm.fi/en/-/reception-of-international-assistance-in-healthcare-to-become-easier
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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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1.6.2026 | Keskieurooppalaisen yliopiston (Central European University) romanitutkimusohjelman ja Slovo 21 -järjestön järjestämä kansainvälinen hybridikonferenssi kokosi yhteen johtavia tutkijoita, opettajia ja asiantuntijoita 29.-30.5.2026 keskustelemaan antirasistisista ja oikeudenmukaisuutta edistävistä lähestymistavoista tutkimuksessa.https://stm.fi/-/konferenssi-antirasistiset-ja-oikeudenmukaisuutta-edistavat-lahestymistavat-tutkimuksessa
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29.12.2020 | 1 (6) Form approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health DECISION ON LIMITATION OF CONTACT (The Mental Health Act, Section 22 j) (Please fill in using the language of the form) 1. Personal data of the patient 2. Decision Important consider...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/53088547/decision-on-limitation-of-contact.pdf/397ed696-dafa-6334-44d8-39e7f8eadd0f?t=1609247210711
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8.3.2023 | Genome strategy Content Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 3 STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Finland makes use of its unique prerequisites in re...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/2013549/UK-Genomistrategia-final-verkko+(1).pdf/c079fdae-94ea-4869-91df-02603c9b44ed?t=1678281581906
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25.8.2021 | Risto O. Roine Neurologian professori, Suomen Aivot r.y. Kansallinen Long covid asiantuntijaryhmä Mikä on long covid? 1. Ei vielä laajasti hyväksyttyjä kriteereitä, WHO:n valmistelussa 2. US määritelmä (National Institutes of Health, NIH): symptom...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/88737777/Long+Covid+diat+yhdistetty+250821.pdf/fd81f0dd-c195-ab92-050a-55206ac58046?t=1629876711959
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15.6.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior request comments on the draft government proposal concerning the health and social services reform and the organisation of rescue services from the municipalities and joint municipal authorities of mainland Finland and other parties mentioned in the request for comments. The deadline for submitting comments is 25 September 2020.https://stm.fi/en/-/sosiaali-ja-terveydenhuollon-ja-pelastustoimen-jarjestamisen-uudistusta-koske-vat-hallituksen-lakiluonnokset-lausuntokierrokselle
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5.6.2020 | Reform of health, social and rescue services Policy outlines of the Ministerial Working Group on Health and Social Services Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru Press conference on 5 June 2020 About the reform • Reduce inequ...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/20825107/Sote-linjaukset,+diat+5.6.2020/319fdfac-3121-88d7-1f48-4f82bd22e4f3?t=1591366100000
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4.6.2026 | The Government is proposing a new type of integration assistance. The general social security benefit would be paid as integration assistance to immigrants registered as unemployed jobseekers who do not meet the prior work requirement or have lived in Finland for less than three years.https://stm.fi/en/-/new-integration-assistance-to-improve-incentives-to-work-and-strengthen-language-skills
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5.1.2026 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health invites comments on the integration support. The comments should be submitted by 16 February 2026.https://stm.fi/en/-/comments-on-the-new-integration-support-are-requested
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9.10.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to child welfare legislation The aim is to strengthen children’s right to special protection, clarify the use of educational practices and restrictions and improve the opportunities for child welfare services to ensure a safe everyday life for children.https://stm.fi/en/-/amendments-proposed-to-child-welfare-act-to-better-protect-children-
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12.5.2021 | A meeting of the Social Security Committee on 10 May 2021 considered all of the social security problem areas that it had identified.https://stm.fi/en/-/social-security-committee-launches-debate-on-position-statements-describing-problems-to-be-addressed-in-the-reform-draft-working-reports-published
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30.10.2025 | Officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have prepared a healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision to outline their view of the long-term direction of health and social services in Finland. The aim is to ensure that, in future, people in Finland will continue to receive effective, equal and sustainable services which they can trust.https://stm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-officials-healthcare-and-social-welfare-of-the-future-will-provide-services-for-everyone-according-to-their-needs
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20.11.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Healthcare Professionals that will make it possible to receive international assistance for healthcare in different kinds of crisis situations. The aim is to facilitate and speed up the operations of humanitarian assistance providers in Finland when assistance is needed fast.https://stm.fi/en/-/reception-of-international-assistance-in-healthcare-made-easier
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15.1.2026 | In the first stage, the general social security benefit will be a new social security benefit for unemployed jobseekers, replacing the existing labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. The legislation on the general social security benefit is scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2026.https://stm.fi/en/-/new-general-social-security-benefit-to-replace-labour-market-subsidy-and-basic-unemployment-allowance-as-from-1-may-2026
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Vammaispalvelulain uudistaminen Uusi vammaispalvelulaki (675/2023) on tullut voimaan 1.1.2025. Lakiin sisältyy kolmen vuoden siirtymäaika. Lain soveltamisalaa on tarkennettu ja muutokset on hyväksytty osaksi uutta lakia. Vammaispalvelulaki 675/202...https://stm.fi/vammaispalvelulaki
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16.10.2025 | EU:n työllisyys-, sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuluttaja-asioiden neuvosto kokoontuu perjantaina 17.10. Luxemburgissa tasa-arvoministerien kokoonpanossa keskustelemaan vammaisten henkilöiden oikeuksien edistämisestä EU:ssa sekä EU:n toimista HLBTIQ-ihmisiin kohdistuvan vihan, syrjinnän ja väkivallan vastustamiseksi. Kokouksessa on tarkoitus hyväksyä sekä vammaisia henkilöitä koskevat että naisiin kohdistuvan väkivallan ja perheväkivallan ehkäisyä koskevat päätelmät.https://stm.fi/-/naisiin-kohdistuvan-vakivallan-ehkaisy-ja-vammaisten-oikeudet-eu-n-tasa-arvoministerien-kokouksen-aiheina
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4.12.2025 | The economy of wellbeing offers tools for policy makers to secure the preconditions for a good life both for the current population and future generations. A new working paper by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) analyses how wellbeing economy practices have been integrated into decision-making in ten countries. This comparison will also help Finland create its own governance model.https://stm.fi/en/-/international-examples-to-help-finland-create-governance-model-for-wellbeing-economy
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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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16.10.2025 | EU:s ministerråd för sysselsättning, socialpolitik, hälso- och sjukvård samt konsumentfrågor sammanträder fredagen den 17 oktober. I Luxemburg diskuterar jämställdhetsministrarna främjandet av rättigheterna för personer med funktionsnedsättning och EU:s åtgärder för bekämpning av hat, diskriminering och våld mot hlbtiq-personer. Vid mötet har man för avsikt att godkänna de slutsatser som gäller personer med funktionsnedsättning och förebyggandet av våld mot kvinnor och familjevåld.https://stm.fi/sv/-/forebyggande-av-vald-mot-kvinnor-och-funktionsrattsfragor-pa-agendan-for-motet-for-eu-s-jamstalldhetsministrar
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Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle laeiksi sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon asiakasmaksuista annetun lain ja kuolemansyyn selvittämisestä annetun lain 12 a §:n muuttamisesta ESITYKSEN PÄÄASIALLINEN SISÄLTÖ Esityksessä ehdotetaan muutettaviksi sosiaali- ...https://stm.fi/delegate/file/245258
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22.9.2025 | The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for an act on general social security benefit. In the first stage, the general social security benefit would be a new social security benefit for unemployed jobseekers, replacing labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. The legislation concerning the general social security benefit is scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2026.https://stm.fi/en/-/general-social-security-benefit-is-step-towards-simpler-social-security-system
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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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Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lagar om ändring av lagen om klientavgifter inom social- och hälsovården och 12 a § i lagen om utredande av dödsorsak PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det att...https://stm.fi/delegate/file/245259
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fi sv Ny lagstiftning om funktionshinderservice Den nya lagen om funktionshinderservice (675/2023) trädde i kraft den 1 januari 2025. Lagen innefattar en övergångsperiod på tre år. Lagens tillämpningsområde har preciserats, och ändringarna i lagen...https://stm.fi/sv/lagen-om-funktionshinderservice
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13.2.2026 | Together Against Cancer – Human-Centred Cancer Prevention and Care National Cancer Strategy 2026–2035 Finland National Cancer Strategy 2026–2035 Contents Summary 3 Strategic objectives 5 Current situation and operating environment 6 Cancer in Finl...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/1329769/National_Cancer_Strategy_2026-2035_Finland.pdf/a29aa994-91bb-2bcd-e90e-a3d3fde32b90?t=1770968783502
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31.10.2025 | Healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision Views and proposals of Ministry of Social Affairs and Health officials regarding needs for changes to the healthcare and social welfare service system Permanent Secretary Veli-Mikko Niemi In “Healthcare an...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/Sote2040%20eng.pdf/26d4c5df-a335-da30-7589-cd8e246e225a?t=1761917392011
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Perustelumuistio 13.1.2026 1(34) Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki | PL 33, 00023 Valtioneuvosto 0295 16001 | stm.fi | @STM_Uutiset Valtioneuvoston asetus neuvolapalveluista sekä koulu- ja opiskeluterveydenhuo Pääasiallinen...https://stm.fi/delegate/file/220264
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22.5.2025 | JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ May 22, 2025 Lviv, Ukraine On behalf of the participants of the Second Ministerial Social Policy Summit, we reaffirm our shared commitment to supporting Ukraine and Moldova on their path towards joining the European Union. We firm...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/CommuniqueMinisterialSocialPolicySummit2025.pdf/7a78a5c7-2b18-15d6-4ed5-2301f3fc7f5a?t=1747926817902
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4.3.2025 | Uusi laki YK:n vammaisyleissopimuksen toteuttajana Merja Heikkonen Neuvotteleva virkamies, pääsihteeri 4.3.2025 YK:n yleissopimus vammaisten henkilöiden oikeuksista, CRPD (SopS 27/2016) • Sekä sopimus että lisäpöytäkirja ratifioitiin Suomessa 2016...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/234961227/Merja%20Heikkonen_vammaispalvelulain_soveltamisalakoulutus_040325_MH.pdf/4e23e80d-3bc9-60e1-ced6-8462192b681c?t=1741083954145
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25.4.2024 | Amendments have been made to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Decree on Vaccinations and to the Government Decree on Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccinations in order to allow dentists, senior pharmacists, pharmacists, practical nurses and biomedical laboratory scientists to administer vaccines in future. The aim of the amendments is to accelerate the administration of seasonal vaccines in particular and alleviate the shortage of healthcare personnel.https://stm.fi/en/-/more-healthcare-professionals-to-be-allowed-to-administer-vaccines
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14.4.2026 | Sosiaaliturvakomitean arviointi- ja selvitysryhmä Selvitys yhdestä perusturvaetuudesta Näkökulmina rahoitus ja suhde ansioturvaan SOSIAALITURVAKOMITEAN JULKAISUJA 2026:1 Selvitys yhdestä perusturvaetuudesta Näkökulmina rahoitus ja suhde ansioturva...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/110185332/Selvitys+yhdest%C3%A4+perusturvaetuudesta.pdf/810b1dc8-1ec0-bcfc-8ae9-cf7c309263e8?t=1776169230500