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  1. 13.1.2022 | The number of parental leave days will increase and there will be more flexibility for parents to take leave. The reform aims to increase equality in working life and between parents and to take better account of different types of families. The new types of parental leave will mainly apply to families where the child’s estimated date of birth is 4 September 2022 or later.   
    https://stm.fi/en/-/family-leave-reform-enters-into-force-in-august-2022
  2. 24.2.2022 | The need for hospital care has remained at a high but stable level. It is recommended that everyone aged 18 years or over take a third vaccine dose. The epidemiological situation is still serious. For that reason, the focus will be on people’s own measures to prevent the spread of infections as the restrictions are eased.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/focus-on-supporting-people-s-own-health-security-measures-as-epidemic-continues-and-covid-19-restrictions-are-eased
  3. 28.4.2021 | The Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health awards the International Gender Equality Prize in 2021 and this year, it is given for the third time. The prize is indeed noteworthy, EUR 300,000. Candidates to re-ceive the prize may be nominated until 16 May 2021.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/nominate-a-candidate-for-international-gender-equality-prize
  4. 7.6.2020 | The recent public discussion on face masks has been lively and varied. Knowledge and scientific evidence have been used quite well, but also in a way that is too selective and prone to overinterpretation. Unfortunately, all too few have considered the matter relative to the epidemic situation in our country and the primary means to prevent infections.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/paras-keino-valttya-koronavirustartunnalta
  5. 17.4.2020 | The economy is in crisis. Wellbeing is unevenly distributed and not everyone has equal opportunities in society. We are concerned about the state of the environment. The world of work is changing, and ageing of population will change the demographic structure. Now, if ever, is the time to talk about wellbeing broadly.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/on-aika-ottaa-hyvinvointitaloudesta-uusi-suunta-paatoksenteko-1
  6. 28.12.2020 | Laboratorierna vid HUSLAB och Helsingfors universitet har tillsammans konstaterat att tre resenärer som återvänt till Finland har smittats av muterade coronaviruset. Coronamutationen som spridit sig i Storbritannien den senaste tiden har konstaterats hos två personer och den nya sydafrikanska mutationen har påträffats hos en person. De smittade är i gott skick och har vårdats i isolation. De perso...
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/coronamutationer-har-konstaterats-ocksa-i-finland
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 17.9.2021 | The Government has completed its proposal for the family leave reform, and the proposal will now proceed to Parliament for consideration as decided by the Government on 16 September. The reform is scheduled to enter into force on 1 August 2022.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/family-leave-reform-to-increase-gender-equality-and-flexibility-in-daily-lives-of-today-s-families-and-in-everyday-working-life
  10. 14.12.2023 | De beslut som fattades vid statsrådets sammanträde i dag den 14 december 2023 gällande social- och hälsovårdsministeriet sammanfattas här.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-vid-statsradets-sammantrade-14.12.2023
  11. 7.10.2021 | The Government has finalised the implementation plan for the National Child Strategy. The plan includes a total of 30 new measures to secure the wellbeing of children and young people and to strengthen their rights. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/first-implementation-plan-for-child-strategy-sets-out-30-new-measures-to-safeguard-children-s-rights
  12. 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
  13. 10.5.2021 | On 10 May 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health made the decision to discontinue the nationwide tiers of COVID-19 prevention measures. Going forward, COVID-19 prevention in Finland will focus on regional restrictions and recommendations.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/nationwide-covid-19-restrictions-to-be-eased-biggest-changes-in-areas-in-acceleration-phase
  14. 7.4.2021 | A pilot strengthening the inclusion of children and young people in drafting the Child Welfare Act will be carried out when implementing the National Child Strategy. The pilot aims to create a model for consulting children and young people in legislative work. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/pilot-for-the-national-child-strategy-includes-children-and-young-people-in-bill-drafting
  15. 22.6.2022 | On 22 June, the Ministerial Working Group on COVID-19 received an epidemiological review as well as an overview of the updated vaccination strategy and testing and tracing strategy.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/10616/ministerial-working-group-on-covid-19-vaccination-strategy-and-testing-and-tracing-strategy-are-up-to-date
  16. 26.1.2022 | Children and young people can now vote on their peers’ ideas on how to strengthen the rights of the child. The call for ideas for children and young people was part of the implementation of Finland’s first National Child Strategy. The patron of the campaign is Mrs Jenni Haukio, spouse of the President of the Republic.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/voting-is-now-open-on-ideas-submitted-by-children-and-young-people-
  17. 14.5.2020 | It is considered justified to develop a mobile application for supporting the tracing of transmission chains of the coronavirus. This becomes evident from the comments that the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health invited on its proposal for a roadmap for the introduction of a mobile application.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/lausuntoyhteenveto-mobiilisovellus-hyodyttaisi-tartuntaketjujen-jaljittamista
  18. 15.9.2022 | Regeringen föreslår att social kreditgivning ska vara en av de lagstadgade tjänsterna i välfärdsområdena. För närvarande är social kreditgivning en frivillig uppgift för kommunerna. Eftersom tjänsten inte använts i alla kommuner har social kreditgivning inte varit tillgänglig för alla.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-kreditgivning-infors-i-alla-valfardsomraden
  19. 10.2.2022 | The national strategy for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing has been updated. The aim is to identify the causes of severe respiratory infections and to prevent the spread of infections particularly among groups of people who have a high risk of developing a more serious form of the disease.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/strategy-for-covid-19-testing-and-contact-tracing-updated-to-prevent-spread-of-disease-particularly-among-risk-groups
  20. 24.2.2022 | The new Client and Patient Safety Strategy and its Implementation Plan for 2022–2026 have been published. The vision of the Strategy is to make Finland a model country for client and patient safety in 2026 and to prevent avoidable harm.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/new-client-and-patient-safety-strategy-finland-aims-to-be-model-country-for-client-and-patient-safety-in-2026