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  1. 28.1.2021 | The latest COVID-19 figures for Finland show a clear upward trend in the number of new cases. This is following a long period of relative stability in the number of new cases. The numbers of cases have increased in several hospital districts. Some of the cases are related to known large-scale transmission chains.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-again-in-finland-after-several-weeks-of-stability
  2. 22.10.2020 | A summary of comments received on the draft government proposal on the organisation of health, social and rescue services is published. It collates the main comments received during the consultation round on the draft government proposal. Respondents welcome the objectives of the reform and agree on its necessity.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/1410869/summary-published-of-comments-received-on-the-draft-government-proposal-for-the-health-and-social-services-reform-rescue-services-reform-welcomed-by-respondents
  3. 25.3.2021 | Between 15 and 21 March, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Finland decreased for the first time since the increase in case numbers in mid-February. Although the rise in the number of cases has subsided at the national level for the time being, new cases are still reported in large numbers. Most of them are reported in southern and southwestern Finland. In March, inpatients in speciali...
    https://stm.fi/en/-/slight-decrease-in-covid-19-cases-compared-to-last-week-need-for-care-remains-high
  4. 25.4.2019 | Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data has been laid down. The purpose of the act is to make the use of the data smooth and more secure.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/uusi-laki-mahdollistaa-sosiaali-ja-terveystietojen-tehokkaan-ja-tietoturvallisen-kayton
  5. 5.11.2020 | The number and incidence of coronavirus cases have risen again compared to the past few weeks. While the national epidemiological situation has remained fairly stable for several weeks now, there are considerable regional differences. Getting tested is the key to curbing the spread of coronavirus.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-case-numbers-rising-again-retaining-a-low-threshold-for-testing
  6. 6.5.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to decline between 26 April and 2 May although the rate of decline slowed down slightly. The regional differences in the development of the epidemic have also evened out to some extent. The number of people getting tested is commendably high. It is expected that the need for hospital care will decrease slowly.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-situation-improving-in-finland-with-no-increase-in-number-of-people-requiring-hospital-care
  7. 7.11.2023 | Matti Väliahdet from Rovaniemi, Christopher Gullmans from Espoo and Janne Saarela from Seinäjoki were today awarded the Father of the Year prize. The prize was presented to the winners by Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/father-of-the-year-prize-awarded-to-three-fathers
  8. 25.6.2020 | According to the assessment published on 25 June 2020, the coronavirus epidemic has calmed down in Finland. The number of cases reported weekly to the communicable diseases register has still continued to decrease.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/coronavirus-epidemic-has-calmed-down-in-finland-infections-still-possible
  9. 14.1.2021 | The number and incidence of new COVID-19 cases and the number of patients requiring hospital care have decreased slightly since mid-December 2020. However, new cases are still found widely across the country. It is worrying that people get tested more seldom than before.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/decrease-in-number-of-covid-19-cases-testing-recommended-for-anyone-with-even-mild-symptoms
  10. 4.11.2021 | On 3 November, 86 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 79 per cent two vaccine doses. According to the current estimate, Finland will achieve 80 per cent vaccination coverage by the end of this week.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/two-dose-covid-19-vaccination-rate-reaches-79-per-cent-for-people-aged-12-or-over-number-of-infections-is-high-while-burden-on-specialised-healthcare-has-not-increased
  11. 4.4.2024 | Totalreformen av lagstiftningen om social- och hälsovårdspersonalen har inletts. Med ändringarna strävar man efter att lösa det stora problemet med bristen på arbetskraft bland annat genom att se över behovet av reglering av yrken och möjliggöra en flexiblare arbetsfördelning. 
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/lagstiftningen-om-yrkesutbildade-personer-inom-social-och-halsovarden-reformeras-malet-att-avhjalpa-bristen-pa-arbetskraft
  12. 11.2.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has remained at the same level as the week before. Finland has succeeded in curbing the epidemic in many regions. Despite this, the virus has spread throughout the country, and new cases have been reported in large numbers in many hospital districts.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/current-covid-19-situation-in-finland-number-of-new-cases-remains-high-while-need-for-hospital-care-is-decreasing
  13. 3.9.2020 | The coronavirus situation remains stable in Finland, although the number of infections and the incidence of the disease increased at the beginning of August, compared to the low figures in June and at the beginning of July. Since then, the numbers have stabilised and remained largely unchanged for a month.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/coronavirus-epidemic-remained-stable-in-august
  14. 2.10.2023 | Estland och Finland strävar efter att öka det elektroniska utbytet av information om den sociala tryggheten för arbetstagare som rör sig mellan länderna. Målet är att effektivisera genomförandet av den sociala tryggheten och att förebygga fel och missbruk. 
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/estland-och-finland-utvecklar-utbytet-av-information-om-social-trygghet
  15. 8.7.2021 | A total of 1,282 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Finland between 28 June and 4 July. During the previous week the corresponding figure was around 960. The number of new cases has doubled compared to the preceding two-week period: during the past two weeks, the number of new cases totalled 2,240, while in the preceding two-week period, it was 1,093. The weekly number of COVID-19 cases was at its lowest in week 24 (between 14 and 20 June), totalling around 530.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-doubled-largely-due-to-fans-returning-from-euro-2020-matches
  16. 11.3.2021 | Finland recorded nearly 4,400 new cases of COVID-19 between 1 and 7 March, which is the highest number since the epidemic started. The situation is now particularly difficult in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa and the Hospital District of Southwest Finland. The need for hospital care has continued to increase almost throughout the country.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-situation-remains-difficult-in-finland-with-new-cases-at-record-level
  17. 18.3.2021 | The COVID-19 situation remains difficult in the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa and the Hospital District of Southwest Finland. Over the past few weeks, the need for specialised healthcare and particularly the need for intensive care have increased considerably in these Districts.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/new-covid-19-cases-reported-in-large-numbers-between-8-and-14-march
  18. 27.5.2021 | The epidemiological situation has remained stable in Finland in the past few weeks. The number of new COVID-19 cases took a sharp downward turn in late March, which levelled out in late April. Since then the number of new cases has remained stable.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/development-of-the-epidemic-remains-stable-nationally-but-there-are-regional-differences
  19. 8.4.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases in Finland dropped before Easter, and this downward trend continues. The current restrictions and recommendations and the closure of businesses serving food or beverages have clearly had an impact. The positive trend can be maintained by continuing with the restrictions, and they should not be dismantled too early or too quickly. The number of new cases remains high, amounting to over 3,000 a week.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/downward-trend-in-covid-19-infections-positive-trend-can-be-kept-by-continuing-with-restrictions-long-enough
  20. 18.2.2021 | Over the past four weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases have remained at the same relatively high level across Finland. About 2,300–2,700 new cases are reported every week. The number of people requiring hospital care has remained relatively stable, but the need for intensive care has increased slightly in the past few days. The weekly number of deaths from COVID-19 is decreasing slowly.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/current-covid-19-situation-in-finland-new-virus-variants-cause-concern