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  1. COVID-19 epidemic worsening — text message alert to remind public of regional guidelines - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    2.12.2020 | In the past few weeks, the COVID-19 epidemic has worsened almost everywhere in Finland. Because the situation varies from region to region, the recommendations and restrictions may also vary. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-epidemic-worsening-text-message-alert-to-remind-public-of-regional-guidelines-

  2. Government submitted its proposal on the organisation of rescue services for consideration by Parliament - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    8.12.2020 | According to the government proposal, the wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki would be responsible for organising rescue services in their respective areas starting at the beginning of 2023. Contract fire brigades could be used to provide these services as at present. The role of central government guidance and direction in rescue services would be strengthened.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/1410869/government-submitted-its-proposal-on-the-organisation-of-rescue-services-for-consideration-by-parliament

  3. Fortfarande många patienter på sjukhus på grund av covid-19 - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    3.3.2022 | Den tredje vaccindosen rekommenderas för alla 18 år fyllda och äldre. Coronarestriktionerna har lättats upp, men det är fortfarande viktigt att människorna stannar hemma om de är sjuka, använder munskydd i offentliga lokaler och iakttar god handhygien.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/fortfarande-manga-patienter-pa-sjukhus-pa-grund-av-covid-19

  4. Fortfarande många patienter på sjukhus på grund av covid-19 - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    3.3.2022 | Den tredje vaccindosen rekommenderas för alla 18 år fyllda och äldre. Coronarestriktionerna har lättats upp, men det är fortfarande viktigt att människorna stannar hemma om de är sjuka, använder munskydd i offentliga lokaler och iakttar god handhygien.
    https://stm.fi/-/sairaalahoidossa-on-edelleen-paljon-koronapotilaita

  5. Government proposes extending validity of provisions of Communicable Diseases Act concerning entry into country to ensure health security - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal for extending the validity of the temporary provisions of the Communicable Diseases Act concerning entry into the country. The provisions aim to protect the health of the population by preventing COVID-19 infections of foreign origin from spreading into Finland. Health security measures similar to those proposed by the Government are in place in many EU countries.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-extending-validity-of-provisions-of-communicable-diseases-act-concerning-entry-into-country-to-ensure-health-security

  6. Amendments to Communicable Diseases Act approved — regional authorities to have more means to curb COVID-19 - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    19.2.2021 | The amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act have been approved, and they will enter into force on 22 February 2021. They will strengthen the possibilities of local and regional authorities to take proactive and swift measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Most of the amendments will remain in force until 30 June 2021. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-communicable-diseases-act-approved-regional-authorities-to-have-more-means-to-curb-covid-19

  7. National strategy for COVID-19 testing and tracing updated to target testing and tracing more accurately - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    14.9.2021 | In future, COVID-19 testing will primarily focus on unvaccinated people who have been exposed to the virus and are experiencing symptoms and on vaccinated people who still continue to be at risk of serious illness from COVID-19. This is stated in the national strategy for COVID-19 testing and tracing updated by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/national-strategy-for-covid-19-testing-and-tracing-updated-to-target-testing-and-tracing-more-accurately

  8. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har uppdaterat handlingsplanen för bekämpningen av coronaviruset - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    22.12.2020 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har uppdaterat den handlingsplan som styr aktörerna inom social- och hälsovården i arbetet med att hejda coronavirusepidemin. För att effektivt kunna hindra smittspridning måste åtgärderna vara preventiva och tillräckligt omfattande.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-har-uppdaterat-handlingsplanen-for-bekampningen-av-coronaviruset

  9. Nearly 70 per cent of people aged 12 or over have been vaccinated twice - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    30.9.2021 | In Finland, 83.8 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, have received at least their first vaccine dose, and 69.7 per cent also their second vaccine dose. Between 22 and 29 September, the uptake of the first vaccine dose grew by 0.4 percentage points and the uptake of the second dose by 2.5 percentage points.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/nearly-70-per-cent-of-people-aged-12-or-over-have-been-vaccinated-twice

  10. Mobile application for effectively breaking chains of COVID-19 transmission to be introduced in autumn - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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-

  11. Behovet av intensivvård på grund av covid-19 minskar tydligt - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    3.2.2022 | Att ta den tredje vaccindosen är särskilt viktigt för personer som fyllt 60 år och för riskgrupperna.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/behovet-av-intensivvard-pa-grund-av-covid-19-minskar-tydligt

  12. Ett omfattande utvecklingsprojekt för att avveckla könssegregationen i arbetslivet - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    8.11.2021 | Arbetslivet i Finland är kraftigt könsuppdelat: kvinnor och män arbetar i hög grad inom olika branscher och i olika uppgifter. Könssegregationen upprätthåller snäva könsstereotypier, förhindrar att individers kompetens utnyttjas fullt ut, inverkar skadligt på arbetsmarknadens funktion och återspeglas också på löneskillnader och därigenom på pensioner. 
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/ett-omfattande-utvecklingsprojekt-for-att-avveckla-konssegregationen-i-arbetslivet

  13. Number of new COVID-19 cases declining - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  14. Restrictions on the sale of medicinal products containing paracetamol or dexamethasone to ensure their availability and sufficiency - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    18.8.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has decided to temporarily restrict the sale and release for consumption of medicinal products containing paracetamol or dexamethasone. The restrictions will enter into force on 18 August 2020 and will remain in force until 15 January 2021.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/restrictions-on-the-sale-of-medicinal-products-containing-paracetamol-or-dexamethasone-to-ensure-their-availability-and-sufficiency

  15. Slight increase in the number of new coronavirus infections - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    6.8.2020 | At the national level, the number of new coronavirus infections is still small, even though there has been a slight increase in reported cases in July. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/slight-increase-in-the-number-of-new-coronavirus-infections-

  16. Government proposes extending validity of provisions of Communicable Diseases Act concerning entry into country to ensure health security - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    21.9.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal for extending the validity of the temporary provisions of the Communicable Diseases Act concerning entry into the country. The provisions aim to protect the health of the population by preventing COVID-19 infections of foreign origin from spreading into Finland. Health security measures similar to those proposed by the Government are in place in many EU countries.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/hallitus-ehdottaa-tartuntatautilain-maahantulosaannosten-voimassaolon-jatkamista-terveysturvallisuuden-varmistamiseksi

  17. Health security at Finland’s borders: Government decides on requirements for people arriving in Finland from abroad - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    6.7.2021 | On Tuesday 6 July, the Government decided on a decree and on a model for preventing the spread of COVID-19 infections to Finland from abroad.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/health-security-at-finland-s-borders-government-decides-on-requirements-for-people-arriving-in-finland-from-abroad

  18. Antalet coronapatienter som vårdas på sjukhus håller sig på en hög nivå - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    7.4.2022 | Fortfarande finns det inga tecken på att Covid-19-epidemin i Finland avtar. Antalet patienter som vårdas inom den specialiserade sjukvården och primärvården totalt har hållit sig på en hög nivå sedan årsskiftet 2021−2022. Vaccinerna ger fortfarande ett bra skydd mot allvarliga symtom. Det är viktigt att man själv ser till att förebygga smitta.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/antalet-coronapatienter-som-vardas-pa-sjukhus-haller-sig-pa-en-hog-niva-

  19. Grounds for paying communicable disease allowance will not be changed - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    4.9.2020 | In recent weeks, there has been discussion about whether a full communicable disease allowance should be paid to people who may have been exposed to coronavirus because of their own actions. This type of situation may occur, for example, when people travel to countries where the coronavirus situation is worse than in Finland or when people attend public events.  
    https://stm.fi/en/-/grounds-for-paying-communicable-disease-allowance-will-not-be-changed

  20. Arbetslivsforumet ger alla möjligheten att ta del av aktuell arbetslivdiskussion - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    17.3.2022 | Nu erbjuds en plattform för långsiktigt utvecklingsarbete av det finländska arbetslivet i form av ett riksomfattande arbetslivsevenemang.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/arbetslivsforumet-ger-alla-mojligheten-att-ta-del-av-aktuell-arbetslivdiskussion

  21. First implementation plan for Child Strategy sets out 30 new measures to safeguard children’s rights - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  22. Över hälften av befolkningen över 80 år har fått den fjärde vaccindosen. - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    19.5.2022 | I början av år 2022 spred sig covid-19 också i stor utsträckning bland den äldre befolkningen. Detta ledde till att dödligheten inom 30 dygn från covid-19-smittan ökade, men vid månadsskiftet april-maj började den tydligt sjunka igen. Trots det höga antalet smittfall har dödligheten bland de som fått tre vaccindoser hållits på en klart lägre nivå jämfört med den övriga befolkningen. Över hälften av befolkningen över 80 år har fått den fjärde vaccindosen.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/over-halften-av-befolkningen-over-80-ar-har-fatt-den-fjarde-vaccindosen

  23. Summary of comments: mobile application would help tracing transmission chains - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  24. Nominate a candidate for the International Gender Equality Prize by 16 May 2021 - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  25. Utvärdering: Programmet för psykisk hälsa i arbetslivet främjade en arbetskultur som satsar på psykisk hälsa och förebyggande - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    20.4.2023 | Programmet för psykisk hälsa i arbetslivet, som genomfördes i samarbete med ett stort antal intressegrupper, stärkte arbetsplatsernas kunnande och förutsättningar för att skapa en arbetskultur som stöder det psykiska välbefinnandet. Enligt utvärderingen visar erfarenheterna i de olika organisationerna att det i utvecklingsarbetet finns en stor potential att få omfattande positiva resultat under de kommande åren.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/undersokning-bra-erfarenheter-av-tjansterna-for-stod-for-arbetsformagan-i-valfardsomradena-1

  26. It is time to use Economy of Wellbeing approach to guide the decision-making - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  27. Positive COVID-19 tests on rise, accounting for 10.7 per cent of all tests last week - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  28. Pasi Pohjola: The best way to avoid coronavirus infection - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  29. COVID-19 prevention in Finland to focus on regional restrictions and recommendations - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    6.5.2021 | The COVID-19 situation is stable and developing favourably. As a result, Finland has decided to discontinue the nationwide tiers of COVID-19 prevention measures. Going forward, the COVID-19 epidemic will be managed through regional restrictions and recommendations. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will make a decision on the matter early next week. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-prevention-in-finland-to-focus-on-regional-restrictions-and-recommendations

  30. Focus on supporting people’s own health security measures as epidemic continues and COVID-19 restrictions are eased - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  31. Regeringen vill stärka beredskapen för störningssituationer och hot inom social- och hälsovården - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    19.11.2020 | Regeringen vill förbättra social- och hälsovårdens förmåga att bemöta olika störningssituationer och hot. Målet är att förenhetliga beredskapsplaneringen inom social- och hälsovården och skapandet av en lägesbild och på så sätt bättre än för närvarande förbereda sig på riskerna på riksnivå.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/regeringen-vill-starka-beredskapen-for-storningssituationer-och-hot-inom-social-och-halsovarden

  32. Regeringens proposition: Fullt vaccinationsskydd hos social- och hälsovårdspersonal för att skydda patienterna och kunderna - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    8.12.2021 | Regeringen föreslår en ny temporär paragraf i lagen om smittsamma sjukdomar (48 a §) som gör det möjligt att kräva att arbetsgivarna inom social- och hälsovården ska se till att personalen inte utsätter de vårdbehövande för covid-19-smitta.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/regeringens-proposition-fullt-vaccinationsskydd-hos-social-och-halsovardspersonal-for-att-skydda-patienterna-och-kunderna

  33. Nationwide COVID-19 restrictions to be eased — biggest changes in areas in acceleration phase - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    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

  34. Övergångsperioden för lagen om sekundär användning förlängs med ett år - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    26.8.2021 | Övergångsperioden för lagen om sekundär användning av personuppgifter inom social- och hälsovården (den s.k. lagen om sekundär användning) förlängs med ett år. Lagens krav på informationssäkra driftmiljöer ska tillämpas först från och med den 1 maj 2022. Kraven skulle ursprungligen tillämpas från den 1 maj 2021.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/overgangsperioden-for-lagen-om-sekundar-anvandning-forlangs-med-ett-ar

  35. Personalens säkerhet är patientsäkerhet – Finland lyser i orange på internationella patientsäkerhetsdagen den 17 september - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    16.9.2020 | Världshälsoorganisationen WHO har utlyst den 17 september till internationell patientsäkerhetsdag. I Finland synliggörs patient- och klientsäkerheten genom att man ordnar evenemang och lyser upp landmärken med orange belysning. 
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/personalens-sakerhet-ar-patientsakerhet-finland-lyser-i-orange-pa-internationella-patientsakerhetsdagen-den-17-september

  36. European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides visits Finland to discuss assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian people, among others - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    1.4.2022 | On 1 April, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides, who is currently visiting Finland, will meet with Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Aki Lindén. During the day, they will pay a visit to the Helsinki Reception Centre in Punavuori and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/european-commissioner-stella-kyriakides-visits-finland-to-discuss-assistance-to-ukraine-and-ukrainian-people-among-others

  37. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet och Institutet för hälsa och välfärd följer covid-19-läget och förbereder sig inför hösten - Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet

    14.7.2022 | Mandatperioden för social- och hälsovårdsministeriets grupp för lägesbilder och modeller över covid-19-epidemin löpte ut i juni 2022. Samtidigt blev det ett uppehåll i de regelbundna lägesrapporterna om covid-19-epidemin. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet följer dock kontinuerligt epidemiläget i samarbete med Institutet för hälsa och välfärd.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-och-institutet-for-halsa-och-valfard-foljer-covid-19-laget-och-forbereder-sig-infor-hosten

  38. Elderly people should avoid exposure to coronavirus – attention should be paid to wellbeing and functional capacity - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    19.5.2020 | The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its guidelines for elderly people to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/ikaantyneen-on-syyta-valttaa-koronavirustartuntaa-hyvinvointiin-ja-toimintakykyyn-kannattaa-kiinnittaa-huomiota

  39. Kirsi Varhila: Finland started preparing for the coronavirus disease before it hit the headlines - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    5.3.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for ensuring that Finland is prepared for both unexpected and gradually emerging situations that affect, or may affect, healthcare and social welfare services one way or another.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/kirsi-varhila-suomi-aloitti-koronavirustilanteeseen-varautumisen-ennen-kuin-siita-julkisuudessa-tiedettiin

  40. Acts supplementing EU regulations on medical devices now approved - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

    15.7.2021 | The President of the Republic has approved the Acts supplementing the EU regulations on medical devices. The Acts will enter into force on 19 July 2021.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/acts-supplementing-eu-regulations-on-medical-devices-now-approved