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  1. 27.1.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on a draft government proposal for nationally implementing the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). Comments can be submitted between 27 January and 7 March 2025.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-requests-comments-on-implementation-of-amendments-to-international-health-regulations
  2. 20.11.2024 | Marina Erhola, Doctor of Medical Science and County Chief Executive of the wellbeing services county of Pirkanmaa, will start in the position of Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on 1 January 2025. As part of her work, she will also support the Ministry of Finance in guiding the wellbeing services counties. Erhola’s duties will include the national guidance of healthcare and social welfare.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/marina-erhola-appointed-under-secretary-of-state-for-guidance-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare
  3. 26.9.2024 | Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen will attend a High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in New York on 26 September 2024. Minister Grahn-Laasonen will deliver Finland’s address at the meeting, highlighting as a new theme the importance of the gender perspective in comprehensive antimicrobial resistance prevention.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/un-general-assembly-in-new-york-finland-to-attend-high-level-meeting-on-antimicrobial-resistance
  4. 12.9.2024 | Discrimination on grounds of pregnancy is widespread in working life, according to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from Statistics Finland. One in four pregnant people experience pregnancy discrimination in Finland.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/report-one-in-four-pregnant-people-experience-discrimination-on-grounds-of-pregnancy
  5. 30.10.2024 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched a study on the use of international data models for healthcare and social welfare. Key national and international experts in the field will participate in the preparation of the study. This will allow the study to highlight the needs of healthcare as widely as possible. The study is conducted by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).
    https://stm.fi/en/-/study-on-the-use-of-international-data-models-for-healthcare-and-social-welfare
  6. 9.9.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to fall in Finland, but the number is still high. The total number of new cases reported between 30 August and 5 September was 3,842. This is about 300 cases fewer than the week before when the figure was 4,175.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-cases-continue-to-fall-slowly-full-course-of-vaccination-gives-good-protection-against-infection
  7. 5.12.2025 | Country report: ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment for Finland, 2024 Under Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 ASSESSMENT ECDC ASSESSMENT Country report: ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment for Finland, 20...
    https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/PHEPA_Finland_2024_FINAL.pdf/7ace601e-2c15-0fa6-1c14-0a0b6f1c6764?t=1764936378338
  8. 15.11.2024 | The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU will hold an informal meeting of the ministers responsible for demography in Budapest on 18 and 19 November 2024. The meeting will exchange views on the basis of background documents prepared by the presidency. No decisions will be made at the informal meeting. Director General Annakaisa Iivari will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/informal-ministerial-meeting-to-discuss-intergenerational-solidarity-and-supporting-young-people
  9. 21.6.2023 | The Regulation on the EU Digital COVID Certificate will expire on 30 June 2023. In future, the Certificate will no longer be used jointly by the EU Member States. People can still get the EU Digital COVID Certificate from the MyKanta online service if they need one.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/regulation-on-eu-digital-covid-certificate-to-expire-certificates-continue-to-be-available-in-mykanta
  10. 16.9.2024 | A good working life is the cornerstone of society. Ensuring health and safety at work is an important prerequisite for a good working life. The policy for the work environment and wellbeing at work until 2030 entitled ‘Safe and healthy working conditions and work ability for everyone’ defines the objectives and priorities concerning health and safety at work in Finland.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/new-implementation-plan-for-the-policy-for-work-environment-and-wellbeing-at-work-to-support-good-working-life
  11. Social kreditgivning Kortfattat Social kredit beviljas av välfärdsområdena, i Helsingfors hör frågan till social- och hälsovårdssektorn. Social kredit söks hos det välfärdsområde som ansvarar för tjänsterna i det egna bostadsområdet. Välfärdsområd...
    https://stm.fi/sv/utkomst/social-kreditgivning
  12. 23.4.2024 | The health ministers of the EU Member States will discuss the availability of healthcare personnel and medicines at their informal meeting in Brussels on 23–24 April. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-ministerial-meeting-on-healthcare-personnel-and-medicine-availability
  13. 3.7.2026 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet begär utlåtanden om ett utkast till proposition som kompletterar den andra fasen av reformen av barnskyddslagstiftningen. Utkastet gäller bestämmelser enligt vilka ett barn som misstänks ha gjort sig skyldigt till en brottslig gärning innan barnet fyllt 15 år under vissa förutsättningar ska kunna hållas i förvar i polisens lokaler en längre tid än vad som är möjligt enligt nuvarande lagstiftning. 
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-begar-utlatanden-om-ett-utkast-till-proposition-om-tagande-i-forvar-av-personer-under-15-ar-som-misstanks-for-en-allvarlig-brottslig-garning
  14. 24.7.2024 | An informal meeting of EU health ministers will be held on 24 and 25 July 2024. Finland will be represented in the meeting by Annakaisa Iivari, Director General at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/cardiovascular-health-and-organ-donation-and-transplantation-on-the-agenda-of-informal-meeting-of-health-ministers
  15. 7.4.2022 | There are still no signs of the COVID-19 epidemic abating in Finland. The total number of patients in specialised healthcare and primary healthcare has remained high since the turn of 2021–2022. Vaccinations continue to provide effective protection against the more serious forms of the disease. It is essential that people take measures to prevent the spread of infections.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-patients-in-hospital-care-remains-high-
  16. 6.9.2024 | On 6 September 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health gave an account of the further preparation of the reform concerning the system of hospitals and emergency care services and the division of duties in specialised healthcare. The Ministry also gave an account of the more than 100 (around 140) comments that were received on the reform.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-hospital-network-reform-reviewed-based-on-feedback-from-consultation-round-kouvola-to-retain-possibility-to-maintain-24-hour-emergency-care-services-in-primary-healthcare
  17. 1.7.2026 | Det nationella vaccinationsprogrammet kompletteras genom två ändringar. I fortsättningen ska vattkoppsvaccin erbjudas till alla vuxna som inte har det skydd mot vattkoppor som sjukdomen eller vaccinet ger. Till den här gruppen hör till exempel de som inleder sin beväringstjänst eller frivilliga militärtjänst. Vaccin mot bältros tas med i vaccinationsprogrammet för de som genomgått en organ- eller stamcellstransplantation eller som har hematologisk cancer.
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/vaccinationsprogrammet-kompletteras-baltrosvaccin-till-riskgrupper-och-vattkoppsvaccin-till-vuxna
  18. 3.7.2026 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ber om utlåtanden om en ändring av statsrådets förordning om finansiering av föreningar och stiftelser inom social- och hälsovården. Det är fråga om förordningen om de så kallade STEA-understöden. Utlåtanden kan lämnas fram till den 26 juli 2026. 
    https://stm.fi/sv/-/andringen-av-forordningen-om-stea-understoden-pa-remiss
  19. 17.9.2020 | The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament regarding the reform of the Act on Client Charges in Health and Social Services. According to the proposal, more cost-free services will be introduced and client charges made more equitable. 
    https://stm.fi/en/-/proposal-for-reforming-act-on-client-charges-in-health-and-social-services-to-parliament-more-cost-free-health-and-social-services-
  20. 15.5.2023 | The priorities and objectives of the WORK2030 programme responded well to the needs to develop working life, according to an external assessment. The programme supported earlier development work and succeeded in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in particular. The programme played an active role in implementing the ongoing reform of continuous learning at workplaces.
    https://stm.fi/en/-/assessment-report-work2030-programme-succeeded-in-responding-to-changes-in-working-life