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10.12.2025 | An independent group of experts has conducted a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform, which was published on 10 December. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen and Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen consider the findings valuable.https://stm.fi/en/-/ministers-steering-wellbeing-services-counties-fixing-the-flaws-of-the-wellbeing-services-county-reform-requires-persistence
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22.10.2025 | Löneklyftan mellan kvinnor och män har minskat mycket långsamt i Finland. Inom ett nytt forskningsprojekt har man för första gången gjort en omfattande och långsiktig ekonomivetenskaplig analys av de faktorer som har påverkat förändringarna i löneskillnaderna.https://stm.fi/sv/-/forskningsprojekt-for-att-utreda-loneskillnaderna-mellan-kvinnor-och-man-de-senaste-30-aren
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29.4.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a change to the national vaccination programme that would mean offering the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine to everyone who is pregnant. The vaccine is safe for both the mother and the foetus, and it would prevent the majority of severe whooping cough cases in babies under three months of age.https://stm.fi/en/-/request-for-comments-whooping-cough-vaccinations-during-pregnancy-to-be-included-in-the-national-vaccination-programme
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30.12.2025 | Lagen om ordnande av social- och hälsovård och lagen om ordnande av räddningsväsendet ändras vid ingången av 2026 ändras. Ändringarna förbättrar förutsättningarna för tillhandahållandet av social- och hälsovård, och till vissa delar också räddningstjänsterna.https://stm.fi/sv/-/yksityisen-sote-palveluntuottajan-alihankintaa-koskeva-saantely-kevene
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Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon henkilöstö Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö vastaa sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon henkilöstön valtakunnallisesta ohjauksesta ja henkilöstövoimavarojen kehittämisestä. Ohjauskeinoja ovat lainsäädäntö, suositukset, kehittä...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-care-personnel
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1.12.2025 | The EU ministers will attend the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Brussels on 1 and 2 December 2025. On both days, Finland will be represented by Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso.https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-ministers-to-discuss-carcinogens-and-mutagens-directive-critical-medicines-simplification-of-legislation-and-european-globalisation-adjustment-fund
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22.9.2025 | Regeringen har överlämnat en proposition till riksdagen med förslag till en ny lag om allmänt stöd. I den första fasen är det allmänna stödet en ny social förmån för arbetslösa arbetssökande, som ersätter arbetsmarknadsstödet och grunddagpenningen. Den lagstiftning som gäller det allmänna stödet ska träda i kraft den 1 maj 2026.https://stm.fi/sv/-/det-allmanna-stodet-ar-ett-steg-framat-mot-ett-enklare-system-for-social-trygghet
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4.7.2025 | Starting from 1 September 2025, persons aged 65 and over can book a private healthcare appointment and pay only a deductible that is equal to the client fee charged for public healthcare services. The pilot is based on developing the reimbursements paid by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela). The President of the Republic approved the legislative amendments enabling the pilot on 4 July 2025.https://stm.fi/en/-/freedom-of-choice-pilot-for-persons-aged-65-and-over-to-begin-in-september
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Income security A central feature of welfare and social security is to provide support to people in vulnerable situations. Legislation » Legislation concerning income security. Finnish social security system » The Finnish social security system in...https://stm.fi/en/income-security
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Information on cookies on the website Cookies are small text files that are saved in your browser when you visit a website. The purpose of cookies is to maintain certain user preferences (e.g. language) for a certain period of time. In this way, y...https://stm.fi/en/cookies
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Press releases about Coronavirus Current Issues More healthcare professionals to be allowed to administer vaccines Type: Press release Publication date: 25.4.2024 13.56 New Pandemic Preparedness Plan takes account of experiences during COVID-19 er...https://stm.fi/en/press-releases-about-coronavirus
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For the media Media contacts Annette Rinne, Head of Communications, tel. +358 295 161 169 Ministerial Communications Team: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Please direct all media inquiries to the Communications Unit’s email at [email protect...https://stm.fi/en/for-media
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Frequently asked questions concerning child welfare in Finland In Finland, child welfare services are based on the Child Welfare Act (417/2007) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Finnish Treaty Series 59–60/1991). The Child Welfare ...https://stm.fi/en/frequently-asked-questions-concerning-child-welfare-in-finland
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Unemployment security In brief Unemployment security consists of a general social security benefit and an earnings-related unemployment allowance. In order to be eligible for unemployment security, you must register with the employment authority a...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/unemployment
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Legislation on services and benefits for older people This page lists the key pieces of legislation on services and benefits for older people. Below you will find them by topic and also links to more detailed guidance. Health and social services I...https://stm.fi/en/old-people
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Conscripts allowance and other armed service benefits The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for developing and preparing the legislation concerning conscripts allowance. Conscripts and civilian servicemen as well as their family...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/conscripts-allowance
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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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Rational, or sensible, pharmacotherapy is effective, safe, of high quality, economical and equal.https://stm.fi/en/rational-pharmacotherapy
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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
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Municipalities are responsible for promoting health and wellbeing.https://stm.fi/en/municipalities
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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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13.11.2025 | En nationell samarbetsmodell föreslås för Finland som skulle samla aktörer inom läkemedelsprövningar och underlätta patienters tillgång till nya behandlingar. Med samarbetsmodellen FinTrials strävar man också efter att stärka Finlands ställning som ett attraktivt forskningsland och öka investeringarna inom sektorn. Förslaget har utarbetats av framtidshuset Sitra på begäran av social- och hälsovårdsministeriet.https://stm.fi/sv/-/en-nationell-samarbetsmodell-foreslas-for-kliniska-lakemedelsprovningar-skulle-underlatta-patienters-tillgang-till-provningar-och-skapa-tillvaxt-i-finland
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Health services The aim of healthcare in Finland is to maintain and improve people's health, wellbeing, work ability and functional capacity and social security, as well as to reduce inequalities in health. The healthcare system is based on preven...https://stm.fi/en/health-services
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Pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical service The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the development of pharmaceutical services and for preparation of legislation on pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical services are an integral part ...https://stm.fi/en/pharmacotherapy
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Services and benefits for old people Shortly Social security for older people consists of healthcare and social welfare services and income security. The responsibility for organising these services lies with wellbeing services counties, which ass...https://stm.fi/en/older-people-services/services-and-benefits
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In accordance with the Government Programme of Prime Minister Orpo's Government, solving the shortage of personnel threatening the availability of services in the welfare society requires both short-term and long-term measures. The Good Work Programme will be launched to ensure the sufficiency and availability of personnel in the health, social services and rescue services sectors.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM100:00/2023
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31.3.2023 | The comprehensive WORK2030 programme, carried out collaboratively by ministries, social partner organisations, workplaces and other experts in the field, is coming to an end. The programme identified five solutions that will help make Finnish working life the best in the world.https://stm.fi/en/-/the-work2030-programme-identified-five-solutions-for-a-successful-working-life
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Mental health services The aim of mental health work is to strengthen people's good mental health and to reduce factors that undermine it. This work includes activities to promote mental health and prevent mental health disorders, as well as menta...https://stm.fi/en/mental-health-services
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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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22.9.2025 | Regeringen har överlämnat en proposition till riksdagen med förslag till en ny lag om allmänt stöd. I den första fasen är det allmänna stödet en ny social förmån för arbetslösa arbetssökande, som ersätter arbetsmarknadsstödet och grunddagpenningen. Den lagstiftning som gäller det allmänna stödet ska träda i kraft den 1 maj 2026.https://stm.fi/-/yleistuki-on-askel-kohti-yksinkertaisempaa-sosiaaliturvaa
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Finances and operations This page provides information about the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s operational and financial planning, budget, performance guidance process, operating plans and financial statements. The Ministry is responsibl...https://stm.fi/en/ministry/finances-and-operations
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18.6.2025 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet begär utlåtanden om ett utkast till statsrådets förordning med preciseringar av bestämmelserna om de ersättningar för vård, behandling och undersökningar som ingår i försöket med valfrihet för 65 år fyllda.https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-begar-utlatanden-om-en-forordning-som-galler-forsoket-med-valfrihet-for-65-ar-fyllda
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Gender mainstreaming Gender equality can be promoted through targeted measures, such as promoting equal pay or combating violence against women, and by taking gender perspective into account in all decision-making and preparation. Integration of g...https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/mainstreaming
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Survivors’ pension The survivors’ pension secures the income of the surviving spouse and children when a family member dies. The survivors’ pensions consist of the surviving spouse’s pension and the orphan’s pension. The purpose of the survivors’ ...https://stm.fi/en/survivors-pension
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10.7.2025 | Statsrådet har ändrat avgiftsförordningen så, att avgiften för de läkarintyg som utfärdas inom den specialiserade sjukvården och som behövs för att få eller behålla körrätten är högst 68,10 euro.https://stm.fi/sv/-/forordningen-om-klientavgifter-inom-social-och-halsovarden-har-andrats
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Pension security in Finland The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for developing and drafting pension legislation. The pension system is based on a number of different acts. The pension acts can be found here: Legislation concer...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/pensions
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The Child Strategy is Finland’s national long-term plan for strengthening the wellbeing and rights of children, young people and families with children.https://stm.fi/en/child-strategy
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17.6.2025 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet begär utlåtanden om ett utkast till regeringens proposition som gäller lagen om ordnande av social- och hälsovård. Målet är att precisera välfärdsområdenas skyldighet att förbereda sig för användning av militära maktmedel och för hot om användning av militära maktmedel. Utlåtanden om propositionsutkastet kan lämnas från den 17 juni till den 23 juli 2025.https://stm.fi/sv/-/begaran-om-utlatande-social-och-halsovardens-beredskap-for-undantagsforhallanden-starks
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Housing allowance The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the general planning, guidance and supervision of the housing allowance legislation. The Ministry of Education and Culture in turn is responsible for the housing supple...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/housing-allowance
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Client and patient safety The safety of care and services is part of the overall quality of healthcare and social welfare. Safe care and services are evidence-based and effective. They are provided in the right way and at the right time. Client an...https://stm.fi/en/client-and-patient-safety
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31.1.2022 | From February 2022 onwards, EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be accepted for travel purposes for a period of nine months since the administration of the last dose of the primary vaccination series. As of yet, no acceptance period will apply to certificates issued following the administration of booster doses.https://stm.fi/en/-/nine-month-acceptance-period-of-eu-covid-19-vaccination-certificates-introduced-for-travel
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Earnings-related pension People earn earnings-related pension based on their earnings from work or self-employment. An earnings-related pension is paid to a person who has accrued pension according to their earnings either in an employment relatio...https://stm.fi/en/earnings-related-pension
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Disability pension A disability pension is paid to a person who is unable to earn an income because of an illness or disability. The disability pension is one of the benefits in both the national pension scheme (Kela) and the earnings-related pens...https://stm.fi/en/disability-pension
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Steering of wellbeing services counties The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the general guidance, direction, planning and development of healthcare and social welfare in Finland. The Ministry of the Interior, in turn, is r...https://stm.fi/en/guidance-of-the-wellbeing-services-counties
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Work ability programme The aim of the work ability programme was to eliminate obstacles to the employment of people with partial work ability and develop services to support the work ability of people with partial work ability The work ability pro...https://stm.fi/en/work-ability-programme1
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3.12.2024 | Resilience and the report on the future of European competitiveness are on the agenda at the Health Council meeting in Brussels on 3 December 2024. On Finland's initiative, the meeting will also discuss the health sector’s role as part of the preparedness union strategy. Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-health-council-to-discuss-competitiveness-and-resilience
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National Advisory Board on Romani Affairs The task of the Advisory Board on Romani Affairs is to enhance the equal participation of the Roma population in the Finnish society, to improve their living conditions and socio-economic position and to p...https://stm.fi/en/advisory-board-on-romani-affairs
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Prevention of alcohol and drug related harm and addictions The aim of public authorities is to prevent and reduce the risks, harm and problems caused by the use of alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products as well as drug use and gambling. The Minist...https://stm.fi/en/substance-harm-prevention
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Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health contributes to coordinating the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland, which is funded from the one-off EU recovery instrument ‘NextGenerationEU’. The Sustainabl...https://stm.fi/en/sustainable-growth-programme-for-finland
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s assessment of the combined impacts of government proposals, taking into account fundamental and human rights. The assessment memorandums are prepared annually as part of official duties and published in the Government Project Register Hankeikkuna.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM062:00/2025
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health coordinates, develops and monitors gender mainstreaming as part of the Government’s gender equality policy. Monitoring focuses particularly on legislative drafting, economic and operational planning, budgeting, and competence development. In addition, the operational gender equality planning of public authorities is monitored.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM033:00/2025
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20.11.2025 | Det föreslås en finansiering på 40 miljoner för projekt för utvecklandet av modellerna för vårdens kontinuitet, dvs. modellerna med husläkare och egna vårdteam och yrkesutövarmodellen. Finansieringen ska beviljas till välfärdsområdena i form av statsunderstöd från social- och hälsovårdsministeriet.https://stm.fi/sv/-/anslag-pa-40-miljoner-for-modellerna-for-vardens-kontinuitet-
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The strategic working group supports the preparation of national strategy for women’s health.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM051:00/2026
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fi sv en National Mental Health Strategy 2020-2030 The National Mental Health Strategy and Suicide Prevention Agenda 2020–2030 are based on long-term preparations and broad-based collaboration. The starting point is the comprehensive approach of m...https://stm.fi/en/mental-health-policy-guidelines
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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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Investmets and solvency Insurance companies must invest insurance premiums that they collect from the insured in a secure and profitable manner. However, when aiming for maximum returns, insurance companies must ensure that their solvency is not a...https://stm.fi/en/investing-insurance-contributions
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Hospitals and specialised medical care Specialized medical services, including various specialist examinations and treatments, are primarily provided in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and emergency departments. Access to specialised healthcare is ...https://stm.fi/en/hospitals-and-specialised-medical-care
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Project on medicines and financial base of pharmacies The Government Programme includes numerous entries related to medicines and pharmacies. These entries will be implemented in a project titled ‘Medicines and the financial base of pharmacies’ in...https://stm.fi/en/reform-of-pharmaceutical-matters
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Insurance business in Finland is subject to licence.The government grants licences to authorised pension insurance companies that manage earnings-related pension insurance.https://stm.fi/en/insurance/legislation
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Preventing sexual harassment at work Sexual harassment is a major problem in terms of employment, wellbeing at work, careers and gender equality in working life. According to a survey by Statistics Finland, 54 per cent of women and 14 per cent of ...https://stm.fi/en/preventing-sexual-harassment-at-work