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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.

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s principles of a safer space The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health adheres to the principles of a safer space. The safer space principles refer to common practices and approaches that aim to make a space ...

4.12.2018 | At the Slush side event, public sector stakeholders and established companies in the field of health technology will present concrete examples of projects that the healthcare sector wants to carry out with start-ups in future.

The Child Strategy is Finland’s national long-term plan for strengthening the wellbeing and rights of children, young people and families with children.

fi sv en Personalised medicine creates preconditions for more effective treatment Personalised medicine promotes the health and wellbeing of individuals by utilising research, new technologies and a wider range of information resources. The aim is...

14.4.2026 | Tänään julkaistiin sosiaaliturvakomitean arviointi- ja selvitysryhmän selvitys yhden perusturvaetuuden seuraavasta mahdollisesta kehitysaskeleesta  eli vähimmäismääräisten sairaus- ja vanhempainpäivärahojen ja kuntoutusrahan yhdistämisestä työttömän yleistukeen. Raportissa tarkastellaan erityisesti vaihtoehtoja yhtenäistää perusturvaetuuksien rahoitusta. Nykyisin eri perusturvaetuuksia rahoitetaan vaihtelevasti verovaroin sekä sosiaalivakuutusmaksuin, joten yhtenäistämisen varaa on.

9.1.2026 | Radical Health Festival, Europe’s leading health sector event, will take place in Helsinki from 19 to 21 January 2026, offering an international setting for leading health sector experts to discuss how to leverage artificial intelligence and data in healthcare. The event will gather professionals, decision-makers and businesses in the field to accelerate renewal in health and social services.

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...

General social security benefit The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing a general social security benefit. The benefit would include a basic allowance for living, an allowance for housing costs and a discretionary allowance as last-...

Earnings-related pension Earnings-related pension is paid to a person who has accrued pension according to his or her earnings either in an employment relationship or as an entrepreneur. The size of the earnings-related pension is determined accor...

23.9.2025 | Stereotypiat meistä suomalaisista rakentuvat usein sen varaan, että viihdymme omissa oloissamme. Bussipysäkillä seisotaan mahdollisimman kaukana toisistaan, täydessä hississä katse vaeltelee katonrajassa tai lattialla kuralätäköitä mittaillen. Lenkkipolulla hölkätään rivakasti ohi vastaantulevia ulkoilijoita.

13.1.2026 | Hyvinvoinnin ja terveyden edistämisen kokonaisarkkitehtuurin uusi versio on julkaistu. Tarkoitus on vauhdittaa helposti löydettävien ja vaikuttavien hyvinvoinnin digitaalisten palvelujen kehittämistyötä valtakunnallisesti, alueellisesti ja paikallisesti. Samalla hyvinvointijohtamisen mahdollisuudet paranevat, kun tietopohja on kunnossa ja päättäjien hyödynnettävissä.

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.

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.

14.4.2026 | Sosiaaliturvakomitean arviointi- ja selvitysryhmä Selvitys yhdestä perusturvaetuudesta Näkökulmina rahoitus ja suhde ansioturvaan SOSIAALITURVAKOMITEAN JULKAISUJA 2026:1 Selvitys yhdestä perusturvaetuudesta Näkökulmina rahoitus ja suhde ansioturva...

19.3.2026 | Perheen tukena –perhetyö lapsi- ja perhesosiaaliyössä- tutkimushanke (PETU) Jyväskylän yliopisto Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu Pesäpuu Järvi-Suomen sosiaalialan osaamiskeskus PETU-tutkimushanke  PETU-hankkeessa tarkasteltiin perhetyötä lapsi- ja ...

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. 

20.12.2018 | ECONOMIC IDEAS AND RETRENCHMENT POLICIES 2.11.2017: Seeking in seizing – The nordic way? Joel Kaitila Doctoral Student, Public & social policy University of Jyväskylä Policy ideas & economisation • Policy ideas: influential problem definitions tha...

8.6.2018 | EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE NORDIC CONTEXT The Nordic Region – an attractive place for advanced businesses? May 23, 2018 Senior Research Scientist Tone Merethe Aasen, SINTEF, Norway In the Nordic context, employee- driven innovation (EDI) is...

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.