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Vaccinations Decision-making by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health concerning the vaccination programme is made with the support of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Municipalities are responsible for the practical arrange...https://stm.fi/en/vaccinations
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HPV vaccinations By a decision of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the HPV vaccine has been included in the national vaccination programme (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Decree 410/2013). The HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer ...https://stm.fi/en/hpv-vaccinations
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25.4.2024 | Amendments have been made to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Decree on Vaccinations and to the Government Decree on Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccinations in order to allow dentists, senior pharmacists, pharmacists, practical nurses and biomedical laboratory scientists to administer vaccines in future. The aim of the amendments is to accelerate the administration of seasonal vaccines in particular and alleviate the shortage of healthcare personnel.https://stm.fi/en/-/more-healthcare-professionals-to-be-allowed-to-administer-vaccines
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28.12.2023 | The aim is to accelerate and streamline the administration of vaccines and to alleviate the shortage of healthcare personnel. The amendments that are being circulated for comments would allow dentists, senior pharmacists, pharmacists, practical nurses and biomedical laboratory scientists to administer vaccines. The amendments would also make it easier to organise vaccination at pharmacies’ health service points.https://stm.fi/en/-/in-future-more-healthcare-professionals-would-be-allowed-to-administer-vaccines-amendments-to-decrees-circulated-for-comments
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8.7.2022 | Finland donated around 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the people of Nicaragua. The donated doses arrived at their destination in early July. Finland is committed to international vaccine solidarity and places particular emphasis on the right of the most vulnerable people to receive COVID-19 vaccines.https://stm.fi/en/-/finland-donated-covid-19-vaccines-to-nicaragua
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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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12.6.2025 | From 1 July 2025 onwards, pregnant people will be offered the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine as part of the national vaccination programme. Studies show that vaccination during pregnancy is effective in protecting newborns from getting whooping cough. The vaccine is safe for both the mother and the foetus. Having the vaccine will be voluntary.https://stm.fi/en/-/pregnant-people-to-be-offered-whooping-cough-vaccine-to-protect-newborns-from-severe-disease
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12.6.2025 | Gravida ska från och med den 1 juli 2025 erbjudas vaccin mot kikhosta som en del av det nationella vaccinationsprogrammet. Studier visar att vaccin som ges under graviditeten ger ett bra skydd mot kikhosta för nyfödda. Vaccinet är ofarligt för både mamman och fostret. Vaccinationen är frivillig.https://stm.fi/sv/-/gravida-ska-erbjudas-vaccin-mot-kikhosta-for-att-skydda-nyfodda-mot-allvarliga-symtom
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29.4.2025 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet begär utlåtande om en ändring i det nationella vaccinationsprogrammet som skulle innebära att gravida skulle erbjudas vaccin mot kikhosta. Vaccinet är ofarligt både för mamman och fostret och skulle skydda en stor del av de spädbarn som är under 3 månader gamla mot de allvarliga symtom som kikhostan kan ge.https://stm.fi/sv/-/begaran-om-utlatande-raskaana-olevien-hinkuyskarokotus-kansalliseen-rokotusohjelmaan
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COVID-19 disease in Finland Shortly Since July 2023, COVID-19 has been classified as a monitored communicable disease instead of a generally hazardous communicable disease. Vaccinations continue to be the most important way to protect against seri...https://stm.fi/en/covid-19-disease-in-finland
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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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10.3.2022 | The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to circulate through the population. However, vaccines provide effective protection against severe forms of the disease. It is particularly important that people aged 60 or over and those belonging to risk groups get a third vaccine dose. As the restrictions are eased, the focus will be on people’s own measures to prevent the spread of infections.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-continues-to-circulate-through-population-but-vaccines-provide-effective-protection-against-severe-forms-of-disease
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19.12.2024 | Finska Ömsesidiga Läkemedelsskadeförsäkringsbolaget beviljas utan krav på motsäkerhet en statsgaranti (försäkringsgaranti) på 29,9 miljoner euro för försäkring av alla de vacciner mot covid-19 som ska delas ut i Finland 1.1.2025–31.12.2025.https://stm.fi/sv/-/lakemedelsskadeforsakringsbolag-beviljas-statsgaranti-for-forsakring-av-vacciner-mot-covid-19-ar-2025
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22.12.2020 | On 22 December, the Finnish Government issued a decree on vaccinations, which is needed to deploy the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Finland. The programme will use vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 that have been granted marketing authorisation in the European Union. It will be deployed once vaccines arrive in Finland. The decree will enter into force on 23 December 2020. Vaccination for COVID-19 is voluntary.https://stm.fi/en/-/healthcare-and-social-welfare-workers-first-in-line-to-get-authorised-covid-19-vaccines-on-voluntary-basis
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Department for Safety, Security and Health The Department for Safety, Security and Health handles issues pertaining to: organising environmental healthcare and health protection alcohol, tobacco and drug policy and the prevention of harm caused by...https://stm.fi/en/department-for-safety-security-and-health
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Tartuntatautien neuvottelukunnan tehtävänä on: 1) seurata tartuntatautitilanteen yleistä kehitystä ja tartuntatautien vastustamistyön toteutumista, 2) tehdä tarvittaessa ehdotuksia tartuntatautien vastustamistyön ja sitä koskevan lainsäädännön kehittämisestä, 3) antaa lausuntoja valtakunnallisesti tai alueellisesti merkittävistä tartuntatautien vas-tustamistyöhön liittyvistä kysymyksistä, 4) seur...https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM071:00/2016
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11.7.2024 | Den statsgaranti som har beviljats Finska Ömsesidiga Läkemedelsskadeförsäkringsbolaget för försäkringsskydd i fråga om vaccin mot covid-19 kompletteras, så att den omfattar även andra vacciner än sådana som har köpts via EU:s mekanism för gemensam upphandling. Syftet med ändringen är att möjliggöra försäljning av vacciner mot covid-19 på apotek i höst.https://stm.fi/sv/-/forsaljning-av-vaccin-mot-covid-19-pa-apotek-blir-mojlig-i-host
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19.6.2024 | The EU ministers will meet at the Employment, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 20 and 21 June 2024. The items of the ministers' agenda include the social dimension of the single market, the revision of pharmaceutical legislation, the health sector's role in crisis preparedness, and the possibility of adopting a Council Recommendation on vaccine-preventable cancers.https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-ministers-meet-agenda-to-cover-pharmaceutical-package-vaccine-preventable-cancers-and-social-dimension-of-the-single-market
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Advisory Board on Biotechnology The Advisory Board on Biotechnology is an expert body providing advice on matters related to biotechnology and gene technology. It promotes cooperation between public authorities and researchers and operators in the...https://stm.fi/en/advisory-board-on-biotechnology
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19.6.2024 | EU-ländernas ministrar håller ett möte med rådet (sysselsättning, socialpolitik, hälso- och sjukvård och konsumentfrågor) i Luxemburg 20–21 juni. Man ska diskutera bland annat den inre marknadens sociala dimension, reformen av läkemedelslagstiftningen, hälso- och sjukvårdens roll i krisberedskapen och möjligheten att godkänna rådets rekommendation om vacciner mot cancer. Vid mötet för rådet för sysselsättn...https://stm.fi/sv/-/eu-landernas-ministrar-sammantrader-pa-agendan-lakemedelspaketet-vacciner-som-forebygger-cancer-och-den-inre-marknadens-sociala-dimension