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Narcotics control The central framework for narcotics legislation in Finland is based on the Narcotics Act (373/2008). In the Narcotics Act two types of substances are defined that are listed in corresponding Government degrees. ‘Narcotics’ are li...https://stm.fi/en/narcotics-control
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WHO:n tupakkapuitesopimus FCTC Suomi ratifioi vuonna 2004 tupakoinnin torjuntaa koskevan Maailman terveysjärjestön (WHO) puitesopimuksen (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, laki 1207/2004). Tupakoinnin torjuntaa koskeva Maailmanterveysjärjes...https://stm.fi/who-n-tupakkapuitesopimus
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3.10.2024 | According to a working group appointed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the sale of some over-the-counter medicines could be expanded outside pharmacies if the change is made in a controlled manner, ensuring medication safety. The change could improve the availability of over-the-counter medicines and reduce the costs of medicines for consumers and society.https://stm.fi/en/-/working-group-the-sale-of-over-the-counter-medicines-outside-pharmacies-should-be-implemented-in-a-controlled-and-systematic-manner
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Maailman terveysjärjestö WHO Maailman terveysjärjestö WHO Maailman terveysjärjestö (World Health Organization, WHO), on Suomen terveyspolitiikan kehittämisen ja arvioinnin tärkein kansainvälinen yhteistyökumppani. Suomi on aktiivinen toimija globa...https://stm.fi/ministerio/kansainvaliset-asiat/who
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The 11th annual Gender Equality Days (Tasa-arvopäivät) were organised on 8-9 October 2025 at the Clarion Hotel Aviapolis in Vantaa.https://stm.fi/tapahtumat/2025-10-08/gender-equality-days-2025
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Value chain for pharmacotherapy Pharmaceuticals-related development, research and innovations The facilitation of research and development of pharmaceuticals is a requirement for new pharmaceutical innovations. It is characteristic of the pharmace...https://stm.fi/en/value-chain-for-pharmacotherapy
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Frequently asked questions about the Act on Secondary Use of Health and Social Data Usein kysyttyä: The law mentions the primary and secondary use of customer data. What is the difference between these two concepts? The primary use of customer dat...https://stm.fi/en/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-act-on-secondary-use-of-health-and-social-data
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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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Limited interaction with the tobacco industry According to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), which Finland ratified in 2005, the Contracting Parties must, in setting and implementing their public health pol...https://stm.fi/en/interaction-with-the-tobacco-industry
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EHDS Regulation The EHDS Regulation is an EU regulation that improves citizens’ control over their personal health data and provides healthcare professionals with access to patient data, regardless of where patients live or receive treatment. The ...https://stm.fi/en/ehds-regulation
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Register and information system descriptions When the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health processes personal data in the Government’s shared information systems , the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Prime Minister’s Office are join...https://stm.fi/en/information-system-descriptions
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Data Protection Contact information Data Protection Officer Data Protection Officer Lassi Kauttonen The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department for Communities and Functional Capacity tietosuojavastaava.stm(at)gov.fi Controller The Minis...https://stm.fi/en/data-protection
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29.5.2020 | This year the World Health Organization (WHO) has presented the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health with the World No Tobacco Day Award. The Award was granted on the basis of the Ministry’s long-term commitment to work on tobacco control and its exemplary actions to protect particularly young people from tobacco.https://stm.fi/en/-/maailman-terveysjarjesto-palkitsi-sosiaali-ja-terveysministerion-tupakanvastaisesta-tyosta
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Actions to reduce the use of tobacco and nicotine products The key actions to reduce the use of tobacco and related products are: as high product prices as possible (price and tax policies) smoke-free environments banning tobacco product marketing...https://stm.fi/en/actions-to-reduce-the-use
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Assessment of risks associated with gambling Assessing the risks and harm caused by gambling is statutory work conducted by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The Ministry started to assess the risks and harm related to the running of gamb...https://stm.fi/en/assessment-of-risks-associated-with-gambling
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Fighting infectious disease: Responsibilities of the authorities The task of healthcare and social welfare services is to safeguard that the population has the healthcare and social welfare services essential to their health and functional capacit...https://stm.fi/en/fighting-infectious-disease-responsibilities-of-the-authorities
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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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Toimeentulotukilain kokonaisuudistusta valmisteleva työryhmä - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Työryhmän tehtävänä oli valmistella hallituksen esitys siitä, miten toimeentulotuen kokonaisuudistukselle eduskunnan lausumissa ja pääministeri Petteri Orpon hallituksen hallitusohjelmakirjauksissa asetettuihin tavoitteisiin voitaisiin päästä. Työryhmä päätyi esittämään johtopäätöksensä loppumuistion muodossa.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM099:00/2023 -
Legislation on termination on pregnancyhttps://stm.fi/en/termination-of-pregnancy
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WHO:s ramkonvention om tobakskontroll FCTC Finland har ratificerat Världshälsoförbundets ramkonvention om tobakskontroll från år 2004 (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, lagen 1207/2004). Syftet med konventionen är att permanent minska och f...https://stm.fi/sv/tobakspolitik/internationell-reglering
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Health promotion The MSAH has a general responsibility for guiding and overseeing health promotion in Finland. Health promotion is based on the Health Care Act and is part of public health activity. Health promotion is also regulated by legislatio...https://stm.fi/en/health-promotion
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Environmental health The MSAH seeks to identify, prevent and eliminate health hazards from the environment. The Ministry supervises health protection and is responsible for the development of legislation in this field is responsible for the legisl...https://stm.fi/en/environmental-health
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Secondary use of health and social data A separate law has be laid down on the secondary use of health and social data (Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data). The purpose of the Act is to facilitate the effective and safe processing ...https://stm.fi/en/secondary-use-of-health-and-social-data
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Cosmetic products Cosmetic product legislation ensures that the products are safe for human health. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the general guidance, monitoring and development of operations pursuant to the Act on ...https://stm.fi/en/cosmetic-products
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Fighting infectious disease The aim of fighting infectious diseases is their prevention and to stop them from spreading. Prevention is one of the responsibilities of the social and health care services. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is...https://stm.fi/en/fighting-infectious-disease
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Avian influenza In 2023, avian influenza has circulated extensively among wild birds throughout Europe. Black-headed gulls especially have been heavily affected by the virus. In summer 2023, exceptionally large numbers of deaths were recorded amon...https://stm.fi/en/avian-influenza
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World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is Finland’s most important international partner in the development and evaluation of health policy in Finland and globally. Finland is an active participant in global health policy an...https://stm.fi/en/international-cooperation/who
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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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Världshälsoorganisationen WHO Världshälsoorganisationen WHO (World Health Organization) är Finlands viktigaste internationella samarbetspartner när det gäller utvecklingen och bedömningen av hälsopolitiken. Finland deltar aktivt i den globala häls...https://stm.fi/sv/ministeriet/internationellt-samarbete/who
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Chemical oversight Chemicals legislation prevents harm caused by chemicals Chemicals legislation prevents harm caused by chemicals to health and the environment. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the general guidance, mo...https://stm.fi/en/chemical-oversight
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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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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://stm.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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Radiation protection In Finland, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has supreme authority in supervising compliance with the Radiation Act, and it directs the protection of the public, workers and patients from harmful radiation. The Minist...https://stm.fi/en/environmental-health/radiation-protection
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Health and social services for people arriving from Ukraine On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military attack against Ukraine. Finland is committed to helping people who have fled the war in Ukraine to Finland, also with respect to healthcare...https://stm.fi/en/health-and-social-services-for-people-arriving-from-ukraine
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Accessibility statement for the stm.fi website The website of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health at stm.fi is subject to the provisions of the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (available in Finnish). Under the Act, public online ser...https://stm.fi/en/accessibility-statement-stm.fi
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21.12.2021 | In its negotiations on Tuesday 21 December, the Government discussed the COVID-19 situation and decided on new restrictions and other necessary measures. In addition to increasing vaccination coverage, effective national and regional measures to limit close contacts are needed to slow down the spread of the epidemic. This will allow more time for giving people third vaccine doses.https://stm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-decides-on-new-covid-19-restrictions-vaccinations-still-the-key-to-controlling-the-epidemic
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The WHO Pandemic Agreement aims to strengthen international preparedness for pandemics and other public health emergencies.https://stm.fi/en/who-pandemic-treaty
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12.2.2026 | The health status of people in Finland is in many respects better than the EU average, and the service system is fairly comprehensive. However, a recent country report by the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies indicates that access to care is not realised equally in Finland. In 2024, 12.4% of those who required medical care reported that they had not received the services they needed. The share is the second highest in the EU.https://stm.fi/en/-/eu-comparison-finland-s-healthcare-system-is-strong-in-many-respects-but-access-to-care-is-not-equally-realised
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Valtioneuvoston asetuksella ehdotetaan säädettäväksi hallituksen esityksessä 116/2025 vp ehdotetussa toimeentulotuesta annetun lain 2 a §:n 3 momentissa tarkoitetun toiminnan olennaisuuden vaatimuksen täyttymisestä eräillä aloilla.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM115:00/2025
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30.10.2025 | Officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have prepared a healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision to outline their view of the long-term direction of health and social services in Finland. The aim is to ensure that, in future, people in Finland will continue to receive effective, equal and sustainable services which they can trust.https://stm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-officials-healthcare-and-social-welfare-of-the-future-will-provide-services-for-everyone-according-to-their-needs
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30.11.2016 | The ministerial working group on migration discussed an action plan on the prevention and control of illegal residence in the country. The plan has been prepared as a collaborative effort of various ministries and it focuses on the illegal residence in the country of people who have received a negative asylum decision.https://stm.fi/en/-/194055633/illegal-residence-in-the-country-to-be-diversely-prevented-and-controlled
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5.12.2025 | 1 Classified as ECDC NORMAL Appendix 10 - Country follow-up to ECDC PHEPA recommendations Following the PHEPA mission conducted in your country, the final ECDC assessment report includes a series of recommendations aiming at supporting your countr...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/National_Action_Plan_2025_Finland_follow_up_ECDC.pdf/800f16d0-fa2a-cba1-acfe-97e6f89a07df?t=1764936667375
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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
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10.12.2025 | Vahvat rahataidot lapsiperheille – VaRa-intervention satunnaistettu kontrolloitu tutkimus VaRa VN/10969/2024 VÄLIRAPORTTI 25.9.2025 Dosentti Anniina Kaittila, VTT Katri Viitasalo Turun yliopisto, Sosiaalitieteiden laitos, Invest tutkimusyksikkö sa...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/205390430/V%C3%A4liraportti_VaRa.pdf/bfbef795-be6a-5503-d479-41c24322a891?t=1765374422755
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27.6.2025 | The President of the Republic has approved the new amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) at the national level. The Finnish Parliament adopted the IHR amendments in its plenary session on 18 June 2025. The IHR are an international legal instrument to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of communicable diseases.https://stm.fi/en/-/finland-adopts-amendments-to-international-health-regulations-at-national-level
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19.11.2025 | Euroopan unionin rahoittama – NextGenerationEU Elpymis- ja palautumistukivälineen petostentorjunta Materiaali perustuu Valtiokonttorin 16.6.2022 järjestämään elpymis- ja palautumistukivälineen petostentorjuntakoulutukseen tukiviranomaisille 19.11....https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/131924187/Elpymis-%20ja%20palautumisv%C3%A4lineen%20petostentorjunta.pdf/e169e504-b454-0978-35fc-45f663a6eae3?t=1763561382231
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18.2.2026 | 1 Joint conference statement Roma and Sinti Women in the Public Sphere: Turning Voices into Change 3 December 2025 I. Core values of equality and human rights We, the participants of the multi-country conference “Roma and Sinti Women in the Public...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/0/Roma+and+Sinti+Women+in+Public+sphere_joint+statement+conference_2025+(2).pdf/c079f83d-a41a-8692-5df3-72f12f134ffd?t=1771412106772
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Rättigheter för dig som använder tjänsterna och kontroll av personuppgifterna Om du vill veta vilka uppgifter vi registrerar om dig och vem som behandlar uppgifterna, kan du kontrollera de uppgifter vi samlat in om dig och vid behov också uppdater...https://stm.fi/sv/dataskydd/begaran-om-kontroll-av-personuppgifter
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27.2.2024 | Tutkimussuunnitelma Leo Nyqvist 1 Digitaalisen väkivallan tunnistaminen ja siihen puuttuminen sosiaalityössä (DIGISOS) 1. Tarkoitus ja tavoitteet 1.1. Tutkimushankkeen merkitys suhteessa nykytietämykseen sekä tutkimukselliset lähtökoh- dat Lähisuh...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/56719730/Digitaalisen+v%C3%A4kivallan+tunnistaminen+ja+siihen+puuttuminen+sosiaality%C3%B6ss%C3%A4+(DIGISOS),+Turun+yliopisto,+Leo+Nyqvist.pdf/819123a3-2f6b-120b-6afe-69a9d4fec495?t=1709028094254
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31.10.2025 | Healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision Views and proposals of Ministry of Social Affairs and Health officials regarding needs for changes to the healthcare and social welfare service system Permanent Secretary Veli-Mikko Niemi In “Healthcare an...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/Sote2040%20eng.pdf/26d4c5df-a335-da30-7589-cd8e246e225a?t=1761917392011
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Pääministeri Orpon hallituksen hallitusohjelmakirjauksen hallitus toteuttaa toimeentulotuen kokonaisuudistuksen, joka vähentää pitkäaikaista toimeentulotukiriippuvuutta ja selkiyttää toimeentulotuen roolia viimesijaisena harkintaa vaativana perusturvaan kuuluvana rahaetuutena.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM154:00/2024
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12.8.2024 | 28.03.2024 1 (3) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki | P.O. Box 33, FI-00023 Government, Finland 0295 16001 | stm.fi/en | @MSAH_News Anonymisation and anonymity of image and signal data in processing under the Act on t...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/198978037/Anonymisation+and+anonymity+of+image+and+signal+data+in+processing+under+the+Act+on+the+Secondary+Use+of+Health+and+Social+Data.pdf/58c3fef1-22af-b0bb-b9c6-3026d4642776?t=1723450076548
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29.8.2024 | Privacy policy – Gender Equality Barometer The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has commissioned Statistics Finland to carry out a survey on gender equality in Finland. The survey will provide information about perceived equality in different...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/59129372/Privacy+policy+-+Gender+Equality+Barometer.pdf/8f86077c-9ecd-ad3d-5a39-27e2b38d02fc?version=1.1&t=1724923495823
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13.2.2026 | Together Against Cancer – Human-Centred Cancer Prevention and Care National Cancer Strategy 2026–2035 Finland National Cancer Strategy 2026–2035 Contents Summary 3 Strategic objectives 5 Current situation and operating environment 6 Cancer in Finl...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/1329769/National_Cancer_Strategy_2026-2035_Finland.pdf/a29aa994-91bb-2bcd-e90e-a3d3fde32b90?t=1770968783502
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30.6.2023 | 1(9)Paatos Kemikaalilain 45 b §:n 3 momentin mukainen valiaikainen paatos eraiden nikotiinia sisaltavien tuotteiden markkinoille saattamisen rajoittamiseksi Myyntikielto Tama kielto ei koske tuotteita, jotka katsotaan laakelaissa (395/1987) tarkoi...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/152515719/Turvallisuus-+ja+kemikaaliviraston+v%C3%A4liaikainen+p%C3%A4%C3%A4t%C3%B6s+er%C3%A4iden+nikotiinia+sis%C3%A4lt%C3%A4vien+tuotteiden+markkinoille+saattamisen+rajoittamiseksi+14062023.pdf/73300c2c-2630-b842-a729-c43345be52b3/Turvallisuus-+ja+kemikaaliviraston+v%C3%A4liaikainen+p%C3%A4%C3%A4t%C3%B6s+er%C3%A4iden+nikotiinia+sis%C3%A4lt%C3%A4vien+tuotteiden+markkinoille+saattamisen+rajoittamiseksi+14062023.pdf?t=1688126418659
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19.3.2024 | The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing a pandemic treaty to improve global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. The next round of treaty negotiations will be held in Geneva on 18–29 March, and Finland will take part in the negotiations.https://stm.fi/en/-/who-pandemic-treaty-to-be-negotiated-in-geneva-on-18-29-march
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16.4.2024 | The Government reached an agreement on the future of the network of hospitals and urgent and emergency health services in its spending limits session. It decided that changes would be made to night-time emergency care services in primary healthcare and to specialised healthcare in certain hospitals. The aim is to balance public expenditure and respond to the shortage of healthcare personnel.https://stm.fi/en/-/government-session-on-spending-limits-agrees-on-the-future-of-hospital-network
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7.1.2022 | Pitkäkestoinen COVID-19 (Long Covid) Risto O. Roine Kansallisen asiantuntijaryhmän puheenjohtaja Risto O. Roine, neurologian professori (pj) Tiina Heliö, osastonylilääkäri, kardiologian dosentti (HUS, HY) Aki Hietaharju, ylilääkäri, neurologian do...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/22481532/Pitk%C3%A4kestoinen+COVID-19.pdf/602277f8-cd59-919c-24a0-2efc8a4a8a16?t=1641545259477
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8.2.2024 | 1 (4) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki | PO Box 33, FI-00023 Government, Finland +358 295 16001, stm.fi/en, @MSAH_News Privacy policy – Survey on discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy The Ministry of Social Aff...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/59129372/Privacy+policy+%E2%80%93+Survey+on+discrimination+on+the+grounds+of+pregnancy.pdf/22af625d-a69a-0fb3-88d7-a7335d0667fc?version=1.1&t=1707400078809
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4.12.2025 | Statsrådet har ändrat två förordningar för att klassificera 4 ämnen som narkotika och 27 ämnen som förbjudna psykoaktiva ämnen för konsumentmarknaden. De nya narkotikaämnena är cyklorfin, protodesnitazen, gidazepam, clobromazolam, MDPHP och läkemedelssubstansen zuranolon. Utöver dessa har FN:s narkotikakommission dessutom klassificerat HHC och caricoprodol som narkotika.https://stm.fi/sv/-/nya-narkotika-och-psykoaktiva-amnen-har-tagits-under-kontroll
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Contact information Communications Unit / VIE Communications Unit / VIE Iina Bister, Communications Specialist Communications Unit / VIE Address Meritullinkatu 8, 00170 Helsinki Phone number +358295163015 Email [email protected] Mariina Cervera Li...https://stm.fi/en/browse-by-department-and-unit
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13.4.2023 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has prepared an amendment to a decree by which COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 would no longer be classified as a generally hazardous communicable disease. In future, it would be defined as a monitored communicable disease. Comments are to be submitted by 5 May 2023.https://stm.fi/en/-/amendment-to-decree-circulated-for-comments-covid-19-no-longer-classified-as-generally-hazardous-communicable-disease
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Sidan kommer att uppdateras EU och internationell narkotikapolitik Det bedrivs ett stort samarbete inom EU och internationellt för att minska efterfrågan och tillgången på narkotika samt för att förebygga riskerna och skadorna i anslutning till na...https://stm.fi/sv/narkotikapolitik/eu-och-internationell
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5.1.2022 | Around 38,700 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past seven days, between 26 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, compared to around 19,600 new cases in the previous week. On 4 January 2022, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omikron variant was 363. The overall burden on hospital care has risen, while the need for intensive care has stayed at its high level.https://stm.fi/en/-/nearly-39-000-new-covid-19-cases-in-finland-burden-on-hospital-care-still-alarming
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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
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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
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Läkemedelsbehandlingens värdekedja Läkemedelsutveckling, läkemedelsforskning och innovationer En förutsättning för att nya läkemedelsinnovationer ska kunna uppstå är att det är möjligt att bedriva läkemedelsforskning och läkemedelsutveckling. Läke...https://stm.fi/sv/lakemedelsbehandlingens-vardekedja
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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
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5.8.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cased has increased by 56 per cent over the last week. The total number of new cases reported between 26 July and -1 August was 4,574 whereas, a week before, the number of new cases was 2,925.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-infections-increases-almost-by-60-per-cent-in-a-week
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16.9.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has been on a slow decline for the past four weeks. The total number of new cases reported between 6 and 12 September was 3,119. This is about 750 cases fewer than the week before when the figure was 3,887. The epidemic continues to spread especially among unvaccinated 20–49-year-olds.https://stm.fi/en/-/slow-decrease-in-covid-19-infections-burden-on-specialised-healthcare-remains-the-same
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19.8.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has remained at almost the same level as the week before. The total number of new cases reported between 9 and 15 August was 5,163, whereas in the previous week the number of new cases was 5,072. Currently, COVID-19 is spreading especially among unvaccinated young people and young adults.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-remains-high-although-growth-rate-of-new-infections-has-stabilised
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2.9.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has continued to fall in Finland, but the favourable development reported last week has slowed down. The total number of new cases reported between 23 and 29 August was 4,064. This is about 300 cases fewer than in the preceding week when the figure was 4,386. COVID-19 continues to spread especially among unvaccinated young people and adults.https://stm.fi/en/-/decline-in-covid-19-cases-slowing-down-need-for-hospital-care-remains-unchanged
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9.4.2026 | 1 ADI-ROM(2025)26 Restricted Strasbourg, 9 March 2026 COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON ROMA AND TRAVELLER1 ISSUES (ADI-ROM) 13th meeting Strasbourg, 1-2 April 2026 Explanatory Memorandum Recommendation to the member States on desegregation and inclusion po...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/0/Explanatory+Memorandum+EN+Recommendation+States+on+desegregation+inclusion+policies+practices+9+March+2026+2756-1481-5763.1.pdf/0d763c6a-963b-02dc-0a76-30ff5dd7566f?t=1775767255229
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12.8.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has increased slightly compared to the previous week. The total number of new cases reported between 2 and 8 August was 5,017, whereas a week before the number of new cases was 4,618.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-continues-to-increase-nearly-9-900-people-placed-in-quarantine
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22.7.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases has been increasing over the past four weeks. The total number of new cases reported between 12 and 18 July was 2,210. The number of cases per week has quadrupled and the share of positive samples has risen to 2.3 per cent since mid-June. Due to vaccination coverage, the number of serious cases requiring hospital care has not increased this summer as fast in proportion to the number of new cases as earlier during the epidemic.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-infections-continue-to-increase-infected-and-exposed-people-have-an-obligation-to-assist-authorities-in-preventing-further-infections
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24.6.2021 | The weekly number of COVID-19 cases in Finland is now down to about one third of what was reported in the first week of May. Last week (14–20 June), however, the downward trend in the number of cases slowed down. A total of 514 new cases were reported to the communicable diseases register, showing a decrease of about 40 cases from the previous week.https://stm.fi/en/-/regional-covid-19-situation-improving-in-finland-proportion-of-infections-contracted-abroad-increasing
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15.7.2021 | A total of 1,651 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Finland between 5 and 11 July. The number of cases has been increasing for the past three weeks. About 540 new cases were reported in the middle of June (14–20 June), after which the number of cases has approximately tripled.https://stm.fi/en/-/many-new-covid-19-cases-reported-among-young-adults-visiting-bars-restaurants-and-social-events-burden-on-hospitals-remains-moderate-
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3.6.2021 | The COVID-19 situation has improved noticeably in Finland over the past week. There are, however, major regional differences in the development of the epidemic. The incidence of COVID-19 is still higher in southern and southwestern Finland and Central Ostrobothnia than in the rest of the country. The development of the epidemic has, nevertheless, slowed down in many areas.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-cases-decreasing-in-finland-week-by-week
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Sidan kommer att uppdateras Övervakning av narkotika Syftet med övervakningen av narkotika är att förhindra att narkotika importeras till eller exporteras från Finland olagligt, att förhindra att narkotika tillverkas, sprids och används olagligt s...https://stm.fi/sv/overvakning-av-narkotika
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Bedömning av riskerna för skadeverkningar till följd av penningspel Bedömningen av riskerna med penningspel och av skadeverkningarna är en lagstadgad uppgift som social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ansvarar för. Bedömningen av de skadeverkningar och...https://stm.fi/sv/bedomning-av-riskerna-for-skadeverkningar-till-foljd-av-penningspel
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8.7.2021 | A total of 1,282 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Finland between 28 June and 4 July. During the previous week the corresponding figure was around 960. The number of new cases has doubled compared to the preceding two-week period: during the past two weeks, the number of new cases totalled 2,240, while in the preceding two-week period, it was 1,093. The weekly number of COVID-19 cases was at its lowest in week 24 (between 14 and 20 June), totalling around 530.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-doubled-largely-due-to-fans-returning-from-euro-2020-matches
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21.12.2021 | Around 13,400 new COVID-19 cases were reported between 13 and 19 December, while in the previous week the number of new cases in Finland was around 10,600. On 20 December, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omikron variant was 83. The burden on hospital care and, in particular, intensive care is increasing.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-infections-continue-to-increase-especially-burden-on-intensive-care-has-increased-throughout-the-country
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10.6.2021 | The number of COVID-19 cases is decreasing in Finland, with most areas recording only a small number of new cases. The incidence of COVID-19 cases is higher in some areas of southern Finland than in the rest of the country. However, the epidemic has also continued to slow down in densely populated areas.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-cases-continue-to-fall
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27.5.2021 | The epidemiological situation has remained stable in Finland in the past few weeks. The number of new COVID-19 cases took a sharp downward turn in late March, which levelled out in late April. Since then the number of new cases has remained stable.https://stm.fi/en/-/development-of-the-epidemic-remains-stable-nationally-but-there-are-regional-differences
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1.7.2021 | A total of 947 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Finland between 21 and 27 June, which is much more than in the preceding weeks. In fact, this is over 400 cases more than the week before. The recent spike in Covid-19 cases is largely due to football fans returning from Russia after attending UEFA European Championship matches.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-again-in-finland-infections-reported-particularly-among-euro-2020-football-fans-returning-from-russia
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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
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17.6.2021 | The COVID-19 epidemic has continued to subside throughout Finland within the last two weeks. However, there is still regional variation in the development of the epidemic, as the incidence of COVID-19 cases is higher in some areas of southern Finland than in the rest of the country. Overall, the COVID-19 situation is calm, with most areas recording only a small number of new cases. The estimated effect...https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-epidemic-continues-to-subside-in-finland-combating-epidemic-also-important-in-summertime
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10.6.2022 | Finland’s maternity clinic system celebrates its centenary this year. The system began in a renovated log cabin room of the Children’s Castle hospital in Helsinki.https://stm.fi/en/-/the-future-of-the-century-old-maternity-clinic-in-wellbeing-services-counties
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10.2.2022 | The need for hospital care due to COVID-19 has stayed at a high but stable level for two weeks now. The burden on intensive care has reduced considerably since mid-January. Getting a third vaccine dose is an important way of preventing the more serious forms of the disease and curbing the burden on hospital care.https://stm.fi/en/-/covid-19-situation-remains-essentially-unchanged
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18.11.2021 | On 17 November, 86.2 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination in Finland, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, had received at least their first vaccine dose and 80.6 per cent also their second vaccine dose.https://stm.fi/en/-/nearly-80.6-per-cent-of-people-aged-12-or-over-have-been-vaccinated-twice-burden-on-specialised-healthcare-and-case-numbers-are-increasing
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Handlingars offentlighet och begäran om information Beskrivning av handlingars offentlighet Myndigheternas handlingar är offentliga, om det inte i lag föreskrivs att de ska vara sekretessbelagda. Enligt offentlighetsprincipen har och en har rätt a...https://stm.fi/sv/handlingars-offentlighet-och-begaran-om-information
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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
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Gender mainstreaming Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for promoting gender equality, and it means that the gender perspective is taken into account in all decision-making. The Gender Equality Unit of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health coo...https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/mainstreaming
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17.11.2025 | 1(28) Suomen kestävän kasvun ohjelman valtionavustuksiin liittyvät kysymykset päivitetty 17.11.2025 Sisällys Hankkeen kustannukset ja hankinnat ..........................................................................................................https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/199518636/Suomen+kest%C3%A4v%C3%A4n+kasvun+ohjelman+valtionavustuksiin+liittyv%C3%A4t+kysymykset_FI.pdf/50754404-1528-7795-6f14-0fe34c052874?t=1763379969765
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27.1.2022 | The estimated weekly total of COVID-19 cases was 52,000 in Finland between 17 and 23 January, compared to 57,000 in the previous week. Despite a fall in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care, the burden on other specialised healthcare has remained unchanged at the national level. It is particularly important that people aged 60 or over and those belonging to risk groups get a third vaccine dose.https://stm.fi/en/-/weekly-total-of-new-covid-19-cases-52-000-in-finland-need-for-intensive-care-declining
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3.2.2022 | It is particularly important that people aged 60 or over and those belonging to risk groups get a third vaccine dose.https://stm.fi/en/-/need-for-intensive-care-due-to-covid-19-clearly-declining-in-finland
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Over 10,500 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Finland last week - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
16.12.2021 | More than 10,500 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Finland between 6 and 12 December. The incidence of new infections continued to increase over the last 14-day period, standing at 360 per 100,000 inhabitants at the end of last week. About 145,000 tests are carried out weekly. On 15 December 2021, the total number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in Finland was 34. In addition, preliminary screening tests indicate that cases of the Omicron variant are clearly increasing.https://stm.fi/en/-/over-10-500-new-covid-19-cases-recorded-in-finland-last-week -
Hushållsvatten Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ansvarar för lagstiftning som gäller kvalitetskraven på och kontrollen av hushållsvattnet i Finland. Vattenförsörjningen har till uppgift att leverera säkert hushållsvatten av hög kvalitet till männ...https://stm.fi/sv/hushallsvatten
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2.12.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Finland. More than 8,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported between 22 and 28 November, which is more than 500 cases higher than in the previous week. The incidence of new COVID-19 cases over the last two-week period (15–28 November) was 279 per 100,000 inhabitants. Between 1 and 14 November the incidence of new cases was 201 per 100,000 inhabitants.https://stm.fi/en/-/number-of-covid-19-cases-continues-to-rise-intensive-care-strained
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Temporär ändring av tillsynslagen – Frågor och svar Efter den 1 februari 2025 är det möjligt för privata näringsidkare och andra tjänsteproducenter inom social- och hälsovården att temporärt inleda verksamhet eller genomföra en väsentlig förändrin...https://stm.fi/sv/temporar-andring-av-tillsynslagen-fragor-och-svar