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Gambling-related harm The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health coordinates the prevention and reduction of gambling-related harm at the government level. These measures are guided by the Gambling Policy Programme that extends to 2030. As provided...

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...

Gambling Policy Programme improves prevention and reduction of harm The Gambling Policy Programme, prepared under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, sets guidelines for the prevention and reduction of harm caused by gambling up to 2030. It...

Parties responsible for gambling policy The Lotteries Act, which is prepared by the Ministry of the Interior, governs gambling services. Under the Act, the primary objective of gambling policy is to prevent harm. The Programme of Prime Minister Pe...

Good Work Programme – Creating more appeal and staying power in the healthcare and social welfare sector Mounting service needs driven by an ageing Finnish population, higher rates of chronic diseases, evolving expectations and new technologies – ...

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...

Rahapelihaitat STM koordinoi rahapelihaittojen ehkäisyä ja vähentämistä valtioneuvostotasolla. Näitä toimia ohjaa vuoteen 2030 ulottuva rahapelipoliittinen ohjelma. Arpajaislain 52 §:ssä säädetyn mukaisesti STM vastaa rahapelihaittojen seurannasta...

Skadeverkningar av penningspel Åtgärderna för att förbygga och bekämpa skadeverkningar av penningspel samordnas på statsrådsnivå av social- och hälsovårdsministeriet. Åtgärderna styrs genom det spelpolitiska program som gäller till år 2030. Enligt...

Rahapelipoliittinen ohjelma määrittelee suuntaviivat rahapelihaittojen ehkäisylle ja vähentämiselle vuoteen 2030 asti. Ohjelman tavoitteet ja toimenpiteet kohdentuvat rahapelijärjestelmään, hyvinvoinnin, terveyden ja turvallisuuden edistämiseen sekä palveluiden kehittämiseen. Ohjausryhmä seuraa ja ohjaa ohjelman toimeenpanoa.

Frequently asked questions about the operating models and division of duties of healthcare and social welfare personnel This page contains frequently asked questions about the operating models and division of duties of healthcare and social welfar...

3.12.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published the Non-Violent Childhoods Action Plan for 2026–2033 aimed at preventing all forms of violence against children. The plan, which will be implemented at the government level, is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Lanzarote Convention and national statutes that require all forms of violence against children to be combated.

9.4.2026 | 1(7) SOSIAALI- JA TERVEYSMINISTERIÖ Muistio Yhteisöt ja toimintakyky -osasto, Yhteiset palvelut -yksikkö 20.1.2026 Hallitusneuvos Lassi Kauttonen VALTIONEUVOSTON ASETUS VALTIONAVUSTUKSISTA PELIHAITTOJEN EHKÄISYYN JA VÄHENTÄMISEEN Yleistä Pääminist...

26.2.2026 | KORJAUSLISTA Valtioneuvoston yleisistunto 26.02.2026 Lassi Kauttonen (32) Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö Valtioneuvoston asetus Korjausjakelu 1: 25.02.2026, klo14.46 Lisätty kansilehteen taloudelliset vaikutukset sekä lisätietoa-kohtaan maininta l...

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...

20.12.2018 | SEEKING AND SEIZING – THE NORDIC WAY NOVEMBER 2-3, 2017, HELSINKI BY PEER HULL KRISTENSEN (WITH KARI LILJA AND ELI MOEN) Civilizing business enterprises in the search for a new Nordic growth and development model Civilizing and de-civilizing busin...

20.12.2018 | På vei mot et inkluderende kulturliv i Norden Helsinki, 11.12.2017 [email protected] * Bakgrunn Prop. 1 S (2016–2017): I perioden 2017-2019 vil Kulturdepartementet gjennomføre det nordiske formannskapsprosjekt Kulturen og frivilli...

2.1.2017 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has appointed an independent group to assess the harmful effects of games operated by the new gaming company.

8.6.2018 | Iceland‘s rise after the crisis and avenues for the future Gylfi Magnússon, University of Iceland Presentation May 22nd 2018 in Helsinki The Nordic Region – an attractive place for advanced businesses? Crisis of Autumn 2008 • The bulk of the finan...

13.1.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has defined strategic priorities that will steer the monitoring and research of the harms caused by gambling, the development of prevention and treatment for such harms, and the related risk assessment in the period 2020–2023. These priorities are based on the powers and obligations entrusted to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health under section 52 of the Lotteries Act.

1.1.2017 | The website for the Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA) has been opened.