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Social services The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for Finland’s social policy and prepares legislation on social welfare. Social welfare covers promoting social security and wellbeing and taking care of social welfare duties...https://stm.fi/en/social-services
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Health and social services The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health sets the guidelines for developing health and social services, drafts the relevant legislation and guides the implementation of reforms. Legislation » Legislation on social and h...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services
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18.2.2026 | According to a report by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the gap between wellbeing services counties’ operations and finances widened in 2025. This trend is also expected to continue in the coming years. The underlying reasons include population ageing, an increase in service needs and uneven regional migration.https://stm.fi/en/-/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-report-wellbeing-services-counties-handle-core-tasks-well-but-with-a-risk-of-unequal-access-to-services-due-to-regional-segregation
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Private providers of health and social services, in other words companies, organisations and foundations, already account for about 22 per cent of the whole health and social services sector. They operate in both publicly and privately funded markets.https://stm.fi/en/private-providers-of-health-and-social-services
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National service reform: Reform of the content and operating methods of health and social services The service reform will reform the legislation concerning the contents of health and social services and the related guidance to correspond to the c...https://stm.fi/en/national-service-reform
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Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising health, social and rescue services Wellbeing services counties will be responsible for organising healthcare, social welfare and rescue services in Finland. There are 21 wellbeing serv...https://stm.fi/en/wellbeing-services-counties
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Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare The Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare prepares and develops issues pertaining to the position and rights of the customer and the patient, healt...https://stm.fi/en/department-for-clients-and-services-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing regulation on service choices in both healthcare and social welfare.https://stm.fi/en/defining-the-principles-for-service-choices-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare
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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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Social security and services for people applying for and receiving international protection in Finland People applying for international protection leave their home countries for various reasons, for example, to escape war, persecution or insecuri...https://stm.fi/en/social-security-and-services-of-asylum-seekers-in-finland
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Services to families Services aimed at families support parents or other guardians in their efforts to ensure the well-being and good upbringing of children. Early childhood education and care Finnish early childhood education and care combines ed...https://stm.fi/en/services-to-families
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Palvelureformilla uudistetaan sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon sisältöjä koskeva lainsäädäntö sekä siihen liittyvä ohjaus vastaamaan nykyisiä sote-rakenteita ja valtakunnallisia sote-tavoitteita. Palvelureformi toteuttaa pääministeri Petteri Orpon hallitusohjelmaa. Valmistelusta vastaa sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM098:00/2023
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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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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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Electronic services support the pharmacotherapy Medication list as a tool for healthcare professionals A national up-to-date medication list is under preparation. Its benefits will be based on a procedure where all essential structural medication ...https://stm.fi/en/rational-pharmacotherapy/digital-services
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Services and support for people with disabilities Persons with disabilities have the right to equality, inclusion, self-determination, independent living, non-discrimination and the necessary individual services and support. The principle is that ...https://stm.fi/en/disability-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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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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Legislation on health and social services In Finland, the state's responsibility to promote welfare, health and security is rooted in the Constitution. This enshrines the right of everyone to income and to care, if they are unable to manage adequa...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services/legislation
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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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Urgent and emergency health services Wellbeing services counties must organise 24-hour services for dealing with urgent cases. Patients can receive urgent care at urgent care centres irrespective of their place of residence. Urgent cases include c...https://stm.fi/en/urgent-and-emergency-health-services
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Wellbeing services counties on the map Shortly There are 21 wellbeing services counties in Finland, responsible for organizing social and health care services as well as rescue services in their respective areas. The City of Helsinki and the Åland...https://stm.fi/en/wellbeing-services-counties-on-the-map1
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Private providers of health and social services Private providers of health and social services, in other words companies, organisations and foundations, already account for about 22 per cent of the whole health and social services sector. They op...https://stm.fi/en/private-health-care
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23.3.2026 | The sufficient Finnish or Swedish proficiency of professionals working in the healthcare and social welfare sector forms an essential part of patient safety and service quality. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is currently preparing measures to make it easier to ensure language proficiency, and to support employers in enhancing professionals’ language skills.https://stm.fi/en/-/language-proficiency-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare-personnel-to-be-strengthened-to-improve-patient-safety
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Patient ombudspersons and social services ombudspersons Patient ombudspersons and social services ombudspersons advise and assist patients or social welfare clients in situations where they are dissatisfied with the healthcare or social welfare se...https://stm.fi/en/patient-ombudspersons-and-social-services-ombudspersons
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9.3.2026 | EU ministers will convene for a meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Brussels on 9 March. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman will represent Finland at the meeting.https://stm.fi/en/-/poverty-and-social-exclusion-on-the-agenda-for-eu-ministers-meeting-on-9-march
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Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare - personnel Hiddenhttps://stm.fi/en/apo-personnel
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Social lending Shortly The wellbeing services counties grant social loans. In Helsinki, the Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services Division is responsible for social lending. If you would like to apply for a social loan, please contact t...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/social-lending
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There are six Regional State Administrative Agencies in mainland Finland. They guide and supervise public and private healthcare and social welfare.https://stm.fi/en/supervisory-authorities
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Social assistance Shortly Social assistance is a last-resort form of social security that secures the essential livelihood for an individual or a family when they cannot support themselves with other income or assets. It is a means-tested benefit,...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/social-assistance
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health directs, monitors and coordinates preparedness for incidents and emergencies in healthcare and social welfare.https://stm.fi/en/preparedness
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Provisions will be laid down on the principles according to which the inclusion of services and methods in the range of services and their removal will be implemented in public healthcare and social welfare. The possibility of enacting provisions on a national actor who can make a binding decision on the inclusion of the method in the range of public services will be investigated.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM113:00/2023
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Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet Social- och hälsovårdsminister Wille Rydman Sannfinländarna Social- och hälsovårdsminister Wille Rydman behandlar övriga ärenden som hör till social- och hälsovårdsministeriets ansvarsområde än de som minister för...https://stm.fi/sv/social-och-halsovardsminister
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Social security reform Social security will be reformed during the ongoing parliamentary term through government projects and the work of the Social Security Committee. The aim of the social security reform is to make the social security system sm...https://stm.fi/en/social-security-reform
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Social rehabilitering främjar delaktighet Social rehabilitering är socialservice och med socialservice avses intensifierat och målinriktat stöd med hjälp av socialt arbete och social handledning för att förbättra och upprätthålla social funktionsf...https://stm.fi/sv/social-rehabilitering
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The large-scale interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform aims to assess the achievement of the reform objectives in 2025 in relation to the objectives laid down in legislation. The evaluation will be carried out on the basis of the implementation in 2023–2025 and by examining the preconditions for achieving the long-term objectives of the reform.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM042:00/2025
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen The National Coalition Party Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen is responsible for matters covered by the Department for Insurance and Social Secu...https://stm.fi/en/minister-of-social-security
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Social security internationally The Finnish social security system is largely based on residence in Finland. A person arriving in Finland for work purposes is entitled to residence-based benefits even if they do not live in Finland. The entitlemen...https://stm.fi/en/income-security/international-social-security
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Arbetet med missbruk av berusningsmedel och annat beroendebeteende Kortfattat Syftet med arbetet med missbruk av berusningsmedel och annat beroendebeteende är att minska skadeverkningarna och främja hälsan, välfärden och säkerheten. Välfärdsområde...https://stm.fi/sv/service-for-missbrukare
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman The Finns Party Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman is responsible for all other matters covered by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, ...https://stm.fi/en/minister-of-social-affairs-and-health
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Finnish social security system The Finnish social security system includes benefits and support that protect people’s livelihoods, as well as the provision of health and social services and employment services. Social security provides income secu...https://stm.fi/en/finnish-social-security-system
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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-...https://stm.fi/en/general-social-security-benefit
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The centres of excellence on social welfare bring together wellbeing services counties, research institutes, educational establishments, organisations and other bodies in their area to promote cooperation.https://stm.fi/en/centres-of-excellence-on-social-welfare
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European Committee of Social Rights The European Committee of Social Rights is an impartial investigative body working within the Council of Europe. The Committee investigates whether or not the countries that have ratified the European Social Cha...https://stm.fi/en/european-committee-of-social-rights
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Healthcare and social welfare for undocumented persons When it comes to the organisation of healthcare and social welfare, it should be noted that there are people residing both legally and illegally in Finland who are usually referred to as undoc...https://stm.fi/en/healthcare-and-social-welfare-for-undocumented-persons
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Statsminister Sanna Marins regering verkställer programmet Framtidens social- och hälsocentral. I programmet utvecklas tjänsterna på basnivå inom social-, hälso- och sjukvården – tillgången till dem ska förbättras och tjänsterna ska samordnas så att de motsvarar människors behov.https://stm.fi/sv/projekt?tunnus=STM012:00/2020
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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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Immigrants' social security, welfare and health The MSAH is responsible for matters concerning the welfare and health of immigrants living in Finland. The Ministry deals with the basic security of immigrants, essential social and health services i...https://stm.fi/en/participation-immigrants
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Healthcare and social welfare for illegal residents Illegal residents mean persons who have no right of residence in Finland according to the Aliens Act. An asylum seeker’s residence in Finland is considered unauthorised when a decision to reject ...https://stm.fi/en/social-security-and-services-of-asylum-seekers-in-finland/healthcare-and-social-welfare-for-illegal-residents
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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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Socialarbete och social handledning Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ansvarar för social- och hälsovårdspolitiken och bereder lagstiftning som gäller den. Socialt arbete kan genomföras som en självständig tjänst enligt socialvårdslagen, som en de...https://stm.fi/sv/socialarbete
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Working for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health All employment relationships in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health are public-service employment relationships. Public-service employment relationships always adhere to the Public Servan...https://stm.fi/en/the-ministry-as-a-workplace/working-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health
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Department for Steering of Healthcare and Social Welfare The Department for Steering of Healthcare and Social Welfare is responsible for the general steering, planning and development of healthcare and social welfare in Finland. The Department for...https://stm.fi/en/department-for-steering-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare-oho-
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Personal inom social- och hälsovården Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har ansvaret över den nationella styrningen av personalen och utvecklingen av personalresurser inom social- och hälsovården. Styrmetoderna är lagstiftning, rekommendationer oc...https://stm.fi/sv/personal-inom-social-och-halsovarden
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Decision draft under section 45b, subsection of the chemicals act restricting marketing of products containing nicotine General notification to concerned parties of hearing concerning a decision on nicotine pouches (VN/20729/2023) The Government i...https://stm.fi/en/service-by-publication
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Substance abuse and addiction prevention Shortly The goal of substance abuse and addiction prevention is to reduce harm and promote health, wellbeing and safety. The wellbeing services counties organise substance abuse prevention and provide healt...https://stm.fi/en/services-for-substance-abusers
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Responsibilities of ministers in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health In Petteri Orpo’s Government, two ministers are responsible for matters falling within the mandate of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Minister of Social Security...https://stm.fi/en/responsibilities-of-ministers-in-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health
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Service på en institution inom socialvården Kortfattat Service på en institution ordnas, när behövlig vård eller omsorg inte kan ges i en persons eget hem. Servicen kan vara kort- eller långvarig och även ges dygnet runt. Institutionsvård ges i sy...https://stm.fi/sv/institutionsvard
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Avgifter för social- och hälsovård 2026 De klient- och patientavgifter för social- och hälsovård som fastställs i lagstiftningen är maximiavgifter. Välfärdsområdet bestämmer om det tar ut de högsta avgifterna som fastställs i lagen eller förordnin...https://stm.fi/sv/avgifter-for-halsovard
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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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Healthcare and social welfare system and responsibilities Finland’s healthcare and social welfare system is founded on public healthcare and social welfare services funded from tax revenue. Alongside the public sector, private companies provide he...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services/responsible-agencies
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Client charges in healthcare and social welfare The Government guides and directs the policy on client charges in healthcare and social welfare through legislation. The purpose of the policy is to ensure that the charges are kept at a reasonable l...https://stm.fi/en/client-fees
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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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Every wellbeing services county belongs to one collaborative area. There are a total of five collaborative areas, each with one university hospital.https://stm.fi/en/collaborative-areas
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key projhttps://stm.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/key-projects
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Further information Related topics Sosiaalimenot ja rahoitus Palvelujen menot ja rahoitus Hiddenhttps://stm.fi/en/statistics/statistics-on-social-welfare-and-health-care-services
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Klient- och patientavgifter inom social- och hälsovården Staten styr social- och hälsovårdens avgiftspolitik genom lagstiftning. Målet för avgiftspolitiken är att avgifterna ska vara skäliga och inte utgöra ett hinder för att söka sig till vård. I...https://stm.fi/sv/klientavgifter
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Information om social- och hälsovårdsministeriets webbtjänst Innehållet i tjänsten Funktioner Artificiell intelligens Användningsvillkor Registerredogörelse Ytterligare information Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets förnyade webbtjänst togs i bruk...https://stm.fi/sv/om-webbplatsen
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Guidance of information management in healthcare and social welfare The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for the general planning, guidance and monitoring of information management within its administrative branch and for the f...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services/information-management
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Promoting inclusion strengthens social cohesion Inclusion means belonging to and being connected with communities and society. It is reflected, for example, in trust, equality and people’s opportunity to have a say in their own community and socie...https://stm.fi/en/promoting-participation
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28.4.2026 | Den parlamentariska arbetsgruppen för välfärdsområdenas framtidsarbete sammanträdde till sitt första möte i Riksdagshuset den 28 april. Arbetsgruppen behandlade målen för arbetet, arbetsmetoderna och lägesbilden över välfärdsområdenas regionala verksamhetsmiljö.https://stm.fi/sv/-/10623/en-parlamentarisk-arbetsgrupp-inledde-valfardsomradenas-framtidsarbete
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Organisations and associations as part of the healthcare and social welfare system. There are more than 11,000 healthcare and social welfare organisations in Finland (2020). There are also a large number of organisations in the fields of sports, culture and rescue services.https://stm.fi/en/organisations-and-associations
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Ansvaret för ordnandet av social- och hälsovården och räddningsväsendet överförs från kommunerna och samkommunerna till välfärdsområdena den 1 januari 2023.https://stm.fi/sv/valfardsomraden
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Service System Unit (PAL) - personnel Hiddenhttps://stm.fi/en/pal-personnel
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Shared Services Unit (YPA) - personnel Hiddenhttps://stm.fi/en/ypa-personnel
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European Union: social, health and gender equality issues The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is in charge of its own sectoral matters in the EU in terms of preparation, follow-up, defining Finland’s standpoint, drafting EU legislation and i...https://stm.fi/en/international-cooperation/eu
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Communications Unit of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health The Communications Unit is in charge of the internal and external information and communications of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the related work with stakeholders. ...https://stm.fi/en/communications-unit-vie
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Healthcare and social welfare system and responsibilities Finland’s healthcare and social welfare system is founded on public healthcare and social welfare services funded from tax revenue. Alongside the public sector, private companies provide he...https://stm.fi/en/pandemic-preparedness
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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 – ...https://stm.fi/en/sufficiency-and-availability-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare-personnel
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The mission of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is to safeguard people’s functional capacity, livelihoods and services so that we can live in a stable, equitable and sustainable society.https://stm.fi/en/strategy
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Sign up for news by The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health You can sign up for news by the The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and receive them in your e-mail. Select the kind of news and topics you wish to follow. You will be sent a conf...https://stm.fi/en/sign-up
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health steers and develops chemicals legislation, which also covers colourants and auxiliary ingredients used in tattoos and permanent pigmentations.https://stm.fi/en/tattoos
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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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17.4.2026 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet begär utlåtanden om regeringens utkast till proposition om ändringarna av socialvårdslagen och vissa lagar som har samband med den. De finskspråkiga utlåtandena ska lämnas in senast den 29 maj 2026 kl. 16.15.https://stm.fi/sv/-/andringarna-i-socialvardslagen-har-sants-pa-remiss
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1.4.2026 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet utlyser statsunderstöd för vissa specialprojekt.https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-beviljar-statsunderstod-for-specialprojekt-for-2026
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Vanliga frågor om sekundär användning av personuppgifter inom social- och hälsovården Usein kysyttyä: I lagen talas det om primär och sekundär användning av kunduppgifter. Vad är skillnaden mellan dessa? Med primär användning av kunduppgifter avse...https://stm.fi/sv/vanliga-fragor-om-sekundar-anvandning-av-personuppgifter-inom-social-och-halsovarden
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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...https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-care-personnel/faq
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The Government appointed a parliamentary monitoring group to support the legislative drafting project launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to lay down the principles for the national choice of effective services and methods. [This is a machine translation, we do not guarantee the quality and accuracy of the translations produced.]https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM011:00/2025
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17.4.2026 | A total of 5,000 patients have been evacuated from Ukraine to EU Member States under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The 5,000th patient was evacuated to Finland. Finnish Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen and EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib met on 16 April to discuss issues such as the evacuation of patients.https://stm.fi/en/-/total-of-5-000-patients-evacuated-from-ukraine-to-eu-countries
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9.4.2026 | The Government is proposing changes aimed at preventing intentional misuse of social security, reducing incorrect social security payments and improving information exchange with Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.https://stm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-measures-to-prevent-benefit-fraud-and-incorrect-payments
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27.4.2026 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet begär utlåtanden om de ändringar som föreslås i lagstiftningen om barnskyddet i reformens andra fas. Syftet med ändringarna är att stifta en helt ny lag om det särskilda skyddet av barn på grund av att den gällande barnskyddslagen har blivit splittrad på grund av de många ändringar som gjorts i den. Det finska utkastet till propositionen är på remiss 27.4–8.6 och det svenska 11.5–15.6.2026.https://stm.fi/sv/-/ny-lag-om-sarskilt-skydd-av-barn-har-sants-pa-remiss
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23.4.2026 | Förra hösten inledde man ett valfrihetsförsök som går ut på att de som har fyllt 65 år får besöka en privat allmänläkare för en självrisk som motsvarar patientavgiften inom den offentliga hälso- och sjukvården. Nu ska försöket vidareutvecklas genom åtgärder som förbättrar vårdens kontinuitet.https://stm.fi/sv/-/valfrihetsforsoket-for-65-ar-fyllda-vidareutvecklas-ocksa-fysioterapeuters-direktmottagning-ersatts
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Programmet för ett gott arbete ska locka och hålla kvar arbetskraft inom social- och hälsovården I korthet Genom programmet Ett gott arbete förbättras förutsättningarna för att social- och hälsovården och räddningsväsendet ska ha tillräcklig kunni...https://stm.fi/sv/programmet-for-social-och-halsovardspersonalens-tillracklighet-och-tillganglighet
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23.3.2026 | Med tanke på patientsäkerheten och kvaliteten på tjänsterna är det viktigt att de yrkesutbildade personerna inom hälso- och sjukvården har tillräckliga kunskaper i finska eller svenska. Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet bereder åtgärder med syftet att säkerställa språkkunskaperna och stödja arbetsgivarna i utvecklandet av språkkunskaperna.https://stm.fi/sv/-/patientsakerheten-forbattras-genom-att-starka-social-och-halsovardspersonalens-sprakkunskaper-
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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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20.3.2026 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har beviljat 1 miljon euro i statsunderstöd till Studenternas hälsovårdsstiftelse SHVS för att förbättra mentalvårdstjänsterna år 2026.https://stm.fi/sv/-/social-och-halsovardsministeriet-har-beviljat-statsunderstod-for-att-forbattra-mentalvardstjansterna-for-hogskolestuderande
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11.3.2026 | Kommittén för social trygghet sammanträdde den 11 mars 2026. Under mötet behandlade man utredningen om finansieringen av modellen med en enda grundskyddsförmån och diskuterade hur ungas socialskydd borde utvecklas.https://stm.fi/sv/-/kommitten-for-social-trygghet-soker-losningar-for-att-utveckla-ungas-socialskydd
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11.2.2026 | Arbetsgruppen som har berett förslaget om servicereformen inom socialvården är klar med sitt förslag. Arbetsgruppens underarbetsgrupp beredde förslaget om reformerandet av de sysselsättningsfrämjande tjänsterna inom socialvården.https://stm.fi/sv/-/arbetsgruppernas-forslag-om-reformen-av-socialvardstjansterna
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16.4.2026 | The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Child Home Care Allowances and Private Childcare Allowances. The proposal would implement the Norwegian model for child home care allowance. The proposal seeks to promote the integration and labour market position of women with an immigrant background and to increase the participation of children in early childhood education and care.https://stm.fi/en/-/x
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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