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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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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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22.9.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has today published three memorandums assessing the combined impacts of the Government’s changes to social security during this parliamentary term. The memorandums focus particularly on the impacts of the comprehensive reform of social assistance.https://stm.fi/en/-/memorandums-assessing-combined-impacts-of-government-s-social-security-changes-now-published
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s assessment of the combined impacts of government proposals, taking into account fundamental and human rights. The assessment memorandums are prepared annually as part of official duties and published in the Government Project Register Hankeikkuna.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM062:00/2025
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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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The Advisory Board for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the national coordinating mechanism for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Its function is to promote national implementation of the Convention and to take into account the rights of persons with disabilities in all aspects of government. The Board operates under Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. It consi...https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM035:00/2023
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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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Work ability programme The aim of the work ability programme was to eliminate obstacles to the employment of people with partial work ability and develop services to support the work ability of people with partial work ability The work ability pro...https://stm.fi/en/work-ability-programme1
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8.8.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes appropriations of EUR 14.8 billion for the Ministry and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 475 million less than in the 2025 Budget. The funding of wellbeing services counties is not included in the appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government. Instead, it falls under the main title of the Ministry of Finance.https://stm.fi/en/-/draft-budget-of-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2026
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In accordance with the Government Programme of Prime Minister Orpo's Government, solving the shortage of personnel threatening the availability of services in the welfare society requires both short-term and long-term measures. The Good Work Programme will be launched to ensure the sufficiency and availability of personnel in the health, social services and rescue services sectors.https://stm.fi/en/project?tunnus=STM100:00/2023
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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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Working life programmes Working life programmes The Government’s working life programmes produced concrete solutions for working life and the service system during the 2019–2023 government term. The implementation of the programmes was based on th...https://stm.fi/en/working-life-programmes
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Reform encourages both parents to take family leave The Family leave reform entered into force on 1 August 2022. The number of parental leave days will increase and there will be more flexibility for parents to take leave. The reform aims to incre...https://stm.fi/en/reform-aims-to-encourage-both-parents-to-take-family-leave
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17.2.2026 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a proposal to amend the Act on Child Home Care Allowances and Private Childcare Allowances. The proposal seeks to promote the integration and employment of women with an immigrant background and to implement the so‑called Norwegian model for child home care allowance, in line with the Government Programme of Prime Minister Petter Orpo.https://stm.fi/en/-/integration-focused-norwegian-model-home-care-allowance-enters-supplementary-consultation
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WORK2030 - Development programme for work and wellbeing at work The implementation of the WORK2030 programme has been based on the Programme of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government. The aims of the programme have been to reform operating practi...https://stm.fi/en/work2030-development-programme-for-work-and-wellbeing-at-work
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Current issues Press releases Finland’s rescEU Medical Stockpile reached full readiness Type: News item Publication date: 13.5.2026 13.10 Total of 5,000 patients evacuated from Ukraine to EU countries Type: Press release Publication date: 17.4.202...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=105
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Current issues Press releases Finland’s rescEU Medical Stockpile reached full readiness Type: News item Publication date: 13.5.2026 13.10 Total of 5,000 patients evacuated from Ukraine to EU countries Type: Press release Publication date: 17.4.202...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6118
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Current issues Press releases Finland’s rescEU Medical Stockpile reached full readiness Type: News item Publication date: 13.5.2026 13.10 Total of 5,000 patients evacuated from Ukraine to EU countries Type: Press release Publication date: 17.4.202...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6106
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Current issues Press releases Finland’s rescEU Medical Stockpile reached full readiness Type: News item Publication date: 13.5.2026 13.10 Total of 5,000 patients evacuated from Ukraine to EU countries Type: Press release Publication date: 17.4.202...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6125
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Current issues Press releases Finland’s rescEU Medical Stockpile reached full readiness Type: News item Publication date: 13.5.2026 13.10 Total of 5,000 patients evacuated from Ukraine to EU countries Type: Press release Publication date: 17.4.202...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6215