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Maternity and child health clinics Maternity and child health services are offered for all pregnant parents, families that are expecting a baby and children before school age and their parents. The functions of the maternity and child health clini...https://stm.fi/en/maternity-and-child-health-clinics
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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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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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Legislation concerning children, young people and families Family leaves Family leaves are regulated in the Employment Contracts Act. The Act contains provisions on the rights of parents to take leave for family reasons. Employment Contracts Act 5...https://stm.fi/en/children-young-people-and-families
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Legislation on termination on pregnancyhttps://stm.fi/en/termination-of-pregnancy
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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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Amended legislation on health checks for children and young adults Categories: Publication date: 22.12.2025 The timing and content of health checks at child health clinics and schools, and in student healthcare and oral healthcare will be regulate...https://stm.fi/en/press-releases
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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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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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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=6022
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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=6139
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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=6159
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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=1338
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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=6194
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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=6061
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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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25.4.2022 | The European Commission adopted an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child in spring 2021, recommending that Member States introduce a European Child Guarantee. The Child Guarantee seeks to support particularly vulnerable children and their families, and to help channel investment in child wellbeing. Finland is realising the Child Guarantee as part of work related to the National Child Strategy, which has aligned with policies of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child from the very outset.https://stm.fi/en/-/european-child-guarantee-implemented-as-part-of-the-national-child-strategy-in-finland
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7.10.2021 | The Government has finalised the implementation plan for the National Child Strategy. The plan includes a total of 30 new measures to secure the wellbeing of children and young people and to strengthen their rights.https://stm.fi/en/-/first-implementation-plan-for-child-strategy-sets-out-30-new-measures-to-safeguard-children-s-rights