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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.

Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health contributes to coordinating the Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland, which is funded from the one-off EU recovery instrument ‘NextGenerationEU’. The Sustainabl...

11.12.2023 | A project at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is working on a proposal for a well-being economy steering model for Finland that would strengthen wellbeing-oriented policymaking in Finland. A workshop, organized by THL and the OECD WISE Centre on 21–22 November 2023, brought together officials from pioneering countries to discuss the functionality and application of governance practices for a well-being framework.

28.1.2020 | "From an economy of wellbeing perspective, economic policy, wellbeing policy and environmental policy must be balanced. Together they strengthen each other and lay the foundation for a socially just, sustainable and green Europe,” said State Secretary Saila Ruuth in Brussels on 28 January.

27.2.2024 | LASTENSUOJELU SOSIAALISINA VERKOSTOINA – Kohti ekologista, suhdeperustaista ja systeemistä agendaa? Tutkimussuunnitelma 29.3.2023 CHILD-SOCNET -hanke YTT, dos. Timo Harrikari, Helsingin yliopisto (HY) 2 1. TUTKIMUSHANKKEEN TARKOITUS JA TAVOITTEET ...

17.4.2020 | The economy is in crisis. Wellbeing is unevenly distributed and not everyone has equal opportunities in society. We are concerned about the state of the environment. The world of work is changing, and ageing of population will change the demographic structure. Now, if ever, is the time to talk about wellbeing broadly.

9.2.2022 | EU foreign and health ministers will convene for a joint ministerial conference in Lyon, France, on 9 February, and EU health ministers for an informal meeting in Grenoble on 10 February. At their joint conference, foreign and health ministers will discuss how to promote EU measures in the field of global health to support low- and middle-income countries. The meeting of health ministers will focus on the public health dimension of the European Health Union.

6.4.2022 | Markku Lehto, Jyri Liukko, Pasi Moisio Vapauden, tasa-arvon ja solidaarisuuden rajat sosiaalipolitiikan uudessa paradigmassa SOSIAALITURVAKOMITEAN JULKAISUJA 2022:6 Vapauden, tasa-arvon ja solidaarisuuden rajat sosiaalipolitiikan uudessa paradigma...

27.2.2024 | 1 LATVE - Lapsinäkökulmainen arviointi ja työskentely vaativissa erotilanteissa Tutkimussuunnitelma: Tutkimusryhmä & Prof. Merja Laitinen, Lapin yliopisto (Lay) 1. Tarkoitus ja tavoitteet 1.1 Tutkimushankkeen merkitys sekä tutkimukselliset lähtöko...

17.9.2019 | According to Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru and Minister of Nordic Cooperation and Gender Equality Thomas Blomqvist, the Government's decisions of 18 September in the budget session reduce inequality, help to safeguard pensioners’ livelihood, strengthen health and social services and promote equality.

30.6.2022 | KATA – Humanitaaristen katastrofien kohtaaminen, työmenetel- mät ja adaptiivinen hallinta sosiaalityössä Tutkimussuunnitelma 15.5.2022 KATA-tutkimusryhmä Prof. Sanna Hautala, Lapin yliopisto (LaY) 2 1. TUTKIMUSHANKKEEN TARKOITUS JA TAVOITTEET .......