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Publications Publications of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is a publication series that supports the Ministry's management, communications on the Ministry's content matters as well as the strategic management of the Ministry's administ...https://stm.fi/en/publications
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Publicity of documents and requests for information Document publicity descriptions Documents produced by the authorities in the performance of their duties are public, unless special provisions on their secrecy have been laid down by law. In acco...https://stm.fi/en/publicity-of-documents-and-requests-for-information
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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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5.12.2025 | Country report: ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment for Finland, 2024 Under Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 ASSESSMENT ECDC ASSESSMENT Country report: ECDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessment for Finland, 20...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/231157712/PHEPA_Finland_2024_FINAL.pdf/7ace601e-2c15-0fa6-1c14-0a0b6f1c6764?t=1764936378338
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About the site The web service of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is published in Finnish, Swedish and English. The pages in Finnish and Swedish contain more information than the English pages. Functions The following functions are found...https://stm.fi/en/about-the-site
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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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Accessibility statement for the stm.fi website The website of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health at stm.fi is subject to the provisions of the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (available in Finnish). Under the Act, public online ser...https://stm.fi/en/accessibility-statement-stm.fi
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Roma policy in Finland The overall objective of Finland’s National Roma Policy is to promote the inclusion, participation and equality of the Roma in different spheres of life. The policy programme is a comprehensive action plan, prepared in coope...https://stm.fi/en/participation-roma
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Responsibilities in preventing domestic and family in the Ministry’s branch of government The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) coordinates the nationwide work to prevent domestic and family violence. It also coordinates the network o...https://stm.fi/en/responsibilities-in-preventing-domestic-and-family-violence
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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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Health promotion The MSAH has a general responsibility for guiding and overseeing health promotion in Finland. Health promotion is based on the Health Care Act and is part of public health activity. Health promotion is also regulated by legislatio...https://stm.fi/en/health-promotion
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Child welfare Shortly The objective of child welfare is to guarantee children’s right to a safe growth environment, development and special protection. The aim is to provide support at the earliest possible stage at schools and maternity and child...https://stm.fi/en/social-services/child-welfare
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The Child Strategy is Finland’s national long-term plan for strengthening the wellbeing and rights of children, young people and families with children.https://stm.fi/en/child-strategy
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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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Rational, or sensible, pharmacotherapy is effective, safe, of high quality, economical and equal.https://stm.fi/en/rational-pharmacotherapy
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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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Prevention of alcohol and drug related harm and addictions The aim of public authorities is to prevent and reduce the risks, harm and problems caused by the use of alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products as well as drug use and gambling. The Minist...https://stm.fi/en/substance-harm-prevention
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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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Equal pay Equal pay is a fundamental and human right. Under the Finnish Equality Act, people performing the same work or work of equal value must receive the same pay, irrespective of their gender. Reducing pay gaps is a central equality issue and...https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/equal-pay