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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s principles of a safer space The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health adheres to the principles of a safer space. The safer space principles refer to common practices and approaches that aim to make a space ...https://stm.fi/en/principles-of-a-safer-space
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24.6.2024 | Throughout the month of June, we are celebrating International Pride Month. The theme of Helsinki Pride this year is ‘Peace and Hope’. We all have the right to peace. We all have the right to hope. They have been selected as this year’s theme for a good reason.https://stm.fi/en/-/peace-and-hope-for-pride
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Preventing sexual harassment at work Sexual harassment is a major problem in terms of employment, wellbeing at work, careers and gender equality in working life. According to a survey by Statistics Finland, 54 per cent of women and 14 per cent of ...https://stm.fi/en/preventing-sexual-harassment-at-work
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19.5.2026 | Commitment to measures to eradicate sexual harassment at work We, the undersigned key actors in Finnish working life, recognise that sexual harassment is a major problem in working life and it must be addressed actively and through concrete action...https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/0/Sitoumus_EN.pdf/0c39474d-4de1-1d1e-5bb7-1e3f8c2893c0?t=1779174731470
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Violence against children and its prevention The authorities work to prevent violence against children in many ways and in broad cooperation with various parties. The key national plans coordinated by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health incl...https://stm.fi/en/violence-against-children-and-its-prevention
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Preventing domestic and intimate partner violence The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for planning and guiding the prevention of domestic and family violence. The aim is to prevent violence and develop the nationwide service s...https://stm.fi/en/combating-domestic-violence
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Preventing violence and crime The work against violence and crime requires broad-based cooperation between various parties. At the national level, the ministries and the agencies operating under them promote multidisciplinary work, for example, th...https://stm.fi/en/preventing-violence-and-crime
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Council of Europe The areas of cooperation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in the Council of Europe (CoE) include: Roma issues the rights of persons with disabilities children’s rights drug policy bioethics quality of medicines gender...https://stm.fi/en/international-cooperation/coe
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nordic cooperationhttps://stm.fi/en/nordic-cooperation/finnish-presidency-2021
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Gender Equality Act promotes gender equality and prohibits gender-based discrimination In Finland, the Act on Equality between Women and Men, or the Gender Equality Act, lays down obligations to promote gender equality. The Ministry of Social Affa...https://stm.fi/en/gender-equality/legislation
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Nordic cooperation Nordic cooperation involves Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The vision of the Nordic countries is to make the Nordic region the most sustainable and integrated region in the wor...https://stm.fi/en/international-cooperation/nordic
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Våld mot barn och förebyggande av våld mot barn Arbetet mot våld mot barn utförs på många sätt och i ett omfattande samarbete med olika aktörer. Viktiga nationella planer som samordnas av social- och hälsovårdsministeriet är åtgärdshelheten En bar...https://stm.fi/sv/vald-mot-barn-och-forebyggande-av-vald-mot-barn
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Lagen om ordnande av utredning av sexual- och misshandelsbrott mot barn (1009/2008) revideras. Enligt regeringsprogrammet säkerställs i fall av sexuellt våld mot barn undersökning och sektorsövergripande stöd i enlighet med barnets bästa i samarbete mellan olika myndigheter. (maskinöversatt)https://stm.fi/sv/projekt?tunnus=STM163:00/2024
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Legislation on termination on pregnancyhttps://stm.fi/en/termination-of-pregnancy
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Fighting infectious disease The aim of fighting infectious diseases is their prevention and to stop them from spreading. Prevention is one of the responsibilities of the social and health care services. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is...https://stm.fi/en/fighting-infectious-disease
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World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is Finland’s most important international partner in the development and evaluation of health policy in Finland and globally. Finland is an active participant in global health policy an...https://stm.fi/en/international-cooperation/who
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Prevention of human trafficking The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health aims to prevent social problems caused by trafficking in human beings and to identify and help victims. The Ministry’s responsibilities include ensuring that victims of traf...https://stm.fi/en/combating-trafficking-in-human-beings
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16.4.2026 | Regeringen föreslår en ny lag för riksdagen där det ska föreskrivas om de enheter inom social- och hälsovården som bistår vid utredningen av brottsmisstankar som gäller barn. Målet är att etablera den barnvänliga Barnahus-modellen i utredningen av brottsmisstankar som gäller barn.https://stm.fi/sv/-/regeringen-foreslar-en-ny-lag-som-ska-framja-barnvanliga-brottsundersokningar
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health provides overall guidance and prepares legislation on student health care in secondary and higher education.https://stm.fi/en/student-health-care
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Current issues Press releases Reception of international assistance in healthcare to become easier Type: Press release Publication date: 21.5.2026 14.00 New national operating model to clarify innovation cooperation between wellbeing services coun...https://stm.fi/en/current-issues