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Department for Safety, Security and Health The Department for Safety, Security and Health handles issues pertaining to: organising environmental healthcare and health protection alcohol, tobacco and drug policy and the prevention of harm caused by...

Environmental health The MSAH seeks to identify, prevent and eliminate health hazards from the environment. The Ministry supervises health protection and is responsible for the development of legislation in this field is responsible for the legisl...

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,...

Talousveden toimenpideohjelma - Water Safety Plan Turvallisen talousveden takaamiseksi on sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön johdolla laadittu toimenpideohjelma (WSP, Water Safety Plan). Ohjelman tarkoituksena on tunnistaa koko vedentuotannon toimint...

Åtgärdsprogrammet för hushållsvatten – Water Safety Plan För att garantera säkert hushållsvatten har det under social- och hälsovårdsministeriets ledning utarbetats ett åtgärdsprogram (WSP, Water Safety Plan). Syftet med programmet är att identifi...

1.12.2023 | The International Health Organization WHO has stated that climate change is the single biggest threat facing humanity in the 21st century. According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, approximately 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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...

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...

4.2.2021 | The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 continued to grow the week before last, and this trend continued between 25 and 31 January. The positive news is that the number of people tested in the whole of Finland was considerably higher at the end of January than in late December and early January. Contact tracing works well in municipalities although it takes a lot of hard work. It is essential to trace and break new chains of transmission quickly.

Hälsoskydd Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har hand om den allmänna planeringen och styrningen av hälsoskyddet. Hälsoskyddet är till för att bevara och främja befolkningens och individens hälsa samt förebygga, minska och undanröja sådana faktore...

Terveydensuojelun tarkoituksena on ylläpitää ja edistää väestön terveyttä sekä ennaltaehkäistä, vähentää ja poistaa sellaisia tekijöitä, jotka voivat aiheuttaa vaaraa tai haittaa ihmisten terveydelle ja elinympäristölle.

Hushållsvatten Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet ansvarar för lagstiftning som gäller kvalitetskraven på och kontrollen av hushållsvattnet i Finland. Vattenförsörjningen har till uppgift att leverera säkert hushållsvatten av hög kvalitet till männ...

Talousvesi Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö vastaa talousveden laatuvaatimuksia ja valvontaa koskevasta lainsäädännöstä Suomessa. Vesihuollon tehtävänä on korkealaatuisen ja turvallisen talousveden toimittaminen ihmisille. Talousvesi on tarkoitettu ...

5.12.2025 | 1 Classified as ECDC NORMAL Appendix 10 - Country follow-up to ECDC PHEPA recommendations Following the PHEPA mission conducted in your country, the final ECDC assessment report includes a series of recommendations aiming at supporting your countr...

“What matters most is the people and how well they work together” Jari Keinänen has worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for 25 years and leads the Wellbeing and Health Protection Unit. What motivates him are the variety of the work...

11.10.2022 | Report of the working group on the use of iodine in the event of a radiation hazard situation STM 2022 Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................

11.6.2018 | Societal challenges as a driver for innovations - The Nordic Region – an attractive place for advanced businesses? Helsinki 2018-05-23 Göran Marklund Strategic Focus Sustainable Growth – Catalyzing virtuous cycles Attractive places for business! E...

8.6.2018 | Iceland‘s rise after the crisis and avenues for the future Gylfi Magnússon, University of Iceland Presentation May 22nd 2018 in Helsinki The Nordic Region – an attractive place for advanced businesses? Crisis of Autumn 2008 • The bulk of the finan...

20.12.2018 | SEEKING AND SEIZING – THE NORDIC WAY NOVEMBER 2-3, 2017, HELSINKI BY PEER HULL KRISTENSEN (WITH KARI LILJA AND ELI MOEN) Civilizing business enterprises in the search for a new Nordic growth and development model Civilizing and de-civilizing busin...

3.9.2015 | GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA PILOT ASSESSMENT OF GEORGIA JANUARY 11 TO 16, 2015 1 | P a g e Global Health Security Agenda Preamble The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) is an effort by nations, international organizations, and civil society to...