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8.8.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes appropriations of EUR 14.8 billion for the Ministry and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 475 million less than in the 2025 Budget. The funding of wellbeing services counties is not included in the appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government. Instead, it falls under the main title of the Ministry of Finance.

23.9.2024 | För social- och hälsovårdsministeriets förvaltningsområde föreslås anslag för cirka 15,2 miljarder euro för 2025. Det är cirka 1,1 miljarder euro mindre än år 2024.

17.2.2026 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a proposal to amend the Act on Child Home Care Allowances and Private Childcare Allowances. The proposal seeks to promote the integration and employment of women with an immigrant background and to implement the so‑called Norwegian model for child home care allowance, in line with the Government Programme of Prime Minister Petter Orpo.

Finances and operations This page provides information about the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health’s operational and financial planning, budget, performance guidance process, operating plans and financial statements. The Ministry is responsibl...

Gender mainstreaming Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for promoting gender equality, and it means that the gender perspective is taken into account in all decision-making. The Gender Equality Unit of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health coo...

RSS (Öppnar nytt fönster) (Öppnar nytt fönster) När siffrorna talar – hur ser välfärdsområdenas läge ut i verkligheten? 19.2.2026 9.00 SHM Statistiken om välfärdsområdenas ekonomi 2025 innebär att både välfärdsområdena och staten kan ta en efterlä...

Government branch The administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health includes several independent institutions and agencies, which implement the ministry’s objectives in society and participate in Government Programme projects....

30.12.2025 | Lagen om arbetsverksamhet i rehabiliteringssyfte har ändrats så, att aktiveringsplaner i fortsättningen endast ska krävas för de arbetslösa som får utkomststöd. Lagändringen stadfästes av statsrådet och republikens president den 30 december 2025, och den träder i kraft den 1 januari 2026.

The Ministry The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (MSAH) is one of the 12 ministries in the Government. The Ministry's tasks promote the good health and functional capacity of people promote healthy living and working environments secure suff...

13.7.2023 | The Government Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo contains a number of entries on legislation related to the mandate of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The entries concern, for example, the organisation of healthcare and social welfare services, benefits and pensions.

22.9.2025 | Regeringen föreslår att lagen om arbetsverksamhet i rehabiliteringssyfte ska ändras så, att aktiveringsplaner endast ska krävas för de arbetslösa som får utkomststöd. 

4.12.2025 | The economy of wellbeing offers tools for policy makers to secure the preconditions for a good life both for the current population and future generations. A new working paper by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) analyses how wellbeing economy practices have been integrated into decision-making in ten countries. This comparison will also help Finland create its own governance model.

15.6.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior request comments on the draft government proposal concerning the health and social services reform and the organisation of rescue services from the municipalities and joint municipal authorities of mainland Finland and other parties mentioned in the request for comments. The deadline for submitting comments is 25 September 2020.

Arbetspension Arbetspension betalas till den som intjänat pension i anställningsförhållande eller i företagarverksamhet. Arbetspensionens storlek räknas enligt förvärvsinkomsterna. Det finns ingen övre gräns för de inkomster som beaktas i arbetspe...

Ministeriet Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet (SHM) är ett av statsrådets 12 ministerier. Våra uppgifter vi stöder god hälsa och funktionsförmåga hos människorna vi stöder en hälsosam arbets- och livsmiljö vi säkerställer tillräckliga social- och ...

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...

13.2.2026 | Together Against Cancer – Human-Centred Cancer Prevention and Care National Cancer Strategy 2026–2035 Finland National Cancer Strategy 2026–2035 Contents Summary 3 Strategic objectives 5 Current situation and operating environment 6 Cancer in Finl...

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...

31.3.2025 | Utlysning 1.4.2025 1 (3) VN/9077 /2025 Avdelningen för styrning av social- och hälsovården Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet Sjötullsgatan 8, Helsingfors | PB 33, 00023 Statsrådet 0295 16001 | stm.fi | @STM_Uutiset ANSÖKAN OM STATSUNDERSTÖD FÖR UT...