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Motiveringspromemori 9.5.2026 VN/14922/2026 1 Statsrådets förordning om ändring av 1 § i statsrådets förordning om smittsamma sjukdomar I förordningen föreslås det att 1 § i statsrådets förordning om smittsamma sjukdomar ändras, så att det till fö...

9.3.2026 | EU ministers will convene for a meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Brussels on 9 March. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman will represent Finland at the meeting.

26.6.2025 | 1 (14) Styrdokument 25.6.2025 VN/8128/2025 Föreskrift X Anvisning Recommendation Bestämmelser om utfärdandet av föreskrifter/anvisningar bygger på Lag om ordnande av social- och hälsovård (612/2021) Lag om välfärdsområden (611/2021) Hälso- och sju...

Work ability programme The aim of the work ability programme was to eliminate obstacles to the employment of people with partial work ability and develop services to support the work ability of people with partial work ability The work ability pro...

The large-scale interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform aims to assess the achievement of the reform objectives in 2025 in relation to the objectives laid down in legislation. The evaluation will be carried out on the basis of the implementation in 2023–2025 and by examining the preconditions for achieving the long-term objectives of the reform.

20.12.2018 | Med Välfärdsvakt ut ur krisen Hur mår du Norden? Kickoff-konferens januar 2016 Siv Friðleifsdóttir, specialrådgivare, Island Kick off - Hur mår du Norden? Finlands 3 årige program ”Ett öppet och innovativt Norden med välmående människor 2020 – Lik...

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...

Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lag om hälso- och sjukvårdsenheter som bistår vid utredning av misstänkta brott som gäller barn PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det att det stiftas en lag om...

18.2.2026 | 1 Joint conference statement Roma and Sinti Women in the Public Sphere: Turning Voices into Change 3 December 2025 I. Core values of equality and human rights We, the participants of the multi-country conference “Roma and Sinti Women in the Public...

Perustelumuistio 9.5.2026 VN/14922/2026 1 Valtioneuvoston asetus tartuntataudeista annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen 1 §:n muuttamisesta Asetuksessa ehdotetaan muutettavaksi tartuntataudeista annetun valtioneuvoston asetuksen 1 §:ää siten, että yl...

2.2.2023 | Finland has implemented tripartite Equal Pay Programmes for four government terms, but the need for them has not gone away. The pay gap between women and men has narrowed slowly. This information comes from an overall assessment of the Equal Pay Programme that was published today.

22.9.2025 | The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for an act on general social security benefit. In the first stage, the general social security benefit would be a new social security benefit for unemployed jobseekers, replacing labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. The legislation concerning the general social security benefit is scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2026.

6.5.2021 | The COVID-19 situation is stable and developing favourably. As a result, Finland has decided to discontinue the nationwide tiers of COVID-19 prevention measures. Going forward, the COVID-19 epidemic will be managed through regional restrictions and recommendations. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will make a decision on the matter early next week. 

22.12.2023 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on the recommendation for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of symptoms associated with poor indoor air quality. The basis for successful rehabilitation is that people feel they are heard, the doctor-patient relationship works well and people receive individual support.

12.11.2020 | The current epidemiological situation is characterised by rapid regional developments. Finland still has good opportunities to keep the situation relatively stable by international comparison. This requires that people continue to stay alert and patiently follow the guidelines and recommendations issued by the authorities. We should not be lulled into thinking that the epidemic will end quickly.

14.1.2021 | The number and incidence of new COVID-19 cases and the number of patients requiring hospital care have decreased slightly since mid-December 2020. However, new cases are still found widely across the country. It is worrying that people get tested more seldom than before.

Perustelumuistio 13.1.2026 1(34) Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki | PL 33, 00023 Valtioneuvosto 0295 16001 | stm.fi | @STM_Uutiset Valtioneuvoston asetus neuvolapalveluista sekä koulu- ja opiskeluterveydenhuo Pääasiallinen...

23.12.2020 | On 23 October 2020, the Government issued a national recommendation for employees to work remotely until further notice. The ministries had to assess the grounds for keeping the recommendation in force by the end of the year.

9.5.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on a draft government proposal concerning the general social security benefit by 19 June 2025. This is the first stage of the extensive social security reform where different basic social security benefits will be gradually combined into a single general social security benefit.

7.9.2023 | The Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen was held in Kyiv on 6 September 2023 on the invitation of Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine. The summit also brought together health ministers from EU Member States and WHO European Region who signed a statement at the event.