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  1. Language proficiency of healthcare and social welfare personnel to be strengthened to improve patient safety - Finnish Government

    23.3.2026 | The sufficient Finnish or Swedish proficiency of professionals working in the healthcare and social welfare sector forms an essential part of patient safety and service quality. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is currently preparing measures to make it easier to ensure language proficiency, and to support employers in enhancing professionals’ language skills.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/language-proficiency-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare-personnel-to-be-strengthened-to-improve-patient-safety

  2. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health officials: Healthcare and social welfare of the future will provide services for everyone according to their needs - Finnish Government

    30.10.2025 | Officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have prepared a healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision to outline their view of the long-term direction of health and social services in Finland. The aim is to ensure that, in future, people in Finland will continue to receive effective, equal and sustainable services which they can trust.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-officials-healthcare-and-social-welfare-of-the-future-will-provide-services-for-everyone-according-to-their-needs

  3. Government proposal on the budget proposal for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026 - Finnish Government

    22.9.2025 | The Finnish Government proposes EUR 14.8 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 0.5 billion less than in the 2025 Budget.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposal-on-the-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2026

  4. Orpo Government: Uncertain times call for measures to build confidence and boost growth - Finnish Government

    22.4.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government has agreed on the General Government Fiscal Plan for 2027–2030. Both the global economy and Finland’s finances are facing challenges. In its spending limits session, the Government focused on new targeted measures to strengthen people’s confidence in the future and improve the conditions for growth and employment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/orpo-government-uncertain-times-call-for-measures-to-build-confidence-and-boost-growth-1

  5. Preparedness for emergencies to be reinforced in healthcare and social welfare - Finnish Government

    11.9.2025 | The Government is proposing to Parliament a legislative amendment that would oblige the wellbeing services counties to prepare for the use and threat of military force. The amendment concerns the Act on Organising Healthcare and Social Welfare Services, and it aims to ensure close cooperation between the wellbeing services counties and the Finnish Defence Forces in both normal and emergency conditions.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/preparedness-for-emergencies-to-be-reinforced-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare

  6. Most registered nurses and practical nurses are already working in the social and health care sector — career changers and pensioners are a possible extra reserve - Finnish Government

    21.5.2025 | The employment rate of registered nurses and practical nurses is high, with more than 90 per cent of graduates finding work in the social welfare and health care sector. Unemployed nurses cannot be relied on to respond to the future labour shortage in the sector. People who have sought employment in other sectors represent the most significant resource of unutilised workforce. Some relief can also be provided by pensioners for whom working is increasingly common.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/most-registered-nurses-and-practical-nurses-are-already-working-in-the-social-and-health-care-sector-career-changers-and-pensioners-are-a-possible-extra-reserve

  7. Amended legislation on health checks for children and young adults - Finnish Government

    22.12.2025 | The timing and content of health checks at child health clinics and schools, and in student healthcare and oral healthcare will be regulated in future by government decree. Upper secondary level student health checks and preliminary health examinations for compulsory military service will be combined, and an electronic health questionnaire will be introduced.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/amended-legislation-on-health-checks-for-children-and-young-adults

  8. Request for comments: Strengthening healthcare and social welfare preparedness in emergency conditions - Finnish Government

    17.6.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on a draft government proposal to amend the Act on Organising Healthcare and Social Welfare Services. The aim is to clarify the obligation of wellbeing services counties to prepare for the use or threat of military force. The consultation period is open from 17 June to 23 July 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/request-for-comments-strengthening-healthcare-and-social-welfare-preparedness-in-emergency-conditions

  9. Draft budget of Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026 - Finnish Government

    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.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/draft-budget-of-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2026

  10. Four ministers host roundtable discussion on promoting research in healthcare and social welfare in wellbeing services counties - Finnish Government

    5.3.2025 | On 5 March 2025, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Finance organised a roundtable discussion hosted by four ministers on the topic of how to promote research in the field of healthcare and social welfare.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/four-ministers-host-roundtable-discussion-on-promoting-research-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare-in-wellbeing-services-counties

  11. Amendments proposed to Child Welfare Act to better protect children - Finnish Government

    9.10.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to child welfare legislation The aim is to strengthen children’s right to special protection, clarify the use of educational practices and restrictions and improve the opportunities for child welfare services to ensure a safe everyday life for children. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/amendments-proposed-to-child-welfare-act-to-better-protect-children-

  12. Anna Cantell-Forsbom to continue as Director General of Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare at Ministry of Social Affairs and Health - Finnish Government

    15.8.2024 | On Thursday 15 August, the Government appointed Anna Cantell-Forsbom to serve as Director General of the Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The appointment is for a fixed term between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2029.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/anna-cantell-forsbom-to-continue-as-director-general-of-department-for-clients-and-services-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare-at-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health

  13. Ministers steering wellbeing services counties: the identified shortcomings of the wellbeing services county reform will continue to be addressed determinedly - Finnish Government

    10.12.2025 | An independent group of experts has conducted a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform, which was published on 10 December. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen and Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen consider the findings valuable.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/ministers-steering-wellbeing-services-counties-fixing-the-flaws-of-the-wellbeing-services-county-reform-requires-persistence

  14. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on implementation of amendments to International Health Regulations - Finnish Government

    27.1.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests comments on a draft government proposal for nationally implementing the amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). Comments can be submitted between 27 January and 7 March 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-requests-comments-on-implementation-of-amendments-to-international-health-regulations

  15. Interim evaluation: wellbeing services county reform progressing, but corrections needed to achieve objectives - Finnish Government

    10.12.2025 | The wellbeing services county reform is progressing towards the set objectives throughout Finland, but there are still many issues left to address. This is according to a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform made by an independent expert group.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/interim-evaluation-wellbeing-services-county-reform-progressing-but-corrections-needed-to-achieve-objectives

  16. Government proposes legislative amendments to strengthen preparedness and readiness in healthcare and social welfare - Finnish Government

    19.12.2024 | The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Organising Healthcare and Social Welfare Services concerning preparedness, readiness and incident management in both normal and emergency conditions. The proposal is based on the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposes-legislative-amendments-to-strengthen-preparedness-and-readiness-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare

  17. Wellbeing economy and social sustainability build on wellbeing of healthcare and social welfare personnel - Finnish Government

    28.8.2024 | A wide range of national and international experts have gathered in Finland to find solutions for supporting healthcare and social welfare personnel’s mental health, wellbeing and ability to cope at work. This two-day seminar in Helsinki is organised jointly by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/wellbeing-economy-and-social-sustainability-build-on-wellbeing-of-healthcare-and-social-welfare-personnel

  18. Ministerial working group on sustainable welfare society: Digitalisation is major driver for change in healthcare and social welfare sector - Finnish Government

    3.5.2024 | The strategy for digitalisation and information management in healthcare and social welfare sparked discussion at a meeting of the ministerial working group on a sustainable welfare society. The ministers of the working group recognise that digitalisation plays an important role in developing new ways of providing services and using existing information to support people’s wellbeing in Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/ministerial-working-group-on-sustainable-welfare-society-digitalisation-is-major-driver-for-change-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare-sector

  19. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health launches study on how to safeguard children’s rights in challenging divorce situations - Finnish Government

    26.9.2024 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched a study on how society could better support children in challenging divorce situations and custody disputes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-launches-study-on-how-to-safeguard-children-s-rights-in-challenging-divorce-situations

  20. Markus Henriksson to continue as Director General of National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health until end of 2025 - Finnish Government

    20.6.2024 | On Thursday 20 June, the Government appointed Markus Henriksson as Director General of the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) until the end of 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/markus-henriksson-to-continue-as-director-general-of-national-supervisory-authority-for-welfare-and-health-until-end-of-2025