Glossary updated: terminology related to wellbeing services counties widely available in Swedish and English

The Translation and Language Division of the Prime Minister’s Office has updated the glossary of concepts related to the reform of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services that was published in Finnish and Swedish in March 2022.

The glossary now also contains a large number of terms in English for key concepts related to the activities of the wellbeing services counties and the reform of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services. The purpose of the glossary is to harmonise terminology in the wellbeing services counties and the healthcare and social welfare sector.

The glossary Key Concepts of the Health and Social Services Reform was published in October 2021 by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Its languages are Finnish, Swedish, English and Russian. The Translation and Language Division of the Prime Minister's Office produced the content in Swedish, English and Russian.

• Extensive Glossary related to the Health, Social and Rescue Services Reform (fi-sv-en)
• Key Concepts of the Health and Social Services Reform (fi-sv-en-ru) in the Government Termbank Valter
• TEPA Term Bank
• Glossaries on healthcare, social welfare and rescue services

Inquiries:

Niina Elomaa, Senior Specialist, Prime Minister’s Office, [email protected]

The news item was originally published on the website of the Prime Minister’s Office on 28 December 2022.