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19.5.2026 | Finnish Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman attended a side event at the World Health Assembly on 19 May that focused on support for Ukraine’s healthcare system amidst the war and on a model for evacuating those wounded in the war.https://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/finland-to-support-rehabilitation-of-people-injured-in-war-in-ukraine-through-who-country-programme
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Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection safeguards people who report certain types of misconduct. In this case, a ‘whistleblower’ is a person who, in the course of their work, discovers a breach of European Union or national law concerni...https://vm.fi/en/whistleblower-protection
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18.5.2026 | The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold its 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 18–23 May 2026. Finland’s delegation will be led by Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman.https://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/health-security-and-health-situation-in-conflict-areas-on-agenda-at-world-health-assembly
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Priority of digital communications by public authorities The Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government states that Finland will gradually shift to making digital services the primary channel for accessing the services of public authori...https://vm.fi/en/priority-of-digital-communications-by-public-authorities
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Public Service Leadership Leaders working together for democracy and national prosperity: Government resolution on public service leadership Well-led public administration is a cornerstone of democracy and the rule of law. A functional society and...https://vm.fi/en/public-service-leadership
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Annual leave Terms and conditions of annual leave for central government employees are provided in a collective agreement. In addition, the Annual Holidays Act applies to the holidays of public officials and government employees. Annual leave enti...https://vm.fi/en/annual-leave
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Employees' mutual funds An employees' mutual fund is owned and controlled by the employees of a company, government agency or municipality, with the purpose of managing the performance bonuses, profit bonuses and other assets paid to it under the ...https://vm.fi/en/employees-mutual-funds
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Occupational health and safety The objective of occupational health and safety (OHS) is to maintain and promote workers’ health, safety and ability to work, and to prevent accidents and occupational diseases. Particular areas for development inclu...https://vm.fi/en/occupational-health-and-safety-
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Local government The Ministry of Finance is responsible for developing legislation and administration that generally relates to the local authorities, the system of central government transfers to local government for basic public services, local ...https://vm.fi/en/local-government-affairs
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Performance-related pay Performance-related pay is a part of pay that promotes effectiveness and cooperation. It complements the central government pay systems that are based on the complexity and performance of tasks. Performance bonus schemes ar...https://vm.fi/en/performance-related-pay
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Values and civil service ethics Public administration is ultimately about acting on an authorisation granted by the citizens, on citizens’ funds, and in the citizens’ interest. When we talk about civil service ethics and morale, we refer to the ge...https://vm.fi/en/values-and-civil-service-ethics
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Official journeys An official journey refers to work-related travel carried out by order of the public official’s supervisor. Public officials can make official journeys if they need to perform their duties in locations outside their workplace. Th...https://vm.fi/en/official-journeys
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21.5.2026 | The Act on Healthcare Professionals has been amended to make it possible to receive international assistance for healthcare in different kinds of crises. The amendments will facilitate and speed up the operations of humanitarian assistance providers in Finland when assistance is needed fast. The amendments will enter into force on 25 May 2026.https://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/reception-of-international-assistance-in-healthcare-to-become-easier
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The Ministry as a workplace The Ministry of Finance secures future prospects The Ministry of Finance is one of 12 government ministries in Finland. Our vision is ‘The Ministry of Finance secures future prospects’. We create choice for future gener...https://vm.fi/en/ministry-as-a-workplace
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Coordination Group for Digitalisation The Coordination Group for Digitalisation is a permanent interministerial working group in the area of digitalisation and the data economy. The Coordination Group for Digitalisation supports the work of the mi...https://vm.fi/en/coordination-group-for-digitalisation
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Frequently asked questions about the renewal of the services and premises network What is a service network? In the reform of the central government’s service and premises network, service network means all the service points that exist for in-per...https://vm.fi/en/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-renewal-of-the-services-and-premises-network
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Decision-making in wellbeing services counties The wellbeing services counties are self-governing. An elected county council exercises the highest decision-making power in each wellbeing services county. The county council decides, for example, on...https://vm.fi/en/decision-making-in-wellbeing-services-counties
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The Sustainable Growth Programme for Finland will improve the availability of health and social services. It will also increase the cost-effectiveness of services, producing better health and wellbeing for every euro spent.https://vm.fi/en/health-and-social-services
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History Finland obtained its own central administration in 1809. Rules of procedure were issued to the Governing Council in August 1809, which started operating in October of the same year. The Governing Council (from 1816 the Imperial Finnish Sen...https://vm.fi/en/history
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Tourist tax The Ministry of Finance is making preparations for a tourist tax that will provide municipalities with an additional source of income from tourism. Municipalities would be able to choose whether to adopt the tax, and revenues from the ...https://vm.fi/en/tourist-tax