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Wellbeing services counties The Ministry of Finance monitors the activities and finances of wellbeing services counties in general and ensures that their self-governing status is taken into account whenever legislation concerning the counties is d...https://vm.fi/en/wellbeing-services-counties
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Finances of the wellbeing services counties The wellbeing services counties receive most of their funding from the central government. Since the counties are self-governing, they decide on the use and allocation of their funding. The level of fund...https://vm.fi/en/finances-of-the-wellbeing-services-counties
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Minutes of negotiations with wellbeing services counties The Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Ministry of the Interior hold annual negotiations with each wellbeing services county on the implementation of the function...https://vm.fi/en/negotiations-with-wellbeing-services-counties
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Wellbeing services counties and their municipalities Wellbeing services county of Central Finland : Hankasalmi, Joutsa, Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Kannonkoski, Karstula, Keuruu, Kinnula, Kivijärvi, Konnevesi, Kyyjärvi, Laukaa, Luhanka, Multia, Muurame, Pet...https://vm.fi/en/wellbeing-services-counties-and-municipalities
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Guidance of wellbeing services counties The objective of central government guidance of the organisation of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services by the wellbeing services counties, HUS Group and the City of Helsinki is to ensure that the...https://vm.fi/en/guidance-of-wellbeing-services-counties
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Cooperation between municipalities and wellbeing services counties Wellbeing services counties and municipalities share residents and need to cooperate in many ways to provide services to residents. They also have common duties, such as promotion ...https://vm.fi/en/cooperation-between-municipalities-and-wellbeing-services-counties
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Residents can influence the counties activities Residents and service users have the right to participate in and influence the activities of their wellbeing services county. The wellbeing services counties use a wide range of participation methods...https://vm.fi/en/opportunities-to-influence-and-participate
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Determination of funding for wellbeing services counties The funding of wellbeing services counties must guarantee the provision of sufficient healthcare and social services in the manner required by the Constitution. The funding that the wellbein...https://vm.fi/en/funding-of-wellbeing-services-counties
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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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Duties and other activities of the wellbeing services counties The wellbeing services counties are self-governing regions that took over responsibility for organising healthcare, social welfare and rescue services. There are a total of 21 wellbein...https://vm.fi/en/duties-and-other-activities
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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://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/ministers-steering-wellbeing-services-counties-fixing-the-flaws-of-the-wellbeing-services-county-reform-requires-persistence
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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://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/four-ministers-host-roundtable-discussion-on-promoting-research-in-healthcare-and-social-welfare-in-wellbeing-services-counties
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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://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/interim-evaluation-wellbeing-services-county-reform-progressing-but-corrections-needed-to-achieve-objectives
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30.4.2026 | The General Government Fiscal Plan guides the planning of public finances. It covers central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities, statutory earnings-related pension funds and other social security funds.https://vm.fi/en/-/government-decides-on-general-government-fiscal-plan-for-2027-2030
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It is proposed that the Act on wellbeing services counties be temporarily supplemented so that the Ministry of Finance could, under certain conditions, grant permission to cover accumulated deficits by the end of 2027 or 2028 for those wellbeing services counties for which it is necessary to comply with legislation.https://vm.fi/en/project?tunnus=VM072:00/2025
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Planning of investments and budget authority for borrowing The wellbeing services counties must prepare an annual investment plan for investments of the county corporation to be launched during the four financial years following the next financial...https://vm.fi/en/investments
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General government finances General government finances include the central government, wellbeing services counties, municipalities and joint municipal authorities, the Provincial Government of Åland, statutory pension insurance companies and inst...https://vm.fi/en/general-government-finances
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Areas of expertise As a Government organisation, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for pursuing economic policy that fosters stable and sustainable economic growth, ensuring prudently managed central government finances and sustainability in ...https://vm.fi/en/areas-of-expertise
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State-owned companies and unincorporated State enterprises Companies Hansel Ltd Hansel Ltd is a central purchasing body for central and local government. Its mission is to improve productivity in public administration and lead the way in efficient...https://vm.fi/en/state-owned-companies-and-unincorporated-state-enterprises
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Departments Economics Department The key task of the Economics Department is to prepare the Government’s economic policy. We support decision-making by producing reliable, reasoned and independent economic analyses, impact assessments and forecast...https://vm.fi/en/departments