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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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Occupational health care Occupational health care promotes health and safety at work and in the working environment, prevention of work-related diseases and workplace accidents, functioning of the work unit, and employees’ health and ability to wo...https://vm.fi/en/occupational-health-care
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Evaluation of basic services The Evaluation Section of the Advisory Committee on Local Government Finances and Administration prepares the Report on Basic Public Services every second year. It provides an overall image of basic services to decisio...https://vm.fi/en/evaluation-of-basic-services
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The programme to promote digital services centred on life events will support the preparation of projects developing digital services for life events and business events, propose the implementation of prepared projects and guide and coordinate the implementation of projects that are being launched.https://vm.fi/en/project?tunnus=VM166:00/2023
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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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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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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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Additional funding available to secure services A wellbeing services county has the right to receive additional central government funding if the county’s level of funding would otherwise endanger the organisation of services linked to funda-menta...https://vm.fi/en/additional-funding
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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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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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12.5.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy has decided that the review of government agency structures will continue with follow-up studies on potential longer-term changes. The follow-up studies will be completed before the end of this year.https://vm.fi/en/-/194055633/review-of-government-agency-structures-advances-to-more-detailed-follow-up-studies
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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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Reform of regional state administration The reform of regional state administration will bring the central government’s permit, guidance and supervision functions together in a new national agency. At the same time, new regional Economic Developme...https://vm.fi/en/reform-of-regional-state-administration
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The Government has appointed a parliamentary working group to prepare for the future of municipalities.https://vm.fi/en/project?tunnus=VM001:00/2026
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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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fi sv en Digitalisation Finnish society is currently undergoing a transition that includes big structural reforms. One framework for the changes is provided by digitalisation. It challenges us to question the existing methods and practices and to ...https://vm.fi/en/digitalisation
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The Ministry of Finance is preparing to implement the licencing and supervision functions of the new gambling system. The project is part of ensuring that activities governed by the new gambling system can be launched in stages from the start of 2026.https://vm.fi/en/project-to-implement-the-gambling-system-reform
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Structures, guidance and direction of administration The Ministry of Finance prepares the general principles for developing public administration, as required in political decision-making. The preparations concern not only central government but a...https://vm.fi/en/structures-guidance-and-direction-of-administration
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The objective of the group is to harmonise practices relating to information management and information guidance in public administration and to promote the interoperability of public services.https://vm.fi/en/project?tunnus=VM099:00/2024
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Ministry of Finance Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen The National Coalition Party Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen is responsible for governance policy, municipal affairs, wellbeing services co...https://vm.fi/en/minister-of-local-and-regional-government