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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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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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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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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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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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20.5.2026 | A new operating model and set of indicators have been prepared to promote innovation cooperation between wellbeing services counties and businesses. The aim is to provide a consistent way for the counties, and also nationally, to engage in effective cooperation with businesses.https://vm.fi/en/-/1271139/new-national-operating-model-to-clarify-innovation-cooperation-between-wellbeing-services-counties-and-businesses
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Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lagar om ändring av lagen om välfärdsområdenas finansiering och lagen om främjande av skärgårdens utveckling PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det att lagen om...https://vm.fi/delegate/file/228012
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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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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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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/steering-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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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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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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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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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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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