Welfare State Research and Reform

The Welfare State Research and Reform Unit monitors, investigates and supports the development of social security, the service system, and the services provided to different population groups. 

The unit produces multidisciplinary research to support the development and coordination of the health and social service system and the social security system, carries out research to identify the mechanisms underlying different social problems and searches for welfare policy solutions for them, and develops services and benefits to make them more effective and mutually supportive.

Unit teams

Contact details

Mikko Peltola | Expertise
Head of Unit
tel. +358 29 524 7458
e-mail: [email protected]

Postal address
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Welfare State Research and Reform Unit
Po Box 30
FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland