Real per-capita net operating expenditure increased the most in disability services
In 2024, the net operating costs of healthcare and social welfare amounted to EUR 24.6 billion. The per capita costs were EUR 4,395.
The highest net operating costs of health and social services per capita (EUR 1,161) were in non-psychiatric specialised healthcare. The costs of somatic specialised healthcare and services for the elderly coves almost half (47%) of the costs per capita.
Somatic specialised healthcare covers 26 per cent and services for the elderly 21 per cent of the net operating costs.
| Field | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Somatic specialised medical care | 1 161 |
| Services for older people | 927 |
| Primary health care | 680 |
| Disability services | 505 |
| Social services for children, young people and families, and child welfare services | 388 |
| Mental health and substance abuse services | 350 |
| Emergency medical services and urgent care | 205 |
| Oral health care | 110 |
| Social services for the working‑age population | 68 |
| Promotion of wellbeing and health | 2 |
Net operating expenditure on social and health care services by service category and wellbeing services county
The Social and Health Care Services Economy dataset consists of operating expenditure and investment costs of the wellbeing services counties, joint municipal authorities and municipalities, based on the financial data collected by the State Treasury.
The service‑category‑specific financial data used in THL’s statistical report are based on the financial year 2024 data reported by the wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki to the State Treasury’s data service between 1 April and 5 September 2025. The data include service‑category‑specific operating expenditure and investment cost information.
About the data in more detail
Read the entire statistical report (Julkari, Finnish)
Financial statement indicators describing the economic situation of the wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki have been published in the Sotkanet Statistics and Indicator Bank.
- General Economy section Sotkanet/General economy of the wellbeing services counties
The statistical cubes contain financial data on the operating economy of the social and health care (SOTE) sector of the wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki and Åland, broken down by service category.
- Operating economy of social and health care services (SOTE), 2021–2024 (in Finnish)
- Key indicators of social and health care services (SOTE), 2017–2024 (in Finnish)
- Investment expenditure in social and health care (SOTE), 2017–2024 (in Finnish)
Due to changes in statistical practices and service classifications, modifications have been made to the SOTE Key Indicators statistical cube. These changes are described in more detail in the metadata of the cube.
The service‑category‑specific financial statement data of the regions (operating income, operating expenditure and net operating expenditure by service category) have also been published as statistical indicators in Sotkanet, as well as in the Core Data for Monitoring, Evaluation and Guidance service (SAO).
- Sotkanet / Social and Health Care Services Economy
- Seurannan, arvioinnin ja ohjauksen yhdintiedot (SAO)
Any social and health care–related revenues and expenditures that municipalities have reported from 2023 onwards—arising after the establishment of the wellbeing services counties—as well as expert services and support for the promotion of wellbeing and health provided outside the social and health care sector, have likewise been published in the statistical cube in August.
The time series for the statistical cubes of the joint municipal authorities end in 2022.
Background information
Sources
Finances of health care and social welfare services 2024
Tilastoraportti 55/2025, 18.11.2025.
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF), Finances of health care and social welfare servises. THL.
Description of the statistics
The Social and Health Care Services Economy statistics contain information on the operating economy and investment expenditure of the wellbeing services counties and joint municipal authorities, as well as of municipalities and municipal federations, based on the financial data collected by the State Treasury.
The statistics include information on the operating economy and investment expenditure of social and health care services from the perspective of both service providers and organisers, broken down by AURA service categories.
The State Treasury’s automated financial data collection for municipalities, municipal federations and wellbeing services counties began in 2020, initially covering budget plans. The AURA service‑category‑specific data collection was carried out for the first time in spring 2022 for the financial year 2021. This renewed data collection continues the municipal financial data collection previously conducted by Statistics Finland. THL utilises the collected data through the interface provided by the State Treasury.
During the spring reporting period, preliminary statistics are published as statistical reports on THL’s external website. The statistical reports are published annually in the autumn.
The statistical cubes for the 2022 reference year, as well as the Sotkanet and KUVA indicators, have been produced within Finland’s Sustainable Growth Programme (RRP), funded by the EU’s one‑off recovery instrument (Next Generation EU). The programme supports ecologically, socially and economically sustainable growth.
Update schedule
Julkaistavat tiedot koskevat aina julkaisua edeltävää kalenterivuotta. Tilastoraportti julkaistaan vuosittain.
Statistics publication calendar
Contact information
Questions related to statistical reporting on the economy of social and health services can be sent to sote-taloustiedot(at)thl.fi
Development Manager
tel. +358 29 524 7230
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