Project studies the impact of digital transformation on social welfare and healthcare services and produce knowledge that supports practical development.

Encountering victims of human trafficking in healthcare and social welfare On this page Who are the guidelines for? This guideline is intended for professionals working in healthcare and social welfare services involved in client work. It provides...

Quality report (OSF): Health Care and Social Welfare Personnel Data description Statistical presentation The Health and Social Services Personnel statistics describe persons permanently resident in Finland on the last day of the year who primarily...

Healthcare On this page Health services are used by almost every Finn According to the information received in Care register for health care (Terveyshilmo) and Register of primary health care visits (Avohilmo) in 2025, there were a total of more t...

Healthcare and social welfare finances – Expenditures and revenues On this page 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 2...

Child welfare notification – Anticipatory child welfare notification What is an anticipatory child welfare notification? An anticipatory child welfare notification is submitted before the child is born. An anticipatory child welfare notification c...

Child welfare notification On this page Who are the guidelines for? This guideline is intended for persons who have a duty to submit a child welfare notification ( Child Welfare Act, section 25 ). The guideline is also intended for a large group o...

There is no single model for organising social and health services Models used in other countries to organise social and health care provide useful insights for developing Finland’s system, but they do not offer quick fixes. This is the conclusion...

Quality report: Child welfare Data description Description of statistic The child welfare statistics contain information on children and young people who have been placed in out-of-home care or who have been child welfare clients in open care. The...

Health and social services personnel On this page Social welfare and health care workforce data support national decision making, guidance and monitoring Statistics on health and social services personnel provide information on developments in the...

Quality report: Social protection expenditure and financing Data description Statistical presentation The statistics provide comprehensive information on the distribution of social protection expenditure and financing in Finland. The time series o...

Health and social services personnel – All personnel working in the health and social services sector On this page Social welfare and health care personnel increased in 2023 – growth focused on social welfare and the private sector At the end of 2...

Knowledge‑based management strengthens the social and health care services Effective and equitable social and health care services are built on decisions that rely on up‑to‑date and reliable information. The responsibility of the wellbeing service...

Frequently asked questions on health and social care financing What does the needs-based funding model for social and health care mean? What data does the funding calculation rely on? How does the number of diagnoses affect the funding allocated t...

How does the social and health care service system work? Regardless of the service system model, what matters in people’s everyday lives is whether they receive help when they need it. In addition to access to care, improving continuity of care is...

Quality report: Aggregate statistics on social services Data description Description of statistic The aggregate statistics on social services are statistics published annually by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on social service...

How is 27 billion euros in social and health care funding allocated? The state provides the wellbeing services counties with approximately 27 billion euros in funding each year. The amount is substantial: it accounts for roughly one third of the s...

Online courses related to violence – Human trafficking as a phenomenon encountered in health and social services Course description and learning objectives The online course provides information on human trafficking and how health and social servi...

Availability of services and continuity of care build trust in the health and social services system When people need social or health services, they may visit a health and social services centre, use digital services, or meet a school social work...

Organisation THL's management team is in charge of the overall management of the institution. In addition to the Director General, the management team includes the RDI Director, the Communications Director and all the directors of departments. THL...