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...

Healthcare and social welfare finances – Social protection expenditure and financing On this page Social protection expenditure totalled EUR 91 billion in 2024 – a three per cent increase from the previous year In 2024, social protection expenditu...

Healthcare and social welfare finances – Expenditures and revenues On this page Healthcare and social welfare finances THL has published preliminary data on the finances of the healthcare and social welfare services provided by the wellbeing servi...

Quality report: Social welfare clients Data description Statistical presentation The statistics provide an overview of the volume of social welfare clients, their age distribution and clients served by several service tasks. The statistics are pre...

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 and social welfare finances – Hospital productivity On this page Hospital costs increased and productivity declined in 2023 In 2023, service production in somatic specialised healthcare remained at the same level at all hospitals as in ...

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...

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...

Welfare State Research Head of Unit Pasi Moisio The unit Studies the structures of the welfare state, in particular the healthcare and social welfare service system and social security. Produces research-based knowledge to support decision-making ...

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...

Healthcare and social welfare finances – Unit costs On this page Unit cost data for social and health services serves the entire health and social services system The national unit cost averages for 2023 and 2024 have been published for seventeen ...

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...

Quality report (OSF): 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. Data on soc...

Quality report (OSF): 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. Data on soc...

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...

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...

Quality report: Child welfare Data description Description of statistic The child welfare statistics of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) contain information on children and young people who have been placed in out-of-home care or...

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...

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...