Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, FI

What Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, FI does

The Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, STM) is a constitutional government ministry of the Republic of Finland, headquartered at Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki. Founded in 1917 following Finnish independence and renamed to its current form in 1989, STM is one of twelve ministries under the Valtioneuvosto (Finnish Government) and operates with a staff of approximately 369 employees. It is the central government body responsible for social welfare and health policy planning, guidance, and coordination in Finland, covering welfare promotion, health and substance abuse prevention, social and health services, income security, insurance regulation, working life policy, gender equality, environmental health, and EU and international cooperation. STM coordinates with twenty-one well-being services counties (Hyvinvointialueet) that took over organization of social and health services from municipalities in 2023, and supervises five specialized agencies within its administrative sector: Fimea (medicines regulation), STUK (radiation and nuclear safety), THL (health and welfare research), TTL (occupational health), and Valvira (service licensing and supervision).

STM does not generate commercial revenue; it is funded through state budget appropriations and produces legislative proposals, policy guidance documents, regulations, and administrative decisions distributed through official government channels and its multilingual website (stm.fi), which is built on the Liferay content management system. The ministry also coordinates Finland's gambling harm prevention framework under a four-year framework agreement with THL (currently 2024-2027), working alongside STEA, the Police Administration, Peluuri, the University of Helsinki, and Tampere University. Current ministerial leadership includes Wille Rydman (Minister of Social Affairs and Health) and Karoliina Partanen (Minister of Social Security), both serving under the Petteri Orpo Government formed in 2023. In 2026 STM submitted supplementary proposals to Parliament on technology utilization in social welfare services and amendments to alcohol law and vaccination programs, signaling continued policy and digital scope expansion.

Name

Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, FI

Legal name

Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö

Website

https://stm.fi

Company type

Public

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö) is the Finnish constitutional ministry responsible for national social welfare, healthcare, income security, and working life policy, coordinating twenty-one well-being services counties and supervising five specialized state agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social and Health Policy Administration

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Health and Welfare Funds (52512)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Strategy, Policy & Legislation (HLAJAMAA), Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Social welfare policy
• Health policy guidance
• Income security administration
• Public health regulation
• Government social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) is a Finnish government ministry that plans, guides, and coordinates national social welfare and health policy. It drafts legislation, steers well-being services counties and municipalities, supervises agencies such as Fimea, STUK, THL, TTL and Valvira, and administers policy on income security, insurance, working life, gender equality, gambling harm prevention, and EU/international health cooperation. The ministry does not sell commercial products or services; its outputs are legislation, regulations, policy guidance, and administrative decisions.

Product overview

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) website is a government informational portal that does not offer commercial products or services. It serves as a communication and information distribution platform for the Finnish government's social and health policy. The site provides information about ministry responsibilities including welfare promotion, health and social services, income security, insurance, working life, gender equality, EU and international cooperation, and preparedness. The website is built using the Liferay content management system and is part of the Finnish Government digital infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Welfare Promotion and Public Health Policy (Hyvinvoinnin edistäminen)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Veikkaus OycoreOthers · 1 January 2024Veikkaus Oy is a state-owned company implementing the gambling monopoly in Finland. The ministry coordinates gambling harm prevention efforts and collects statutory fees from Veikkaus for prevention work. As of 2024, Veikkaus revenue goes to general state budget rather than designated purposes.
• Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (THL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) implements gambling harm prevention tasks under STM's commission. The framework agreement between STM and THL is renewed every four years (current period 2024-2027). THL coordinates practical prevention activities and works with other stakeholders.
• Sisäministeriö (Ministry of the Interior)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Ministry of the Interior leads gambling policy reform preparations under the government programme (SM053/2023). It is responsible for the Lotteries Act preparation while STM handles harm prevention aspects.
• Poliisihallitus (Police Administration)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice Administration exercises national supervisory control over Veikkaus gaming operations, covering sales and marketing of gambling products, game content and features, and self-monitoring, with particular attention to vulnerable persons and minors.
• Valtioneuvoston kanslia (Prime Minister's Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Prime Minister's Office is responsible for Veikkaus Oy ownership steering. The key task of ownership steering is to ensure that Veikkaus Oy operates in accordance with its special mission.
• Sosiaali- ja terveysjärjestöjen avustuskeskus (STEA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSTEA prepares proposals for STM regarding funding allocation to social and health organizations. It manages the distribution of gambling revenue funds to civil society organizations working in social welfare and health promotion.
• PeluuricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeluuri provides a helpline service for problem gamblers and is part of the expert network contributing to gambling harm assessment and prevention work. Representatives participate in the expert assessment group.
• University of HelsinkisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes experts on gambling and gambling-related harm to the statutory assessment work. Part of the expert group examining gambling services and their development.
• Tampere UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes academic experts on gambling and gambling-related harm to the statutory assessment work conducted by STM since 2016.
• Fimea (Finnish Medicines Agency)supportingOthersPart of STM's administrative sector, responsible for pharmaceutical regulation and development.
• STUK (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority)supportingOthersPart of STM's administrative sector, responsible for radiation safety and nuclear safety.
• Työterveyslaitos (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)supportingOthersPart of STM's administrative sector, focused on occupational health and workplace wellbeing.
• Valvira (National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health)supportingOthersPart of STM's administrative sector, responsible for licensing and supervision of social and health services.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): EU agency coordinating infectious disease surveillance and public health guidance across member states. STM's public-health policy and infectious-disease functions intersect directly with ECDC's mandate.
• Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten): Sweden's national public health agency responsible for public health monitoring, disease prevention, and health promotion — operates as an executive agency under Sweden's health ministry, structurally analogous to how THL sits under STM.
• World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe: WHO's European regional office coordinating international health policy, with which STM engages through its EU and international affairs portfolio. A peer in international health governance rather than direct service delivery.

Direct peers

• UK Department of Health and Social Care: UK national department responsible for health and adult social care policy, with a closely analogous dual social-and-health mandate and statutory regulatory authority over the sector.
• French Ministry of Health and Access to Care (Ministère de la Santé): France's national health ministry with statutory authority over public health, social security coordination, and health system governance — broadly comparable scope to STM.
• German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit): Germany's federal health ministry with national-level authority over health policy, statutory health insurance oversight, and social protection — overlapping STM's insurance-regulation and health-policy functions.
• Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health (Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet): Denmark's consolidated ministry handling both health and wider public administration, including social affairs. Comparable portfolio breadth and Nordic policy orientation to STM.
• Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet): Sweden's national ministry responsible for social welfare and health policy, with a near-identical remit covering social insurance, healthcare system oversight, and public health. Closest Nordic counterpart to STM.
• Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet): Norway's national health and care services ministry with overlapping responsibilities in social welfare, public health, and health system governance. Operates a comparable Nordic welfare-state model.

Regional players

• Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs (Sotsiaalministeerium): Estonia's national social and health ministry operating a similar Nordic-influenced welfare model but at a smaller scale. Comparable in policy orientation but jurisdictionally distinct from Finland.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/STM_Uutiset
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/STMFinlandOfficial/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/stmfi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/stm_shm

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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