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Finland's welfare system also differed from those of its neighbors in that it was put in place slightly later, and it was only fully developed in the decade after the coalition government in 1966 between the Social Democrat and the agrarian Centre Party. [2] After World War II, the Finns directed their attention to maternal and child care.
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finnish: Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Swedish: Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet) is a Finnish government ministry tasked with the planning and implementation of policies regarding the social affairs and health of the inhabitants of Finland. [1]
Finland's journey to a welfare state has been long, from a very modest start. The history of modern medicine in Finland can be considered to have begun at 1640 when the first university of Finland, The Royal Academy of Turku, was established. At the time Finland was a part of the Swedish Empire. As the field of medicine did not enjoy very high ...
Starting January 1, 2017 and lasting until 2019, the government will distribute roughly $590 each month to 2,000 jobless citizens -- Find out where! Finland just launched an experiment giving ...
The Finnish Government (Finnish: Suomen valtioneuvosto; Swedish: Finlands statsråd; lit. ' Finland's council of state ' ) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] is the executive branch and cabinet of Finland , which directs the politics of Finland and is the main source of legislation proposed to the Parliament .
In Finland, there is a comprehensive national vaccination program. Child health clinics, school healthcare and local health centers offer vaccinations against 12 different diseases for every child, free of charge. HPV vaccines were given first to girls, but as of 2020, HPV vaccines are also offered to boys.
Finland’s center-right government that includes nationalist and anti-immigration lawmakers survived a no-confidence motion from three opposition parties on Friday over two ministers from the ...
Finland's incoming coalition government said on Friday it had agreed to cut refugee quotas, raise the bar for work-based immigration and make it more difficult for foreigners to obtain citizenship ...