National Programme on Ageing to 2030

Abstract

The National Programme on Ageing 2030 — For an age-competent Finland was prepared in 2020 to prepare for population ageing. The Programme defines a shared direction and a set of approaches for examining matters across administrative branches and beyond government terms. The key impact objectives of the Programme on Ageing 2030 are to target preventative measures at older people and risk groups that improve functional capacity; to prolong the functional capacity and working careers of older people of working age, especially in healthcare and social services; to increase and enable voluntary work; to ensure the equality, more efficient coordination and economic sustainability of services for older people; to increase the age-friendliness of housing and residential environments; and to highlight the development and application of Finnish technology for ageing. Prepared in 2020, the Programme on Ageing states that a proposal for a Government resolution will be prepared regarding the further objectives and approaches of the Programme until 2030. The guiding principle of the resolution is that measures to prepare for population ageing would continue to target achievement of the assigned impact objectives.