Statutory social welfare and health care services
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
2002
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Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön esitteitä = Social- och hälsovårdsministeriets broschyrer = Brochures of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2001:7engThis publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.
Tiivistelmä
It is the function of the public authorities to promote the well-being, health and welfare of the population. The provision of social welfare and health care services in practice is the task of the individual municipalities.
Most of these social welfare and health care services are statutory, meaning that there are laws which require the municipalities to provide the services in question. In addition to statutory services, individual municipalities may choose to provide other social welfare and health care services, too.
The aim of this brochure is to provide a brief survey of Finland’s statutory social welfare and health care services. It does not cover any services which are non-statutory, or certain statutory municipal services closely related to the social welfare and health care system, such as income security benefits. Furthermore, it does not deal with services which are fully funded by the central government, such as those under the legislation on military injuries.
Most of these social welfare and health care services are statutory, meaning that there are laws which require the municipalities to provide the services in question. In addition to statutory services, individual municipalities may choose to provide other social welfare and health care services, too.
The aim of this brochure is to provide a brief survey of Finland’s statutory social welfare and health care services. It does not cover any services which are non-statutory, or certain statutory municipal services closely related to the social welfare and health care system, such as income security benefits. Furthermore, it does not deal with services which are fully funded by the central government, such as those under the legislation on military injuries.