Official Press Releases and News
2026
- Press release 25.5.2026: Inclusion pilot incorporates views of children and young people into Government’s preparation work (valtioneuvosto.fi)
2025
- Press release 7.11.2025: Survey to gather children and young people’s views for next government term (valtioneuvosto.fi)
2022
- Press release 14.11.2022: Report on international adoption published (stm.fi)
- Press release 2.9.2022: National Child Strategy Unit to be established in Finland (stm.fi)
- Press release 1.9.2022: Government budget proposal for 2023 secures purchasing power, compensates price hike in electricity and strengthens conditions for sustainable growth (stm.fi)
- Press release 27.5.2022: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and National Child Strategy team launch a joint study on international adoptions (stm.fi)
- Press release 26.1.2022: Voting is now open on ideas submitted by children and young people (stm.fi)
2021
- Press release 7.10.2021: First implementation plan for Child Strategy sets out 30 new measures to safeguard children’s rights (stm.fi)
- Press release 7.4.2021: Pilot for the National Child Strategy includes children and young people in bill drafting (stm.fi)
- Press release 23.2.2021: First National Child Strategy aims to build a Finland that respects children’s rights (stm.fi)
2020
- Press release 8.10.2020: Still time to take part in a survey concerning the Child Strategy — tell us about your thoughts on the position and rights of children (stm.fi)
- Press release 28.9.2020: The National Child Strategy invites children, young people and adults to participate — the online survey is open until 12 October (stm.fi)
- Press release 2.9.2020: National Child Strategy to strengthen inclusion of children and young people (stm.fi)
- Press release 24.6.2020: Working group: Effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the wellbeing of children must be rectified – Special attention on combatting inequality (stm.fi)
- Press release 24.6.2020: Рабочая группа: Необходимо преодолеть последствия эпидемии коронавирусной инфекции, снижающие благополучие детей – особое внимание следует уделять предотвращению неравенства (in Russian, stm.fi)
- Press release 17.6.2020: Finland to prepare National Child Strategy — parliamentary committee to start its work (stm.fi)
- Press release 26.5.2020: Working group to examine realisation of children’s rights in aftermath of coronavirus (stm.fi)