Central
- Overall policy.
- General planning, guidance and implementation of social policy;
- Promote welfare and health;
- Social services;
- Social insurance;
- Private insurance;
- Gender equality;
- Social security benefits (family allowance; student financial aid; maternity allowance; sickness allowance; cash benefits for parents; reimbursement of medical expenses; child care subsidies; disability allowance; rehabilitation and rehabilitation allowance; national pension (non-earnings related); family pension (non-earnings related); pensioners' housing allowance; general housing allowance; private day care and child home care allowance; school transportation subsidy).
- Oversee appeal boards;
- Coordinate preparedness for special or emergency situations concerning social and health care.
National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (under the Ministry)
- Supervise and guide health and social care providers, alcohol administration authorities and environmental health bodies
- Manage related licensing activities
National Institute for Health and Welfare (under the Ministry)
- Conduct monitoring of the welfare of the population
- Provide expert assistance
- Engages in research and development
- Functions as a statistical authority International co-operation.
Regional State Administrative Agencies (State authorities):
- Provide direction and oversight of social welfare services,
- Licence and register private social welfare service providers (issues licences and receives notifications),
- Process complaints.
Regional
Åland
Overall social welfare policy in Åland.
Local
- Plan and implement social welfare in accordance with national law;
- Child and youth welfare;
- Child day care;
- Child guidance and family counselling;
- Informal care services;
- Institutional care;
- Family care;
- Services for the elderly;
- Service for people with intellectual and physical disabilities
- Services for mental health problems
- Services for substance abuse;
- Family conciliation;
- Other necessary social services.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Åland Government
Municipalities
Sources:
Act on the autonomy of Åland (1991/1144),
Act on the National Institute for Health and Welfare (668/2008)
Act on Supporting the Functional Capacity of the Older Population and on Social and Health Services for Older Persons
Act on Local Government 410/2015
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
Regional State Administrative Agencies
Social Welfare Act (1301/2014).
