Ministers

Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Paula Risikko

Minister's profile (Government website)

The Minister of Social Affairs and Health deals with

• health insurance (daily allowance and compensation)
• unemployment benefits 
• pension benefits 
• accident, motor liability, patient, life and non-life insurance 
• insurance market
• medicinal products issues (regarding the service system these come under the Minister of Health and Social Services) 
• front veterans issues (regarding the service system these come under the Minister of Health and Social Services)
• disability benefits
• occupational safety and health
• Finland's Slot Machine Association and its proceeds
• coordination of preparedness issues
  

Minister of Health and Social Services, Maria Guzenina-Richardson

Minister's profile (Government website)

The Minister of Health and Social Services deals with

• social welfare
• child welfare
• child day care
• disability care services 
• services for substance abusers 
• care and services for older people
  
• preventive social policy
• health services 
• public health
• mental health
• rehabilitation
• health promotion
• environmental health care
• occupational health care
• social assistance
  
• maternity grant
• conscript's allowance
• child benefit 
• home care and private care allowance for children 
• farmers' holiday and stand-in scheme 
• matters concerning central government transfers to local government
  

Minister of Gender Equality Affairs, Paavo Arhinmäki

Minister's profile (Government website)

The Minister for Equality deals with matters of gender equality.

State secretaries

Pia Pohja is State Secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs and Health.

Sinikka Näätsaari  is State Secretary to the Minister of Health and Social Services.

The state secretaries assist and represent the ministers. Their work involves furthering and monitoring the implementation of the government programme in the minister's particular field of responsibility, dealing with the collaboration between the ministry and other administrative sectors, and assisting the ministry in its international work, particularly in the EU.

Permanent Secretary 

The MSAH's Permanent Secretary is Päivi Sillanaukee.

The Permanent Secretary leads and oversees the ministry's work  and assists the ministers. Responsibilities include the quality of legislation drafting, the coordination of the activities of the ministry and the administrative sector, and the preparation and monitoring of the ministry's set goals.