The historically large social and health care reform will enter into force at the turn of the year. Well over 200,000 Finns will transfer to the service of a new employer.
At the turn of the year, social and health care will be transferred from the responsibility of the municipalities to the welfare areas. There are a total of 21 welfare areas, and they are based on provinces. Uusimaa is divided into four regions.
Citizen services should not be affected by the reform in the short term. The same functions continue in the same places and the same people do the work as before, as old employees in the service of the new employer.
In taxation, however, the reform will be seen soon. Municipal taxation will drop by about half, but state taxation will rise accordingly. This is due to the fact that the funding of welfare areas comes from the state.
In the longer term, the aim of the reform is to make the services and their chains work more seamlessly than before.
Seamlessness has been thought to arise from the fact that the welfare regions organize all social and health services in their area. These services include, for example, primary health care, specialized medical care, mental health and substance abuse services, disability services, social care and housing services for the elderly.
The reform is also meant to save money.
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