The<unk><unk><unk>  (Finnish: hyvinvointialue, Swedish: Välfärdsområde) are public bodies separate from the municipalities of<unk>  and the Finnish Government following the social reform instigated by the Marin Cabinet, each of which has self-government within its territory. On 23 June 2021, Parliament approved bills on social and health care reform. According to the law on the implementation of the reform, the tasks and organizational responsibility of social and health care and rescue<unk>  will be transferred from the municipalities to the<unk>  on 1 January 2023. The first elections to the councils were held in January 2022. In order to implement regional co-operation and an appropriate<unk> structure, five co-operation areas will be formed from the<unk> , which correspond to the current special areas of responsibility of university hospitals. Each county organizes the tasks prescribed for it by law, which at the beginning of the activity are the organization of social and health care and rescue<unk> . A county may also perform functions in its territory that support its statutory functions, such as international activities and the protection of the mutual interests of the<unk> . It may engage in a low-risk business in its territory or in conjunction with another county that supports the performance of its statutory functions. Under an agreement, the<unk>  can carry out their tasks together. The forms of co-operation are a joint institution, a joint post, an agreement on the performance of official duties and a<unk>  consortium. The business of a consortium can only be the provision of support<unk> . Responsibility for organizing cannot be delegated to a consortium.
Wellbeing services counties of Finland
Ambulance services of Victoria
AIDS Services of Austin
European health management association
Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service
HIV/AIDS Bureau
Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland
Direct primary care