Knowledge and numbers on Health and Welfare in the Nordic countries

Read more about the organization of social policy areas in the Nordic countries in general and how it is considered a public matter, divided by national, regional, or local authorities.

The responsibility for the legislation on social policy areas rest always with parliaments and the overall structure and responsibility for implementation rests with national governments.

Read more about how the public pension systems in the Nordic countries face challenges due to an ageing population and how policies in the Nordic countries respond to similar challenges in different ways.

In the Nordic countries, supervision of health care services is organized mainly at the national level in health ministries or independent special agencies overseeing services and health professionals