Soste

Soste (registered as SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry, in Swedish Finlands social och hälsa rf) is a Finnish national umbrella organisation for non-governmental organisations working in the social and health sector. It brings together more than 230 organisations in the social and health field, along with several dozen other cooperation partners, to build the conditions for social welfare and health, opportunities for participation, and a fair and responsible society. Its partners include other actors in the social and health sector, such as municipalities, regional and local social and health organisations, and associations close to the sector. Soste's vision is a good life for everyone, made together. Soste operates as an advocacy, research and coordination body rather than a commercial enterprise. It publishes a range of publications about the NGO field and social and health services, mostly in Finnish. Among its regular publications are the Social Barometer (Sosiaalibarometri) and the Organisation Barometer (Järjestöbarometri). The Social Barometer has been published since the 1990s and examines the wellbeing of Finns, services and the state of the service system. The Organisation Barometer, produced since 2006, gathers information on the activities, operating conditions, operating environment and changes therein of social and health organisations. Soste's current Secretary General is Vertti Kiukas. The organisation previously arranged the biennial MS Soste educational cruise and the Soste-talk! large event, which have since been discontinued for reasons of economy. Soste's website carries articles, news, statements and blogs on themes such as EU and international work, health and wellbeing promotion, wellbeing economy, climate change, operating conditions of organisations, civil society, social and health services, livelihoods, research, employment, elections and advocacy. It also runs campaigns and events, and maintains a Swedish-language section (På svenska). As a national umbrella body, Soste is a key voice in Finnish social and health policy debates, commenting on government programmes, social security reforms, rehabilitation, and the role of organisations in the social and health services reform (sote-uudistus). Its work is funded through member organisations and public sources, and it functions as a civil society platform rather than a profit-seeking brand.

Soste is the Finnish national umbrella organisation for social and health sector organisations, registered as SOSTE Suomen sosiaali ja terveys ry (in Swedish, Finlands social och hälsa rf). It was formed to serve as a common voice and cooperation platform for the many non-governmental organisations active in social welfare and health in Finland. The organisation brings together over 230 member organisations in the social and health sector, as well as several dozen other cooperation partners, including municipalities and regional and local social and health organisations or associations close to the sector. Its core mission is to build the conditions for social welfare and health, opportunities for participation, and a fair and responsible society. Soste's vision is expressed as a good life for everyone, made together. The organisation works through advocacy, research, publications and events. It publishes a range of materials about the NGO field and social and health services, mostly in Finnish. Two of its regular publications are the Social Barometer (Sosiaalibarometri), which has been published since the 1990s and examines the wellbeing of Finns, services and the state of the service system, and the Organisation Barometer (Järjestöbarometri), which has been produced since 2006 and gathers information on the activities, operating conditions, operating environment and changes therein of social and health organisations. Soste previously organised the biennial MS Soste educational cruise and the Soste-talk! large event, both of which have since been discontinued for reasons of economy. The organisation's current Secretary General is Vertti Kiukas. Soste maintains an active public presence through its website, which features articles, news, statements and blogs on topics such as EU and international work, health and wellbeing promotion, wellbeing economy, climate change, operating conditions of organisations, civil society, social and health services, livelihoods, research, employment, elections and advocacy. It also runs campaigns and events, and provides content in Swedish under the heading På svenska. As a national umbrella body, Soste engages closely with Finnish social and health policy, including the social and health services reform (sote-uudistus), social security, rehabilitation and the role of organisations in service provision. It comments on government programmes and legislative proposals, and its publications and barometers are used as reference material in public debate. The organisation's funding comes from member organisations and public sources, and it operates as a civil society platform rather than a commercial brand.

• Social Barometer (Sosiaalibarometri) has been published since the 1990s.

• Organisation Barometer (Järjestöbarometri) has been produced since 2006.

• MS Soste educational cruise and Soste-talk! event were discontinued for reasons of economy.

National umbrella and advocacy organisation for the Finnish social and health NGO sector, promoting wellbeing, participation and a fair society.

• Social Barometer (Sosiaalibarometri)

  Regular publication examining the wellbeing of Finns, services and the state of the service system, published since the 1990s.

• Organisation Barometer (Järjestöbarometri)

  Regular publication gathering information on the activities, operating conditions, operating environment and changes therein of social and health organisations, produced since 2006.

1. 1Etusivu - Sostesoste.fi
2. 2Soste - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Soste - Wikipedia (Swedish)sv.wikipedia.org