Government budget and revenue in Länsi-Suomi, Finland: official figures
Services for older people cost the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland a net €1,005 per resident in 2025, above the national figure of €927; that is 2nd lowest of the 4 with data.
How much is spent on hospitals in Western Finland?
Hospital-based specialised somatic care cost a net €1,156 per resident in the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland in 2025, above the national figure of €1,120; that ranks 2nd lowest of the 4 with data.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on child welfare in Western Finland?
Social services for children, young people and families, including child welfare, cost €377 per resident net in the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland in 2025, below the national figure of €386; that is the lowest of the 4 with data.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on mental health in Western Finland?
In 2025, the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland spent €369 per resident net on mental health and substance abuse care, below the national figure of €375.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on health centres in Western Finland?
Primary care reception services at health centres cost €366 per resident net in the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland in 2025, above the national figure of €331.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on dental care in Western Finland?
In 2025, oral health care in the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland had net operating costs of €104 per resident.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on disability services in Western Finland?
Disability services cost a net €524 per resident in the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland in 2025, below the national figure of €527.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow is the wellbeing services county in Western Finland funded?
Under the HYTE coefficient, which rewards prevention work, the wellbeing services counties of Western Finland received €75.43 per resident of state funding in 2025 (2nd highest of the 4 with data).
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow Länsi-Suomi compares with other regions
Net operating costs of services for older people (€ per resident) (2025)
Länsi-Suomi ranks 3 of 4, highest first. Figures come from the wellbeing services counties; Uusimaa combines East, Central and West Uusimaa, Vantaa-Kerava and the City of Helsinki, weighted by population, and NUTS 2 figures combine their counties the same way.
| Rank | Region | Net operating costs of services for older people (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | €1,142 |
| 2 | Etelä-Suomi | €1,027 |
| 3 | Länsi-Suomi | €1,005 |
| 4 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | €643 |
Net operating costs of somatic specialised medical care (€ per resident) (2025)
Länsi-Suomi ranks 3 of 4, highest first. Figures come from the wellbeing services counties; Uusimaa combines East, Central and West Uusimaa, Vantaa-Kerava and the City of Helsinki, weighted by population, and NUTS 2 figures combine their counties the same way.
| Rank | Region | Net operating costs of somatic specialised medical care (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | €1,297 |
| 2 | Etelä-Suomi | €1,198 |
| 3 | Länsi-Suomi | €1,156 |
| 4 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | €937 |
Net operating costs of social services for children, youth and families (€ per resident) (2025)
Länsi-Suomi ranks 4 of 4, highest first. Figures come from the wellbeing services counties; Uusimaa combines East, Central and West Uusimaa, Vantaa-Kerava and the City of Helsinki, weighted by population, and NUTS 2 figures combine their counties the same way.
| Rank | Region | Net operating costs of social services for children, youth and families (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | €401 |
| 2 | Etelä-Suomi | €392 |
| 3 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | €382 |
| 4 | Länsi-Suomi | €377 |
Net operating costs of mental health and substance abuse services (€ per resident) (2025)
Länsi-Suomi ranks 2 of 4, highest first. Figures come from the wellbeing services counties; Uusimaa combines East, Central and West Uusimaa, Vantaa-Kerava and the City of Helsinki, weighted by population, and NUTS 2 figures combine their counties the same way.
| Rank | Region | Net operating costs of mental health and substance abuse services (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | €412 |
| 2 | Länsi-Suomi | €369 |
| 3 | Etelä-Suomi | €368 |
| 4 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | €364 |
State funding tied to health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE coefficient, € per resident) (2025)
Länsi-Suomi ranks 2 of 4, highest first. Figures come from the wellbeing services counties; Uusimaa combines East, Central and West Uusimaa, Vantaa-Kerava and the City of Helsinki, weighted by population, and NUTS 2 figures combine their counties the same way.
| Rank | Region | State funding tied to health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE coefficient, € per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | €76.44 |
| 2 | Länsi-Suomi | €75.43 |
| 3 | Etelä-Suomi | €72.70 |
| 4 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | €62.33 |
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Sources
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet: Sotkanet indicator bank, REST API 1.1: 32 indicators (one exact JSON response per indicator, e.g. indicator=5761, plus the region list) on morbidity, primary care, lifestyle, social assistance, homelessness, county election turnout and the net operating costs of wellbeing services counties, 2015-2025, bundled in one zip, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e5b01db4f1e9…)
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