Government budget and revenue in Pohjanmaa (Länsi-Suomi, Finland): official figures

Services for older people cost the Ostrobothnia wellbeing services county a net €983 per resident in 2025, above the national figure of €927; that is 6th lowest of the 18 with data.

How Pohjanmaa compares with other regions in Finland

Net operating costs of services for older people (€ per resident) (2025)

Pohjanmaa ranks 13 of 18, 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.

Net operating costs of somatic specialised medical care (€ per resident) (2025)

Pohjanmaa ranks 9 of 18, 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.

Net operating costs of social services for children, youth and families (€ per resident) (2025)

Pohjanmaa ranks 17 of 18, 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.

Net operating costs of mental health and substance abuse services (€ per resident) (2025)

Pohjanmaa ranks 16 of 18, 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.

State funding tied to health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE coefficient, € per resident) (2025)

Pohjanmaa ranks 8 of 18, 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.

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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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