Tiedonhakijan oppaat: Social Services: Open access resources

Use open access online sources

There is a wide range of high-quality open access materials available online that you can use in your studies. Web pages and portals maintained by authorities are good examples of reliable open access sources. In this page, you can find links to open access materials in the field of social services.

Open access scholarly articles

You find a large variety of open access scholarly resources online besides e-resources acquired by Turku UAS and accessed with the Turku UAS user id and password. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access JournalsI is one of the oldest and largest collection of open access scholarly journals. When performing a search in Turku UAS Finna, you get DOAJ journals in your search results. Journal.fi features Finnish scholarly journals.

Open access journals

DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals Linkki avautuu uuteen ikkunaan
Monialainen lehtihakemisto vapaasti verkossa olevista tieteellisistä kokotekstilehdistä. -- Multidisciplinary open access service. Includes free, full text and quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
Journal.fi - suomalaiset tiedelehdet verkossa Linkki avautuu uuteen ikkunaan
Suomalaisia vapaasti verkossa julkaistavia tiedelehtiä eri tieteenaloilta. - Finnish scholarly journal online.

Open access information sources

Kela - The Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Kela provides social security coverage for Finnish residents. The benefits provided by Kela are based on legislation. Kela informs residents about the benefits and services and carries out research in order to develop social protection. It also compiles statistics, estimates and projections used in anticipating and monitoring the benefits and operations.
STM - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
The duties of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health are to promote the health and functional capacity of the population, to promote healthy workplace and living environments, to ensure sufficient social welfare and health care services, to safeguard a reasonable income at various stages in life, and to promote gender equality.
THL - National Institute for Health and Welfare
THL studies and monitors the well-being and health of the population in Finland and develops measures to promote it. THL gathers and produces information based on research and statistics. It studies the effectiveness of the health and well-being politics and services, as well as environmental health and social issues.
Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
Valvira is a national agency operating under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. It supervises the social and health care, alcohol and environmental health sectors. It provides licensing for social and health care providers and offers guidance to the Regional State Administrative Agencies to achieve harmonised licensing, guidance and supervisory practices throughout Finland.

Open Access in Health Sciences
Terveyskampus Turku -yhteistyössä tehty terveystieteisiin keskittyvä englanninkielinen Open Access -opas. -- An Open Access guide focusing on health sciences created for Health Campus Turku.

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
CRD is a world renowned institute that produces policy relevant research and innovative methods that advance the use of research evidence to improve population health.
EHYT - Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention
EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention works throughout Finland to promote healthy lifestyles. In addition to alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse prevention, it's remit also encompasses gaming and gambling. The aim is to improve well-being across Finnish society.
Ihmisoikeusliitto - The Finnish League for Human Rights
The Finnish League for Human Rights (FLHR) is a religiously and politically independent general human rights organisation. The FLHR's principal objective is to monitor the human rights situation in Finland. It raises awareness on human rights situation and promote the fulfilment of rights.
Lastensuojelu.info - Information on child welfare
Lastensuojelu.info is a website produced by the Central Union for Child Welfare. It provides an overview of child welfare in Finland in a number of languages. It is specifically written for immigrant parents and professionals working with them.
Lastensuojelun keskusliitto - Central Union for Child Welfare
Central Union for Child Welfare aims for a situation where children’s needs are a priority in decision-making and children’s rights are implemented in full. The mission of the CUCW is to develop child welfare and to promote cooperation between non-governmental organisations, municipalities and state authorities.
Selkokeskus - The Finnish Centre for Easy to Read
The Finnish Centre for Easy to Read (Selkokeskus) promotes communication, information and culture in easy-to-read Finnish. The web page includes information on easy-to-read Finnish and provides guidelines and instructions.
Socca - The Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Socca develops social welfare services in Finland’s metropolitan area. Socca's task is to develop new methods of working, produce information pertaining to social welfare and conduct research for the benefit of practical application. It also assists social workers by conveying results from development carried out in the metropolitan area. Development themes include Early childhood education, Child welfare, Services for the homeless, Gambling problems, Immigration work, Adult social work, Practitioner research and Teaching practices.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.
Väestöliitto - The Family Federation of Finland
Väestöliitto, the Family Federation of Finland, is a family welfare organization. It produces and disseminates information about families, young people, immigrants and the size and structure of the population. It also promotes sexual health and sexual education.
WHO - World Health Organization
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Julkari - STM:n hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto Linkki avautuu uuteen ikkunaan
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön hallinnonalan julkaisuarkisto. Sisältää THL:n, Työterveyslaitoksen, Fimean, STUK:n ja Eläketurvakeskuksen julkaisuja. Osa julkaisuista on luettavissa kokotekstinä, osasta on vain viitetiedot. -- Finnish open publications archive common for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Kela's research publications
Kela's (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland) most recent research publications.
THL's publications
THL's (National Institute for Health and Welfare) publications, some of which are available in English.

Kela's statistics
Statistics published by Kela, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland.
THL's statistics
THL (National Institute for Health and Welfare) produces a range of statistics in the field of social welfare and health care to support decision-making, development and research. As a statistical authority THL is responsible for the maintenance and development of statistical and register resources.

Tilasto- ja indikaattoripankki SOTKAnet Linkki avautuu uuteen ikkunaan
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Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitoksen (THL) verkkopalvelu. Sisältää tilastotietoja suomalaisten terveydestä ja hyvinvoinnista. -- National Institute for Health and Welfare website. Includes statistical information on welfare and health in Finland.

Tilastokeskus - Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland produces the vast majority of Finnish official statistics and is a significant international actor in the field of statistics. Statistics are available by topic, for example health or social protection.
WHO / Europe - Data and evidence
Statistics by WHO (World Health Organization) concerning Europe.

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