International cooperation within areas covered by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs participates in various bodies of cooperation outside the EU.
These include:
- United Nations (UN)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Council of Europe
- Nordic Council of Ministers
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- Arctic Council (AC)
- Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC)
- Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS)
- Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)

