Integrating Health and Social Services in Finland: Regional Approaches and Governance Models.

Introduction: The study explores regional approaches to integrated care, focusing on regions with regular municipality-based and integrated unified health and social care administration. The aim is to describe a governance approach that supports care integration in the regions.

Methods: The study draws on analysis of integrated care governance using an extensive collection of administrative documents ( = 176) on regional health and social services within 20 specialised care authorities.