In a press release, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior has revealed that a survey has concluded that 54% of Finnish care homes and hospitals were fitted with sprinklers by the end of 2014. Finland first introduced a risk-based requirement for sprinklers for new buildings in 2002 and extended the requirement to existing buildings in 2004. These regulations were introduced following some fires with major loss of life. The current requirement is in the Rescue Act of 2011. In hospitals, care homes, sheltered housing and assisted living facilities the operator or responsible person must prepare an evacuation safety report and explain what measures have been taken to guarantee that in the event of a fire all occupants can be safely evacuated. This analysis frequently identifies a need for sprinklers.

Over 3,000 premises are now fitted with sprinklers or water mist, equivalent to at a rate of one building per weekday since 2004. More than 70% of care homes and sheltered housing facilities are sprinklered but only 25% of housing for substance abusers is protected. There is now a discussion about whether to require all hospitals and care homes to have sprinklers.