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Topic professional skills11
  1. HE 179/2026 vpIn progress

    Palkkatuen ehtojen joustavoittaminen

    Palkkatuen myöntämisestä tehdään nykyistä joustavampaa ja sen kestosta työvoimaviranomaisen harkintaan perustuvaa. Jatkossa työnantaja voi saada tukea enintään vuodeksi kerrallaan työttömän ammatillisen osaamisen kehittämiseen.

    29 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 132/2024 vpPassed

    Broadening substitute social worker eligibility

    A person who holds a relevant higher education degree in social services or social sciences and has completed basic and intermediate studies in social work may also serve as a substitute social worker. The reform will ease the shortage of staff in the social services sector and in child welfare in particular.

    22 Nov 2024 · 1 vote
    95 jaa
    67 ei
  3. HE 68/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying asbestos and construction safety rules

    Advance notifications of asbestos demolition work will include details of worker training and respirator fit testing. At the same time, qualification requirements for crane drivers and construction divers will be transferred directly into the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

    13 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 168/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing the employer training deduction

    The tax deduction for training for businesses and agricultural employers will be abolished, which is why the scope of application of the act on the development of professional competence will be narrowed. The act and the associated training compensation will apply only to public bodies and non-profit operators, such as municipalities, higher education institutions and organisations.

    18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    130 jaa
    67 ei
  5. HE 224/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Licensing private day-care centres

    Establishing a private day-care centre or substantially expanding its operations will require an official licence instead of the previous notification. Private family day care will remain subject to notification.

    28 Apr 2022 · 2 votes
    97 jaa
    73 ei
  6. HE 92/2021 vpPassed

    Extending exceptions for vocational skills demonstrations

    Skills demonstrations in vocational education and training can be completed under exceptional arrangements until the end of July 2022 if the coronavirus epidemic prevents them from being carried out in authentic work situations. Students may then demonstrate their competence through compensatory practical tasks organised at educational institutions.

    18 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 85/2020 vpPassed

    Flexibility in vocational competence demonstrations

    Competence demonstrations in vocational education and training could be completed through other practical tasks corresponding to authentic work situations if operating in workplaces is not possible due to the coronavirus epidemic. This flexibility would enable studies to progress and students to graduate despite exceptional circumstances.

    24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 15/2020 vpPassed

    Easier combination of work and adult education

    Adult education allowance is reformed to make combining work and study more worthwhile and flexible than before. The amount of the allowance will be adjusted directly on the basis of monthly wage data from the incomes register.

    2 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 267/2016 vpPassed

    Clarifying qualification requirements for livestock handlers

    Owners and keepers of production animals will be placed under an obligation to ensure adequate competence, instruction and staffing levels for handlers. The amendment will bring the Animal Welfare Act into line with the requirements of EU directives.

    30 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 204/2016 vpPassed

    Standardised classification of qualification levels

    An eight-level framework for qualifications and competence modules will be established in Finland, linked to the European system. The reform will make Finnish qualifications easier to compare both domestically and internationally.

    22 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 14/2016 vpPassed

    Reforming social welfare qualification requirements

    The old act on qualification requirements for professional staff in social welfare will be repealed as the new Act on Social Welfare Professionals enters into force. At the same time, references across several social services acts will be updated to reflect the new regulation.

    19 Apr 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen

    117 jaa
    65 ei