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- HE 117/2026 vpPassed
Extending civil servants' security clearances
State agencies will be granted the right to carry out security clearances on their civil servants throughout their employment and not only upon recruitment. If a civil servant refuses a clearance required for the post, they may be temporarily suspended from duty.
6 Oct 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Shortening change negotiations and raising threshold
The application threshold for the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings would be raised to 50 employees, and the minimum durations of change negotiations would be halved. Smaller enterprises with 20–49 employees would retain an obligation for lighter dialogue, and would only face change negotiations in large-scale workforce reductions.
25 Apr 2025 · 2 votes114 jaa53 ei - HE 73/2026 vpPassed
Arranging operations of NATO headquarters in Finland
Finland will approve an agreement defining the rights and status of NATO international military headquarters and their personnel to be stationed in the country. The arrangement will enable the smooth operation of the headquarters, the use of premises, and the entry and privileges of personnel and their families.
23 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 254/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding employee representation in administration
Employees' right to have a representative in company management will be extended to companies with at least 100 employees. Representation will have to be arranged on the company's board of directors or management group unless agreed otherwise.
3 Nov 2026 · no votes yet - HE 71/2025 vpPassed
Protecting emergency and police work
Obstructing or threatening police, emergency medical and rescue service workers and damaging emergency vehicles and equipment will carry harsher penalties. The reform will improve the safety of emergency personnel and ensure that help arrives in emergency situations.
19 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 168/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming psychotherapy training into two tiers
Psychotherapy training will be reformed into a two-tier system, and its first stage will be made free of charge for students. The reform will train more mental health professionals for primary health and social services.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 315/2022 vpPassed
Finland's accession to NATO
Finland will join the NATO defence alliance and become part of its collective defence. Through accession, Finland will receive NATO's security guarantees and commit to assisting other member states in the event of an attack.
2 Mar 2023 · 4 votes184 jaa7 ei - HE 85/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding local bargaining
Opportunities for local bargaining will be expanded so that companies that do not belong to employer associations can also make use of the flexibility provisions in generally applicable collective agreements. If there is no shop steward at the workplace, a local agreement can be concluded with an elected representative chosen by the employees.
18 Dec 2024 · 2 votes112 jaa53 ei - HE 167/2026 vpIn progress
Duty to report threats of violence
Health and social services personnel must notify the police, notwithstanding confidentiality provisions, if someone is in danger of being subjected to serious violence. In addition, an employer may file a criminal complaint regarding violence or threats made against an employee in work duties at the employee's request.
13 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
93 jaa69 ei - HE 181/2025 vpPassed
Allowing diplomats' family members to work
Family members of Finnish and Uruguayan diplomats and mission staff will be entitled to engage in gainful employment in their host state. Employment will be possible without family members having to waive their diplomatic status.
26 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 172/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Finnish Customs administration and management
The internal management and organisational structure of Finnish Customs will be reformed to streamline decision-making and cooperation. The amendment transfers decisions regarding internal organisation from a government decree to Finnish Customs' own rules of procedure.
19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 298/2022 vpPassed
Postponing tighter elderly care staffing ratios
The full entry into force of the minimum staffing ratio of 0.7 employees in 24-hour care for older people will be postponed until December 2023. From the beginning of April 2023, however, the staffing requirement will rise temporarily to 0.65 employees per client.
26 Jan 2023 · 16 votes119 jaa38 ei - HE 169/2026 vpIn progress
Removing decision-maker names from Kela decisions
The name of a Kela employee may be omitted from social assistance decisions and, where necessary, from other benefit decisions. The reform aims to protect employees from threats and harassment directed at them.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 60/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Bringing church co-operation into law
Co-operation of personnel within the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be governed by a separate act instead of the current system based on collective agreements. The reform would strengthen church employees' access to information, opportunities to exert influence and legal protection in situations of change.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2025 vpPassed
Employment for NATO and diplomatic families
Family members of diplomats as well as NATO and military personnel serving on official duty in Finland and the United States would receive the right to engage in gainful employment in their host country. Working would be made possible without a separate work permit and without the family member having to forfeit their diplomatic status or special status.
11 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 241/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing wellbeing services counties and the health and social services reform
Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 21 new wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki. At the same time, the funding of services and taxation will be reformed.
6 Jul 2022 · 84 votes105 jaa77 ei - HE 31/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing Defence Properties in Senate Group
Management of central government defence real estate will be brought together under a new public enterprise, Defence Properties, which will operate as a subsidiary of Senate Properties. At the same time, the Construction Establishment of the Defence Administration will be abolished and its operations transferred to become part of the new Senate Group.
15 Dec 2020 · 2 votes32 jaa22 ei - HE 138/2024 vpPassed
Allowing employment for diplomats' family members
Finland and Ukraine agree on the right of family members of diplomats and other mission staff to work in their host country. Family members will be able to engage in gainful employment without having to waive their diplomatic status.
13 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Luottamuslause valtioneuvostolle / Kimmo Kiljusen ehdotus
98 jaa76 ei - HE 181/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining health and social services supervision
The proposal extends the possibility for sole health and social services entrepreneurs to start operating before a registration decision is issued and postpones the registration of public providers until 2032. In addition, service providers are required to ensure sufficient language proficiency among their staff.
6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 22/2025 vpPassed
Enhancing aviation safety and sobriety testing
Airlines and employers in the sector will be granted the right to require aircraft crew and ground handling personnel to undergo breath tests to ensure their fitness for work. In addition, Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be able to notify employers directly if the licence or medical certificate of a pilot or other key person is in the process of being revoked for safety reasons.
12 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote