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- HE 81/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying hospice care and provider choice
An explicit obligation to organise palliative care and hospice care will be laid down by law, and patients will be able to switch their health centre every three months. In addition, waiting list data for specialised medical care will be published publicly every month.
7 Oct 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2026 vpPassed
Cutting and reforming county funding
Savings will be made in central government funding for wellbeing services counties, and the calculation criteria for the funding model will be reformed from 2027 onwards. The reform cuts compensation for the growth in service needs and transition balancing, while ensuring through a temporary balancing model that no county's funding falls below the previous year's level.
25 Jun 2026 · 3 votes100 jaa75 ei - HE 66/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring ambulance transport from Kela
The financing and organisation of ambulance transport will be transferred entirely from Kela to the wellbeing services counties from the beginning of 2028. At the same time, client fees for health and social services will begin to be increased annually in line with cost developments in the wellbeing services counties.
22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote102 jaa85 ei - HE 27/2026 vpPassed
Extending wellbeing services county deficit coverage
Wellbeing services counties can receive additional time to cover their accumulated financial deficits until the end of 2029. The change gives the counties in the most difficult position more time to adjust their finances.
26 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 189/2025 vpRejected
Extending wellbeing services counties' deficit coverage
Wellbeing services counties would be able to apply to the Ministry of Finance for additional time to cover their accumulated deficits until the end of 2027 or 2028. In addition, the deadline for submitting wellbeing services counties' investment plans to ministries would be postponed.
27 May 2026 · 3 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion
94 jaa77 ei - HE 159/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Anticipating health risks using patient data
Wellbeing services counties will be granted the right to analyse patient data in their registers to detect residents' health risks and treatment gaps in advance. Healthcare professionals will be able to use this data to contact residents belonging to risk groups and invite them for check-ups or treatment.
24 Apr 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja: mietintö JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
89 jaa72 ei - HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants
The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.
28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote105 jaa60 ei - HE 118/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Integrating call-up checks into student healthcare
The preliminary health examination for military call-ups will be integrated into upper secondary student healthcare, and an electronic health questionnaire will be introduced for students. At the same time, the precise timing of health examinations in child health clinics as well as school and student healthcare will be regulated by government decree rather than by an act.
5 Dec 2025 · 1 vote116 jaa52 ei - HE 117/2025 vpPassed
Raising the fee for uncancelled appointments
The maximum fee charged for an uncancelled and missed appointment or care place in health and social services will rise. A fee of up to 73.70 euros could be charged for failure to attend without an acceptable reason.
21 Nov 2025 · 1 vote105 jaa50 ei - HE 149/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising hospitals and emergency services
Finland's hospital network and round-the-clock emergency services will be concentrated into fewer units to ensure adequate staffing and funding. Each wellbeing services county will as a rule have only one hospital with a multidisciplinary round-the-clock emergency department and round-the-clock operating theatre readiness.
18 Dec 2024 · 18 votes101 jaa96 ei - HE 199/2026 vpIn progress
Automating the assessment of care needs
The assessment of the need for care in primary health care can be carried out digitally using automation or artificial intelligence. Patients will still always retain the option of dealing with a human by telephone or at an appointment.
6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 129/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Easing health and social service subcontracting
Rules on subcontracting by private providers of health and social services will be eased, and state steering of investments by wellbeing services counties will be tightened. In addition, wellbeing services counties will be obliged to monitor and report on their staffing situation in a harmonised manner.
19 Dec 2025 · 1 vote122 jaa49 ei - 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 110/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Raising informal and family care fees
The minimum fee for support for informal care will be raised and the income security of commissioned family carers will be strengthened when care ends unexpectedly. The changes will enter into force at the beginning of 2026.
4 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 180/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming social welfare services
The Social Welfare Act will be reformed by easing recording and administrative obligations on professionals and combining services that support work ability and families. At the same time, the Act on Rehabilitative Work Activities will be repealed and certain client fees for social services will be raised.
29 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 38/2025 vpPassed
Reforming wellbeing services county funding
Funding for wellbeing services counties will be altered so that a larger share is directed towards preventive promotion of health and wellbeing and annual fluctuations in funding are smoothed out. At the same time, central government spending will be temporarily reduced by cutting the transitional balancing supplement received by the City of Helsinki in 2026 and 2027.
23 Jun 2025 · 3 votes100 jaa84 ei - HE 2/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising steering of wellbeing services counties
The central government will harmonise the steering of wellbeing services counties and bring together the objectives and negotiations for health and social services and rescue services. The Ministry of Finance will assume primary responsibility for coordinating steering activities across different ministries.
1 Jul 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa71 ei - HE 246/2026 vpIn progress
Preserving DigiFinland's in-house entity status
Wellbeing services counties and the state will continue to be able to procure digital health and social services from DigiFinland Oy without tendering. An exemption from the 10 per cent minimum ownership requirement under the Public Procurement Act will be laid down for the company.
15 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 183/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding the right to declare death
A nurse or paramedic will be able to declare death instead of a doctor in cases of expected death, such as in home care or sheltered housing. At the same time, the basic provisions on declaring death and the storage of deceased persons will be raised from decrees to statutory level.
15 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 91/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Separating region and wellbeing county divisions
The division into wellbeing services counties and the division into regions will be separated into their own acts, meaning that potential changes to wellbeing services counties will no longer automatically alter regional borders. At the same time, the terms for financial support for county council groups and the remuneration rules for elected officials will be specified in greater detail.
20 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote