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- HE 15/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Improving seafarers' working conditions and protection
The rules of the Maritime Labour Convention will be updated to improve the position, well-being and occupational safety of seafarers. At the same time, obligations will be laid down concerning private recruitment and placement services in the maritime sector and the reporting of fatalities to the authorities.
12 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2024 vpPassed
Harmonising vehicle lighting rules
Finland would approve technical updates to the international Convention on Road Traffic concerning vehicle lamps and signalling devices. The rules will be brought into line with current technology and international type-approval requirements.
29 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2024 vpPassed
Sharing atomic defence information with NATO
Finland will accede to the ATOMAL agreement between NATO member states, which enables the sharing and receipt of classified atomic defence information. The agreement will help Finland prepare better for nuclear threats and participate fully in NATO's collective defence planning.
29 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2024 vpPassed
Revising the Finland–France tax treaty
Finland and France are revising their bilateral income tax treaty to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion. The reform replaces an outdated treaty dating from 1970.
12 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2022 vpPassed
Enacting the EU-Qatar aviation agreement
Finland will approve the air transport agreement between the EU and Qatar. The agreement will open aviation markets between the countries and harmonise aviation rules.
19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2023 vpPassed
Convention against workplace violence and harassment
Finland is to approve the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention protecting employees and others in the world of work from violence and harassment. The convention obliges the state and employers to prevent inappropriate conduct in working life and to strengthen legal remedies for victims.
21 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Confirming legal status of NATO forces
Finland will implement the agreements on the legal status of NATO forces and military headquarters. They establish rules for allied troops visiting Finland and for Finnish soldiers deployed abroad.
20 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2023 vpPassed
Protecting defence inventions and technical data
Finland will implement NATO agreements that safeguard the secrecy of defence-related inventions and the protection of technical information between member states. The agreements will make it possible to file secret patent applications and facilitate the exchange of confidential technological information among allies.
1 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Raising nuclear power plant liability
The liability of nuclear power plants to be covered by insurance in the event of an accident will be increased significantly. At the same time, liability amounts for other nuclear installations and transport of nuclear materials will be clarified, and a state guarantee will be enabled to compensate for long-term personal injuries.
23 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2023 vpPassed
Facilitating youth mobility with Canada
Finland and Canada will introduce an agreement facilitating opportunities for young people to travel, work and complete traineeships in the other country. Under the arrangement, young people aged 18 to 35 can receive a temporary residence permit for up to one year.
15 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2023 vpPassed
Continuing North Calotte labour market training
Finland will continue joint Nordic labour market training at the North Calotte Education Foundation in 2024–2027. The agreement ensures that Finnish students have the opportunity to complete vocational education and training in Sweden.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2023 vpPassed
Streamlining registration of moves with Estonia
Finland and Estonia will begin exchanging population register data electronically, meaning that persons moving between the countries will not need to submit the same certificates separately to both countries. At the same time, it ensures that a person can have a permanent place of residence in only one country at a time.
1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 22/2023 vpPassed
Protecting classified information with the Netherlands
Finland and the Netherlands will agree on common rules to protect classified information exchanged between the two countries. The arrangement will enable the secure transfer of sensitive information between authorities and companies.
1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2023 vpPassed
Repealing intra-EU investment protection acts
Finland will repeal the old bilateral investment protection agreements with eleven EU countries. Investments between these countries will be protected directly through EU law and ordinary courts.
29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Transport safety rules for maritime workers
Dedicated safety rules will be established for the transport by ship of industrial personnel working at sea, such as those constructing wind farms. Workers will no longer be equated with ordinary ship passengers, allowing for transport requirements better suited to their skills.
3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2021 vpPassed
Social security agreement between Finland and Japan
Finland and Japan are introducing a social security agreement that clarifies pension and unemployment insurance for workers moving between the two countries. Workers and companies will avoid double insurance contributions, and pension entitlements accrued from one country to the other will be secured.
19 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 290/2018 vpPassed
Enabling regional gas markets
Natural gas trade between Finland and the Baltic States would be facilitated by allowing the removal of transmission tariffs on the interconnector pipeline between the countries when the market opens. At the same time, regulation of distribution tariffs for electricity generation connected to high-voltage distribution networks would be enabled to improve competitive conditions.
12 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2023 vpPassed
Implementing NATO's information security agreement
Finland will accede to the information security agreement between NATO member states and implement the defence alliance's shared security regulations. At the same time, Finland's previous bilateral information security arrangements with NATO from the partnership era will be terminated.
21 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 179/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Broadening recognition of foreign driving licences
Driving licences issued by all states recognised by Finland will be accepted for driving in mainland Finland. The right to drive will be valid for up to one year from entry into the population register.
13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 128/2017 vpPassed
Facilitating employment for diplomats' family members
Family members of staff at the diplomatic missions of Finland, South Africa and India will be able to engage in gainful employment in their host country without giving up their diplomatic status. A work permit will be granted without a labour market test, and employment will be subject to the host country's laws as well as its tax and social security system.
1 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote