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36 bills
- 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 - HE 16/2017 vpLapsed
Transferring rescue services to regions
The responsibility for organising rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to the regions to be established from 1 January 2019. At the same time, central government steering will be strengthened and rescue departments' opportunity to continue providing emergency medical services will be safeguarded.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 68/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing competition oversight and competitive neutrality
Public bodies will be required to keep separate accounts for their commercial activities on the market in order to safeguard fair competition. At the same time, the powers of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) in inspections and the exchange of information between authorities will be improved.
17 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring rescue services to regions
Responsibility for organising rescue services will transfer from municipalities to regions from the beginning of 2021. At the same time, vocational qualification training in the rescue sector and the organisation of regional national defence courses will be centralised nationally at the Emergency Services Academy Finland.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 93/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring employment and business services to regions
Public employment and business services as well as business subsidies will be transferred from the central government to the regions to be established and restructured into growth services. At the same time, private service providers will be enabled to play a broader role in organising jobseekers' service processes.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 35/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring employment and business services to regions
Employment and economic development services and regional development tasks will be transferred from central government and regional councils to the new regions from the beginning of 2020. The services will transition to a multi-provider model where jobseekers and businesses can also choose services from private providers.
18 Apr 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen, puhemiesneuvosto / Mäkisalo-Ropponen
104 jaa55 ei - HE 14/2018 vpLapsed
Regional duty transfers and new agency
Duties of the state and municipalities will be transferred to new self-governing regions and to the State Licensing and Supervisory Agency to be established. The reform brings together the licensing and supervisory duties of the current Regional State Administrative Agencies, Valvira and the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) into a single agency.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 289/2018 vpLapsed
Transferring transport duties to regions
The transport duties and staff of the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) will be divided between the regions to be established, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and the traffic control company. Regions will become responsible for regional road maintenance and public transport, but ownership of the highway network will remain with the state.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 96/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming integration services and responsibilities
Immigrant integration services will be reformed and aligned with regional administration and health and social services. Primary responsibility for regional integration and employment services will be transferred to the regions, while municipalities will continue to be responsible for local basic services.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 57/2017 vpLapsed
Supplementing the funding system for regions
A uniform central government funding model will be created for other duties transferring to the regions, such as business and rural services. At the same time, it will be ensured that central government grants awarded for premises are not clawed back from municipalities due to changes in premises caused by the reform.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 294/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming non-military service rules and compensation
A person who has applied for supplementary service can return to the Finnish Defence Forces reserve without an age limit if they have not yet started their service. In addition, accommodation allowances paid to non-military service places will be increased and procedures during states of emergency clarified.
8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring road management to regions
The maintenance of highways, transport system planning and the organisation of public transport will be transferred from the abolished ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the new regions and partly to the Finnish Transport Agency. The state will retain ownership of highways and steer road management through separate funding and agreements.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2019 vpPassed
New development funding for regional projects
A new funding instrument will be created for regional councils to support regional development projects. The funding will promote the vitality, sustainable growth and economic renewal of regions and cities.
29 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 311/2018 vpLapsed
Organising emergency medical services in regions
Emergency medical services will be transferred to the responsibility of regions as part of the health and social services reform. A national Päivystysapu helpline will be established for citizens alongside the emergency number.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 297/2018 vpLapsed
Abolishing Kela reimbursements for private care
Kela reimbursements for private doctors, dental care and patient transport will be abolished. The corresponding public funding will be transferred to the future regions as part of the health and social services reform.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 44/2017 vpLapsed
Safeguarding Sámi language rights
The Sámi Language Act will be amended so that the linguistic and cultural rights of the Sámi are preserved in connection with the health and social services and regional government reform. At the same time, the reference to the definition of a Sámi in the Act on the Sámi Parliament will be removed from the act so that the right to conduct business in Sámi does not depend on an official register definition.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 15/2017 vpLapsed
Regionalising health and social services
Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 18 new self-governing regions. At the same time, municipal taxation will be reduced and central government taxation increased to fund the services.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 320/2018 vpPassed
Reforming Åland's funding system
The financial and funding system between Åland and the central government will be reformed to make it more flexible. Key central government taxes collected from Åland will be returned to the region more directly than before, and central government funding will take demographic trends into account.
28 Feb 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · 47 §, mietintö / Leena Meri
159 jaa15 ei - HE 138/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Securing rescue services amendments
Legislative amendments concerning rescue services will be separated from the delayed regional reform. This will allow reforms concerning oil spill response, training for contract fire brigade personnel and civil defence shelters to enter into force right from the beginning of 2019.
13 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Bringing forward the Private Roads Act
The new Private Roads Act will enter into force at the start of 2019, a year earlier than planned. The abolished duties of municipal road boards and the distribution of state subsidies will be transferred to the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
21 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote