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  1. HE 68/2026 vpPassed

    Extending coeliac and care allowances

    Children under 18 with coeliac disease will receive Kela's basic disability allowance, and parents of a severely ill child will be able to receive special care allowance until the child's 18th birthday. In addition, the medical statement requirements for applying for disability benefits will be eased.

    7 Oct 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 150/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving pregnancy and organ donor benefits

    Pregnant women will be eligible to receive special pregnancy allowance more often and also on a partial basis if working conditions endanger their health and no alternative work is available. Donors of organs, tissues or cells will be fully compensated for loss of earnings resulting from the procedure.

    18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 114/2025 vpPassed

    Permanent price caps for Kela taxis

    Maximum price regulation for taxi journeys reimbursed by Kela will be made permanent from the start of 2027. The change will ensure equal access to care for patients and keep travel costs predictable.

    19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 185/2026 vpIn progress

    Introducing new healthcare client fees

    New client fees will be introduced in public healthcare for demanding examinations and procedures, as well as for services related to deceased persons. At the same time, existing client fees will be increased, and central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be cut.

    29 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  5. HE 230/2021 vpPassed

    COVID-19 vaccine requirement in healthcare

    Health and social services workers will be required to have COVID-19 vaccination or protection conferred by prior illness if they work in close contact with clients or patients belonging to risk groups. Employers may check employees' health data and, if necessary, suspend the payment of wages if an employee does not have the required protection and no other work is available.

    29 Dec 2021 · 4 votes
    107 jaa
    32 ei
  6. HE 86/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving military preparedness in healthcare

    A duty will be laid down for wellbeing services counties to prepare for military threats and to support the Finnish Defence Forces and NATO with healthcare services. The state will reimburse wellbeing services counties in full for the costs of the new preparedness duties.

    14 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 15/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing mandatory health checks and disclosure

    Authorities and communicable disease control physicians will be able to order individuals or groups of people to undergo mandatory health checks to prevent the spread of a generally hazardous communicable disease. At the same time, persons exposed to infection or infected will be required to disclose their contact details to healthcare professionals.

    24 Mar 2021 · 13 votes

    Closest vote · 89 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho

    31 jaa
    20 ei
  8. HE 151/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Free police assistance for child welfare

    Executive assistance provided by the police will be made free of charge in child welfare and urgent social welfare duties. Executive assistance can also be provided free of charge to individuals in a vulnerable position, such as victims of domestic violence.

    30 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 138/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving reimbursements for medical care abroad

    Finns will receive higher reimbursements for healthcare obtained in another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Reimbursement will be paid at the same level as what equivalent care would have cost in the domestic public healthcare system.

    15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 128/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Halving medicine reimbursement savings in 2016

    Planned savings in medicine reimbursements for 2016 would be reduced from 50 million euros to 25 million euros. The savings would be divided equally between increases in medicine users' copayments and fees levied on pharmaceutical sector businesses.

    15 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 48/2015 vpPassed

    Civilian oversight of Defence Forces healthcare

    Healthcare organised by the Finnish Defence Forces will be transferred to the supervision of Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) and the Regional State Administrative Agency. The change would align the supervision of Finnish Defence Forces healthcare with that of other healthcare services.

    1 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote