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Topic recruitment of employees8
  1. HE 239/2026 vpIn progress

    Reorganising KEHA Centre duties

    The state will cut duties related to employment services at the KEHA Centre and transfer some services to other authorities. Municipalities will be more independently responsible for advising jobseekers and for their own training, while international recruitment will be centralised at Business Finland.

    14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 179/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Protected periods for work-based residence permits

    People living in Finland on a work-based residence permit will have a protected period of three or six months to find a new job if they become unemployed, before the permit can be cancelled. In addition, employers will be obliged to notify the authorities of the termination of employment, and workers will also be permitted to work in labour shortage sectors.

    11 Apr 2025 · 3 votes
    95 jaa
    74 ei
  3. HE 219/2024 vpPassed

    Tougher penalties for street gang crime

    More severe penalties will be imposed for offences linked to the activities of street gangs and for humiliating violence. In addition, using a child under 15 years of age to commit an offence will be made a distinct punishable offence.

    23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. 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
  5. HE 4/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Criminal record checks in short-term employment

    Employers will be able to check the criminal background of persons working with children also in employment relationships lasting under three months. Requesting a criminal record extract will be based on the employer's own discretion and risk assessment, and will not be mandatory.

    8 Jun 2021 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · Mietintö / Jukka Mäkynen

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  6. HE 160/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Recruitment subsidy trial for first employee

    A trial of a new financial subsidy for hiring a first external employee will be organised for sole traders and small enterprises. The trial will examine whether partially reimbursing wage costs promotes business growth and employment.

    16 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 59/2022 vpPassed

    Free recruitment coaching for small businesses

    The public employment services (TE services) will begin offering companies free coaching on hiring employees and acting as an employer. The service will lower the threshold especially for small businesses to recruit their first employees.

    27 May 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 112/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Civilian crisis management recruitment and leave

    The statutory right to leave of absence for public sector employees participating in civilian crisis management will be limited to a maximum of three years over a five-year period. At the same time, certain posts can be reserved exclusively for first-time applicants in order to broaden the pool of experts.

    19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote