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- HE 92/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying criteria for disability services
A provision will be added to the Disability Services Act to help distinguish the need for assistance typical of a stage of life from a specific need for support resulting from a disability. Disability services will be granted in situations where the need for support differs from that typical of people of the same age and general social services are insufficient.
16 Dec 2025 · 6 votes93 jaa70 ei - HE 198/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing information exchange between authorities
Authorities will be able to exchange information more extensively than at present and on their own initiative to combat organised crime, work-related exploitation and the grey economy. The reform will speed up action against abuses and improve prison safety.
12 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - 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 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 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 At the same time, the Act on Rehabilitative Work Activities will be repealed and certain client fees for social services will be raised.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 87/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining health and social data permits
The use of health and social data in scientific research will be facilitated and accelerated by dismantling regulatory obstacles in permit procedures. Researchers will be able to deal either centrally through the Social and Health Data Permit Authority Findata or apply for permits directly from data controllers.
24 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - 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 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 122/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting access to disability services
The scope of application of the Act on Disability Services is specified so that special services will be granted only if basic social services are insufficient and the need for assistance differs from what is typical for the person's stage of life. Whether a service is free of charge will no longer affect the act under which assistance is granted.
18 Dec 2024 · 6 votes130 jaa67 ei - HE 200/2026 vpIn progress
Regulating technology and monitoring in social services
The proposal sets clear rules for the conditions under which monitoring devices, sensors and remote connections can be used in social services. The aim is to improve client safety and care while safeguarding client privacy and the right to self-determination.
8 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
93 jaa81 ei - HE 132/2024 vpPassed
Broadening substitute social worker eligibility
A person who holds a relevant higher education degree in social services or social sciences and has completed basic and intermediate studies in social work may also serve as a substitute social worker. The reform will ease the shortage of staff in the social services sector and in child welfare in particular.
22 Nov 2024 · 1 vote95 jaa67 ei - HE 78/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening financial steering of wellbeing services counties
The state will introduce an anticipatory financial steering procedure for wellbeing services counties whose financial management is at risk. At the same time, the threshold for initiating an assessment procedure for a wellbeing services county will be lowered, and the possibility of examining mergers of counties will be accelerated.
18 Dec 2024 · 5 votes106 jaa90 ei - HE 167/2026 vpIn progress
Duty to report threats of violence
Health and social services personnel must notify the police, notwithstanding confidentiality provisions, if someone is in danger of being subjected to serious violence. In addition, an employer may file a criminal complaint regarding violence or threats made against an employee in work duties at the employee's request.
13 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
93 jaa69 ei - 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 - HE 94/2024 vpPassed
Permanent patient data sharing in Uusimaa
The wellbeing services counties of Uusimaa, the City of Helsinki and the HUS Group will continue to be permitted to disclose patient data to one another to the extent required for treatment, unless the patient has prohibited this. The procedure, which has been in force temporarily, will be made permanent by law.
3 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 210/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing health and social services preparedness
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the wellbeing services counties maintaining university hospitals would be granted powers to lead health and social services during extensive disruptions and states of emergency. At the same time, a national preparedness group would be established to support decision-making and the transfer of resources between areas.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 131/2024 vpPassed
Therapy guarantee for children and young people
Children and young people under the age of 23 will be guaranteed rapid and free access to short-term psychotherapy or other psychosocial treatment and support for mental health in primary-level services. Treatment or social welfare support must be started no later than 28 days or one month after the need has been identified.
17 Dec 2024 · 10 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anna Kontula 3
111 jaa57 ei - HE 33/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Pilot collection of subsidised transport data
A pilot will be launched in Northern Finland to bring together data on passenger transport reimbursed by wellbeing services counties and Kela (the Social Insurance Institution). The data will be used to explore possibilities to combine rides and save costs, but services for passengers will remain unchanged during the pilot.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 181/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining health and social services supervision
The proposal extends the possibility for sole health and social services entrepreneurs to start operating before a registration decision is issued and postpones the registration of public providers until 2032. In addition, service providers are required to ensure sufficient language proficiency among their staff.
6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 112/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending healthcare rights for undocumented migrants
Undocumented migrants and foreign nationals in a comparable situation will be guaranteed the right to necessary public healthcare services in addition to urgent care. Minors will be provided with the same healthcare services as children permanently resident in Finland.
7 Dec 2022 · 2 votes79 jaa70 ei