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  1. HE 56/2026 vpPassed

    Cutting and reforming county funding

    Savings will be made in central government funding for wellbeing services counties, and the calculation criteria for the funding model will be reformed from 2027 onwards. The reform cuts compensation for the growth in service needs and transition balancing, while ensuring through a temporary balancing model that no county's funding falls below the previous year's level.

    25 Jun 2026 · 3 votes
    100 jaa
    75 ei
  2. HE 109/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting activation plans for rehabilitative work

    Activation plans for rehabilitative work activities will only be drawn up for unemployed persons whose primary income is social assistance. For recipients of unemployment benefits, services will be organised according to individual need through a multidisciplinary employment plan.

    17 Dec 2025 · 2 votes
    95 jaa
    76 ei
  3. HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants

    The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.

    28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
    105 jaa
    60 ei
  4. HE 129/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Easing health and social service subcontracting

    Rules on subcontracting by private providers of health and social services will be eased, and state steering of investments by wellbeing services counties will be tightened. In addition, wellbeing services counties will be obliged to monitor and report on their staffing situation in a harmonised manner.

    19 Dec 2025 · 1 vote
    122 jaa
    49 ei
  5. HE 110/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising informal and family care fees

    The minimum fee for support for informal care will be raised and the income security of commissioned family carers will be strengthened when care ends unexpectedly. The changes will enter into force at the beginning of 2026.

    4 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  6. 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 At the same time, the Act on Rehabilitative Work Activities will be repealed and certain client fees for social services will be raised.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
  7. HE 103/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Limiting municipal waste management responsibility

    Statutory municipal waste management responsibility will be limited to ordinary homes and holiday homes, leaving care homes and other housing units for health and social services to manage their waste themselves. At the same time, Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will be tasked with supervising compliance with EU battery requirements.

    17 Dec 2024 · 4 votes
    114 jaa
    56 ei
  8. HE 2/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Harmonising steering of wellbeing services counties

    The central government will harmonise the steering of wellbeing services counties and bring together the objectives and negotiations for health and social services and rescue services. The Ministry of Finance will assume primary responsibility for coordinating steering activities across different ministries.

    1 Jul 2024 · 4 votes
    97 jaa
    71 ei
  9. 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 votes
    130 jaa
    67 ei
  10. HE 70/2024 vpPassed

    Tightening funding for wellbeing services counties

    The rules governing central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be amended by introducing a graduated deductible to the retrospective adjustment and by taking changes in the level of client fees into account in the funding in advance. The amendments aim to encourage wellbeing services counties to curb the growth of costs.

    13 Dec 2024 · 6 votes
    99 jaa
    70 ei
  11. HE 219/2026 vpIn progress

    Free and anonymous distribution of naloxone

    Naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses, can be distributed free of charge and anonymously to at-risk groups and their loved ones. In addition to health and social services units, organisations carrying out substance abuse work will also be permitted to distribute the antidote.

    7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  12. HE 241/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing wellbeing services counties and the health and social services reform

    Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 21 new wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki. At the same time, the funding of services and taxation will be reformed.

    6 Jul 2022 · 84 votes
    105 jaa
    77 ei
  13. HE 187/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Easing startup for small care providers

    Sole entrepreneurs in health and social services would be able to start their operations immediately after submitting an application for registration, without waiting for an official decision. The registration obligation for public service providers would in turn be postponed by two years.

    11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 220/2022 vpPassed

    Improving assistance for trafficking victims

    Victims of trafficking will receive help and support directly based on their own needs regardless of the progress of criminal investigations. The continuation of assistance will no longer depend on whether charges are brought or a conviction is secured.

    15 Dec 2022 · 1 vote
    93 jaa
    65 ei
  15. 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
  16. HE 299/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Harmonising health and social services supervision

    Public and private providers of health and social services will come under identical supervision and a joint registration system. Commencing operations will require registration in the new nationwide Soteri register instead of applying for separate licences.

    24 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 87/2023 vpPassed

    Postponing municipal central government transfer cuts

    The reduction in central government transfers related to the health and social services reform planned for municipalities for 2024 will be mitigated and phased over later years. This will prevent sudden financial difficulties and give municipalities time to adjust.

    13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 182/2026 vpIn progress

    Comprehensive reform of child welfare

    The current legislation will be replaced by a new act that shifts the focus of support for children and families from heavy measures to early basic services. The threshold for becoming a child welfare client will be raised, and child welfare institutions may recruit their own security personnel.

    6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  19. HE 90/2026 vpIn progress

    Legislating health and social service principles

    Clear principles will be laid down in law on which treatments, examinations and services are included in publicly funded health and social services. The reform aims to improve the effectiveness of services and make choices more transparent and equal.

    2 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  20. HE 191/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming and standardising disability services

    Services for persons with various disabilities will be brought together under a new act on disability services, basing access to services on individual need for assistance rather than a medical diagnosis. The reform will strengthen the self-determination of persons with disabilities and introduce new forms of support for daily life and participation.

    20 Mar 2023 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Antero Laukkanen 4

    109 jaa
    82 ei
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