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- HE 80/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Securing medicine availability during disruptions
The authorities will receive permanent powers to restrict and target the sale and distribution of medicines during severe supply disruptions. The reform will prevent hoarding of medicines and ensure an adequate supply of critical medicines for all patients.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Improving unemployment exempt amount and mobility allowance
Unemployed people will be able to earn more than before without their unemployment benefit being reduced. In addition, the mobility allowance intended for taking up full-time work will be granted on the basis of a shorter commute.
4 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reopening restaurants with coronavirus restrictions
Restaurants and cafés will be allowed to reopen their doors to customers from the beginning of June. However, restrictions will be placed on customer numbers, opening hours and hygiene to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
29 May 2020 · 7 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sheikki Laakso
31 jaa19 ei - HE 61/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up unemployment benefit payments
The processing and payment of unemployment benefit applications will be temporarily streamlined to clear the application backlog caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Benefits can be paid in advance for longer than before, and the means test for the labour market subsidy as well as certain adjustment rules will be waived for a fixed period.
6 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2020 vpPassed
Temporary support for unpaid coronavirus absences
Temporary support will be paid to employees who have had to take unpaid leave to care for a young child at home due to coronavirus recommendations. The support will also be available to employees arriving in Finland from abroad who are absent from work without pay because of a two-week quarantine.
27 Apr 2020 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
31 jaa19 ei - HE 234/2021 vpPassed
Waiving supervisory fees for tour operators
Travel agencies and other travel organisers will not be charged supervisory and insolvency protection fees for 2021. The change will support the financial situation of businesses in the sector that have suffered from coronavirus restrictions.
4 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating foreign employment in critical sectors
All third-country nationals legally residing in Finland will be granted the right to work in sectors critical to security of supply. Working in these roles will be permitted regardless of the type of existing permit until the end of 2020.
14 Apr 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Riikka Purra
30 jaa19 ei - HE 38/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily improving unemployment security
Unemployment benefits will be paid from the very start of unemployment or lay-off without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the work requirement for receiving earnings-related daily allowance will be halved, and lay-offs will not count towards the maximum duration of the daily allowance.
9 Apr 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
30 jaa11 ei - HE 40/2020 vpPassed
Remote participation in unemployment fund meetings
Participants will be able to attend unemployment fund meetings via a remote connection. The change will enable official fund meetings to be held without participants having to arrive physically at the same location.
7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2020 vpPassed
Temporary reduction in employer pension contributions
Private sector employers' earnings-related pension contributions will be reduced temporarily to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. The reduction will be compensated by increasing employer contributions correspondingly in 2022–2025.
7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 242/2021 vpPassed
Easing access to infectious disease allowance
An employee infected with the coronavirus or a parent caring for an ill child can receive infectious disease allowance on the basis of a regular medical certificate without an official isolation order. Annual leave accrues during the period of absence as normal.
17 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementary budget for 2020
The supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
27 Mar 2020 · 3 votes - HE 233/2021 vpPassed
Exempting coronavirus home tests from VAT
Coronavirus home tests will be temporarily exempt from value added tax (VAT) for 2022. The aim of the amendment is to lower the price of tests and encourage people to get tested.
29 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 183/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining military and non-military service
Conscripts will have to begin their military service no later than the year in which they turn 29. At the same time, call-ups will be streamlined and repeated call-up orders will be abolished in cases where a court has dismissed charges of refusal to perform service.
26 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2017 vpPassed
Statutory reporting of biological hazards
Employers' obligation to report the spread of dangerous biological agents and keep records of exposed employees will be incorporated directly into law. The amendment clarifies the legislation, but does not introduce significant new practical obligations.
12 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Covid certificates and testing for travellers
Passengers arriving in Finland will be required to present a certificate of covid-19 vaccination, recovery from the disease, or a negative test result. If a passenger does not have a certificate, they must take a covid-19 test upon arrival and, if necessary, a second test later.
2 Jul 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Vote
31 jaa18 ei - HE 86/2021 vpPassed
Extending entrepreneurs' temporary labour market subsidy
Entrepreneurs' right to receive labour market subsidy due to the pandemic would be extended until the end of September 2021. The subsidy can be received without closing down business activities if work or income has decreased because of the coronavirus situation.
11 Jun 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen
31 jaa21 ei - HE 59/2021 vpPassed
Extending business debt collection protections
Temporary price caps on debt collection costs for businesses will be extended until the end of April 2022 to ease payment difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. At the same time, the use of a demand for payment under threat of publication (a draft) will be restricted and the response time for it will be extended.
10 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 73/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending restrictions and easing outdoor events
Restrictions intended to prevent the coronavirus and the powers of authorities will be extended until the end of 2021. At the same time, organising outdoor events and recreational activities will be made easier by dropping the two-metre physical distancing requirement that applied to outdoor spaces.
31 May 2021 · 20 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Mia Laiho, lausumaehdotus 9
30 jaa13 ei - HE 37/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Closure compensation for small businesses
Small businesses forced to close their premises by official order will receive state compensation for their losses. The support will compensate businesses for wage costs and other inflexible costs during the closure period.
9 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote