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- HE 16/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Extending Kanta service transition periods
Health and social services providers will be given additional time to implement the new obligations of Kanta services. At the same time, the transfer of patient data between treatment facilities will be clarified and hospital social workers' right of access to information from Kela (the Social Insurance Institution) will be improved.
23 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Supervision of online platforms and digital services
Official oversight will be established in Finland to ensure compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act by internet intermediary services and online platforms. Authorities will monitor matters such as the transparency of online services, user protection, and the handling of illegal content.
19 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 215/2026 vpIn progress
Establishing a water management data repository
Official data on water resources, water services, dam safety and floods will be compiled into a statutory water management data repository. At the same time, authorities will be granted the right to obtain flood damage compensation data from insurance companies for anticipating and managing flood risks.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 246/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming client data and medication lists
Rules on the processing of client data in health and social services will be compiled into a single new act and aligned with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The reform will also enable the introduction of an up-to-date national medication list.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 267/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Business Finland and job seeking
The division of responsibilities between the Business Finland company and the funding agency will be clarified, and public administrative tasks will be transferred to the funding agency, which operates as an authority. At the same time, foreign jobseekers will be enabled to create a profile on Job Market Finland without Finnish strong electronic identification.
6 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 72/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating research use of statistical data
An official researcher and data service will be created for Statistics Finland, through which researchers and authorities can access datasets more quickly and extensively. At the same time, Statistics Finland's rights to collect data from various registers will be expanded.
18 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 254/2022 vpLapsed
Increasing transparency in election funding
Oversight and disclosure requirements for election and political party funding will be tightened to enhance transparency. In addition, the minimum age for signing a European citizens' initiative will be lowered to 16, and the rules on candidate selection for parties will be made more flexible.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 139/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up law enforcement information exchange
Information exchange between the Finnish police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard and authorities in other EU countries will be harmonised and expedited. The authorities will gain access to a centralised system and stricter time limits for the disclosure of criminal information.
12 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 222/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Tighter controls on foreign property acquisitions
Monitoring of real estate transactions by entities from outside the EU and EEA will be tightened to protect national security. At the same time, the state's right of pre-emption near strategic sites will be strengthened and the authorities' rights to access information will be expanded.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 84/2024 vpPassed
Enhancing food market supervision and transparency
The rights of the Food Market Ombudsman to obtain information from grocery trade operators and public contracting entities will be expanded to monitor market functioning. At the same time, prohibitions on cancelling food orders and on unjustified payments will be clarified to improve the position of primary producers.
28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 89/2024 vpPassed
Expanding access to built environment data
Several central government authorities would be granted the right to retrieve confidential information required for performing their duties from the built environment information system. The change would ensure a smooth flow of information between authorities as the methods for delivering building data change.
12 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 184/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring smoke alarm responsibility to building owners
Procurement and maintenance of smoke alarms in dwellings will be transferred from residents to building owners, such as housing companies. At the same time, the leadership of rescue operations, situational picture activities, and authorities' supervisory duties will be clarified.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in pensions and grant cover
Viewing an earnings-related pension record online will replace posting a paper record for three years, and grant recipients will be able to adjust their pension cover during a grant period if their work situation changes. At the same time, employers' liability for disability pensions from short employment relationships will be eased.
24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2023 vpPassed
Extending municipal access to integration data
Municipalities will receive the right to request information from wellbeing services counties on their integration costs for 2021. This will allow municipalities to apply retroactively for state compensation for health and social services organised in that year.
20 Sep 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising private early childhood education licensing
The licensing and registration procedure for private day-care centres will become electronic and transfer to a new register of service providers. Authorities will obtain the information concerning operating conditions directly from other authorities.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 273/2022 vpLapsed
Increasing openness of criminal case documents
Citizens and the media will have broader access to information on decisions taken by the police and prosecutors. The grounds in criminal case documents will become more public if disclosing the information is unlikely to cause harm or suffering to the parties involved.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 247/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming data protection for biobanks
The processing of personal data by biobanks will be brought into line with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Consent will still be required to provide a sample, but the processing of data in a biobank will be based on the public interest.
14 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising built environment data
A national digital information system will be created in Finland to bring together information on land use planning and building in one single place. Plans and plot divisions will be drawn up in a standardised, machine-readable data model format.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2017 vpPassed
Allowing intelligence activities in the Constitution
The Constitution would be amended so that the secrecy of confidential communications can be restricted to protect national security and monitor military activities. The amendment creates the legal basis for enacting new civilian and military intelligence legislation.
3 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lakiehdotuksen jättäminen lepäämään / Lakiehdotuksen julistaminen kiireelliseksi (Tapani Töllin ehdotus)
13 jaa178 ei - HE 221/2021 vpPassed
Extending accounting obligations to foreign companies
Foreign companies operating in Finland or managed from Finland will be required to keep accounting records. The change aims to facilitate the fight against the shadow economy and improve authorities' access to information.
22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote