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10 bills

Topic labour immigration10
  1. HE 80/2026 vpIn progress

    Better protection for exploited foreign workers

    A foreign worker would be allowed to seek new employment for three months longer before their residence permit is revoked if their working conditions have involved exploitation. At the same time, processing times for residence permit applications and employers' notification obligations would be clarified.

    6 Oct 2026 · 1 vote
    142 jaa
    20 ei
  2. HE 216/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming the start-up permit process

    The residence permit procedure for foreign start-up entrepreneurs will be integrated into an application subject to a fee, and Business Finland will assess business activities directly in the immigration administration's information system. Conventional foreign entrepreneurs will no longer be required to register a company in Finland before their first residence permit is granted.

    6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 68/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Minimum salary for worker residence permits

    A new monthly minimum salary threshold of 1,600 euros will be set for workers arriving in Finland on a residence permit for an employed person. A residence permit can no longer be granted for work where the monthly salary paid falls below this threshold.

    20 Nov 2024 · 6 votes
    91 jaa
    68 ei
  4. HE 232/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Easing residence permits for students and researchers

    Students from outside the EU and EEA will be granted a residence permit for the entire duration of their studies at once. The post-graduation or post-research residence permit for jobseeking and starting a business will be extended to two years.

    8 Apr 2022 · 3 votes
    90 jaa
    58 ei
  5. HE 114/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Faster processing of work-based residence permits

    Applying for residence permits based on employment and entrepreneurship will become faster and smoother, with the target of an average processing time of one month. Reliable employers will be able to apply for certification, which will lighten and speed up permit processes for their employees.

    15 Feb 2023 · 1 vote
    113 jaa
    37 ei
  6. HE 6/2024 vpPassed

    Easing EU Blue Card conditions

    Conditions for the EU residence permit for highly educated individuals and specialists, known as the EU Blue Card, will be eased. The salary threshold required to obtain the permit will be lowered, and the movement of workers between EU Member States will be streamlined.

    17 Apr 2024 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lakiehdotus 1, 9 §, mietintö /Hanna Räsänen

    99 jaa
    82 ei
  7. 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
  8. HE 253/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Tackling the exploitation of foreign labour

    A foreign worker exploited in their employment would be able to change employers freely or receive an extended permit for one year to seek new work. At the same time, employers guilty of abuses could be barred from recruiting foreign workers for a fixed period.

    11 Jun 2021 · 7 votes
    43 jaa
    10 ei
  9. HE 276/2022 vpLapsed

    Introducing administrative review for work permits

    Applicants will be able to request an administrative review free of charge directly from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) for decisions concerning certain work-based residence permits and the EU Blue Card. The amendment will enable automated processing of applications and speed up the issuance of permit decisions.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
  10. HE 122/2021 vpPassed

    Faster entry for specialists and startups

    A new long-term D visa will be introduced in Finland for specialists, startup entrepreneurs and their family members. The visa will enable them to travel to Finland and start work immediately after being granted a residence permit, without waiting for the residence permit card to arrive.

    14 Dec 2021 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas 2

    117 jaa
    30 ei