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- HE 168/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing the employer training deduction
The tax deduction for training for businesses and agricultural employers will be abolished, which is why the scope of application of the act on the development of professional competence will be narrowed. The act and the associated training compensation will apply only to public bodies and non-profit operators, such as municipalities, higher education institutions and organisations.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote130 jaa67 ei - HE 161/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming vocational education funding and steering
Funding and steering for vocational education and training will be reformed, and a pilot project will be launched giving some educational institutions greater leeway to decide on the qualifications they offer. At the same time, the learning support and special needs education received by students will be clarified and strengthened.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 7 votes150 jaa47 ei - HE 110/2024 vpPassed
Increasing central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer rate for basic municipal public services will be raised to 25.02 per cent from the beginning of 2025. The increase covers in particular the provision of public employment services (TE services) and integration duties transferred from the state to municipalities.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes18 Dec 2024 · 4 votes129 jaa67 ei - HE 29/2024 vpPassed
Shortening international protection residence permits
The duration of residence permits granted on the basis of international protection will be shortened, and the conditions for revoking protection status will be tightened. The prerequisites for staying in the country and the need for protection among recipients of asylum or subsidiary protection will be assessed more frequently than before.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes5 Nov 2024 · 2 votes111 jaa51 ei - HE 68/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying asbestos and construction safety rules
Advance notifications of asbestos demolition work will include details of worker training and respirator fit testing. At the same time, qualification requirements for crane drivers and construction divers will be transferred directly into the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded13 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Kela's governance and executive assistance
The selection procedure and terms of office of Kela's top management will change, and the institution's auditing will be transferred entirely to professional auditors. Kela will be able to provide executive assistance and IT system services to other authorities during serious disruptions.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded24 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 123/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Raising and grading soft drinks tax
The tax on soft drinks will rise and will be determined more precisely based on the sugar content of the beverage. Drinks containing high levels of sugar will see the largest price increases, but the tax on sugar-free drinks will also rise.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded28 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 119/2025 vpPassed
Increasing unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will rise at the beginning of 2026. The increases will ensure that the Employment Fund has sufficient funds to finance unemployment benefits.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes28 Nov 2025 · 1 voteOnly vote · Proposed statement
159 jaa8 ei - HE 135/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing increased unemployment benefit components
The increased components of unemployment benefits paid for participation in employment-promoting services and the increase to the mobility allowance will be abolished. At the same time, the partial labour market subsidy received by an unemployed person living with their parents will be cut.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes9 Dec 2024 · 1 vote122 jaa58 ei - HE 49/2025 vpPassed
Loan guarantees for fisheries enterprises
Enterprises in the fishing and aquaculture sectors will begin to be granted loan guarantees from an EU fund. The support will make it easier especially for start-up entrepreneurs to obtain loans for investments and working capital.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2026 vpIn progress
Cutting income tax for 2027
Taxes on labour for low- and middle-income earners will be reduced, and an index adjustment corresponding to the rise in earnings levels will be made to the income tax scale for 2027. At the same time, the tax deduction for donations will be expanded, and the payment of tax on employee stock options in unlisted companies will be deferred until the shares are sold.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded15 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 128/2025 vpPassed with amendments
User rights to device data
Consumers and businesses will gain the right to access data generated by their smart devices and share it onwards, for example with repair and maintenance services. Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will supervise compliance with the data-sharing rules and will be able to impose administrative fines for infringements.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded24 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 245/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming self-employed pension contributions
Self-employed persons will be able to choose between an overall assessment by the pension company or their actual earned income as the basis for their pension insurance income. At the same time, the fixed contribution discount for new entrepreneurs will be replaced with more flexible contribution options.
Jarmo Lindberg: Absent20 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Riitta Kaarisalon ehdotus EI
93 jaa80 ei - HE 137/2026 vpIn progress
More effective forfeiture of criminal proceeds
Authorities will be able to forfeit criminal assets to the state more easily than before. Forfeiting assets will no longer always require a conviction for a specific individual offence.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded20 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 173/2026 vpIn progress
Lowering vehicle tax on older cars
The basic tax component of vehicle tax on passenger cars and vans will be reduced by a total of 10 million euros. The reduction mainly applies to internal combustion engine cars that are at least ten years old.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded29 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 145/2024 vpPassed
Raising seafarers' service charges and ending state funding
The state will cease funding the Seamen's Service Bureau, as a result of which the service charges levied on seafarers and shipping companies will be temporarily increased for three years. At the same time, state representatives will leave the administration of the service bureau and responsibility will transfer to the labour market organisations.
Jarmo Lindberg: Yes29 Nov 2024 · 1 vote107 jaa49 ei - HE 81/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Kela's administration and operations
Kela decisions will be issued electronically to customers using its online service, and the National Audit Office of Finland will be granted the right to audit Kela's operations. In addition, Kela will be able to transfer auxiliary duties such as document sorting and mailing to private operators.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded21 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 114/2025 vpPassed
Permanent price caps for Kela taxis
Maximum price regulation for taxi journeys reimbursed by Kela will be made permanent from the start of 2027. The change will ensure equal access to care for patients and keep travel costs predictable.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 154/2025 vpPassed
Air transport agreement with Rwanda
Finland will introduce a new air transport agreement with Rwanda. The agreement will enable the development of flight connections and the air transport market between the two countries.
Jarmo Lindberg: No vote recorded18 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 54/2023 vpPassed
Postponing tighter elderly care staffing ratios
The entry into force of the staffing ratio of 0.7 staff members per client in round-the-clock care for older people will be postponed until the beginning of 2028. Until then, the current minimum ratio of 0.65 staff members per client will remain in force.
Jarmo Lindberg: Absent17 Nov 2023 · 4 votes119 jaa44 ei