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- HE 51/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising tuition fees for non-EU students
Tuition fees for higher education students from outside the EU and EEA will have to cover the actual costs of education, and an application fee of 100 euros will be introduced for them. In addition, avoiding tuition fees by changing residence permit grounds will be prevented, and protection for students participating in commissioned education will be improved.
15 Nov 2024 · 3 votes103 jaa45 ei - HE 146/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Economic considerations in labour dispute mediation
The National Conciliator and the conciliation board for labour disputes will be required to take into account the overall interest of the national economy and the functioning of wage formation in their conciliation work and settlement proposals. The National Conciliator or a conciliator appointed by them will also chair the conciliation board.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote107 jaa90 ei - HE 119/2024 vpPassed
Introducing emissions trading for fuel distribution
A new emissions trading system for the distribution of fossil fuels will be introduced in Finland, covering road transport, individual heating of buildings, industry and off-road machinery. Fuel distributors must purchase emission allowances for the fossil fuels they sell, which will raise fuel prices for end users.
17 Dec 2024 · 5 votes154 jaa16 ei - HE 17/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Ending tax relief for voluntary pension saving
The right to deduct contributions to voluntary pension insurance policies and long-term saving agreements for tax purposes will be abolished entirely. Contributions paid into such agreements can no longer be deducted from income in taxation.
9 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 164/2024 vpPassed
Linking agricultural subsidies to working conditions
Receipt of agricultural subsidies will be linked to compliance with employees' working conditions and occupational safety from the beginning of 2025. In addition, national aid for crop production can be paid in advance earlier than at present.
13 Dec 2024 · 1 vote155 jaa14 ei - HE 75/2025 vpPassed
Raising reserve age limit to 65
The upper age limit for liability for military service and membership of the reserve will rise from 60 to 65 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for participating in voluntary national defence activities will be removed.
10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening and expanding energy efficiency obligations
Energy saving and reporting obligations for the public sector and energy-intensive companies will be tightened. At the same time, contractual protection for district heating and cooling customers will be improved, and the utilisation of waste heat will be promoted.
9 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 55/2023 vpPassed
Retaining the 14-day care guarantee
The maximum waiting time for access to non-urgent primary healthcare medical treatment will be kept at 14 days. The previously planned seven-day care guarantee will be abandoned due to healthcare staff shortages.
1 Dec 2023 · 6 votes118 jaa56 ei - HE 103/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Additional preparatory year and fee increases
Children with an immigrant background will be given the option of a second year of supplementary instruction preparing for basic education to support language learning, but preparatory education will be restricted to those born abroad. At the same time, maximum fees for morning and afternoon activities for school children will be increased and linked to an index.
5 Dec 2025 · 8 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion 48
90 jaa77 ei - HE 123/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting sickness and rehabilitation allowances
Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances will be cut for those earning more than 27,633 euros a year, and health insurance contribution liabilities will be transferred from the central government to employers and insured persons. The changes will strengthen central and local government finances, and they will apply from 1 January 2025.
28 Nov 2024 · 1 vote116 jaa51 ei - HE 201/2026 vpIn progress
Tightening conditions for state-subsidised rental housing
Rules on state-subsidised rental housing will be tightened so that housing is better targeted at low-income people who need it the most. Transferring a tenancy to a family member or subletting an apartment will require the landlord's permission, and short-term letting of an apartment will be prohibited completely.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 177/2026 vpIn progress
Comprehensive reform of student financial aid
The Student Financial Aid Act would be replaced by a new Act on Student Benefits, reforming student grants and loan terms. Among other things, the reform would increase the study grant for families with multiple children, remove student loans for minors living with their parents, and change the terms of the student loan compensation.
1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 66/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling regional passenger train procurement
Municipalities and regional actors will be able to organise and tender subsidised passenger train services in their area. Responsibility for procuring state rail transport will transfer to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), and the regulatory body supervising the market to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV).
24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 188/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up criminal proceedings
The handling of criminal cases will be streamlined and expedited across the entire criminal process chain, from pre-trial investigation to court. More criminal cases can be resolved in written proceedings without an oral hearing or in the absence of the defendant.
9 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2025 vpPassed
Lowering the reduced VAT rate
The value added tax (VAT) on food, restaurant services, medicines, public transport, and cultural and sports services will decrease from 14 per cent to 13.5 per cent at the start of 2026. The tax cut may slightly reduce consumer prices for these goods and services.
2 Dec 2025 · 6 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
114 jaa53 ei - HE 105/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing daycare-specific equality plans
Daycare centres and other early childhood education and care units will no longer be required to draw up their own separate equality plans. A municipality or private early childhood education and care provider will be able to draw up a single joint plan for all its units.
19 Nov 2024 · 1 vote108 jaa53 ei - HE 179/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Protected periods for work-based residence permits
People living in Finland on a work-based residence permit will have a protected period of three or six months to find a new job if they become unemployed, before the permit can be cancelled. In addition, employers will be obliged to notify the authorities of the termination of employment, and workers will also be permitted to work in labour shortage sectors.
11 Apr 2025 · 3 votes95 jaa74 ei - 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.
24 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting nicotine pouch sales and use
Nicotine pouches will be brought under the scope of the Tobacco Act, making their retail sale subject to a licence and introducing a maximum nicotine limit. Only mint and menthol flavours will be permitted in the products, and the possession of all tobacco substitutes will be prohibited for persons under 18 years of age.
15 May 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
84 jaa70 ei - HE 188/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing ARA and transferring tasks
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) will be abolished as a separate agency, and its duties will be transferred to a new Centre for State-subsidised Housing Construction established under the Ministry of the Environment. From 1 March 2025, the new centre will be responsible for granting state housing subsidies, supervising the housing stock, and carrying out the agency's other statutory responsibilities.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote98 jaa72 ei