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- HE 59/2023 vpPassed
Reforming student healthcare fees and funding
Higher education students from another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom will be exempt from the student healthcare fee, and the costs of their treatment will be billed to their home country. At the same time, the due dates of the healthcare fee for all higher education students will be postponed so that Kela has time to provide advance information about the fee.
1 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, valiokunnan ehdotus / Laura Meriluoto
85 jaa68 ei - HE 30/2023 vpPassed
Establishing the legal services agency
The administration of legal aid, public guardianship, and financial and debt counselling will be brought together under a new nationwide Legal Services Agency. Customer service and local offices will remain unchanged across the country.
1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 23/2023 vpPassed
Streamlining registration of moves with Estonia
Finland and Estonia will begin exchanging population register data electronically, meaning that persons moving between the countries will not need to submit the same certificates separately to both countries. At the same time, it ensures that a person can have a permanent place of residence in only one country at a time.
1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2023 vpPassed
Extending halved fairway dues
The halving of the fairway dues charged on merchant vessels will continue in 2024–2027. The change will prevent an increase in maritime transport costs and support the competitiveness of the export industry.
30 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Saara Hyrkkö
142 jaa11 ei - HE 61/2023 vpPassed
Substantial reduction in unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions will be reduced substantially for 2024 for both employees and employers. The change will reduce employers' labour costs and increase wage earners' net income.
29 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 18 §, mietintö / Li Andersson
154 jaa9 ei - HE 57/2023 vpPassed
Limiting the medicine ceiling increase
The increase in the annual out-of-pocket maximum for medicine expenses, or the medicine ceiling, will be limited from the start of 2024. The change prevents index increases from accumulating into a single year as a result of the 2023 freeze.
29 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 8 §, mietintö / Ilmari Nurminen
86 jaa68 ei - HE 24/2023 vpPassed
Compiling railway station accessibility data
Accessibility data for railway stations across Finland will be compiled into a single service, making it easier for passengers to find information about station accessibility and services. At the same time, several municipalities will be incorporated into wider regional public transport areas.
29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2023 vpPassed
Retaining the increased enforcement protected portion
The temporary increase in the protected portion in enforcement will be made permanent from the beginning of 2024. This will leave debtors with more income to live on after the distraint of wages or benefits.
27 Nov 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 126/2018 vpPassed
Freezing index increases in education and culture
Index increases to central government funding for education, cultural institutions, and liberal adult education will not be made in 2019. This means that central government funding received by providers will not rise with the general price level.
3 Dec 2018 · 1 vote87 jaa79 ei - HE 19/2019 vpWithdrawn
Church Act reform and streamlining administration
The legislation governing the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland will be comprehensively overhauled and the church's administration will be streamlined. The reform will enable electronic decision-making, among other things, and increase parishioners' opportunities to have an influence.
7 Sep 2022 · no votes - HE 15/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2023
The second supplementary budget for 2023, that is, amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and dissenting proposals from the opposition.
16 Nov 2023 · 22 votes - HE 110/2022 vpLapsed
Establishing a national Genome Centre
A new expert authority, the Genome Centre, will be established in Finland to guide and support the use of human genomic data in healthcare and medical research. The centre will operate as an independent unit within THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) and provide national recommendations as well as general advice.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 103/2022 vpLapsed
Introducing a border procedure for asylum applications
A border procedure will be established in Finland allowing certain asylum applications to be examined through an accelerated process directly at the border without permitting applicants to move freely within the country. The procedure may be introduced in situations involving an exceptionally large number of arrivals or instrumentalised migration.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 35/2022 vpLapsed
Clarifying the collection of employee data
An employer will be able to collect an employee's personal data during an employment relationship without separate consent if the data relates to exercising statutory rights or fulfilling statutory obligations. In other situations, such as recruitment, obtaining data from other sources will still require the employee's consent.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 65/2020 vpPassed
Expanding asylum seekers' right to work
Asylum seekers already in Finland will be granted the right to work in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries immediately without a waiting period. Work can continue despite a refusal-of-entry decision for as long as the person is covered by reception services.
11 Jun 2020 · 5 votes43 jaa11 ei - HE 17/2023 vpPassed
Updating non-military service places and leave
Non-military service can officially be carried out in wellbeing services counties and joint municipal authorities. In addition, persons performing non-military service will also receive the right to 12 days of parental leave when an adopted child joins the family.
3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Bank account monitoring and cryptocurrency regulation
An electronic bank and payment account monitoring system will be established in Finland to facilitate access to information by authorities and to prevent crime. At the same time, virtual currency providers will be required to register with the Financial Supervisory Authority and comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
18 Apr 2019 · 1 vote155 jaa17 ei - HE 318/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming electricity market flexibility and consumer protection
Rules will be established on the electricity market for independent demand response providers, enabling more flexible management of customers' electricity consumption on the market. At the same time, advance billing of consumers' electricity bills will be restricted and a new dispute resolution board will be established for business customers in the electricity sector.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 244/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising the Trade Register and strengthening oversight
Filing with the Trade Register will become largely mandatory in electronic format for businesses, and companies will have to confirm their details annually. At the same time, the mandatory requirement to register in the Trade Register will be abolished for most sole traders.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote