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- HE 37/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Closure compensation for small businesses
Small businesses forced to close their premises by official order will receive state compensation for their losses. The support will compensate businesses for wage costs and other inflexible costs during the closure period.
9 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing light cars for young people
Young people will have the opportunity to drive a speed-limited passenger car, known as a light car, from the age of 15 with a moped driving licence. The reform aims to improve road safety for young people by offering a safer alternative to mopeds and moped cars.
9 Jan 2019 · 1 vote167 jaa12 ei - HE 69/2022 vpPassed
Standardising investment product key information documents
Basic information on mutual funds and other investment products will be presented to investors using an EU-wide standardised key information document. The reform will make it easier to compare different investment options and remove overlapping disclosure requirements for fund management companies.
11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2022 vpPassed
Restricting reimbursement for damaged euro coins
The Bank of Finland may refuse to accept and reimburse deliberately damaged euro coins or coins in exceptionally poor condition. The change will not affect the exchange of coins worn in normal circulation.
10 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2022 vpPassed
Digital quality evaluation system for early childhood education and care
A national digital system will be established in Finland for evaluating and developing the quality of early childhood education and care. Daycare centres and other service providers can use it to evaluate their own activities and improve quality.
9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2016 vpPassed
Raising property taxes for 2017
Minimum levels and permitted ranges for property taxes will be raised from 2017. The change will increase taxation on properties, holiday homes and unbuilt building sites in several municipalities.
11 Nov 2016 · 5 votes106 jaa39 ei - HE 65/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Legislative amendments for gender-neutral marriage
Same-sex couples will be able to convert their previously registered partnership into a marriage by simple notification, and the registration of new partnerships will be discontinued. At the same time, the requirement to be unmarried, which has been an obstacle to legal gender recognition, will be removed.
24 Feb 2016 · 1 vote106 jaa42 ei - HE 234/2018 vpPassed
Improving student financial aid for minors
Students under 18 years of age living independently will receive the basic amount of the study grant without taking parental income into account. In addition, grants and scholarships will no longer be counted as income in student financial aid.
18 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 123/2022 vpPassed
Opening incomes register data to more authorities
Several new authorities will receive the right to retrieve income and benefits data directly from the incomes register to carry out their duties. Citizens will no longer need to submit certificates of income separately to these authorities.
3 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 191/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Raising heating and machinery fuel taxes
Energy taxation on heating and machinery fuels as well as peat will be tightened, and double taxation of electricity storage will be eliminated. In addition, an energy tax refund on light fuel oil will temporarily be paid at an increased rate to agriculture.
14 Dec 2018 · 8 votes167 jaa11 ei - HE 117/2022 vpPassed
Streamlining environmental permits and shipwreck management
Cooperation and communication between authorities processing environmental permits will be strengthened to streamline permit processes. At the same time, clear responsibility will be laid down for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) regarding the monitoring and clean-up of oil-containing shipwrecks and the care of oiled wildlife.
26 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 170/2018 vpPassed
Lowering the basic vehicle tax
The basic vehicle tax on passenger cars and vans will be reduced, with the reduction weighted towards low-emission vehicles. The tax on cars emitting more than 200 grams per kilometre and cars taxed on the basis of weight will remain unchanged.
28 Nov 2018 · 2 votes137 jaa20 ei - HE 135/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory gambling identification and payment blocking
Mandatory identification will be introduced for all Veikkaus gambling games, and payments transferred to unauthorised foreign gambling websites will begin to be blocked. Illegal marketing of gambling will be tackled with new fines and administrative penalty payments.
21 Dec 2021 · 15 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus 62 l § , mietintö / Riikka Purra , Mari-Leena Talvitie
82 jaa61 ei - HE 129/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming family leave and parental allowances
Parental leave and parental allowances will be divided equally between both parents, and leave can be used flexibly until the child reaches the age of two. In addition, employees will be entitled to five days of annual carer's leave to care for a close relative.
21 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso
85 jaa62 ei - HE 31/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring evaluation and examination bodies
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre and the secretariat of the Matriculation Examination Board will be transferred to become separate units within the Finnish National Agency for Education from the beginning of 2018. The Finnish National Agency for Education will provide the administrative and support services for the units, but the actual evaluation and examination duties of the units will remain independent.
2 Jun 2017 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 213/2021 vpPassed
Adjusting corporate tax shares and penalties
Municipalities will be compensated for the tax revenue impacts of corporate tax changes by adjusting the apportionment of corporate tax between the state and municipalities. At the same time, tax surcharges will be eased for investors who opened multiple equity savings accounts by mistake.
15 Dec 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Matias Marttinen 3
87 jaa56 ei - HE 188/2021 vpPassed
Stricter supervision of corporate transfer pricing
Rules on the taxation of transactions between group companies are being reformed in line with international OECD guidelines. The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to assess intra-group arrangements on the basis of their actual substance and, in exceptional cases, disregard transactions lacking an economic rationale.
14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 107/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Medicine price competition and pharmacy expansion
The establishment of new pharmacies will be made easier, particularly in connection with health and social services units and in busy commercial areas. At the same time, fixed pricing for non-prescription medicines will be abolished, allowing pharmacies to compete on price within the limits of their sales margin.
14 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 186/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing tax deductions for R&D cooperation
Companies will receive a significantly higher tax deduction for research and development activities carried out in cooperation with research organisations and higher education institutions. The amount of the deduction will triple, and its validity will be extended by two years.
13 Dec 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Paula Risikko
87 jaa63 ei - HE 256/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming regulation of substances of human origin
The quality and safety regulation of substances of human origin intended for human application, such as blood, cells, tissues, breast milk and intestinal microbiota, would be reformed in line with the EU regulation. The current Blood Service Act would be repealed, and provisions concerning substances of human origin would be consolidated into a new national act.
22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet