Government bills10
- HE 181/2025 vpPassed
Allowing diplomats' family members to work
Family members of Finnish and Uruguayan diplomats and mission staff will be entitled to engage in gainful employment in their host state. Employment will be possible without family members having to waive their diplomatic status.
26 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2025 vpPassed
Employment for NATO and diplomatic families
Family members of diplomats as well as NATO and military personnel serving on official duty in Finland and the United States would receive the right to engage in gainful employment in their host country. Working would be made possible without a separate work permit and without the family member having to forfeit their diplomatic status or special status.
11 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 138/2024 vpPassed
Allowing employment for diplomats' family members
Finland and Ukraine agree on the right of family members of diplomats and other mission staff to work in their host country. Family members will be able to engage in gainful employment without having to waive their diplomatic status.
13 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Luottamuslause valtioneuvostolle / Kimmo Kiljusen ehdotus
98 jaa76 ei - HE 132/2022 vpLapsed
Reforming personal identity codes
Foreign nationals will be able to obtain a Finnish personal identity code more easily and quickly than before, for example through electronic remote registration. In addition, new personal identity codes will no longer indicate gender, and personal identity codes may no longer be used alone to identify a person.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 12/2022 vpPassed
Employment of diplomats' families in Namibia
Family members of staff at diplomatic missions of Finland and Namibia will receive a reciprocal right to engage in gainful employment in the host country. Working will be possible without family members having to waive their diplomatic status.
19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - 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 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mauri Peltokangas 2
117 jaa30 ei - HE 137/2020 vpWithdrawn
Covid certificate requirement for incoming travellers
Passengers arriving in Finland from risk areas will be required to present a certificate of a negative covid test or a previous infection. Transport companies must inform passengers of these requirements before travel.
5 Nov 2020 · no votes - HE 216/2018 vpPassed
Streamlining consular and notarial services
Notarial services of Finnish missions could be outsourced to external service providers, and their provision within missions will be made more flexible. At the same time, authorities will discontinue separate estate services, and the service for obtaining documents from abroad will be restricted.
9 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming identity card application and delivery
An identity card can be applied for electronically without visiting a police station, and the finished card will be delivered directly to a collection point. Cards can also be applied for at Finnish missions abroad, but health insurance details will be removed from new cards.
30 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2015 vpPassed
Facilitating employment for diplomats' families
Family members of diplomats will be enabled to engage in gainful employment in the host country without losing their diplomatic status. The arrangement applies reciprocally to Finland as well as Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Serbia and Vietnam.
11 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote