Istuntosali

Government bills17

Topicperson registers17
  1. HE 51/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Ten-year limitation on marital rights

    Following a divorce, a spouse's marital right to the other spouse's property will expire in ten years unless the spouses agree otherwise. At the same time, the requirement for a former spouse's consent to the sale of a home used as a joint residence will be abolished.

    14 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 200/2024 vpPassed

    Reforming registration of occupational safety personnel

    Maintenance of the register of occupational safety and health co-operation personnel at workplaces will be transferred from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to the Centre for Occupational Safety. At the same time, the information required from employers will be reduced and the disclosure of data for occupational safety and health purposes will be clarified.

    11 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 149/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming emergency response centre data protection

    Legislation on emergency response centre operations will be reformed to meet EU data protection requirements and align with the wellbeing services county reform. At the same time, controllership responsibilities for emergency response centre data and the rights of authorities to receive information will be defined more clearly.

    1 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 22/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing a positive credit register

    A centralised positive credit register will be established in Finland, compiling information on private individuals' loans and income. The register will enable lenders to check a loan applicant's actual debt situation and prevent over-indebtedness.

    1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 32/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Speeding up asylum processes and appeals

    The processing of appeals concerning asylum decisions in the courts will be expedited by shortening appeal periods and designating the cases as urgent. At the same time, publicly funded legal aid for asylum seekers will be restricted and the granting of leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court tightened.

    27 Jun 2016 · 5 votes
    106 jaa
    63 ei
  6. HE 18/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming personal data processing in immigration administration

    Rules governing the processing of personal data related to immigration will be compiled into a single act and brought into line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. At the same time, the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will be enabled to use automated decision-making in certain clear and routine categories of cases.

    26 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 10/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing the Digital and Population Data Services Agency

    The tasks of local register offices and the Population Register Centre will be transferred to the new Digital and Population Data Services Agency from the beginning of 2020. At the same time, the regulation governing personal data registers maintained by the agency and data protection will be clarified and harmonised.

    19 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 242/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming police data protection rules

    Legislation on the processing of personal data by the police will be reformed to align with European Union data protection rules and the modern operating environment. The regulatory framework will be clarified by moving from separate registers to data processing based on purposes of use.

    3 May 2019 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 241/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Finnish Border Guard personal data reform

    Legislation on personal data in the Finnish Border Guard will be reformed to meet European Union data protection requirements. Regulation will be based on data purposes rather than separate registers, and data controller duties will be centralised at the Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard.

    3 May 2019 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 255/2018 vpLapsed

    Reforming duties and registers of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency

    The duties of the local register offices and the Population Register Centre will be transferred to the new Digital and Population Data Services Agency from the beginning of 2020. At the same time, the rules governing personal data registers and data processing maintained by the agency will be harmonised.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  11. HE 260/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Expanding vocational education study records

    Personal study plans for vocational education and training will be stored in the national study register. This will speed up data transfer and make studies smoother, particularly when a student changes educational institutions or completes studies in the workplace.

    8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 13/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Finnish Defence Forces personal data reform

    A new separate act will be enacted on the processing of personal data in the Finnish Defence Forces, consolidating data protection provisions that were previously contained across several different acts. At the same time, the maintenance of the Finnish Defence Forces' permanent personal data files will be centralised in the Defence Command.

    5 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 174/2018 vpPassed

    Extending the home care pilot

    The home care pilot currently under way in municipalities will continue until the end of 2020. Participating municipalities will still be able to combine home help services and home nursing and use shared client and patient records.

    12 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 98/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Adapting data protection in economic affairs

    Amendments required by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation will be made to eight acts in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. At the same time, an individual's right to inspect confidential data collected in the supervision of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will be restricted.

    28 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 35/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising qualifications register and student places

    The register of completed competence-based qualifications will be centralised under the Finnish National Agency for Education, and opportunities for experimentation will be expanded. In addition, the ministry will be able to reduce the official student quotas of vocational institutions on its own initiative in 2016–2017.

    14 Jun 2016 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jukka Gustafsson

    101 jaa
    60 ei
  16. HE 12/2016 vpPassed

    Digitalising the matriculation examination

    The matriculation examination tests will be phased into a digital format between 2016 and 2019. At the same time, candidates' examination performances and their grading marks will begin to be stored directly in the matriculation examination register.

    1 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 39/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Establishing a register of legal interpreters

    An official register of qualified legal interpreters will be established in Finland. The register will help authorities and members of the public find high-quality interpretation assistance for trials and other legal proceedings.

    7 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote