Government bills125
- HE 212/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Connecting social services to Kanta services
Providers of social services will be obliged to join the national Kanta services, enabling client data to move electronically between different operators. At the same time, healthcare will discontinue the broad basic consent requested from patients, and the disclosure of data will be based directly on the law, which clients can restrict through refusals if they wish.
2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Permanent eastern border lorry queuing system
A permanent advance booking and queuing system for freight traffic will be established for road border crossing points between Finland and Russia. The system will smooth border crossings and enable automatic reading of vehicle registration plates.
24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2021 vpPassed
Reducing travel and night work strain
Employers would be required to take work-related travel during free time into account when assessing hazards and strain at work. If an employee performing night work cannot be transferred to daytime work, the employer would have to look into other ways to reduce the strain of the work.
24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Adding fingerprints to identity cards
Fingerprints will begin to be added to identity cards in the same way as to passports, and the data will also be stored in an official register. Fingerprints given once can subsequently be used interchangeably when applying for both passports and identity cards.
11 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2021 vpPassed
Clarifying environmental impact assessments and consultations
Legislation on environmental impact assessment will be specified to better align with the requirements of the EU directive. Procedures will be clarified, particularly regarding the consultation of authorities and transboundary projects.
2 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Organising criminal justice cooperation with Britain
Finland will implement the rules of the EU–UK agreement on the extradition of offenders and the exchange of criminal records following Brexit. However, Finnish citizens will no longer be extradited to the UK.
27 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 262/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming food and agricultural registers
Official registers in the food and agriculture sector will be consolidated into a new food administration information resource, and the responsibilities of authorities in processing data will be clarified. At the same time, open access to agricultural spatial and environmental data will be increased without compromising data protection.
27 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 244/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying public procurement procedures
Rules on public procurement will be specified and corrected to align better with EU law. The scope of framework agreements will have to be stated more clearly, and checking the backgrounds of subcontractors will be made easier.
25 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 133/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Improving access to forest data
Users will be able to search for data on jointly owned forests and forestry directly from online services more easily than at present. At the same time, individuals' address details will be protected and people will be able to prohibit the use of their data for direct marketing.
20 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending price regulation on initial identification
The regulation on the maximum price of initial identification used when creating an electronic identification tool, such as a mobile certificate, using credentials from another service provider will be extended by two years. At the same time, Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will be tasked with regularly collecting market and statistical data on identification services.
17 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 225/2020 vpPassed
Cross-border use of Koronavilkku
The Koronavilkku app will become interoperable with corresponding apps in other EU and EEA countries and Switzerland. Users will be able to receive alerts about potential coronavirus exposure also when travelling in these countries.
15 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 188/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Disclosing student data to the FSHS
The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) will receive a statutory right to obtain necessary information on higher education students directly from the national database for student data. Thanks to this, students' eligibility for healthcare services can be verified quickly and online services can run smoothly.
9 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2020 vpPassed
Participation in EU border forces
Finland will align its legislation with the EU regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard. Finnish authorities will participate in the EU joint standing corps and be able to disclose information to Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Freezing and confiscation of criminal proceeds
Decisions on the freezing and confiscation of assets obtained through crime will be enforced more directly and uniformly across EU countries. At the same time, crime victims' opportunities to obtain confiscated property or compensation from assets located in another EU country will be improved.
4 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Updating the international data protection convention
The Council of Europe's international data protection convention will be updated to align with current EU data protection rules. The change will improve the protection of personal data and facilitate cross-border cooperation between supervisory authorities.
4 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 101/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing a coronavirus tracing app
Finland will introduce a free and voluntary mobile app that warns users of potential exposure to the coronavirus. The app aims to break chains of infection more quickly and make contact tracing easier for healthcare services.
26 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 12/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Updating data protection in TE services
Regulation of the customer data system of the public employment services (TE services) will be brought into line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The responsibilities of the KEHA Centre and the public employment services (TE services) regarding the processing of customer data and system access rights will be clearly laid down in law.
2 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 88/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the carcinogen exposure register
Legislation on the registration of employees exposed to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances at work will be reformed. Employers will report data on exposed employees and substances used directly to the ASA register maintained by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.
12 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 2/2020 vpPassed with amendments
EU data protection in justice administration
Legislation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Justice will be brought into line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and other general data protection rules. Provisions on the processing of personal data and the maintenance of registers will be clarified in 21 different acts.
23 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote