Government bills8

Topicpersonal injuries8
  1. HE 12/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter regulation of electric scooters

    A blood alcohol limit of 0.5 per mille will be introduced for electric scooters and similar motorised micromobility devices, and commercial hire of them will require a municipal permit. The police will have the right to breathalyse riders, and municipalities will be able to restrict the speed, number and parking of rental scooters.

    30 May 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 10/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Mandatory insurance for rental e-scooters

    Mandatory motor liability insurance will be introduced for all rental electric scooters and for light electric vehicles weighing more than 25 kilograms or having a speed exceeding 25 km/h. In addition, injuries caused by drivers to themselves in motorsport competitions will no longer be compensated under motor liability insurance.

    25 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 214/2020 vpPassed

    Securing covid-19 vaccine injury compensation

    The state will guarantee pharmaceutical injury insurance covering potential adverse effects of covid-19 vaccines. As a result, people receiving the vaccine will have the same insurance cover as for other vaccines and medicines.

    15 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 162/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Restoring secondary status of patient injury compensation

    Compensation for loss of earnings paid for patient injury will become secondary in relation to earnings-related pensions. The change clarifies the payment of compensation to the injured party and reduces bureaucracy between insurance institutions.

    2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 50/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming liability for hazardous maritime transport

    Finland will implement an international convention on compensation for damage caused by hazardous substances carried by sea. Shipowners will be subject to strict liability and mandatory insurance, supplemented by an international compensation fund.

    28 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 298/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving and clarifying patient injury cover

    The patient insurance system will be reformed and the legal protection of patients in injury situations improved. Patients will also be able to receive compensation for defects in devices implanted in the body and for vocational rehabilitation necessitated by an injury.

    18 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 271/2016 vpPassed

    Improving compensation for ship passengers

    Finland will accede to an international convention on passenger ship liability and update the Maritime Code. Compensation protection and rights for passengers in cases of personal injury and luggage damage will also be improved in domestic waterborne transport.

    15 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 123/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming the motor liability insurance system

    The Motor Liability Insurance Act will be reformed, speeding up the processing of claims and giving insurance companies greater freedom in pricing premiums and bonuses. Personal injuries sustained by drivers participating in motorsport competitions will be excluded from the scope of statutory motor liability insurance.

    20 May 2016 · passed without a vote