Istuntosali

Government bills17

Topicpublic administration17
  1. HE 169/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Digitalising and centralising public administration archiving

    A new Archiving Act will be enacted in Finland, bringing public administration archiving into the digital age and centralising permanently preserved electronic data in the National Archives of Finland. The reform makes it easier to find public authority materials and enables municipalities and wellbeing services counties to transfer their electronic archives into the central government's shared repository.

    26 May 2026 · 5 votes
    115 jaa
    54 ei
  2. HE 124/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Making official correspondence primarily electronic

    Decisions and notifications from public authorities will primarily be sent electronically to Suomi.fi Messages to everyone who uses official online services. However, anyone wishing to continue receiving paper mail will be able to do so by requesting it separately.

    19 Mar 2026 · 3 votes
    83 jaa
    76 ei
  3. HE 76/2025 vpPassed

    Abolishing citizen advice and Suomi.fi changes

    The general Citizen Advice service of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency will be abolished, and the agency will focus on supporting e-services and its own digital services. At the same time, the obligation for authorities to use the Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer will be removed, and some electronic support services will become subject to a fee for some user organisations.

    21 Nov 2025 · 2 votes
    147 jaa
    9 ei
  4. HE 122/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Consolidating state customer service points

    In-person customer services of state authorities will be consolidated into shared customer service points across Finland. At the service points, people will be able to handle matters with several authorities under one roof in person or via a remote connection, as well as receive digital support.

    11 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 85/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming authorities' information security assessments

    Central government authorities will be obliged to assess the information security and preparedness of their information systems at least as self-assessments. At the same time, assessment procedures will be made more flexible, and domestic manufacturers of security-critical solutions will be enabled to apply for official approval.

    8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  6. HE 73/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming opening hours of state agencies

    Rigid rules on opening hours for state agencies will be dismantled and opening hours made more flexible to better meet customers' needs. At the same time, wellbeing services counties will be enabled to use public administration joint service points.

    28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 4/2024 vpPassed

    Safety network advisory board representation

    The wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki and the HUS Group will receive a joint representative on the advisory board for safety network activities. The amendment ensures that rescue services and emergency medical services are involved in decisions on the operations of the public authorities' safety network.

    12 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 50/2023 vpPassed

    Assigning data intermediation supervision to Traficom

    Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will begin supervising data intermediation services and data sharing for the public benefit in Finland. The agency will be able to issue reprimands and impose financial penalty payments on operators that violate the rules.

    12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 267/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming Business Finland and job seeking

    The division of responsibilities between the Business Finland company and the funding agency will be clarified, and public administrative tasks will be transferred to the funding agency, which operates as an authority. At the same time, foreign jobseekers will be enabled to create a profile on Job Market Finland without Finnish strong electronic identification.

    6 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 145/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Allowing automated decision-making in public administration

    Authorities will be able to make clear and routine administrative decisions automatically without processing by an official. Citizens are always guaranteed information that a matter has been decided automatically, as well as the right to request a free review of the decision to be handled by a human.

    28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 188/2016 vpPassed

    Reforming joint public service points

    Joint customer service points in public administration will be reformed to better provide guidance and support for digital transactions. Customer services can be provided via remote connections or home visits, for example, alongside traditional in-person visits.

    21 Apr 2017 · 1 vote
    96 jaa
    58 ei
  12. HE 170/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Introducing secure satellite positioning in Finland

    Finland will introduce the EU Galileo system's jam-resistant satellite positioning service for public authorities and companies critical to security of supply. At the same time, the information society fee levied on telecom operators will be increased to maintain a location data service for underground network infrastructure.

    1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 62/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming government services' regional presence

    The traditional central government regionalisation model will be abandoned and replaced by nationwide planning for government services and units. The Government will draw up a plan for each parliamentary term to steer the placement of government functions and the multichannel availability of services.

    2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 284/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Harmonising public administration information management

    A new information management act will be enacted for public administration, bringing together and harmonising the rules governing data processing, information systems and information security across public authorities. Authorities will be obliged primarily to process documents electronically and exchange information via technical interfaces.

    10 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 141/2016 vpPassed

    Outsourcing State Treasury support tasks

    The State Treasury could transfer routine support tasks, such as sorting and saving documents, to a private operator. The aim of the amendment is to promote the digitalisation of the agency's services and enhance operational efficiency.

    11 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 74/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming electronic identification and signatures

    Finland's legislation on electronic identification and electronic signatures will be reformed to align with EU regulation. Citizens will also be able to use Finnish electronic identification means to access online services in other EU countries.

    27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 83/2015 vpPassed

    Aligning spatial data law with EU rules

    The act governing public administration spatial data will be clarified to align better with European Union requirements. The amendments harmonise spatial data terminology used by public authorities.

    9 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote