Government bills44
- HE 32/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing surgical castration of piglets
Surgical castration of piglets will not be banned in 2035; instead, the procedure will remain permitted after that with appropriate pain relief. At the same time, the supply of anaesthetics to pig farms for castrations will be made easier.
11 Jun 2026 · 3 votes110 jaa60 ei - HE 147/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing training compensation for employers
Training compensation paid to employers will be abolished from the beginning of 2026. Public sector and non-governmental organisation employers will no longer receive compensation from the state for salary costs incurred during their employees' training.
16 Dec 2025 · 1 vote93 jaa69 ei - HE 84/2026 vpIn progress
Fisheries obligations for old hydropower plants
Old hydropower plants may in future be subject to fisheries obligations, such as constructing fishways or paying fisheries fees, even if their permits do not already include them. The aim of the amendment is to revive migratory fish stocks and promote aquatic biodiversity.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 165/2025 vpPassed
Streamlining mineral exploration in mining areas
Companies operating in former mining areas will be able to obtain an exploration permit more smoothly to continue surveys without a waiting period of several years. At the same time, landowners will be ensured appropriate compensation for their survey areas.
18 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 195/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding and increasing Kela reimbursements
Patients will be able to receive Kela reimbursement for private dental hygienist and physiotherapist appointments without a doctor's referral. In addition, the Kela reimbursement paid for visits to specialists in gynaecology and obstetrics will be increased.
27 Mar 2025 · 14 votes145 jaa9 ei - HE 36/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cheaper private doctors for over-65s
People aged 65 and over will be able to see a private general practitioner for the price of a public health centre client fee, and half the cost of examinations prescribed during the visit will be reimbursed. The amendment aims to speed up access to care for older people and reduce the burden on public primary healthcare.
19 Jun 2025 · 6 votes100 jaa84 ei - HE 21/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Shortening the integration compensation period
The state will shorten the period for integration compensation paid to municipalities and wellbeing services counties by one year, and lower the upper age limit for support for unaccompanied minors to 23 years. In addition, an immigrant may be charged a fee if they fail to attend a booked appointment and interpreting costs are incurred.
5 Jun 2024 · 5 votes92 jaa78 ei - HE 168/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing the employer training deduction
The tax deduction for training for businesses and agricultural employers will be abolished, which is why the scope of application of the act on the development of professional competence will be narrowed. The act and the associated training compensation will apply only to public bodies and non-profit operators, such as municipalities, higher education institutions and organisations.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote130 jaa67 ei - HE 163/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising private schools' home municipality compensation
The home municipality compensation received by private comprehensive schools will rise from 94 per cent to 100 per cent. At the same time, private schools will have a statutory obligation to provide special support for their pupils.
17 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2024 vpPassed
Criminalising female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation and its preparation will be made specific punishable offences in the Criminal Code, and taking a person abroad to be subjected to mutilation will also be criminalised. At the same time, the right to bring charges for completed manslaughter will no longer be subject to a statute of limitations, and the specific provision on infanticide will be repealed.
28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Epidemic compensation for social assistance recipients
Recipients of basic social assistance will be paid a temporary epidemic compensation in autumn 2020 to compensate for additional living costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The compensation does not need to be applied for separately, as Kela will pay it automatically.
2 Oct 2020 · 2 votes34 jaa22 ei - HE 222/2020 vpPassed
Requiring compensation for non-compete agreements
Employers will have to pay compensation to employees for all non-compete agreements, regardless of their duration. In addition, employers will be able to terminate non-compete agreements that have become unnecessary during the employment relationship.
12 Nov 2021 · 3 votes132 jaa35 ei - HE 240/2022 vpPassed
Updating rail passenger rights
National provisions on rail passenger rights will be aligned with revised EU regulation. Certain EU-level obligations concerning compensation and assistance will continue to be excluded from commuter rail services and heritage rail operations.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2022 vpPassed
Cutting Kela reimbursements for private healthcare
Kela reimbursements for private medical care will be cut significantly from the beginning of 2023. Reimbursements for most examinations, procedures and physiotherapy will be abolished, but reimbursements for mental health services and dental care will be retained.
13 Dec 2022 · 1 vote98 jaa72 ei - HE 108/2023 vpPassed
Reimbursing rent for disabled war veterans
Disabled war veterans will be reimbursed for rent charged for housing services if free institutional care is not available in their own area. At the same time, the advance compensation paid to wellbeing services counties for services will be paid once a year instead of in monthly instalments.
11 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 135/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing taxation of earned income and pensions
Income taxation of wage earners and pensioners will be eased and the household expenses tax credit will be increased from the beginning of 2017. In addition, several tax deductions will be increased and certain benefits will be established by law as tax-exempt.
19 Dec 2016 · 26 votes - HE 8/2023 vpPassed
Extending municipal access to integration data
Municipalities will receive the right to request information from wellbeing services counties on their integration costs for 2021. This will allow municipalities to apply retroactively for state compensation for health and social services organised in that year.
20 Sep 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 138/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving reimbursements for medical care abroad
Finns will receive higher reimbursements for healthcare obtained in another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Reimbursement will be paid at the same level as what equivalent care would have cost in the domestic public healthcare system.
15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring training compensation to the state
The state will begin compensating units providing practical training places for the costs incurred from practical training included in universities of applied sciences degrees in health and social services. Universities of applied sciences will be exempted from paying compensation, which will improve the availability of training placements and the quality of supervision.
24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 163/2016 vpPassed
Lump-sum compensation for family leave costs
Employers will be paid a lump-sum compensation of 2,500 euros when an employee taking maternity leave is paid a salary during the leave. The change will level out the costs arising from family leave and improve women's employment opportunities.
15 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
104 jaa65 ei