Government bills5
- HE 115/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming basic education in the arts
Basic education in the arts will move to a single national syllabus, and applicants under the age of 18 will be given priority in student admissions if there is competition for places. At the same time, the criteria for central government transfers for the provision of education and cooperation between educational institutions will be reformed.
10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 4/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising VAT on educational services
The exemption of educational services from value added tax (VAT) will be tied clearly to Finnish legislation. As a result, foreign fee-charging degree programmes sold in Finland will become subject to VAT in the same way as equivalent domestic education.
1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 31/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring evaluation and examination bodies
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre and the secretariat of the Matriculation Examination Board will be transferred to become separate units within the Finnish National Agency for Education from the beginning of 2018. The Finnish National Agency for Education will provide the administrative and support services for the units, but the actual evaluation and examination duties of the units will remain independent.
2 Jun 2017 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 99/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding access to education evaluation data
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre will obtain the right to receive confidential information needed for its evaluations free of charge. This will enable reliable evaluation of, for example, learning outcomes and equality among pupils receiving special support.
6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 204/2016 vpPassed
Standardised classification of qualification levels
An eight-level framework for qualifications and competence modules will be established in Finland, linked to the European system. The reform will make Finnish qualifications easier to compare both domestically and internationally.
22 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote