Government bills20
- HE 146/2026 vpIn progress
Extending the last pension institution principle
Pension applicants will receive their earnings-related pension through a single decision even when their career includes working at the Bank of Finland or in Åland's public sector. In addition, pension institutions' access to health data will be sped up by enabling electronic retrieval of data directly from the Kanta services.
18 Sep 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Suna Kymäläisen ehdotus EI
96 jaa77 ei - HE 67/2026 vpPassed
Streamlining correction of erroneous Kela decisions
Kela will be able to correct a clear error in a benefit decision to the recipient's detriment without their consent if the error is due to the client's own conduct. In addition, the payment of sickness allowance could be suspended or reduced more quickly than before when circumstances change, to prevent overpayments from accumulating.
12 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 149/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming foster care and restrictive measures
Disciplinary measures and restrictions for children in child welfare foster care will be clarified, and locating children who have run away without permission will be made easier by lowering the threshold for mobile phone tracing. A new rehabilitative closed institutional service will be established for children who commit serious crimes, and the maximum duration of a special care period will be extended.
22 May 2026 · 3 votes117 jaa54 ei - HE 60/2023 vpPassed
Cutting youth and vocational rehabilitation allowances
The rehabilitation allowance for young people and the rehabilitation allowance paid during vocational rehabilitation provided by Kela will be reduced. Their minimum amount and calculation method will be aligned with sickness allowance.
14 Dec 2023 · 2 votes100 jaa75 ei - HE 181/2022 vpPassed
Easing partial sickness and rehabilitation benefits
The maximum duration of partial sickness allowance will be extended and eligibility conditions will be eased to support staying in employment. At the same time, conditions for rehabilitation allowance and subsistence during rehabilitation will be improved, and the implementation of the benefits will be clarified.
30 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 152/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Assessing work ability during prolonged sickness
During prolonged sick leaves, an employee's work ability and need for rehabilitation would be assessed more regularly than at present. The aim of the reform is to support returning to work and prevent early retirement on a disability pension.
17 Nov 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 259/2020 vpPassed
Strengthening the role of occupational physiotherapists
Physiotherapists qualified in occupational health care will be defined as occupational health care professionals rather than experts. The reform will strengthen multiprofessional cooperation and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workplaces.
31 May 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · 3 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho
32 jaa23 ei - HE 106/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting health insurance reimbursements and copayments
Health insurance reimbursements for medicines, travel and medical care will be cut, and the copayments paid by clients will be increased. In addition, temporary additional fees will be imposed on operators in the pharmaceutical sector for 2016.
22 Dec 2015 · 5 votes114 jaa71 ei - HE 64/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying earnings-related pension determination and administration
The accrual of earnings-related pension during periods of sickness and parental allowance will be aligned with the new annual earnings system. At the same time, the processing of pension matters will be streamlined and pension accrual from undeclared work will be restricted.
18 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2019 vpPassed
Increasing basic security and family benefits
Basic social security benefits, such as minimum sickness and parental allowances as well as unemployment security, will be increased by 20 euros per month from the start of 2020. In addition, child benefit for single parents and large families, child maintenance allowance and single parents' social assistance will be raised.
26 Nov 2019 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
85 jaa71 ei - HE 43/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing small pensions
The national pension and the guarantee pension will be increased to improve the livelihood of recipients of small pensions. At the same time, housing allowance for pensioners and the rehabilitation allowance for young people will be adjusted so that pensioners benefit more fully from the increases.
19 Nov 2019 · 4 votesClosest vote · 4. lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen vastalause 2
98 jaa71 ei - HE 299/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Merging traffic and patient injury boards
The Traffic Accident Board and the Patient Injury Board will be merged into a single board. The new body will issue recommendations and opinions in compensation cases concerning traffic accidents and patient injuries.
18 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 296/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daily allowance income bases
Kela's sickness and parental allowances as well as rehabilitation allowance will be determined on the basis of the applicant's recent annual income instead of outdated taxation data. The information will be obtained directly from the incomes register, so applicants and employers do not need to submit separate income statements.
8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 219/2018 vpPassed
Safeguarding annual leave rights after illness
Employees would be guaranteed the right to at least four weeks of paid leave even if they have been absent from work for a long period due to illness, accident or rehabilitation. In addition, the period within which annual leave postponed due to illness must be taken would be extended.
5 Mar 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · 28 §, mietintö / Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen
122 jaa54 ei - HE 206/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Improving basic security and parental allowances
The minimum sickness and parental allowances, rehabilitation allowances and the guarantee pension will be increased, and the annual ceiling on medicine expenses will be lowered. At the same time, the rights of single parents, adoptive parents and multiple-birth families to parental allowances will be improved.
20 Dec 2018 · 19 votesClosest vote · 3. lakiehdotus, 35 §, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
96 jaa87 ei - HE 207/2018 vpPassed
Expanding frontline veterans' home services
Services supporting living at home will begin to be reimbursed for frontline veterans to the same extent as for disabled war veterans. The state will pay the costs incurred by municipalities for arranging these services.
17 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 125/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing guarantee pension and certain benefits
The guarantee pension, the basic care allowance for pensioners, and the minimum rehabilitation allowance will be increased from the beginning of 2018. The changes support the income of low-income pensioners and encourage young people and persons with partial work ability to seek rehabilitation.
12 Dec 2017 · 9 votesClosest vote · 3. lakiehdotus, 35 §, mietintö / Kristiina Salonen
97 jaa82 ei - HE 268/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Combination sentences for dangerous repeat offenders
A new combination sentence is created for highly dangerous repeat perpetrators of serious crimes, consisting of imprisonment followed by a one-year supervision period. The reform replaces the previous practice in which the sentenced person served the entire sentence in prison and was released without supervision.
6 Nov 2017 · 2 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 6 luvun 2 §, mietintö / Eva Biaudet
160 jaa15 ei - HE 216/2016 vpPassed
Cutting sickness allowance and reforming rehabilitation allowance
Sickness allowance and rehabilitation allowance for those earning over 30,000 euros a year will be cut. At the same time, the minimum rehabilitation allowance for young people and those in vocational rehabilitation will be raised to the level of the guarantee pension.
15 Dec 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 11 luvun 1 §, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
114 jaa56 ei - HE 105/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Cutting sickness and parental allowances
Sickness allowances and rehabilitation allowances for people earning more than 30,000 euros a year will be reduced. At the same time, the increased compensation rate for the first 30 weekdays of parental allowances will be abolished.
18 Dec 2015 · 4 votesClosest vote · 11 luvun 10 a §, mietintö / Kristiina Salonen
115 jaa66 ei