Government bills7
- HE 10/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing the Digital and Population Data Services Agency
The tasks of local register offices and the Population Register Centre will be transferred to the new Digital and Population Data Services Agency from the beginning of 2020. At the same time, the regulation governing personal data registers maintained by the agency and data protection will be clarified and harmonised.
19 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 255/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming duties and registers of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency
The duties of the local register offices and the Population Register Centre will be transferred to the new Digital and Population Data Services Agency from the beginning of 2020. At the same time, the rules governing personal data registers and data processing maintained by the agency will be harmonised.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 233/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing the Digital and Population Data Services Agency
The Population Register Centre and the local register offices will be merged into a new nationwide Digital and Population Data Services Agency. The new agency will promote public administration e-services and be responsible for citizens' everyday register and legal protection services.
11 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying international couples' property regimes
Finland will introduce common EU rules on which country's law and courts apply to the property of international couples and its division. At the same time, the recognition and enforcement in Finland of decisions on matrimonial property and the property consequences of registered partnerships issued in another state will be made easier.
21 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 130/2018 vpPassed
Transferring consumer advisory services to KKV
Consumer advisory services will be transferred from local register offices to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) from the beginning of 2019. For consumers, advisory services will remain unchanged and free of charge.
21 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming forename and surname legislation
Finnish name legislation will be reformed by increasing freedom of choice in selecting names and moving the processing of name matters online. An individual will be able to have four forenames, a combination of two surnames, and additional time will be granted for notifying the name of a newborn child.
11 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2015 vpPassed
Clarifying division of register office duties
The competent local register office will be specified by decree of the Ministry of Finance instead of in separate acts. The amendment clarifies and harmonises the division of duties between local register offices.
24 Nov 2015 · passed without a vote