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Government bills11

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  1. HE 73/2025 vpPassed

    Changing early childhood education and care fee index

    The price index used in the regular adjustment of client fees in early childhood education and care will be replaced with another index. The change will reduce the workload of Statistics Finland without any significant impact on fees paid by families.

    16 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 66/2023 vpPassed

    Adjusting reform school preparatory education funding

    Private reform schools will receive central government funding for preparatory education leading to a qualification based on actual study days. This will secure funding also when a young person is placed in a reform school in the middle of an academic year.

    17 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 158/2022 vpPassed

    Securing funding for education and culture

    Central government transfers for upper secondary education, basic education in the arts, liberal adult education, and museums and the performing arts will exceptionally be calculated on the basis of 2019 data in 2023 and 2024. This will prevent the distorting impact of operational disruptions and exceptional costs during the coronavirus pandemic on the funding level.

    1 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 159/2022 vpPassed

    Early childhood education grants for non-residents

    Municipalities can receive a special government grant to provide early childhood education and care for children seeking or receiving protection, and undocumented children. The funding will reimburse costs for children who do not have an official municipality of residence in Finland.

    9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 79/2015 vpPassed

    Cutting funding for education and culture

    Index increments for central government transfers to education, liberal adult education, and museums, theatres and orchestras will be permanently frozen. At the same time, the guaranteed increase for depreciation in vocational education and training will be discontinued as the transitional period ends.

    15 Dec 2015 · 1 vote
    117 jaa
    55 ei
  6. HE 21/2020 vpPassed

    Fairer repayment of state grants

    Repayments of state grants received for construction projects for schools, libraries and sports facilities will be adjusted to a more reasonable level. The amount to be repaid will no longer be able to exceed the original grant.

    14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 35/2019 vpPassed

    Permanent increase in upper secondary funding

    Funding for upper secondary schools will be permanently increased by 18 million euros per year. The additional funding aims to improve the quality of upper secondary education and broaden the range of courses offered.

    9 Dec 2019 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Perustelut, mietintö / Sari Multala

    96 jaa
    68 ei
  8. HE 126/2018 vpPassed

    Freezing index increases in education and culture

    Index increases to central government funding for education, cultural institutions, and liberal adult education will not be made in 2019. This means that central government funding received by providers will not rise with the general price level.

    3 Dec 2018 · 1 vote
    87 jaa
    79 ei
  9. HE 57/2018 vpPassed

    Clarifying vocational education regulation and funding

    Withdrawals of the right to study in vocational education and training and education provider licences can be targeted at specific competence areas rather than an entire qualification. In addition, discretionary additional funding can be granted to education providers more flexibly in the middle of an operating year.

    29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 99/2017 vpPassed

    Freezing indexation in education and culture

    Index adjustments to central government transfers for educational and cultural provision and liberal adult education will be frozen for 2018 as part of central government spending cuts. The savings will be made permanent, and no adjustments corresponding to increases in cost levels will be made to funding.

    12 Dec 2017 · 1 vote
    99 jaa
    84 ei
  11. HE 120/2015 vpPassed

    More flexible funding for preparatory education

    Municipalities will receive state funding for preparatory education for basic education for immigrant children even when a pupil is not enrolled at the school on the official statistical calculation date in September. The change ensures the conditions for organising instruction for asylum seeker children who arrive in the middle of the school year, for example.

    11 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote