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  1. HE 28/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering reception and spending allowances

    The reception allowance and spending allowance paid to asylum seekers, beneficiaries of temporary protection and victims of trafficking in human beings without a municipality of residence will be reduced. The change is temporary and will remain in force until the end of 2025.

    1 Jul 2024 · 1 vote
    108 jaa
    59 ei
  2. 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 votes
    92 jaa
    78 ei
  3. HE 145/2024 vpPassed

    Raising seafarers' service charges and ending state funding

    The state will cease funding the Seamen's Service Bureau, as a result of which the service charges levied on seafarers and shipping companies will be temporarily increased for three years. At the same time, state representatives will leave the administration of the service bureau and responsibility will transfer to the labour market organisations.

    29 Nov 2024 · 1 vote
    107 jaa
    49 ei
  4. HE 22/2024 vpPassed

    Limiting non-urgent veterinary services for pets

    Municipalities will be required to organise non-urgent veterinary services for pets only based on regional need, but urgent care and services for production animals will still be guaranteed everywhere. The revised Veterinary Care Act will enter into force on 1 January 2026.

    7 Jun 2024 · 1 vote
    162 jaa
    21 ei
  5. HE 208/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Integration service reform and municipal transfer

    The act on the promotion of immigrant integration will be completely reformed, and responsibility for promoting the integration of immigrants will be transferred to municipalities as part of the employment services reform. Immigrants' access to services will be accelerated, and the maximum duration of integration plans will be shortened from between two and three years to two years.

    24 Mar 2023 · 1 vote
    91 jaa
    71 ei
  6. HE 213/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming consumer product and service safety

    Regulation on the safety of consumer products and consumer services will be reformed and separated into distinct acts. The reform will implement the EU General Product Safety Regulation and update the safety requirements for consumer services.

    3 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 116/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising fairway dues on merchant vessels

    Fairway dues on merchant vessels operating in Finnish waters will be increased by 75.2 per cent from the beginning of 2025. The halving of fairway dues in force since 2015 will end in order to balance central government finances.

    29 Nov 2024 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jouni Ovaska

    130 jaa
    26 ei
  8. HE 71/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising accessibility supervision under Traficom

    Supervision of digital services accessibility will be transferred from the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency). With the change, guidance and supervision concerning both product accessibility and digital service accessibility will be brought together under one roof.

    18 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 83/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming municipal veterinary services

    Municipalities will be given a clear obligation to provide basic veterinary services and round-the-clock on-call duty throughout the country. At the same time, the possibilities for municipalities to charge fees for veterinary clinic services will be expanded.

    10 Feb 2023 · 1 vote
    87 jaa
    67 ei
  10. HE 127/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Improving social assistance services and cooperation

    The right of social assistance applicants to personal service will be strengthened and the accessibility of services will be improved. Cooperation between Kela and the social services of wellbeing services counties will be deepened, particularly to support clients in the most vulnerable positions.

    8 Dec 2022 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 27 §, mietintö / Arja Juvonen

    95 jaa
    40 ei
  11. HE 129/2022 vpPassed

    State support for expanding municipal housing advice

    Municipalities will be able to receive state grants to organise and develop free housing advice services in 2023–2027. The advice will be offered to all residents regardless of whether they rent or own their home.

    24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 73/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming opening hours of state agencies

    Rigid rules on opening hours for state agencies will be dismantled and opening hours made more flexible to better meet customers' needs. At the same time, wellbeing services counties will be enabled to use public administration joint service points.

    28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 31/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Licensing and supervision of crypto-asset services

    Crypto-asset service providers will be required to hold an official authorisation instead of previous registration, and their operations will come under stricter regulatory supervision. At the same time, authorised companies will be able to provide their services throughout the EU.

    26 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 40/2024 vpPassed

    Employment services in unemployment funds

    Unemployment funds will be able to offer their members employment-promoting services, such as job placement, advice and coaching. Organising the services will be voluntary for the funds, and participating in them will be voluntary for jobseekers.

    20 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 55/2022 vpPassed

    Establishing educational equality funding in law

    Funding promoting educational equality in early childhood education and care and pre-primary and basic education will be established in law as a permanent government grant. The grant can be awarded to providers of education and early childhood education and care for four years at a time instead of through an annual application process.

    10 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 84/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming maritime traffic management and reporting systems

    Rules on vessel traffic management and port notifications will be updated to comply with international and EU requirements. At the same time, Finland's maritime reporting system will be replaced by a new harmonised information system.

    20 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 2/2023 vpPassed

    VAT exemption for NATO forces' purchases

    Purchases of goods and services as well as imports by the armed forces of other NATO countries participating in common defence activities in Finland will be exempt from value added tax (VAT). The exemption will be implemented under the same principles as in defence cooperation between EU member states.

    17 May 2023 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 48/2022 vpLapsed

    Consumer protection for personal services

    Clear rules will be added to the Consumer Protection Act for situations where a service provided to a person is delayed or defective. Consumers will receive stronger rights to price reductions, damages and free cancellation of services, for instance in the event of illness.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
  19. HE 149/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming emergency response centre data protection

    Legislation on emergency response centre operations will be reformed to meet EU data protection requirements and align with the wellbeing services county reform. At the same time, controllership responsibilities for emergency response centre data and the rights of authorities to receive information will be defined more clearly.

    1 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 261/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming drone traffic and obstacle permits

    Rules will be created in Finland for airspaces designated for unmanned aircraft, or drones, where operations require digital support services. At the same time, applying for flight obstacle permits for tall structures will be transferred entirely to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) for processing.

    2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
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