Government bills29
- HE 68/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying asbestos and construction safety rules
Advance notifications of asbestos demolition work will include details of worker training and respirator fit testing. At the same time, qualification requirements for crane drivers and construction divers will be transferred directly into the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
13 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming pension company management qualifications
The qualification and eligibility requirements for the management and administrative bodies of earnings-related pension insurance companies will be tightened and clarified. At the same time, it will be made easier to appoint financial sector experts to the administrative bodies of the companies, and the liability for damages of the Board of the Finnish Centre for Pensions will be specified.
3 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 102/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming refrigeration qualifications and supervision
Qualification requirements for installers and companies handling refrigerants and heat pumps will be expanded, and licences will become fixed-term. The amendment implements new EU regulation to reduce emissions of climate-warming gases.
18 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 249/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising construction qualification verification
The qualifications of designers and site managers in construction projects will be demonstrated with a fixed-term certificate of qualification issued by an authorised body. The change will remove the need to prove education and work experience separately for each construction project and building permit.
24 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 184/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring smoke alarm responsibility to building owners
Procurement and maintenance of smoke alarms in dwellings will be transferred from residents to building owners, such as housing companies. At the same time, the leadership of rescue operations, situational picture activities, and authorities' supervisory duties will be clarified.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daycare staffing and quality
A new Early Childhood Education and Care Act will be enacted in Finland to strengthen the pedagogical quality of early childhood education and care and clarify regulation in the sector. The reform will raise the qualification levels of daycare centre staff and establish a national database for early childhood education and care.
5 Jul 2018 · 29 votes127 jaa45 ei - HE 145/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Consolidating transport regulation and registers
Market regulation and registers across all modes of transport are consolidated into a single act. The reform will make it easier to develop and use digital travel chains combining different transport modes.
10 Apr 2018 · 1 vote99 jaa65 ei - HE 155/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming qualification recognition and fees
The Finnish National Agency for Education will be able to issue certificates of competence required for working in the EU also in professions not regulated in Finland, such as ski instructors. At the same time, fees for applications for the recognition of degrees and qualifications will have to be paid in advance.
2 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 64/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending transport sector coronavirus exemptions
The validity period of maritime qualifications and pilotage licences will be exceptionally extended so that vessel traffic and security of supply are not interrupted due to the coronavirus epidemic. At the same time, flexibilities concerning public transport notification periods and coronavirus preparedness in the transport sector will remain in force.
11 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Deregulating education and student welfare
Administrative obligations and planning requirements for schools and educational institutions will be eased to save costs for municipalities. Principals in upper secondary education will, among other things, be able to decide on temporary student expulsions, and qualification requirements for school social workers will be relaxed.
23 Dec 2016 · 2 votes106 jaa56 ei - HE 10/2021 vpPassed
Maritime qualifications and transport doctor requirements
The validity of seafarers' qualifications will be automatically extended by six months due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, doctors practising with restricted rights will be prevented from being approved as maritime or railway doctors.
17 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 263/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Remote road association meetings and pilotage
Road associations will be able to permit participation in meetings by remote connection without a separate amendment to their rules. At the same time, temporary flexibilities will be introduced for maritime pilotage licences during the coronavirus pandemic.
4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming unemployment funds and member protection
Rules on the governance, management qualifications and membership procedures of unemployment funds will be clarified and elevated to statutory law. Unemployed members will be able to transfer to another unemployment fund if their own fund is dissolved, placed into liquidation or goes bankrupt.
19 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Updating driver qualification and health rules
Professional qualification requirements and training arrangements for lorry and bus drivers will be updated to comply with EU legislation. In addition, nocturnal epileptic seizures will be established in law as an impediment to holding a passenger car or motorcycle driving licence.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 56/2020 vpPassed
Clarifying recognition of foreign professional qualifications
The rules governing the recognition of professional qualifications and professional traineeships acquired in another EU or EEA country will be specified. At the same time, the rules on equating foreign higher education degrees with degrees completed in Finland will be clarified.
11 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 62/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility for transport licences and qualifications
Deadlines for transport licences, professional qualifications and medical certificates will be temporarily extended due to the emergency conditions caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The changes will protect risk groups, ease the burden on healthcare and ensure the continuity of transport.
20 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2019 vpPassed
Updating insurance sector supervision and requirements
Supervisory cooperation between the Financial Supervisory Authority and other European authorities in the insurance sector will be deepened. At the same time, the minimum amounts of mandatory liability insurance for insurance brokers will be increased and the qualification requirements for actuaries will be clarified.
7 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 65/2019 vpPassed
Revising the Nordic health care agreement
The agreement between the Nordic countries on the mobility of health care professionals will be amended so that the recognition of professional qualifications follows the EU Professional Qualifications Directive. At the same time, the agreement will be updated regarding the exchange of supervisory information between authorities.
29 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 157/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming transport qualifications and emergency preparedness
Heavy vehicle drivers will be able to obtain their professional qualification by taking examinations alone, and the local knowledge component will be removed from the taxi driver examination. At the same time, qualification requirements for authority vessels will be made more flexible and large transport companies will be required to prepare for disruptions.
25 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 285/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying recognition of professional qualifications
The European Professional Card will be deemed granted automatically if the required aptitude test is not organised within the deadline. In addition, individuals who received a conditional decision under the previous act will be enabled to obtain final qualification for the police.
21 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote