Government bills113
- HE 20/2017 vpPassed
Reforming upper secondary specialisations and funding
The criteria for granting specialised tracks in general upper secondary schools, such as music and sports programmes, and their funding will be clarified. Funding will be allocated directly to specialised general upper secondary schools instead of the previous municipality-specific supplement.
9 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 265/2016 vpPassed
Deregulating pension and insurance fund investments
Pension foundations and insurance funds will be able to invest their assets more freely in OECD countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In addition, quantitative restrictions on real estate investments by institutions providing voluntary supplementary pensions will be removed.
16 Mar 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming road safety funding and steering
The funding and steering of Liikenneturva and road accident investigation will be reformed. Supervision of operations and the awarding of grants will be transferred from the ministry to agencies.
20 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 201/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the Financial Supervisory Authority
Supervision fees and administration of the Financial Supervisory Authority will be reformed to better correspond to European banking supervision and structural changes in the financial sector. In addition, protection for persons reporting suspected infringements will be improved.
20 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 243/2016 vpPassed
Increasing export financing and guarantee authorisations
The state will significantly increase the maximum limits for export credits and state export guarantees to safeguard the competitiveness of Finnish export companies. At the same time, the state's scope to lend funds to Finnvera in market disruption situations will be expanded.
16 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 93/2016 vpPassed
Criminalising travel for terrorist purposes
Travelling abroad for the purpose of committing a terrorist offence, as well as attempting and financing such travel, will be made criminal offences. Authorities will be granted the right to use secret coercive measures and secret intelligence gathering to prevent and investigate such travel.
31 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying rules for business crowdfunding
A new act will be enacted in Finland for loan-based and investment-based crowdfunding for businesses. Companies intermediating crowdfunding will be required to register with the Financial Supervisory Authority.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining road and railway legislation
A lighter notification procedure will be introduced for placing roadside advertisements and laying cables in road areas. In addition, funding outside the state budget will be made possible for transport infrastructure projects, and the rules on land use and railway protection zones will be clarified.
21 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 144/2015 vpPassed
Increasing authorisations for export financing and guarantees
Credit and guarantee authorisations for Finland's public export financing will be increased significantly. The change will ensure competitive financing for Finnish export companies on international markets.
8 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Keva governance and pension financing
Rules on the governance, supervision and risk management of Keva, the public sector pension institution, will be compiled into a dedicated act, and qualification requirements for management will be tightened. At the same time, separate acts will be enacted on the financing of state and church pension provision without changes to the current financing level.
19 Jan 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2015 vpPassed
Reforming church central administration and funding
The central administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be streamlined and the division of responsibilities between its bodies clarified. At the same time, criteria will be added to the act for distributing state funding to parishes for carrying out societal duties.
21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 57/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Finland will join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a founding member. The bank finances regional infrastructure projects and supports economic growth in Asia.
27 Nov 2015 · passed without a vote