Government bills8
- HE 243/2020 vpPassed
Enabling remote meetings for Church bodies
Bodies of the Church and parishes will be able to hold their official meetings electronically using remote connections. Persons attending meetings remotely will be officially considered present when decisions are made.
26 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2020 vpPassed
Facilitating remote meetings in municipalities
Municipalities and joint municipal authorities will be able to introduce electronic meetings and decision-making procedures more quickly and flexibly than before. The municipal executive will be able to decide on switching to remote meetings directly, without a separate decision by the council to amend the administrative regulations.
29 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising tax decisions and construction reporting
The Finnish Tax Administration will be able to serve tax decisions and other documents electronically with the taxpayer's consent. In addition, builders of detached houses will no longer need to present building supervision with a certificate of a construction report submitted to the Finnish Tax Administration.
17 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 237/2016 vpPassed
Reforming advance taxation and tax interest
Advance payment of income tax and tax interest rates will be reformed to be more uniform across all taxpayers. The separate supplementary advance payment and the possibility of transferring a tax refund to pay a spouse's back taxes will be abolished.
9 Jan 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 129/2016 vpPassed
Streamlining vehicle registration and driving licences
Electronic vehicle registration will be made easier by allowing transactions on behalf of another person under authorisation, and passport photographs already held in the police register can be used for driving licences. At the same time, information exchange between authorities will be enhanced, and the separate non-disclosure for personal safety in the vehicle register will be abolished.
17 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Consolidating public administration e-support services
Shared support services for e-services in public administration, such as electronic identification, authorisations and messaging, will be brought together under a single act. The provision of services will mainly be centralised at the Population Register Centre.
27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 153/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning customs legislation with EU rules
A new Customs Act will be enacted in Finland to align national provisions with reformed EU customs legislation. Customs dealings will officially be conducted primarily in electronic form, and the powers of authorities will be clarified.
20 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2016 vpPassed
Digitalising the matriculation examination
The matriculation examination tests will be phased into a digital format between 2016 and 2019. At the same time, candidates' examination performances and their grading marks will begin to be stored directly in the matriculation examination register.
1 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote