Government bills38
- HE 56/2026 vpPassed
Cutting and reforming county funding
Savings will be made in central government funding for wellbeing services counties, and the calculation criteria for the funding model will be reformed from 2027 onwards. The reform cuts compensation for the growth in service needs and transition balancing, while ensuring through a temporary balancing model that no county's funding falls below the previous year's level.
25 Jun 2026 · 3 votes100 jaa75 ei - HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants
The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.
28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote105 jaa60 ei - HE 129/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Easing health and social service subcontracting
Rules on subcontracting by private providers of health and social services will be eased, and state steering of investments by wellbeing services counties will be tightened. In addition, wellbeing services counties will be obliged to monitor and report on their staffing situation in a harmonised manner.
19 Dec 2025 · 1 vote122 jaa49 ei - HE 109/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting activation plans for rehabilitative work
Activation plans for rehabilitative work activities will only be drawn up for unemployed persons whose primary income is social assistance. For recipients of unemployment benefits, services will be organised according to individual need through a multidisciplinary employment plan.
17 Dec 2025 · 2 votes95 jaa76 ei - HE 110/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Raising informal and family care fees
The minimum fee for support for informal care will be raised and the income security of commissioned family carers will be strengthened when care ends unexpectedly. The changes will enter into force at the beginning of 2026.
4 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2024 vpPassed
Tightening funding for wellbeing services counties
The rules governing central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be amended by introducing a graduated deductible to the retrospective adjustment and by taking changes in the level of client fees into account in the funding in advance. The amendments aim to encourage wellbeing services counties to curb the growth of costs.
13 Dec 2024 · 6 votes99 jaa70 ei - HE 122/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting access to disability services
The scope of application of the Act on Disability Services is specified so that special services will be granted only if basic social services are insufficient and the need for assistance differs from what is typical for the person's stage of life. Whether a service is free of charge will no longer affect the act under which assistance is granted.
18 Dec 2024 · 6 votes130 jaa67 ei - HE 103/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Limiting municipal waste management responsibility
Statutory municipal waste management responsibility will be limited to ordinary homes and holiday homes, leaving care homes and other housing units for health and social services to manage their waste themselves. At the same time, Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency) will be tasked with supervising compliance with EU battery requirements.
17 Dec 2024 · 4 votes114 jaa56 ei - HE 2/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising steering of wellbeing services counties
The central government will harmonise the steering of wellbeing services counties and bring together the objectives and negotiations for health and social services and rescue services. The Ministry of Finance will assume primary responsibility for coordinating steering activities across different ministries.
1 Jul 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa71 ei - HE 90/2026 vpIn progress
Legislating health and social service principles
Clear principles will be laid down in law on which treatments, examinations and services are included in publicly funded health and social services. The reform aims to improve the effectiveness of services and make choices more transparent and equal.
2 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 220/2022 vpPassed
Improving assistance for trafficking victims
Victims of trafficking will receive help and support directly based on their own needs regardless of the progress of criminal investigations. The continuation of assistance will no longer depend on whether charges are brought or a conviction is secured.
15 Dec 2022 · 1 vote93 jaa65 ei - HE 84/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Employment and integration service responsibilities
The responsibilities for health and social services in the multisectoral joint service promoting employment and in the integration of immigrants will be transferred from municipalities to wellbeing services counties from the beginning of 2023. At the same time, wellbeing services counties will begin to receive central government compensation for the integration health and social services they organise.
11 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 187/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Easing startup for small care providers
Sole entrepreneurs in health and social services would be able to start their operations immediately after submitting an application for registration, without waiting for an official decision. The registration obligation for public service providers would in turn be postponed by two years.
11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 241/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing wellbeing services counties and the health and social services reform
Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 21 new wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki. At the same time, the funding of services and taxation will be reformed.
6 Jul 2022 · 84 votes - HE 168/2021 vpPassed
Extending transition period for in-house entity sales
Public in-house entities in health and social services will be permitted to sell services to external parties to the current extent for the remainder of 2022. Tighter sales restrictions under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts will take effect only when the wellbeing services counties launch operations at the start of 2023.
15 Dec 2021 · 1 vote117 jaa26 ei - HE 87/2023 vpPassed
Postponing municipal central government transfer cuts
The reduction in central government transfers related to the health and social services reform planned for municipalities for 2024 will be mitigated and phased over later years. This will prevent sudden financial difficulties and give municipalities time to adjust.
13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2023 vpPassed
Extending municipal access to integration data
Municipalities will receive the right to request information from wellbeing services counties on their integration costs for 2021. This will allow municipalities to apply retroactively for state compensation for health and social services organised in that year.
20 Sep 2023 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 299/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising health and social services supervision
Public and private providers of health and social services will come under identical supervision and a joint registration system. Commencing operations will require registration in the new nationwide Soteri register instead of applying for separate licences.
24 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote