Government bills4

TopicFinnish language4
  1. HE 74/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming integration and language training services

    Integration and language training services will be reformed by emphasising immigrants' personal responsibility, language learning and employment. Funding for the services will be consolidated into a single channel within the central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services, and the system will be streamlined to achieve savings.

    22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote
    102 jaa
    85 ei
  2. HE 270/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Downsizing and centralising district courts

    The number of district courts in Finland will be reduced from 27 to 20, and their court locations will be cut. In addition, the handling of certain demanding categories of cases, such as company reorganisations and maritime law cases, will be centralised in fewer district courts than before.

    24 Nov 2017 · 1 vote
    95 jaa
    77 ei
  3. HE 114/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Optional second national language experiment

    A fixed-term experiment will be organised in comprehensive schools, allowing pupils to study a foreign language instead of the second national language. Participation in the experiment will be voluntary for both education providers and pupils.

    20 Dec 2017 · 4 votes
    113 jaa
    68 ei
  4. HE 87/2016 vpPassed

    European patent court division in Finland

    A local division of the European Unified Patent Court will be established in Finland. This will allow patent disputes to be heard domestically in Finnish, Swedish and English.

    7 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote