Government bills167
- HE 35/2025 vpPassed
Improving pandemic preparedness
Finland will approve the updates to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations, which improve preparedness for pandemics and other cross-border health threats. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will be designated as the national coordinator for the implementation of the regulations.
19 Jun 2025 · 1 vote - HE 5/2023 vpPassed
Expanding access to communicable disease registers
Healthcare personnel involved in the prevention and control of communicable diseases would be granted the right to access the communicable disease registers of THL (the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) directly via remote access. The amendment will speed up contact tracing and streamline epidemic control work.
28 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Epidemic compensation for social assistance recipients
Recipients of basic social assistance will be paid a temporary epidemic compensation in autumn 2020 to compensate for additional living costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The compensation does not need to be applied for separately, as Kela will pay it automatically.
2 Oct 2020 · 2 votes34 jaa22 ei - HE 230/2021 vpPassed
COVID-19 vaccine requirement in healthcare
Health and social services workers will be required to have COVID-19 vaccination or protection conferred by prior illness if they work in close contact with clients or patients belonging to risk groups. Employers may check employees' health data and, if necessary, suspend the payment of wages if an employee does not have the required protection and no other work is available.
29 Dec 2021 · 4 votes107 jaa32 ei - HE 131/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing the COVID-19 pass
Restaurants and event organisers can introduce a COVID-19 certificate as an alternative to restrictions imposed by the authorities. At the same time, the requirement for health certificates and entry testing for people arriving in Finland will be extended until the end of 2021.
18 Oct 2021 · 18 votes105 jaa33 ei - HE 226/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending Covid restrictions and Covid pass
The validity of temporary Covid-19 restrictions, health security measures on entry, and the national use of the Covid pass would be extended until the end of June 2022. The use of the Covid pass would be specified so that it must be required for the entire opening hours if it is used to replace official restrictions.
23 Dec 2021 · 6 votes106 jaa36 ei - HE 32/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing tighter restaurant restrictions
The Government is granted the power to impose stricter restrictions on opening hours, alcohol service and customer numbers for restaurants to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The measures can be introduced in areas where the epidemic situation is particularly difficult.
16 Apr 2021 · 12 votes31 jaa21 ei - HE 31/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Closure of high-risk premises
Municipalities and Regional State Administrative Agencies will be able to completely close certain recreational and leisure premises to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A closure decision can be made regardless of the scale of the activity or the number of participants.
28 Mar 2021 · 15 votes31 jaa14 ei - HE 92/2020 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 labour law flexibilities
The exceptional employment rules introduced due to the coronavirus crisis will be extended until the end of 2020. Employers will continue to be able to lay off employees on an expedited timetable.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring communicable disease control
Responsibility for the prevention of communicable diseases and for control decisions will be transferred from municipalities and hospital districts to the new wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group. The change aligns the Communicable Diseases Act with the health and social services reform.
16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 302/2022 vpPassed
Extending coronavirus test and vaccination reimbursements
Kela reimbursements for coronavirus tests carried out and coronavirus vaccinations administered in private healthcare will be extended until the end of June 2023. Travel costs incurred to receive a vaccination will also continue to be reimbursed.
8 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 242/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Fourth supplementary budget for 2022
The fourth supplementary budget for 2022, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in dissenting opinions from the opposition.
28 Nov 2022 · 30 votes - HE 65/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Managing and supervising EU recovery funds
Rules will be established in Finland for the use, monitoring and supervision of EU recovery and resilience support. The reform will enable applying for and disbursing EU funding for domestic investments and projects.
22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2022 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 reimbursements and allowances
Kela reimbursements for COVID-19 vaccinations and tests and the eased conditions for the infectious disease allowance would be extended until the end of 2022. The accrual of an employee's annual leave during absence caused by a coronavirus infection would also be safeguarded for the same period.
20 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2022 vpPassed
Extending coronavirus business cost support
Businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions can apply for support for their uncovered fixed costs for the winter of 2021–2022. The support is intended especially for situations where a business's previous aid quota is nearly exhausted.
18 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2021 vpPassed
Extending entrepreneurs' temporary labour market subsidy
Entrepreneurs can receive labour market subsidy based on a reduction in income or work caused by the coronavirus epidemic until the end of June 2021. Receiving the subsidy does not require winding up business operations.
19 Apr 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen
31 jaa22 ei - HE 2/2022 vpPassed
Supplementary budget for 2022
The supplementary budget for 2022, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
14 Mar 2022 · 38 votes - HE 9/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending closure compensation and cost support
New cost support and closure compensation will be granted to businesses that suffered from coronavirus restrictions during the winter 2021–2022 closures. Support can be sought especially by operators in tourism, hospitality and the events sector, as well as businesses whose premises were closed or events prohibited.
9 Mar 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 5 e §, mietintö / Veijo Vallin
88 jaa22 ei - HE 8/2022 vpPassed
Extending VAT exemption for coronavirus supplies
The value added tax (VAT) exemption for supplies used in the prevention, testing and treatment of coronavirus will be extended until the end of June 2022. The change will reduce the procurement costs of equipment needed to manage the pandemic.
4 Mar 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
93 jaa18 ei - HE 234/2021 vpPassed
Waiving supervisory fees for tour operators
Travel agencies and other travel organisers will not be charged supervisory and insolvency protection fees for 2021. The change will support the financial situation of businesses in the sector that have suffered from coronavirus restrictions.
4 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote