Istuntosali

Government bills8

Topichealthcare personnel8
  1. HE 174/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Facilitating international medical assistance

    Foreign health care professionals will be able to come to Finland to assist during severe crises and disruptions without a Finnish licence to practise or registration. The change will make it possible to receive international medical assistance quickly, for example during states of emergency or major accidents.

    29 Apr 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Proposed statement

    88 jaa
    74 ei
  2. HE 171/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Removing driving licence examinations from health centres

    Health centres will no longer carry out medical examinations or issue certificates for driving licences. A medical report on driving ability will as a rule have to be obtained from a private medical clinic at one's own expense.

    19 Mar 2025 · 2 votes
    111 jaa
    54 ei
  3. 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
  4. HE 259/2020 vpPassed

    Strengthening the role of occupational physiotherapists

    Physiotherapists qualified in occupational health care will be defined as occupational health care professionals rather than experts. The reform will strengthen multiprofessional cooperation and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workplaces.

    31 May 2021 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · 3 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  5. HE 15/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Enhancing mandatory health checks and disclosure

    Authorities and communicable disease control physicians will be able to order individuals or groups of people to undergo mandatory health checks to prevent the spread of a generally hazardous communicable disease. At the same time, persons exposed to infection or infected will be required to disclose their contact details to healthcare professionals.

    24 Mar 2021 · 13 votes

    Closest vote · 89 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho

    31 jaa
    20 ei
  6. HE 56/2020 vpPassed

    Clarifying recognition of foreign professional qualifications

    The rules governing the recognition of professional qualifications and professional traineeships acquired in another EU or EEA country will be specified. At the same time, the rules on equating foreign higher education degrees with degrees completed in Finland will be clarified.

    11 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 65/2019 vpPassed

    Revising the Nordic health care agreement

    The agreement between the Nordic countries on the mobility of health care professionals will be amended so that the recognition of professional qualifications follows the EU Professional Qualifications Directive. At the same time, the agreement will be updated regarding the exchange of supervisory information between authorities.

    29 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 107/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming recognition of healthcare qualifications

    Recognition of healthcare professional qualifications is facilitated and supervisory cooperation between authorities across the EU is enhanced. At the same time, authorities are given better opportunities to verify that professionals arriving from abroad have sufficient language proficiency.

    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote