Government bills121
- HE 284/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising public administration information management
A new information management act will be enacted for public administration, bringing together and harmonising the rules governing data processing, information systems and information security across public authorities. Authorities will be obliged primarily to process documents electronically and exchange information via technical interfaces.
10 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 221/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining bankruptcy proceedings and clarifying environmental liabilities
Bankruptcy proceedings will be accelerated by easing the settlement of debts and expanding electronic services. At the same time, clear definitions will be established for the extent to which a bankruptcy estate is liable for environmental harm and hazardous substances left behind by a company.
9 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 259/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Finnish Customs personal data rules
The rules governing the processing of personal data by Finnish Customs will be reformed to align with European Union data protection legislation. The change clarifies the powers of Finnish Customs to process and disclose personal data in customs surveillance and crime prevention.
3 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 242/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming police data protection rules
Legislation on the processing of personal data by the police will be reformed to align with European Union data protection rules and the modern operating environment. The regulatory framework will be clarified by moving from separate registers to data processing based on purposes of use.
3 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 300/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming electronic client data processing
The processing of client data in health and social services will be reformed, and Kanta services will be expanded to cover social services as well. In healthcare, broad patient consent will be abandoned, and citizens will be given the opportunity to save their own wellbeing data in the national system.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 266/2018 vpLapsed
Establishing the Growth Services Agency
A new central government agency, the Growth Services Agency, will be established to be responsible for national information systems and digital services for employment and economic development services. At the same time, rules will be laid down for processing client data on jobseekers and enterprises in registers shared by the state, regions, and service providers.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 203/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Military intelligence powers
Statutory powers for military intelligence will be established for the Finnish Defence Forces to detect and anticipate serious military and international threats directed at Finland. The powers cover human intelligence, information systems intelligence, and communications intelligence both domestically and abroad.
8 Apr 2019 · 2 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 112 §, mietintö / Markus Mustajärvi
167 jaa10 ei - HE 248/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Electronic platform for waste and side streams
An electronic data platform will be established in Finland to promote the recycling of waste and material flows. Companies and other waste holders will primarily have to seek private waste management services on the platform before they can use municipal secondary waste management services.
11 Mar 2019 · 1 vote99 jaa85 ei - HE 244/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding the Incomes Register
The national Incomes Register will expand to cover paid pensions and other benefits in addition to wage and salary data. Payers of pensions and benefits will report the data centrally to the Incomes Register, where different authorities will have access to it.
28 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 144/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising electricity data in a datahub
A centralised data exchange system, or datahub, will be created for the retail electricity market to handle electricity contracts, supplier switches and electricity consumption metering data. The reform will speed up customer transactions and make data transmission between electricity companies smoother and more uniform.
9 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 132/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising BIS maintenance to the PRH
Technical maintenance and development of the Business Information System will be transferred entirely to the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH). The change will clarify the division of duties between authorities and will not affect transactions by businesses or the operation of the service.
19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing an electronic apartment information system
Paper share certificates of housing companies will be abolished and information on the ownership and pledging of apartments will be transferred to an electronic register. The new residential property information system will be maintained by the National Land Survey of Finland, and it will replace the share registers maintained by housing companies themselves.
19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 87/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning legislation with the incomes register
Earnings-related pension acts and occupational accident and disease acts will be adapted to the introduction of the new national incomes register. The penalty fee for an employer's failure to take out pension insurance will be imposed by the State Treasury instead of the pension provider.
13 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 81/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying reporting obligations in judicial administration
The obligation of courts to notify the enforcement authorities of the revocation of a precautionary measure or other grounds for enforcement will be clarified. At the same time, the rules governing how requests for information directed at the judicial administration's information systems are processed will be specified.
3 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 110/2018 vpPassed
Postponing online firearms permit services
The introduction of the electronic service system for firearms will be postponed to March 2020 due to delays in completing the IT system. At the same time, arms collectors will be given additional time to apply for permits for previously acquired firearms.
16 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2018 vpPassed
Establishing the Finnish Food Authority
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira and the Agency for Rural Affairs (Mavi) will be merged into a new Finnish Food Authority at the beginning of 2019. At the same time, sectoral information management tasks from the National Land Survey of Finland and the supervision of the use of plant protection products from Tukes will be brought together into the new authority.
9 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 192/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Improving information security in essential services
Organisations critical to the functioning of society and digital services would be required to ensure the security of their information systems. They would also have to report significant information security incidents to the authorities.
13 Apr 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 113/2025 vpIn progress
Expanding care technology in social services
Technological solutions and technical surveillance will be introduced more widely across social welfare services to support client care and safety. The use of technology may also be taken into account when calculating staffing ratios for round-the-clock care for older people.
26 May 2026 · no votes yet - HE 47/2017 vpWithdrawn
Expanding health and social services choice
Clients of health and social services will be given the right to choose the provider of their basic services from among public, private and third-sector providers. Opportunities for choice will also be expanded through service vouchers and personal budgets.
14 Mar 2018 · no votes - HE 152/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining tax accounting and data exchange
The procedure for tax remittances to municipalities and other tax recipients will be accelerated by moving to monthly adjustment remittances and abolishing remittance interest. The Finnish Tax Administration will receive pension and benefit data directly from Kela (the Social Insurance Institution), making it easier to determine the correct tax rate.
21 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote