Government bills40
- HE 182/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding information exchange between security authorities
The police and other security authorities will be given broader rights to disclose confidential information on their own initiative and to obtain personal data from health and social services and telecoms companies. The reform will facilitate the prevention and investigation of crime, searches for missing persons, and the protection of critical infrastructure.
25 Jun 2026 · 2 votes151 jaa23 ei - HE 29/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding disclosure of intelligence information
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and military intelligence will be permitted to disclose information on suspected serious offences more extensively to the police and other crime prevention authorities. In addition, Supo will be able to disclose information directly to the Nato defence alliance and certain EU bodies.
20 Feb 2026 · 1 vote137 jaa18 ei - HE 9/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining data protection rules and information flow
The right of authorities and entities performing public functions to process personal data is clarified, and the electronic transfer of data is streamlined. At the same time, the right of insurance companies to process health and criminal record data when an insurance policy is applied for is specified, and the assessment of data protection certification bodies is transferred to the FINAS accreditation service.
6 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2026 vpIn progress
Clarifying judicial administration data protection
The responsibilities of judicial administration authorities and the National Prosecution Authority as data controllers will be clarified, and data protection for parties to criminal proceedings will be strengthened. The disclosure of contact details of persons involved in criminal cases will be restricted to improve safety, and stricter processing rules will be laid down for sensitive information.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 128/2025 vpPassed with amendments
User rights to device data
Consumers and businesses will gain the right to access data generated by their smart devices and share it onwards, for example with repair and maintenance services. Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will supervise compliance with the data-sharing rules and will be able to impose administrative fines for infringements.
24 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying asbestos and construction safety rules
Advance notifications of asbestos demolition work will include details of worker training and respirator fit testing. At the same time, qualification requirements for crane drivers and construction divers will be transferred directly into the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
13 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 11/2024 vpPassed
KKV's role in supervising tech giants
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) will become the national contact authority in Finland for the EU's Digital Markets Act. The authority will assist the European Commission in supervising major digital platform companies, exchanging information, and conducting inspections.
19 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 200/2024 vpPassed
Reforming registration of occupational safety personnel
Maintenance of the register of occupational safety and health co-operation personnel at workplaces will be transferred from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to the Centre for Occupational Safety. At the same time, the information required from employers will be reduced and the disclosure of data for occupational safety and health purposes will be clarified.
11 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 216/2024 vpPassed
Transferring liability for incomes register errors
Responsibility for rectifying data in the incomes register and data protection obligations will be transferred from employers and other payers directly to the Incomes Register Unit. Citizens will be able to request the rectification of their incorrect income data directly from the authority.
7 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2024 vpPassed
Permanent patient data sharing in Uusimaa
The wellbeing services counties of Uusimaa, the City of Helsinki and the HUS Group will continue to be permitted to disclose patient data to one another to the extent required for treatment, unless the patient has prohibited this. The procedure, which has been in force temporarily, will be made permanent by law.
3 Apr 2025 · passed without a 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 127/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving social assistance services and cooperation
The right of social assistance applicants to personal service will be strengthened and the accessibility of services will be improved. Cooperation between Kela and the social services of wellbeing services counties will be deepened, particularly to support clients in the most vulnerable positions.
8 Dec 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 27 §, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
95 jaa40 ei - HE 16/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Extending Kanta service transition periods
Health and social services providers will be given additional time to implement the new obligations of Kanta services. At the same time, the transfer of patient data between treatment facilities will be clarified and hospital social workers' right of access to information from Kela (the Social Insurance Institution) will be improved.
23 May 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2023 vpPassed
Opening credit data to scientific research
Data from the positive credit register may be disclosed to Statistics Finland for scientific research and statistical surveys. At the same time, technical specifications will be made to the operation of the register before its deployment.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 243/2022 vpLapsed
Enhancing cooperation on cyber threats
Security authorities would be able to exchange necessary information and provide executive assistance to each other in serious cyberattacks and threat situations. In addition, telecommunications operators and other communications intermediaries would have the right to disclose information on information security breaches on their own initiative to Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency).
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 140/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising built environment data
A national digital information system will be created in Finland to bring together information on land use planning and building in one single place. Plans and plot divisions will be drawn up in a standardised, machine-readable data model format.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing a centralised natural gas datahub
A centralised data exchange system, or datahub, will be established for the natural gas market to handle retail processes for natural gas. Retailers and distribution system operators will manage supplier switches, relocations and metering data through this shared system.
14 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Securing patient data sharing in Uusimaa
Healthcare authorities in Uusimaa will be permitted during a transition period to disclose data needed for patient care to each other, unless the patient has specifically prohibited it. The arrangement will safeguard the availability of patient data and smooth care as the health and social services reform begins.
21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daycare staffing and quality
A new Early Childhood Education and Care Act will be enacted in Finland to strengthen the pedagogical quality of early childhood education and care and clarify regulation in the sector. The reform will raise the qualification levels of daycare centre staff and establish a national database for early childhood education and care.
5 Jul 2018 · 29 votes127 jaa45 ei - HE 177/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Creating a national research data repository
A national research data repository will be established in Finland, bringing together information on domestic research, publications, datasets and researchers in one place. The reform will streamline information flows and make research data openly accessible to citizens, businesses and the media.
10 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote