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  1. HE 169/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Digitalising and centralising public administration archiving

    A new Archiving Act will be enacted in Finland, bringing public administration archiving into the digital age and centralising permanently preserved electronic data in the National Archives of Finland. The reform makes it easier to find public authority materials and enables municipalities and wellbeing services counties to transfer their electronic archives into the central government's shared repository.

    26 May 2026 · 5 votes
    115 jaa
    54 ei
  2. HE 110/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining health research and data use

    Conducting medical research and identifying patients for studies will be made easier by clarifying the use of health and social services data. At the same time, rules on biobank operations, the research use of deceased persons, and the procedures of research ethics committees will be specified.

    15 Sep 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI

    82 jaa
    72 ei
  3. 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
  4. HE 159/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Anticipating health risks using patient data

    Wellbeing services counties will be granted the right to analyse patient data in their registers to detect residents' health risks and treatment gaps in advance. Healthcare professionals will be able to use this data to contact residents belonging to risk groups and invite them for check-ups or treatment.

    24 Apr 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Käsittelyn pohja: mietintö JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI

    89 jaa
    72 ei
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. HE 53/2026 vpIn progress

    Enhancing European police data exchange

    Finnish law enforcement authorities will join the European automated police register data exchange system. The data can also be used more effectively to identify missing persons and unidentified deceased persons.

    3 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. HE 172/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Reinstating statutory workplace accident investigations

    Investigations into serious workplace accidents will be provided for by law, allowing accident investigations suspended for data protection reasons to resume and be extended to agriculture. In addition, administrative streamlining and technical revisions will be made to occupational accident, motor liability and patient insurance legislation.

    18 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 139/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Speeding up law enforcement information exchange

    Information exchange between the Finnish police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard and authorities in other EU countries will be harmonised and expedited. The authorities will gain access to a centralised system and stricter time limits for the disclosure of criminal information.

    12 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 93/2024 vpPassed

    EU digital gateway responsibilities for KEHA

    The Development and Administrative Centre for the ELY Centres (the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment)) (KEHA Centre) will be assigned official responsibility for the national coordination of the EU's single digital gateway. The KEHA Centre will also act as controller and data intermediary for the technical system for cross-border data exchange between authorities.

    14 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 132/2022 vpLapsed

    Reforming personal identity codes

    Foreign nationals will be able to obtain a Finnish personal identity code more easily and quickly than before, for example through electronic remote registration. In addition, new personal identity codes will no longer indicate gender, and personal identity codes may no longer be used alone to identify a person.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
  14. HE 35/2024 vpPassed

    Permanent ban on telemarketing mobile subscriptions

    The ban on telemarketing mobile subscriptions to new customers will become permanent. At the same time, processing identification data from wireless networks for purposes such as tracking customer flows or drones will be permanently permitted, provided that individuals cannot be identified.

    29 May 2024 · passed without a vote
  15. 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
  16. HE 18/2024 vpPassed

    Clarifying parish decision-making and data protection

    Decision-making rules for parish unions will be clarified, and powers can be delegated more clearly to officeholders. At the same time, rules governing the processing and confidentiality of client data in diaconal work will be brought up to date.

    26 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 62/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Appeals against data protection delays

    Citizens will be able to appeal to the administrative court if the Data Protection Ombudsman fails to process a case or inform them of the processing timeframe within three months. In addition, identifying a person solely by their personal identity code and name will be prohibited.

    12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 19/2023 vpPassed

    Supplementing EU road toll regulations

    Technical additions will be made to the act in line with the EU directive on electronic road toll systems. The proposal will not introduce road tolls or road charges in Finland.

    1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  19. 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
  20. HE 35/2022 vpLapsed

    Clarifying the collection of employee data

    An employer will be able to collect an employee's personal data during an employment relationship without separate consent if the data relates to exercising statutory rights or fulfilling statutory obligations. In other situations, such as recruitment, obtaining data from other sources will still require the employee's consent.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
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