Government bills3
- HE 80/2026 vpIn progress
Better protection for exploited foreign workers
A foreign worker would be allowed to seek new employment for three months longer before their residence permit is revoked if their working conditions have involved exploitation. At the same time, processing times for residence permit applications and employers' notification obligations would be clarified.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 179/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Protected periods for work-based residence permits
People living in Finland on a work-based residence permit will have a protected period of three or six months to find a new job if they become unemployed, before the permit can be cancelled. In addition, employers will be obliged to notify the authorities of the termination of employment, and workers will also be permitted to work in labour shortage sectors.
11 Apr 2025 · 3 votes95 jaa74 ei - HE 40/2022 vpPassed
Coordinating social security with the UK
An act will be passed in Finland on the application of the social security provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom. Under the act, the same national practices will apply to the social security of persons moving between the countries as apply between EU countries.
18 May 2022 · passed without a vote