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  1. HE 86/2026 vpPassed

    Easier open higher education for jobseekers

    Jobseekers aged 25 or over will be able to complete open higher education studies without restrictions on the duration or scope of the studies and without losing their unemployment benefit. Studies will no longer need to be reported to employment authorities, but the obligation to apply for and accept full-time work will remain unchanged.

    11 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 112/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Combining unemployment benefits into universal support

    Basic unemployment allowance and labour market subsidy during unemployment will be combined into a single new benefit, universal support. The new benefit will be applied for from and paid by Kela starting 1 May 2026.

    18 Dec 2025 · 22 votes
    113 jaa
    59 ei
  3. HE 13/2026 vpPassed

    Securing general support during training

    Jobseekers will receive general support during labour market training and supported study without a separate waiting period. At the same time, the Act will allow provisions to be laid down by decree on taking capital gains from business assets into account in general support.

    22 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 80/2025 vpPassed

    Merging student and social security appeals

    The Student Financial Aid Appeal Board will be abolished and appeals concerning student financial aid benefits transferred to the Social Security Appeal Board. At the same time, the procedure for the annulment of decisions on unemployment security will be streamlined, and the provisions on leaving disability pensions in abeyance will be extended.

    18 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 73/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening unemployment benefit conditions

    The work requirement needed to qualify for unemployment allowance will be extended by six months and will begin to accrue based on paid wage income rather than hours worked. In addition, the child increases to unemployment benefits and the exempt amount for part-time work income will be abolished, the waiting period at the start of unemployment will be extended, and holiday compensation will postpone the start of the benefit.

    20 Dec 2023 · 9 votes
    99 jaa
    47 ei
  6. HE 125/2024 vpPassed

    Raising minimum age for Kela benefits

    The minimum age for the national pension, guarantee pension, rehabilitation allowance and sickness allowance paid by Kela will rise from 16 to 18 years. The change aligns the age limits for social security benefits with the end of compulsory education and the age at which parents' maintenance liability ends.

    22 Nov 2024 · 7 votes
    113 jaa
    47 ei
  7. HE 135/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing increased unemployment benefit components

    The increased components of unemployment benefits paid for participation in employment-promoting services and the increase to the mobility allowance will be abolished. At the same time, the partial labour market subsidy received by an unemployed person living with their parents will be cut.

    9 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    122 jaa
    58 ei
  8. HE 13/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Graduating earnings-related unemployment security

    Earnings-related unemployment security will decrease as unemployment lasts longer. In addition, pay-subsidised work will no longer count towards entitlement to an earnings-related allowance, and the obligation of municipalities to organise work for older unemployed persons will be abolished.

    25 Jun 2024 · 8 votes
    93 jaa
    77 ei
  9. HE 167/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming services and job search obligations

    Unemployed persons will be required to apply regularly for at least four jobs a month, and meetings with them will begin every two weeks in the initial phase of their job search. The sanctions system for unemployment security will be made more lenient so that a first failure to seek work results in a reminder without loss of benefit.

    21 Dec 2021 · 4 votes
    119 jaa
    30 ei
  10. HE 236/2022 vpPassed

    Strengthening family benefits and purchasing power

    Several social benefits for families with children will be increased for 2023 due to accelerating inflation and rising prices. In addition, the annual out-of-pocket maximum for medicine reimbursements will be frozen for one year, and the care supplement of the private day care allowance will be increased permanently.

    7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 62/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Phasing out the pension pipeline

    Additional days of unemployment security for older workers, the so-called pension pipeline, will be phased out gradually. At the same time, a new transition security package consisting of financial compensation and training will be created for persons aged 55 and over who are made redundant on financial or production-related grounds.

    1 Jul 2022 · 2 votes
    117 jaa
    35 ei
  12. HE 129/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming family leave and parental allowances

    Parental leave and parental allowances will be divided equally between both parents, and leave can be used flexibly until the child reaches the age of two. In addition, employees will be entitled to five days of annual carer's leave to care for a close relative.

    21 Dec 2021 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso

    85 jaa
    62 ei
  13. HE 11/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining unemployment security and employment services

    Clarifications and corrections will be made to the rules on unemployment security, employment services, and pay guarantee. The amendments will speed up the processing of unemployment security matters and clarify the job search requirement.

    26 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 210/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening unemployment benefit obligations and conditions

    Unemployed persons will be subject to a stricter obligation to accept offered employment and participate in employment services under threat of losing their unemployment benefit. Employment must be accepted more broadly than before, including outside one's own occupational field and commuting area.

    23 Dec 2016 · 14 votes
    132 jaa
    40 ei
  15. HE 180/2022 vpPassed

    Simplifying adjusted unemployment benefit calculations

    The calculation rules for adjusted unemployment benefit will be simplified and clarified. The changes make taking on part-time and temporary work more predictable for unemployed people.

    24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 61/2022 vpPassed

    Transferring unemployment statements to pilot municipalities

    Municipalities participating in the municipal pilot to promote employment will be granted the right to issue more statements related to unemployment security to their own clients. The change will streamline the processing of unemployment benefit matters and reduce jobseekers' need to deal with both the municipality and the public employment services (TE services).

    21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 11/2021 vpPassed

    Extending entrepreneurs' temporary labour market subsidy

    Entrepreneurs can receive labour market subsidy based on a reduction in income or work caused by the coronavirus epidemic until the end of June 2021. Receiving the subsidy does not require winding up business operations.

    19 Apr 2022 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen

    31 jaa
    22 ei
  18. HE 17/2022 vpPassed

    Extending municipal employment trials

    The validity of the municipal trials on promoting employment will be extended until the end of 2024. Municipalities in the trial areas will continue providing employment services to their clients without interruptions before the permanent transfer of services to municipalities.

    1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 240/2021 vpPassed

    Temporarily waiving the unemployment waiting period

    Unemployment benefit will be paid to people who become unemployed or are laid off immediately from the first day, without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the adjustment of business income will be temporarily facilitated.

    28 Jan 2022 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho 2

    69 jaa
    40 ei
  20. HE 239/2021 vpPassed

    Temporary unemployment security for entrepreneurs

    Entrepreneurs affected by the coronavirus pandemic can temporarily receive labour market subsidy without having to close down their business activities completely. The right to the support will apply retroactively from the beginning of 2022 until the end of February.

    28 Jan 2022 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Arto Satonen

    72 jaa
    32 ei
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