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Government bills32

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  1. HE 55/2026 vpPassed

    Linking military retirement age to life expectancy

    The retirement ages for military posts in the Finnish Defence Forces will be linked to changes in life expectancy in line with the pension system. This will gradually lengthen military careers starting from 2030.

    29 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 108/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening job search obligations and sanctions

    Meetings for jobseekers in the employment services will be made more flexible, and applying for jobs referred by the authorities will become immediately mandatory. At the same time, unemployment security sanctions will be tightened so that entitlement to benefits will be lost for a fixed period as early as the first failure to comply.

    16 Dec 2025 · 5 votes
    112 jaa
    48 ei
  3. HE 136/2024 vpPassed

    Abolishing Ara

    The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (Ara) will be abolished as an independent agency from 1 January 2025. The agency's duties and personnel will be transferred to a centre for state-subsidised housing construction to be established within the Ministry of the Environment.

    18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
    97 jaa
    72 ei
  4. HE 145/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reorganising the National Emergency Supply Agency

    The National Emergency Supply Agency will be converted into a government agency, and its employees will transfer to public-service employment relationships. At the same time, the financing and steering model for security of supply will be reformed to reflect the changed security environment.

    18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 105/2023 vpPassed

    Clarifying criminalisation of misappropriating EU funds

    The misappropriation of European Union funds and attempts to do so will be explicitly criminalised in the Criminal Code. At the same time, corporate criminal liability will be extended to certain bribery and misappropriation offences that damage the EU's finances.

    15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 122/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Remote work accident compensation for state employees

    Accident cover for state civil servants and employees would be extended during remote work. Compensation would also be paid, for example, for injuries sustained during breaks on a remote working day or while taking a child to or from day care.

    2 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 226/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Prosecuting threats against work and office

    An illegal threat made because of work duties or a public position of trust will become subject to public prosecution if the perpetrator is outside the work community. Initiating a preliminary investigation and bringing charges will no longer require a demand for punishment from the victim.

    18 Jun 2021 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Mietintö / Sebastian Tynkkynen , lausumaehdotus

    42 jaa
    11 ei
  8. HE 97/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening the independence of HEUNI

    The regulation of the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) will be updated and its independence strengthened. The institute will operate within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Justice instead of being directly subordinate to it, and will be granted the right to decide on its own rules of procedure.

    28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 50/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming civil servants' working conditions

    Civil servants of the state and the Bank of Finland will be guaranteed more comprehensive written information on their terms of employment and the right to free mandatory training that counts as working time. In addition, state civil servants will be able to report short sickness absences more flexibly without a doctor's certificate.

    1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 187/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming civil service cooling-off rules

    The cooling-off period for senior state leadership and key personnel in the Finnish Defence Forces can be extended to up to one year, and special advisers to ministers will be required to declare their private interests. At the same time, it will be made easier for a civil servant dismissed on production-related or financial grounds to be employed by another state agency without an open application procedure.

    28 Apr 2022 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 44 a § 3 momentti, mietintö / Riikka Purra, Mari-Leena Talvitie

    97 jaa
    72 ei
  11. HE 37/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Flexibility in public-service employment terms

    Rules governing central and local government public-service employment will be harmonised with earlier amendments to the Employment Contracts Act. Long-term unemployed persons can be hired on fixed-term public-service relationships without a separate justification, probationary periods can be extended due to sick leave or family leave, and the re-employment period for dismissed employees will be shortened.

    15 Nov 2018 · 5 votes
    100 jaa
    71 ei
  12. HE 112/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Civilian crisis management recruitment and leave

    The statutory right to leave of absence for public sector employees participating in civilian crisis management will be limited to a maximum of three years over a five-year period. At the same time, certain posts can be reserved exclusively for first-time applicants in order to broaden the pool of experts.

    19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 189/2017 vpPassed

    Facilitating apprenticeship contracts

    Employers will be able to take on an apprenticeship student without the obligation to first offer additional hours to the workplace's existing part-time employees or dismissed employees. The aim of the amendment is to improve the opportunities of vocational students to secure an apprenticeship placement.

    13 Apr 2018 · 12 votes
    101 jaa
    55 ei
  14. HE 41/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Vaccine injury compensation for personnel abroad

    State employees working abroad, personnel serving in crisis management duties and their family members will be entitled to compensation for adverse effects caused by a Covid-19 vaccine received abroad. Compensation will be paid on the same grounds as for pharmaceutical injuries caused by vaccines administered in Finland.

    21 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 90/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Civil servant transfers and cooling-off periods

    A state civil servant could be transferred for a fixed term to work partly in another agency or outside central government. In addition, provisions on paid cooling-off agreements lasting up to one year and on leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court would be added to the act.

    23 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 193/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing special compensation for foreign service spouses

    The special compensation paid to spouses of officials working in the foreign service will be increased. The compensation supplements a spouse's pension security when their own earning opportunities have been weakened due to postings abroad.

    8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 147/2020 vpPassed

    Transfer of foreign service healthcare reimbursements

    Healthcare reimbursements for civil servants working in foreign missions and their family members will be transferred from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the State Treasury. At the same time, they will gain access to the same 24-hour travel support service as other state business travellers.

    26 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 53/2019 vpPassed

    Establishing a UN office in Finland

    An office of the United Nations Office for Project Services focusing on sustainable development impact investing will be established in Finland. The proposal approves the international agreement concerning the establishment of the office as well as its privileges and tax exemptions.

    3 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 49/2019 vpPassed

    Slaughterhouse substitutions for veterinary students

    Veterinary students will be able to substitute temporarily for official veterinarians in slaughterhouses. This will ease the shortage of veterinarians in slaughterhouses and ensure the continuity of meat inspection.

    26 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 231/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter penalties for EU fraud

    The Criminal Code will be tightened to combat fraud and misconduct directed against European Union funds. Companies can be subject to penalties for value added tax (VAT) fraud and EU fraud, and aggravated misuse of subsidies will be made punishable by imprisonment.

    14 Mar 2019 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 8 b §, mietintö / Ville Tavio

    168 jaa
    15 ei
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