Government bills102
- HE 188/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Fuel oil support for machinery contractors
Companies operating mobile machinery will receive temporary support for the sudden rise in fuel oil prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Support will be paid at 5 per cent of fuel oil costs incurred between February and April 2022.
21 Oct 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · 3 §, mietintö / Janne Sankelo
84 jaa63 ei - HE 150/2024 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will decrease at the beginning of 2025. The change will reduce deductions made from employees' pay and lower employers' labour costs.
29 Nov 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotuksen johtolause, mietintö / Ville Merinen
111 jaa54 ei - HE 175/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and simplifying wage subsidies
The wage subsidy system will be clarified and subsidy rates harmonised to make it easier for unemployed people to find employment, especially in businesses. In addition, a new 70 per cent employment subsidy will be introduced for long-term unemployed people aged 55 and over.
22 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 240/2022 vpPassed
Updating rail passenger rights
National provisions on rail passenger rights will be aligned with revised EU regulation. Certain EU-level obligations concerning compensation and assistance will continue to be excluded from commuter rail services and heritage rail operations.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 99/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Publishing tax information of multinational enterprises
Large multinational enterprises will be required to publish annually information on the income taxes they pay, broken down by country. The information will be made publicly available on companies' websites and in the Trade Register.
17 Apr 2024 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus , 7 b luvun 9 § / Mai Kivelä
109 jaa61 ei - HE 101/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening legal protection for posted workers
The protection of workers posted temporarily to Finland from abroad will be improved by prohibiting employers from penalising workers who claim their rights or contact authorities. At the same time, unnecessary administrative obligations will be cut for foreign companies and Finnish contracting entities.
21 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 45/2023 vpPassed
Funding the Financial Stability Authority
The maximum amount of administrative fees collected from banks and investment firms to fund the operations of the Financial Stability Authority would be increased to cover the authority's new security of supply duties. At the same time, depositors would be guaranteed the right to request a free administrative review of automated deposit guarantee compensation decisions.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2022 vpLapsed
Strengthening public procurement quality and sustainability
Public procurement will place stronger emphasis than before on quality, environmental impacts and sustainability instead of merely price. Companies will be subject to mandatory exclusion from public tendering if an executive is convicted of an aggravated environmental offence.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 92/2020 vpPassed
Extending COVID-19 labour law flexibilities
The exceptional employment rules introduced due to the coronavirus crisis will be extended until the end of 2020. Employers will continue to be able to lay off employees on an expedited timetable.
24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 244/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising the Trade Register and strengthening oversight
Filing with the Trade Register will become largely mandatory in electronic format for businesses, and companies will have to confirm their details annually. At the same time, the mandatory requirement to register in the Trade Register will be abolished for most sole traders.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 293/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of pilotage rules and licences
The obligation to use a pilot for vessels operating in Finnish waters will be clarified, and the pilotage certificate system will be reformed. Administrative fines will be imposed for breaches of pilotage rules instead of criminal sanctions.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 57/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Substantially increasing Finnvera's corporate financing
The state is increasing Finnvera's domestic financing authorisation to ease economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. The objective is to secure companies' access to bank loans and prevent viable companies from going bankrupt.
20 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 43/2020 vpPassed
Second supplementary budget for 2020
The second supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and opposition proposals in dissenting opinions.
27 Apr 2020 · 3 votes - 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 116/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling state aid in Ilmastorahasto financing
A dedicated act will be enacted for the wholly state-owned Ilmastorahasto Oy, enabling the use of state aid in its investment and financing operations. The company can finance climate projects by taking a higher risk than private investors or by accepting a lower return target.
3 Feb 2023 · 2 votes135 jaa47 ei - HE 213/2022 vpPassed
Safeguarding employee rights in cross-border restructurings
Employees' rights, terms of employment, and representation rights would be safeguarded in situations where a company merges, divides, or transfers its registered office to another EEA country. Employers would be required to inform and consult personnel about arrangements well in advance of decision-making.
20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2022 vpPassed
Distributing Brexit support to Finnish businesses
Finland will deploy the EU's Brexit Adjustment Reserve to support businesses adversely affected by the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Aid will be granted as business development aid through the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 166/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming rural development support 2023–2027
The rules governing rural business and project support will be reformed for the new EU programming period. All support applications will become fully digital and support payment procedures will be simplified.
16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 211/2022 vpPassed
Increasing research and development funding
The central government commits to increasing funding for research and development activities annually until 2030. The objective is to increase central government R&D funding to 1.2 per cent of gross domestic product.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2022 vpPassed
Temporary cut to fuel distribution obligation
The distribution obligation for the renewable share of transport fuels is temporarily reduced for 2023 to ease fuel price pressures. The emission reductions not achieved will be made up for by raising the distribution obligation between 2024 and 2030.
12 Dec 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari Rantanen 1
99 jaa72 ei