Government bills2695
- HE 80/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding national defence shooting training
Firearms and cartridges of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard will be permitted for use in shooting training organised by the National Defence Training Association of Finland under authority supervision. At the same time, voluntary national defence training opportunities and international exercise cooperation will be increased.
7 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 65/2020 vpPassed
Expanding asylum seekers' right to work
Asylum seekers already in Finland will be granted the right to work in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries immediately without a waiting period. Work can continue despite a refusal-of-entry decision for as long as the person is covered by reception services.
11 Jun 2020 · 5 votes43 jaa11 ei - HE 32/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming fertiliser quality and supervision rules
Fertiliser legislation will be reformed to align with EU regulation, which will particularly facilitate market access for recycled fertilisers. At the same time, supervision of fertilisers will be enhanced and binding limits will be set for the use of phosphorus.
5 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2022 vpPassed
Temporary cut in agricultural property tax
Agricultural operators will receive temporary support towards their 2022 property tax to ease the rise in production costs. The support will be granted on application as a property tax reduction or a tax refund.
1 Jul 2022 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 3, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
88 jaa68 ei - HE 22/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing a positive credit register
A centralised positive credit register will be established in Finland, compiling information on private individuals' loans and income. The register will enable lenders to check a loan applicant's actual debt situation and prevent over-indebtedness.
1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 85/2022 vpPassed
Temporary reduction in fuel distribution obligation
The distribution obligation for renewable fuels will be temporarily lowered in 2022 to curb high fuel prices. At the same time, fuel distributors will be granted the possibility to carry over any over-fulfilment of the obligation in full to the following year.
23 Jun 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 5 § , mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
80 jaa65 ei - HE 77/2023 vpPassed with amendments
15 per cent minimum tax for large groups
An effective tax rate of at least 15 per cent will be set for large multinational and domestic enterprise groups. If a group's level of taxation in any country falls below this threshold, the shortfall will be levied as a separate top-up tax.
18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2023 vpPassed
Facilitating youth mobility with Canada
Finland and Canada will introduce an agreement facilitating opportunities for young people to travel, work and complete traineeships in the other country. Under the arrangement, young people aged 18 to 35 can receive a temporary residence permit for up to one year.
15 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 236/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening anti-money laundering measures
Rules on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing will be clarified and supervision tightened in line with international obligations. The changes expand the supervision and obligations of reporting entities to detect suspicious assets and activities.
6 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 65/2023 vpPassed
Reforming and raising financial supervision fees
Supervision fees charged to financial sector companies by the Financial Supervisory Authority will be raised and their criteria reformed to secure the authority's funding. At the same time, fees will be shifted more towards the sectors whose supervision requires the most work from the authority.
14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 93/2023 vpPassed
Continuing North Calotte labour market training
Finland will continue joint Nordic labour market training at the North Calotte Education Foundation in 2024–2027. The agreement ensures that Finnish students have the opportunity to complete vocational education and training in Sweden.
11 Dec 2023 · 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 28/2023 vpPassed
Raising the president's remuneration
The annual remuneration of the President of the Republic will be raised from 126,000 euros to 160,000 euros. The increase will take effect at the start of the new presidential term on 1 March 2024.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 26/2023 vpPassed
Raising electricity and gas network fees
Network fees charged to electricity and natural gas distribution network operators will be raised from the beginning of 2024. The increase will cover the Energy Authority's share of the costs of the location data service maintained by the authority.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 149/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming emergency response centre data protection
Legislation on emergency response centre operations will be reformed to meet EU data protection requirements and align with the wellbeing services county reform. At the same time, controllership responsibilities for emergency response centre data and the rights of authorities to receive information will be defined more clearly.
1 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 322/2022 vpPassed
University hospital supplement in county funding
Wellbeing services counties maintaining a university hospital and the City of Helsinki will receive additional state funding for higher hospital costs related to specialised healthcare, research and training. The change will be financed through additional state funds, so funding for other wellbeing services counties will not be reduced.
28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 146/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Budget for 2021
The central government budget for 2021. Parliament voted in plenary on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendments before adopting the budget.
22 Dec 2020 · 587 votes - HE 173/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Extending compulsory education to 18
Compulsory education will be extended until the age of 18, and upper secondary studies will become free of charge for students. At the same time, transitional education between basic education and upper secondary education will be merged into a new preparatory education programme.
21 Dec 2020 · 14 votes31 jaa24 ei - HE 31/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming radiation aftercare and emergency planning
A property owner's obligation to carry out post-accident clearance and guarding would be extended from fires to radiation emergencies and other accidents. At the same time, external emergency plans will continue to be prepared for railway yards and ports handling dangerous goods.
24 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote