Government bills2695
- HE 51/2022 vpPassed
Restricting reimbursement for damaged euro coins
The Bank of Finland may refuse to accept and reimburse deliberately damaged euro coins or coins in exceptionally poor condition. The change will not affect the exchange of coins worn in normal circulation.
10 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 161/2022 vpPassed
Digital quality evaluation system for early childhood education and care
A national digital system will be established in Finland for evaluating and developing the quality of early childhood education and care. Daycare centres and other service providers can use it to evaluate their own activities and improve quality.
9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 152/2016 vpPassed
Freezing pensioner housing allowance limits
The housing cost limits for the pensioner housing allowance will not be increased in 2017. The euro amounts from 2015 will continue to apply to the allowance.
25 Nov 2016 · 1 vote102 jaa62 ei - HE 198/2017 vpPassed
Allowing intelligence activities in the Constitution
The Constitution would be amended so that the secrecy of confidential communications can be restricted to protect national security and monitor military activities. The amendment creates the legal basis for enacting new civilian and military intelligence legislation.
3 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lakiehdotuksen jättäminen lepäämään / Lakiehdotuksen julistaminen kiireelliseksi (Tapani Töllin ehdotus)
13 jaa178 ei - HE 123/2022 vpPassed
Opening incomes register data to more authorities
Several new authorities will receive the right to retrieve income and benefits data directly from the incomes register to carry out their duties. Citizens will no longer need to submit certificates of income separately to these authorities.
3 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 131/2022 vpPassed
Reimbursing legal costs of wellbeing services county employees
Employees of wellbeing services counties and joint county authorities for wellbeing services would be entitled to reimbursement of their legal costs if criminal charges or compensation claims brought against them in relation to their work duties are dismissed. The amendment would put wellbeing services county personnel in the same position as municipal employees.
28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 117/2022 vpPassed
Streamlining environmental permits and shipwreck management
Cooperation and communication between authorities processing environmental permits will be strengthened to streamline permit processes. At the same time, clear responsibility will be laid down for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) regarding the monitoring and clean-up of oil-containing shipwrecks and the care of oiled wildlife.
26 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2023 vpPassed
Reforming student healthcare fees and funding
Higher education students from another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom will be exempt from the student healthcare fee, and the costs of their treatment will be billed to their home country. At the same time, the due dates of the healthcare fee for all higher education students will be postponed so that Kela has time to provide advance information about the fee.
1 Dec 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, valiokunnan ehdotus / Laura Meriluoto
85 jaa68 ei - HE 61/2023 vpPassed
Substantial reduction in unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions will be reduced substantially for 2024 for both employees and employers. The change will reduce employers' labour costs and increase wage earners' net income.
29 Nov 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 18 §, mietintö / Li Andersson
154 jaa9 ei - HE 7/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming courts and judicial training
Provisions on courts and judges will be consolidated into a single new Courts Act. At the same time, the posts of chief judges will be made fixed-term and a systematic training path will be created for judges.
8 Jul 2016 · 16 votes109 jaa63 ei - HE 88/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Fourth supplementary budget for 2020
The fourth supplementary budget for 2020, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.
26 Jun 2020 · 32 votes - HE 76/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Short-term interest subsidy for rental housing
The state will introduce a new ten-year interest subsidy model for the construction of rental dwellings alongside the existing 40-year system. The reform will increase the supply of affordable rental housing, especially in growth centres.
21 Jun 2016 · 3 votes115 jaa43 ei - HE 35/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising qualifications register and student places
The register of completed competence-based qualifications will be centralised under the Finnish National Agency for Education, and opportunities for experimentation will be expanded. In addition, the ministry will be able to reduce the official student quotas of vocational institutions on its own initiative in 2016–2017.
14 Jun 2016 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jukka Gustafsson
101 jaa60 ei - HE 68/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing competition oversight and competitive neutrality
Public bodies will be required to keep separate accounts for their commercial activities on the market in order to safeguard fair competition. At the same time, the powers of the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) in inspections and the exchange of information between authorities will be improved.
17 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 24/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining cross-border dispute resolution
The handling of cross-border small disputes and debt claims in the EU will be streamlined. A procedure for applying to review an issued judgment or order for payment in exceptional circumstances will be added.
4 May 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Transport safety rules for maritime workers
Dedicated safety rules will be established for the transport by ship of industrial personnel working at sea, such as those constructing wind farms. Workers will no longer be equated with ordinary ship passengers, allowing for transport requirements better suited to their skills.
3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending transition periods for health data environments
The introduction of the secure operating environments required for research and other secondary use of health and social data will be postponed by one year until May 2022. The entry into force of the notification procedure for significant health findings made in research will also be postponed until the beginning of 2024.
2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 212/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Connecting social services to Kanta services
Providers of social services will be obliged to join the national Kanta services, enabling client data to move electronically between different operators. At the same time, healthcare will discontinue the broad basic consent requested from patients, and the disclosure of data will be based directly on the law, which clients can restrict through refusals if they wish.
2 Jul 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2021 vpPassed
Establishing the ombudsman for older people
An autonomous and independent Ombudsman for Older People will be established in Finland to promote the status and rights of older people. The Ombudsman will monitor the conditions and legislation concerning older people and bring their perspective into public decision-making.
24 Jun 2021 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Arja Juvonen
32 jaa22 ei - HE 310/2018 vpLapsed
Reforming health and social services fees
The legislation on client fees for health and social services will be comprehensively reformed and brought to the statutory level. Healthcare services for minors will become free of charge, the fee cap will be expanded, and the fee criteria for housing services will be harmonised.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes