Government bills2695
- HE 165/2018 vpPassed
Raising taxes on alcoholic beverages
The excise duty on alcoholic beverages will be increased by an average of 2.5 per cent from the beginning of 2019. The increase will raise retail prices of alcoholic beverages by just over one per cent on average.
16 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 19/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Safeguarding student welfare services
Curator, psychologist and healthcare services in schools and educational institutions will be transferred from municipalities to the responsibility of wellbeing services counties. School staff will be able to refer pupils in need of support to any student welfare service with a low threshold.
11 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 29/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Central government budget for 2020
The central government budget for 2020. Parliament voted in plenary on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendments before approving the budget.
20 Dec 2019 · 549 votes - HE 29/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Banning plant-based DMT and streamlining permits
Plant preparations containing DMT that are used for intoxicating purposes will be classified as narcotics. At the same time, control and permit procedures for narcotics will be eased and clarified.
5 May 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Raising the age limit for extended unemployment benefits
The minimum age limit for additional days of unemployment security for persons born in 1961 and later will rise from 61 to 62 years. At the same time, the upper age limit for unemployment benefits and insurance contributions will be linked to the retirement age.
16 Dec 2019 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho
131 jaa26 ei - HE 109/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Shortening retention periods for payment defaults
An entry of a payment default will be removed from credit records within one month of the debt being paid in full. In addition, a new entry will no longer extend the retention period of earlier payment defaults.
27 Apr 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari Rantanen
93 jaa55 ei - HE 20/2022 vpPassed
Establishing a UNICEF office in Finland
An innovation office of the UN children's fund UNICEF will be established in Finland. The agreement confirms the official status and privileges of the office and its staff in Finland.
19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening investment protection with Singapore
Finland will bring into force the Investment Protection Agreement between the European Union and Singapore. The agreement protects investments between the countries and establishes a new two-tier court system for dispute settlement.
19 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 32/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up asylum processes and appeals
The processing of appeals concerning asylum decisions in the courts will be expedited by shortening appeal periods and designating the cases as urgent. At the same time, publicly funded legal aid for asylum seekers will be restricted and the granting of leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court tightened.
27 Jun 2016 · 5 votes106 jaa63 ei - HE 143/2015 vpPassed
Abolishing national restrictions on cabotage
Additional national restrictions on cabotage transport by foreign transport companies will be abolished in Finland. The European Union's common rules will apply directly to temporary domestic transport operations within Finland.
27 Jun 2016 · 1 vote127 jaa45 ei - HE 4/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising VAT on educational services
The exemption of educational services from value added tax (VAT) will be tied clearly to Finnish legislation. As a result, foreign fee-charging degree programmes sold in Finland will become subject to VAT in the same way as equivalent domestic education.
1 Apr 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Standardising tobacco packaging and extending smoking bans
Packaging for tobacco products and electronic cigarettes will be standardised in appearance without brand logos or appealing colours. In addition, smoking will be banned in playgrounds and on public beaches.
31 Mar 2022 · 2 votesClosest vote · Käsittelyn pohja, mietintö / Terhi Koulumies
124 jaa31 ei - HE 51/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring employment services to trial municipalities
The provision of employment services for jobseekers would be temporarily transferred from the state public employment services (TE services) to participating municipalities across five regions. The trial would develop service models and support employment especially among young people and those who have been unemployed for longer periods.
4 Jul 2017 · 4 votes137 jaa24 ei - HE 50/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Gas market liberalisation and fee caps
The Finnish natural gas market will be opened to competition and the gas transmission network unbundled from sales operations. At the same time, an annual maximum cap of 15 per cent will be set on increases in electricity and natural gas transmission and distribution fees.
4 Jul 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming communications services and media regulation
Consumer protection for telephone and internet subscriptions will be improved, and separate pricing for calls to corporate numbers will be abolished. At the same time, new obligations will be placed on video services and streaming platforms to protect minors and provide European content.
21 Dec 2020 · 9 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 25 §, mietintö / Jani Mäkelä
40 jaa14 ei - HE 185/2020 vpPassed
Tax deduction of EEA subsidiary losses
A Finnish parent company will, under certain conditions, be able to deduct the final losses of a subsidiary located in another EEA state in its taxation. The deduction can be made as a separate group deduction once the subsidiary's operations have been discontinued and the company has been dissolved.
17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 9/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Extending closure compensation and cost support
New cost support and closure compensation will be granted to businesses that suffered from coronavirus restrictions during the winter 2021–2022 closures. Support can be sought especially by operators in tourism, hospitality and the events sector, as well as businesses whose premises were closed or events prohibited.
9 Mar 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 5 e §, mietintö / Veijo Vallin
88 jaa22 ei - HE 139/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing product safety and market surveillance
Authorities will be given new tools to monitor the safety of products on sale, particularly in online commerce. At the same time, surveillance rules for several different product groups will be consolidated into a single act.
3 Mar 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 127/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening measures against school bullying
The means available to schools and educational institutions to intervene in bullying and disruptive behaviour will be clarified, and the support provided to pupils and students will be strengthened. In general upper secondary schools and vocational education and training, staff will be placed under an obligation to notify guardians of bullying and violence.
3 Mar 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 36 j § , mietintö /Ari Koponen
117 jaa25 ei - HE 223/2021 vpPassed
Facilitating international film co-productions
Finland will adopt the revised convention on international film co-productions. The convention will facilitate the participation of Finnish producers in international film projects and their financing.
22 Feb 2022 · passed without a vote