Government bills2695
- HE 89/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Supplement to the 2020 budget
Supplementary proposal to the budget proposal for 2020 (HE 29/2019 vp), comprising adjustments made by the Government to the budget proposal after its submission. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
20 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting after-care age limits
The final payout age for child welfare independent living allowance will rise to 25 and the definition of a young person will expand to cover 18–24-year-olds. At the same time, it is clarified that extended after-care applies to children and young people who are receiving support at the start of 2020.
19 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding EU criminal record exchange
Finland will introduce a shared EU information system to identify previous criminal convictions of third-country nationals in member states. Authorities will receive information on convictions handed down in other EU countries considerably faster than before.
21 Dec 2022 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sebastian Tynkkynen 4
129 jaa43 ei - HE 41/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving accessibility of products and services
Many everyday products and digital services must become accessible and easy to use also for persons with disabilities and older people. In addition, people will be able to send emergency SMS messages to the general emergency number without prior registration.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 146/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming cross-border corporate restructurings
Finnish limited liability companies will be able to transfer their registered office to another EEA state or from another state to Finland without winding up the company. At the same time, regulation on cross-border acquisitions and divisions will be harmonised, and regulatory oversight to prevent abuses will be tightened.
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 68/2021 vpPassed
Second supplementary budget for 2021
The second supplementary budget for 2021, introducing amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's dissenting proposals.
31 May 2021 · 17 votes - HE 259/2020 vpPassed
Strengthening the role of occupational physiotherapists
Physiotherapists qualified in occupational health care will be defined as occupational health care professionals rather than experts. The reform will strengthen multiprofessional cooperation and the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workplaces.
31 May 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · 3 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho
32 jaa23 ei - HE 83/2021 vpPassed
Supplementing the second 2021 supplementary budget
A supplementary proposal to the second supplementary budget for 2021 (HE 68/2021 vp), providing the Government's specifications to the budget amendments for the current year. It is considered together with the main supplementary budget proposal.
28 May 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 69/2021 vpPassed
Extending VAT exemption on coronavirus supplies
The exemption from value added tax (VAT) for goods used to combat, test for and treat the coronavirus will be extended until the end of 2021. The goods can continue to be purchased and imported tax-free.
27 May 2021 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Matias Marttinen
32 jaa22 ei - HE 45/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring road management to regions
The maintenance of highways, transport system planning and the organisation of public transport will be transferred from the abolished ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to the new regions and partly to the Finnish Transport Agency. The state will retain ownership of highways and steer road management through separate funding and agreements.
5 Jul 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 51/2019 vpPassed
New development funding for regional projects
A new funding instrument will be created for regional councils to support regional development projects. The funding will promote the vitality, sustainable growth and economic renewal of regions and cities.
29 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 46/2019 vpPassed
Expanding grounds for interrupting studies
Students at the Emergency Services Academy will be able to interrupt their studies or defer starting them for the duration of military service, non-military service, and family leave without losing their place of study. The change aligns the rules of the Emergency Services Academy with other educational institutions.
28 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming upper secondary studies and matriculation
Upper secondary studies will move from courses to study credits, and students will be guaranteed better support for learning and personal study guidance. At the same time, restrictions on retaking matriculation examination tests will be abolished and upper secondary schools will be required to cooperate with higher education institutions.
26 Jun 2018 · 10 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Li Andersson 4
95 jaa81 ei - HE 11/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Bringing forward the Private Roads Act
The new Private Roads Act will enter into force at the start of 2019, a year earlier than planned. The abolished duties of municipal road boards and the distribution of state subsidies will be transferred to the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
21 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 233/2022 vpPassed
Temporary increase in housing allowance heating costs
Heating costs and detached house maintenance expenses taken into account in the general housing allowance will be temporarily increased in 2023 due to expensive energy. In addition, Kela will be able to transfer housing allowance payments directly to the landlord more easily if a tenant accrues rent arrears.
7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 52/2019 vpPassed
Improving accommodation on small fishing vessels
Fishing vessels under 24 metres would be brought within the scope of legislation regarding accommodation and food catering. The amendment implements an EU directive on working conditions in the fishing sector.
19 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 187/2022 vpPassed
Joining the aids to navigation organisation
Finland will approve and bring into force the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. Following the change, the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), which previously operated as an association, will become an intergovernmental international organisation.
24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 178/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring training compensation to the state
The state will begin compensating units providing practical training places for the costs incurred from practical training included in universities of applied sciences degrees in health and social services. Universities of applied sciences will be exempted from paying compensation, which will improve the availability of training placements and the quality of supervision.
24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 225/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Improving military and crisis management compensation
Accident and illness cover for persons performing military service and serving in crisis management operations will be improved. The exceptional conditions of service will be taken into account better in compensation, and participants in civilian crisis management will receive the same comprehensive cover as peacekeepers.
21 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote