Government bills2695
- 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 - HE 135/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing taxation of earned income and pensions
Income taxation of wage earners and pensioners will be eased and the household expenses tax credit will be increased from the beginning of 2017. In addition, several tax deductions will be increased and certain benefits will be established by law as tax-exempt.
19 Dec 2016 · 26 votes - HE 142/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing payment-free months in distraint
The number of payment-free months for low-income debtors under enforcement will be increased, leaving them with more money for their own use. In addition, exceptionally high expenses incurred in acquiring income, such as commuting costs, may reduce monthly distraint.
18 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 8/2018 vpPassed
Establishing the Finnish Food Authority
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira and the Agency for Rural Affairs (Mavi) will be merged into a new Finnish Food Authority at the beginning of 2019. At the same time, sectoral information management tasks from the National Land Survey of Finland and the supervision of the use of plant protection products from Tukes will be brought together into the new authority.
9 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending and expanding business cost support
Enterprises and sole entrepreneurs can apply to the state for cost support to cover losses and fixed costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The eligibility criteria for the support will be amended so that small enterprises and sole entrepreneurs can also access the support more easily than before.
12 Apr 2021 · 11 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pia Kauma
31 jaa22 ei - HE 176/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening taxi regulation and oversight
Operating rules for taxis will be tightened to improve passenger safety and combat the shadow economy. Taxis will among other things be required to have a taxi light, clearer price information, and a device or taximeter collecting journey data for tax control.
7 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 33/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing municipal elections to June 2021
The 2021 municipal elections would be postponed from April to June due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the advance voting period in Finland would be extended to two weeks.
26 Mar 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Luottamuslause oikeusministeri Henrikssonille / Jussi Halla-ahon ehdotus
103 jaa66 ei - HE 115/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Implementing the new fine procedure
The handling of minor criminal cases outside the courts will be reformed as the new fine and petty fine procedure is brought into force. The police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard will be able to impose fines directly for certain offences with the suspect's consent.
9 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2018 vpPassed
Reforming Tana fishing permits and fees
Tourist fishing permits for the Tana river can be granted free of charge or at very low cost to persons under 18 years of age. At the same time, minimum fees will be laid down for permit sellers, and they will be obliged to report buyers' details to the catch register.
5 Apr 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening the independence of HEUNI
The regulation of the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) will be updated and its independence strengthened. The institute will operate within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Justice instead of being directly subordinate to it, and will be granted the right to decide on its own rules of procedure.
28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2017 vpWithdrawn
Expanding health and social services choice
Clients of health and social services will be given the right to choose the provider of their basic services from among public, private and third-sector providers. Opportunities for choice will also be expanded through service vouchers and personal budgets.
14 Mar 2018 · no votes - HE 4/2018 vpPassed
More flexible terms for young farmer support
A young farmer will be able to receive the full five years of support even if they do not apply for it in their first year of operation. The change applies to farmers who set up a farm after 2013.
8 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 251/2020 vpPassed
Retaining hydrographers in seafarer pensions
Hydrographic survey vessels will not be included in the crew support scheme for shipping companies, as the European Commission did not approve the amendment. Employees working on these vessels will nonetheless continue to be covered by the Seafarer Pensions Act.
26 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending restaurant restrictions through June 2021
Coronavirus restrictions on restaurant opening hours, alcohol service, customer capacity and hygiene will be extended until the end of June 2021. The measures aim to prevent the spread of coronavirus in close social contacts.
24 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 5/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2019
The second supplementary budget for 2019, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's proposals in dissenting opinions.
28 Jun 2019 · 35 votes - HE 3/2019 vpPassed
More flexible student financial aid criteria
Access to student financial aid will become easier for students whose studies have slowed down due to, for example, a permanent learning difficulty. In addition, new education providers will be able to have their education covered by student financial aid without a one-year waiting period.
28 Jun 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 106/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Central government budget for 2018
The central government budget for 2018. Parliament voted in plenary session on hundreds of individual appropriation items and opposition amendments before the budget was approved.
22 Dec 2017 · 804 votes - HE 73/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Merging Tampere universities and educational cooperation
The two universities in Tampere will be merged into a new foundation university, with Tampere University of Applied Sciences also brought under its auspices. At the same time, all Finnish higher education institutions will be given the opportunity to organise and procure teaching from one another more flexibly.
14 Dec 2017 · 5 votesClosest vote · 3. lakiehdotus, 3 §, mietintö / Pilvi Torsti
99 jaa82 ei - HE 179/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Broadening recognition of foreign driving licences
Driving licences issued by all states recognised by Finland will be accepted for driving in mainland Finland. The right to drive will be valid for up to one year from entry into the population register.
13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 101/2017 vpPassed
Introducing postal voting abroad
Finns living permanently abroad or staying abroad temporarily during elections will have the opportunity to vote by post in general elections. The voter orders the documents to their foreign address, votes in the presence of two witnesses, and posts their ballot to Finland.
24 Nov 2017 · passed without a vote