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- HE 151/2025 vpPassed
Customs supervision of biocide imports
Finnish Customs will be granted the right to inspect and stop non-compliant biocidal products ordered by private individuals from other EU countries immediately upon entry. The change applies, for example, to mosquito repellents, rodent poisons, and products treated with biocides ordered from online stores.
10 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 199/2024 vpPassed
Automatic extension of temporary protection permits
Residence permits and residence permit cards for recipients of temporary protection will remain valid automatically without a separate application for an extension for as long as the protection decision remains in force. The three-year maximum duration of protection will be removed, but permits will remain temporary in nature.
27 Feb 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
101 jaa74 ei - HE 79/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing the start of sustainability reporting
The obligation for large companies to start statutory sustainability reporting will be postponed by two years. The first reports will only have to be prepared for the financial year 2027, but companies may report earlier voluntarily if they wish.
6 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising transport data into one service
All basic digital data concerning transport, public transport and the road network will be compiled into a single nationwide service. The reform will make it easier to utilise up-to-date traffic data in route planners, navigation applications and travel chain planning.
24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 67/2025 vpPassed
Expanding the range of biofuel feedstocks
The range of raw materials approved for the production of transport biofuels and biogas will be expanded in line with EU regulation. Fuel distributors will be able to use new raw materials, such as industrial side streams and certain crops, to meet their distribution obligation.
10 Oct 2025 · 2 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
123 jaa16 ei - HE 49/2025 vpPassed
Loan guarantees for fisheries enterprises
Enterprises in the fishing and aquaculture sectors will begin to be granted loan guarantees from an EU fund. The support will make it easier especially for start-up entrepreneurs to obtain loans for investments and working capital.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 232/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Easing residence permits for students and researchers
Students from outside the EU and EEA will be granted a residence permit for the entire duration of their studies at once. The post-graduation or post-research residence permit for jobseeking and starting a business will be extended to two years.
8 Apr 2022 · 3 votes90 jaa58 ei - HE 175/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Linking water objectives to environmental permits
Securing the good status of water bodies and the prohibition of deterioration will become directly statutory, binding conditions for granting environmental and water permits. At the same time, companies will be able to apply for a derogation from water objectives directly in connection with the permit application, speeding up the processing of projects.
13 Dec 2024 · 10 votes99 jaa71 ei - HE 98/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying minimum taxation for large groups
Calculation and procedural rules concerning the minimum taxation of large groups will be specified. The amendments will align Finnish legislation with international guidance and tax models.
9 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 52/2025 vpPassed
Improving criminal data exchange in Eurojust
Information exchange between Finnish authorities and Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, will be enhanced, especially regarding terrorist offences. At the same time, the term of office of the Assistant to the National Member of Finland will be made more flexible.
25 Sep 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2024 vpPassed
Improving online protection for protected names
The protection of names for protected agricultural products and foodstuffs will be extended to domain names. At the same time, the supervision and procedures for all protected name products will be brought together under the Food Act.
12 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 155/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming energy certificates and emissions calculation
Information on whole life-cycle climate emissions will be added to energy performance certificates for buildings, and a voluntary building renovation passport will be introduced to support renovation planning. Requirements for calculating carbon footprints and complying with limit values for new buildings will be phased in to cover all new buildings, including detached houses.
17 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 313/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying copyright reform for fundamental rights
The pending amendments to the Copyright Act are supplemented to strengthen freedom of expression, scientific freedom and the protection of teaching. Automatic filtering of online content will be clarified, and the use of materials in research and teaching will be made easier.
28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 149/2026 vpIn progress
Streamlining defence export controls
Defence materiel exports will be streamlined by introducing a general export licence for temporary and non-commercial exports to trusted countries. At the same time, compliance and record-keeping obligations for companies exporting defence materiel and the supervisory powers of the authorities will be tightened.
16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 42/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up renewable energy permitting
Permitting for renewable energy plants will be accelerated by setting binding processing time limits for authorities. In addition, renewable energy acceleration areas will be established in Finland, where environmental assessments and permit processes for projects will be streamlined.
23 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2025 vpPassed
Tightening sustainability requirements for renewable fuels
Sustainability requirements for renewable fuels would be tightened and extended to cover smaller heating and power plants than before, as well as electricity-based renewable fuels. An increasing number of energy producers would have to verify the sustainability of their fuels and report on them to the authorities.
19 Jun 2025 · 4 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
101 jaa84 ei - HE 27/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Extending cybersecurity requirements to critical entities
All organisations identified as critical to the functioning of society will be placed under an obligation to manage cybersecurity risks and report significant information security incidents. The obligations will apply to these entities regardless of their size.
19 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming extradition rules for offenders
Finnish citizens or long-term residents of Finland will be able to be extradited more flexibly to another EU or Nordic country to serve a prison sentence or stand trial. Decisions on extradition will always be based on a court's case-by-case assessment.
5 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2022 vpPassed
Enabling EU Asylum Agency assistance
Finland will be able to request and receive expert assistance from the European Union Agency for Asylum, for example in situations of large-scale entry. The agency's experts will be able to assist Finnish authorities in registering asylum seekers and examining applications.
21 Jun 2022 · 1 vote108 jaa39 ei - HE 205/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure
The resilience of services and infrastructure vital to society will be strengthened under a new general act. At the same time, mandatory personnel security clearances will be introduced for certain employees in ports handling international traffic.
23 May 2025 · passed without a vote