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  1. HE 170/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming community development and land policy

    Municipalities will be required to draw up a public land policy programme, and the uncompensated transfer of street areas to municipalities will be abolished entirely. In addition, designating development areas will become more flexible, and rules on cost liabilities for land use will be clarified.

    1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  2. HE 70/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining land-use planning

    Finland's land use legislation will be reformed to streamline land-use planning and promote investments. The reform eases guidance from the regional land use plan, sets a minimum distance for wind turbines, and strengthens landowners' right of initiative in planning.

    8 Sep 2026 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Vesa Kallion ehdotus EI

    85 jaa
    69 ei
  3. HE 97/2023 vpPassed

    Extending the lighter building regulations trial

    The experiment with more flexible building and planning regulations applied in Helsinki, Vantaa and Turku will be extended until the end of 2024. The experiment streamlines housing construction by allowing building permits to be granted before a plot is partitioned.

    18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 140/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising built environment data

    A national digital information system will be created in Finland to bring together information on land use planning and building in one single place. Plans and plot divisions will be drawn up in a standardised, machine-readable data model format.

    8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 251/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining planning and building permits

    Regulation and permit processes for planning and construction are eased. The reform would speed up plan amendments, facilitate construction, and expand location opportunities for large retail units.

    7 Apr 2017 · 7 votes
    109 jaa
    46 ei
  6. HE 241/2016 vpPassed

    Clarifying assessment of cross-border planning impacts

    Finnish land use planning rules will be clarified in the event that a plan has significant environmental impacts on the territory of another state. Notification of and consultations with neighbouring states will be regulated in greater detail than before.

    7 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote