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- HE 51/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up enforcement of deportations
Deportation decisions will be enforceable faster than at present, and lodging an appeal will no longer automatically prevent removal from the country. In addition, an entry ban can be imposed on a person posing a security threat before they enter the country.
4 Jun 2026 · 1 vote147 jaa22 ei - HE 3/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up defence plant construction
Permitting and construction of production plants important for national defence, such as ammunition and explosives factories, will be accelerated. New plants can be sited outside detailed plan areas under a separate siting permit without a slow planning process.
16 Apr 2026 · 3 votes147 jaa19 ei - HE 19/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening requirements for citizenship
The conditions for obtaining Finnish citizenship will be tightened and the grounds for loss of citizenship expanded. Obtaining citizenship will require, among other things, independent means of support and a longer period of good conduct following offences.
17 Oct 2025 · 2 votes103 jaa58 ei - HE 29/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding disclosure of intelligence information
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and military intelligence will be permitted to disclose information on suspected serious offences more extensively to the police and other crime prevention authorities. In addition, Supo will be able to disclose information directly to the Nato defence alliance and certain EU bodies.
20 Feb 2026 · 1 vote137 jaa18 ei - HE 87/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining health and social data permits
The use of health and social data in scientific research will be facilitated and accelerated by dismantling regulatory obstacles in permit procedures. Researchers will be able to deal either centrally through the Social and Health Data Permit Authority Findata or apply for permits directly from data controllers.
24 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 104/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding military intelligence powers
The intelligence-gathering powers of military intelligence will be expanded and targeting made more effective, particularly in communications networks. At the same time, authorities will be given powers to disrupt foreign information systems that threaten Finland.
6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 18/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Extending the pushback act
The validity of the so-called pushback act would be extended until the end of 2026. The act makes it possible to restrict applications for asylum at the border if a foreign state uses migrants to put pressure on Finland.
5 Jun 2025 · 2 votes168 jaa29 ei - HE 30/2024 vpPassed
Introducing an asylum border procedure
A rapid border procedure will be introduced in Finland for processing unfounded asylum applications lodged at the external border. Applicants will not be allowed to move freely within Finland during the procedure, but must remain within the designated reception centre area.
24 Jun 2024 · 6 votes158 jaa13 ei - HE 53/2024 vpPassed
Preventing instrumentalised migration at the border
In exceptional situations, Finland could prevent the entry of asylum seekers and turn them away immediately at the border if a foreign state uses them as an instrument of pressure. However, applications could still be accepted, for example, from children or persons in a particularly vulnerable position.
15 Jul 2024 · 2 votes167 jaa31 ei - HE 29/2024 vpPassed
Shortening international protection residence permits
The duration of residence permits granted on the basis of international protection will be shortened, and the conditions for revoking protection status will be tightened. The prerequisites for staying in the country and the need for protection among recipients of asylum or subsidiary protection will be assessed more frequently than before.
5 Nov 2024 · 2 votes111 jaa51 ei - HE 148/2026 vpIn progress
Extending the instrumentalised migration act
Finland will extend the validity of the exceptional act that allows restricting the reception of asylum applications at the border where necessary to combat instrumentalised migration. The act will remain in force until the end of 2028 without substantive changes.
10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 157/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing anti-money laundering and information exchange
Information exchange between authorities will be improved to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing and to safeguard national security. At the same time, the format of reports on suspicious transactions will be harmonised and the access to information rights of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) will be corrected.
30 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 71/2026 vpIn progress
Safety investigations into severe cyber incidents
The Safety Investigation Authority will be granted powers to investigate extremely severe cybersecurity incidents that threaten the functioning of society. At the same time, the Safety Investigation Act will be updated to meet the requirements of the European Union Marine Accident Investigation Directive.
8 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 94/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing border security and building barriers
The Finnish Border Guard will gain new means to respond to border disruptions and hybrid influence operations that exploit migration. If necessary, the Government may centralise the application for asylum to specific border crossing points, and fences and other barriers may be built on the eastern border.
7 Jul 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Asian käsittelyn jatkaminen, mietintö / lähettäminen perustuslakivaliokuntaan (Veronika Honkasalo)
103 jaa16 ei - HE 62/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Appeals against data protection delays
Citizens will be able to appeal to the administrative court if the Data Protection Ombudsman fails to process a case or inform them of the processing timeframe within three months. In addition, identifying a person solely by their personal identity code and name will be prohibited.
12 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2017 vpPassed
Allowing intelligence activities in the Constitution
The Constitution would be amended so that the secrecy of confidential communications can be restricted to protect national security and monitor military activities. The amendment creates the legal basis for enacting new civilian and military intelligence legislation.
3 Oct 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lakiehdotuksen jättäminen lepäämään / Lakiehdotuksen julistaminen kiireelliseksi (Tapani Töllin ehdotus)
13 jaa178 ei - HE 199/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Independent oversight of intelligence activities
An oversight system for civilian and military intelligence will be established in Finland. An independent Intelligence Ombudsman will be set up as a new overseer of legality, and an Intelligence Oversight Committee will be established in Parliament to exercise parliamentary oversight.
2 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 50/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding intelligence and crime prevention powers
The Constitution will be amended so that provisions can be laid down by act to grant authorities the right to restrict the sanctity of the home and the secrecy of confidential communications in order to combat serious crime and security threats. This will enable intelligence and surveillance to target homes and confidential messages even before a concrete crime has occurred or an individualised suspicion of a crime exists.
28 May 2026 · no votes yet - HE 202/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Civilian intelligence powers for Supo
Legislation on civilian intelligence will be created in Finland, granting the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) powers to gather information on activities threatening national security both domestically and abroad. At the same time, criminal pre-trial investigation powers will be removed from Supo, and independent oversight of legality will be created for its activities.
8 Apr 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 19 §, mietintö / Markus Mustajärvi
168 jaa10 ei - HE 201/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening Border Guard powers and preparedness
The powers of the Finnish Border Guard will be expanded in incidents during normal conditions, in counter-terrorism and in maintaining border security. At the same time, transport operators will be obligated to check travel documents in internal border traffic as well if border control has been temporarily reintroduced.
14 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote