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- HE 131/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Online alcohol sales and home delivery
Ordering alcohol for home delivery from Finnish shops, Alko and foreign online stores will be permitted. At the same time, online advertising of strong alcoholic beverages will be allowed.
25 Jun 2026 · 5 votes98 jaa77 ei - HE 24/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Facilitating and accelerating nuclear power construction
Finland's nuclear energy legislation would be reformed to make building nuclear power plants and new small modular reactors easier and faster. At the same time, the safety of operations, proper final disposal of nuclear waste in Finland, and strict regulatory oversight would be ensured.
25 Jun 2026 · 11 votes126 jaa61 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 15/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening taxi sector regulation
Regulation of the taxi sector will be tightened by introducing mandatory taximeters, dedicated taxi registration plates and mandatory training for drivers. At the same time, new criminal convictions will be added as grounds for refusing licences to taxi entrepreneurs and drivers.
12 Jun 2026 · 8 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion
157 jaa13 ei - HE 74/2025 vpWithdrawn
Speeding up ultra-fast network rollout
The new act will speed up and streamline the construction of ultra-fast optical fibre and mobile networks in Finland. Telecom operators will be able to utilise existing infrastructure more easily, and binding deadlines will be set for network construction permit procedures.
7 Apr 2026 · no votes - HE 218/2026 vpIn progress
Regulating secondary use of health data
The proposal aligns Finnish legislation with the European Health Data Space so that electronic health and social data can be utilised in research and innovation under common European rules. At the same time, citizens will be given the option to opt out of the disclosure of their data for secondary use via MyKanta.
6 Oct 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
93 jaa69 ei - HE 163/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming pharmacy regulation
Online pharmacy services and automated dose dispensing will be reformed, and the online sale of self-care medicines will also be permitted for licence holders outside pharmacies. In addition, cooperation between pharmacies in medicine deliveries will be facilitated and pick-up lockers will be freed from regional restrictions.
6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 221/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting nicotine pouch sales and use
Nicotine pouches will be brought under the scope of the Tobacco Act, making their retail sale subject to a licence and introducing a maximum nicotine limit. Only mint and menthol flavours will be permitted in the products, and the possession of all tobacco substitutes will be prohibited for persons under 18 years of age.
15 May 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
84 jaa70 ei - HE 12/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Banning possession of radio jammers
The unauthorised import and possession of radio jamming devices, such as GPS jammers, will become punishable. Such devices may be possessed and used only with an official permit, for instance for research, industry, or official duties.
14 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 13/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming central government regional administration
Central government regional administration will be reformed by merging the Regional State Administrative Agencies, Valvira (the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health) and parts of the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) into a new nationwide Licensing and Supervisory Agency. At the same time, the current ELY Centres will be replaced by new vitality centres from 1 January 2026.
19 Jun 2025 · 5 votes153 jaa32 ei - HE 165/2025 vpPassed
Streamlining mineral exploration in mining areas
Companies operating in former mining areas will be able to obtain an exploration permit more smoothly to continue surveys without a waiting period of several years. At the same time, landowners will be ensured appropriate compensation for their survey areas.
18 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 196/2024 vpPassed
Accelerating permit procedures for critical raw materials
Raw material projects deemed strategic by the EU will be given priority in the processing of environmental and water permits and before the courts. In addition, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland will become a nationwide single point of contact that coordinates permit procedures and monitors their time limits.
11 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 12/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter regulation of electric scooters
A blood alcohol limit of 0.5 per mille will be introduced for electric scooters and similar motorised micromobility devices, and commercial hire of them will require a municipal permit. The police will have the right to breathalyse riders, and municipalities will be able to restrict the speed, number and parking of rental scooters.
30 May 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 2/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Banning property purchases on security grounds
Citizens and companies from a country that threatens Finland or other states will not be allowed to buy real estate in Finland without a permanent residence permit. The ban will prevent the use of properties for activities that endanger national security and for hybrid influence.
23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 147/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Competitive tendering for offshore wind power
Clear rules and a competitive tendering model will be established for the construction of offshore wind power in Finland's exclusive economic zone. The Government will select suitable maritime areas, and the Energy Authority will tender the rights to exploit them to companies.
16 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2026 vpIn progress
Regulating short-term rentals and energy efficiency
An annual limit of 90 days will be set for the short-term rental of an unoccupied home in local detailed plan areas, exceeding which will require a building permit. At the same time, provisions on zero-emission buildings and energy efficiency in line with EU directives will be added to the act.
3 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 185/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining entry for NATO forces
Entry procedures for soldiers, vessels and aircraft from NATO member states and other allies will be speeded up and made more flexible. At the same time, the rules applied to international military assistance and training exercises in Finland will be clarified.
20 Feb 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 1/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing the export of cartridge components
Exports of firearm cartridge components, such as cartridge cases, bullets and powder, outside the European Union will become subject to a licence. Exporting them without a licence will be made a punishable offence.
23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2024 vpWithdrawn
Allowing home delivery of alcohol
Alko and alcohol retailers will be permitted to deliver alcoholic beverages directly to customers. The age of the person ordering and the recipient must be verified both during online ordering and upon delivery.
23 Sep 2025 · no votes - HE 137/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying ministry practices and regulatory evaluation
The status of the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Assessment will be established in law, and uniform ground rules will be created for internal duty assignments within ministries. At the same time, releasing the Government's own archive materials for scientific research will be clarified.
25 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote