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- HE 113/2024 vpPassed
Cutting state funding for churches
The state will cut funding received by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church by a total of 20 million euros from 2025 onwards. The saving will balance central government finances in a situation where the tax revenues of the churches are estimated to increase correspondingly due to other tax changes.
28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes117 jaa40 ei - HE 115/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming basic education in the arts
Basic education in the arts will move to a single national syllabus, and applicants under the age of 18 will be given priority in student admissions if there is competition for places. At the same time, the criteria for central government transfers for the provision of education and cooperation between educational institutions will be reformed.
16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 161/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming vocational education funding and steering
Funding and steering for vocational education and training will be reformed, and a pilot project will be launched giving some educational institutions greater leeway to decide on the qualifications they offer. At the same time, the learning support and special needs education received by students will be clarified and strengthened.
18 Dec 2024 · 7 votes150 jaa47 ei - HE 119/2025 vpPassed
Increasing unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will rise at the beginning of 2026. The increases will ensure that the Employment Fund has sufficient funds to finance unemployment benefits.
28 Nov 2025 · 1 voteOnly vote · Proposed statement
159 jaa8 ei - HE 145/2024 vpPassed
Raising seafarers' service charges and ending state funding
The state will cease funding the Seamen's Service Bureau, as a result of which the service charges levied on seafarers and shipping companies will be temporarily increased for three years. At the same time, state representatives will leave the administration of the service bureau and responsibility will transfer to the labour market organisations.
29 Nov 2024 · 1 vote107 jaa49 ei - HE 105/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming anti-money laundering rules
Finnish legislation on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing would be reformed to align with the European Union's new regulatory package. The reform would tighten reporting and customer due diligence obligations across several sectors and expand the powers of supervisory authorities.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 220/2024 vpPassed
Increasing victim surcharges
Victim surcharges collected from persons convicted of an offence will be increased by half. The increases will strengthen the funding of support services provided to victims of crime.
27 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2025 vpPassed
Import licences for cultural goods
The Finnish Heritage Agency will start issuing import licences for valuable and old cultural goods imported into Finland from outside the EU. The reform aims to combat illicit trade in cultural goods.
27 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 228/2026 vpIn progress
Invoicing municipal shares of basic social assistance
Kela will begin invoicing municipalities directly each month for their financial contributions to basic social assistance. Costs will no longer be deducted from municipal central government transfers with a two-year delay.
16 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 150/2024 vpPassed
Lowering unemployment insurance contributions
Unemployment insurance contributions for employees and employers will decrease at the beginning of 2025. The change will reduce deductions made from employees' pay and lower employers' labour costs.
29 Nov 2024 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotuksen johtolause, mietintö / Ville Merinen
111 jaa54 ei - HE 241/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing wellbeing services counties and the health and social services reform
Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 21 new wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki. At the same time, the funding of services and taxation will be reformed.
6 Jul 2022 · 84 votes105 jaa77 ei - HE 184/2024 vpPassed
Freezing index increases for Yle
No annual index increases will be made to the state funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in 2025–2027. The company's funding will remain at the 2024 level during this period.
28 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 194/2026 vpIn progress
Domestic content investment for streaming services
Streaming services will be required to use five per cent of their turnover generated in Finland to fund domestic and European audiovisual content. The obligation can be fulfilled either by making direct production investments or by paying a levy that accrues to the state.
2 Oct 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 86/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising state venture capital in Tesi
State venture capital and business financing activities will be brought together under Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy (Tesi). The Climate Fund and Oppiva Invest will be wound up, and financing that involves state aid will be transferred to a new subsidiary, Teollisuustuki Oy.
18 Dec 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 186/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering broadcasting tax and raising VAT
The public broadcasting tax paid by individuals would be reduced by raising the lower limit of taxable income and lowering the maximum amount of the tax. At the same time, the VAT rate on public broadcasting would rise from 10 per cent to 14 per cent.
29 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 116/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling state aid in Ilmastorahasto financing
A dedicated act will be enacted for the wholly state-owned Ilmastorahasto Oy, enabling the use of state aid in its investment and financing operations. The company can finance climate projects by taking a higher risk than private investors or by accepting a lower return target.
3 Feb 2023 · 2 votes135 jaa47 ei - HE 203/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming Finnfund's operations and corporate structure
The proposal reforms the legislation governing the state development financier Finnfund and updates the company's official name. A corporate group structure will be created for Finnfund, in which a new subsidiary will award development cooperation government grants and the parent company will be responsible for commercial investments.
22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 79/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming State Treasury duties and powers
The State Treasury will receive broader rights to obtain the information needed for processing compensation cases and its other duties directly from various authorities. In addition, maintenance of the Hilma notification system for public procurement will be transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the State Treasury.
25 Oct 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 309/2022 vpRejected
Adjusting transitional balancing for wellbeing services counties
The reduction in central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be cushioned by permanently capping the drop in funding at a lower level than before. In addition, wellbeing services counties can enter a one-off funding adjustment payable for 2023 into that same year's financial results to ease their finances.
28 Feb 2023 · rejected without a vote