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Topic safety and security56
  1. HE 2/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting direct procurement from in-house companies

    Rules on public procurement will be reformed to increase competition and save public funds. The use of in-house companies owned by the public sector will be restricted, and tendering procedures will more frequently have to be divided into lots so that small enterprises can also participate in them.

    12 Jun 2026 · 22 votes
    91 jaa
    83 ei
  2. HE 143/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Stricter detention and entry bans

    The Aliens Act would be tightened to make removals from the country more effective and to improve security. Detention periods for persons staying illegally in the country will be extended and entry bans will be toughened.

    13 Mar 2025 · 4 votes
    113 jaa
    58 ei
  3. HE 53/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening prison security and prisoner supervision

    Supervision of prisoners will be tightened and the conditions for admission to open prisons will be specified to prevent crime and prison security risks. Remand prisoners could also be placed in strictly supervised high-security wards.

    19 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 65/2025 vpPassed

    Continued use of eastern rolling stock

    Rolling stock complying with eastern standards could be used in domestic timber and chemical transport until the end of 2028. At the same time, safety supervision of new tramway and metro projects would be increased as early as the design phase.

    24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 213/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming consumer product and service safety

    Regulation on the safety of consumer products and consumer services will be reformed and separated into distinct acts. The reform will implement the EU General Product Safety Regulation and update the safety requirements for consumer services.

    3 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 82/2024 vpPassed

    Approval of the EU-Malaysia framework agreement

    Finland will approve a comprehensive partnership and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Malaysia. The agreement will deepen cooperation between the parties in areas such as the economy, security, human rights and environmental issues.

    13 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 26/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming dangerous goods transport in defence

    A separate act will be enacted for the transport of dangerous goods in the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The reform clarifies the safety requirements, responsibilities and supervision of military transport.

    26 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 4/2024 vpPassed

    Safety network advisory board representation

    The wellbeing services counties, the City of Helsinki and the HUS Group will receive a joint representative on the advisory board for safety network activities. The amendment ensures that rescue services and emergency medical services are involved in decisions on the operations of the public authorities' safety network.

    12 Apr 2024 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 39/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming Kela's governance and executive assistance

    The selection procedure and terms of office of Kela's top management will change, and the institution's auditing will be transferred entirely to professional auditors. Kela will be able to provide executive assistance and IT system services to other authorities during serious disruptions.

    24 May 2024 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 92/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening police cooperation on Finnish-Swedish border

    The Finnish and Swedish police will be able to cross the national border into each other's territory on urgent emergency calls. The operations will apply to serious situations threatening human life or health in the northern border area between the countries.

    3 May 2024 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 183/2024 vpPassed

    Implementing the EU-Thailand framework agreement

    Finland would approve the framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation between the European Union and its member states and Thailand. The agreement will deepen and diversify political, economic and sectoral cooperation between the parties.

    7 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 29/2023 vpPassed

    Introducing an EU emergency travel document

    The new act will introduce a more secure emergency travel document that is uniform across all EU countries. The document will be issued for a single journey home to an EU citizen or their family member whose passport has been lost or stolen in a country outside the EU.

    11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 118/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Filling police posts without public recruitment

    Posts in the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and posts relating to covert police duties could be filled without public recruitment. The change will protect the identity and safety of officials working in intelligence and undercover operations.

    30 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 293/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Reform of pilotage rules and licences

    The obligation to use a pilot for vessels operating in Finnish waters will be clarified, and the pilotage certificate system will be reformed. Administrative fines will be imposed for breaches of pilotage rules instead of criminal sanctions.

    8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 113/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Licensing ground stations and remote sensing

    Operating satellite ground stations, radars and satellite remote sensing will become subject to a licence in Finland. The reform will protect national security and supervise the distribution of satellite data.

    21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 209/2018 vpPassed

    Participation in NATO's Iraq training mission

    Finland will approve an agreement enabling Finnish soldiers to participate in a NATO-led training mission in Iraq. The mission supports and trains Iraq's own security forces without participating in combat operations.

    23 Nov 2018 · 1 vote
    150 jaa
    11 ei
  17. HE 10/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Transport safety rules for maritime workers

    Dedicated safety rules will be established for the transport by ship of industrial personnel working at sea, such as those constructing wind farms. Workers will no longer be equated with ordinary ship passengers, allowing for transport requirements better suited to their skills.

    3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 34/2022 vpPassed

    Breathalyser tests on ships and ferries

    People working on ships and cable ferries can be required to take a breathalyser test during working hours to determine alcohol consumption. The reform will improve vessel, passenger and occupational safety in waterborne traffic.

    9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 252/2018 vpPassed

    Restricting foreign ties in military posts

    A person who has dual citizenship or other foreign ties that compromise security could not be appointed to military posts in the Finnish Defence Forces or the Finnish Border Guard, or to studies leading to them. Potential risks would be assessed on a case-by-case basis in connection with a security clearance.

    18 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 176/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening taxi regulation and oversight

    Operating rules for taxis will be tightened to improve passenger safety and combat the shadow economy. Taxis will among other things be required to have a taxi light, clearer price information, and a device or taximeter collecting journey data for tax control.

    7 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote