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  1. 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 vote
    147 jaa
    22 ei
  2. HE 80/2026 vpIn progress

    Better protection for exploited foreign workers

    A foreign worker would be allowed to seek new employment for three months longer before their residence permit is revoked if their working conditions have involved exploitation. At the same time, processing times for residence permit applications and employers' notification obligations would be clarified.

    6 Oct 2026 · 1 vote
    142 jaa
    20 ei
  3. HE 19/2026 vpPassed

    Clarifying transport rules and driving entitlements

    Temporary transport operations by foreign vehicles in Finland will be monitored and penalised more strictly with administrative penalty fees. At the same time, passenger car driving licences will permit the driving of heavier low-emission vans and lorries.

    29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 50/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting healthcare for undocumented migrants

    The right of adult undocumented migrants residing in Finland to non-urgent public healthcare will be restricted. The right to urgent care, pregnancy-related services and healthcare for children will remain unchanged.

    28 Nov 2025 · 1 vote
    105 jaa
    60 ei
  5. HE 216/2026 vpIn progress

    Reforming the start-up permit process

    The residence permit procedure for foreign start-up entrepreneurs will be integrated into an application subject to a fee, and Business Finland will assess business activities directly in the immigration administration's information system. Conventional foreign entrepreneurs will no longer be required to register a company in Finland before their first residence permit is granted.

    6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet
  6. HE 10/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining asylum procedures and speeding deportations

    Reviewing asylum interview records during interview sessions will be discontinued, and travel documents issued to beneficiaries of protection will include a ban on travelling to their home country. At the same time, the enforcement of deportation decisions for those who have received a negative decision will be expedited.

    9 May 2025 · 2 votes
    103 jaa
    53 ei
  7. HE 62/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening conditions for permanent residence permits

    Obtaining a permanent residence permit in Finland will, as a rule, require six years of residence as well as skills in Finnish or Swedish and work experience. However, the permit can be obtained faster with sufficiently high income, excellent language skills or by completing a higher education degree in Finland.

    2 Dec 2025 · 7 votes
    114 jaa
    56 ei
  8. 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
  9. HE 26/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Preventing lane-switching for asylum seekers

    Asylum seekers who receive a negative decision will no longer be able to apply from within Finland for a residence permit on the grounds of work or studies; instead, they must leave the country and apply for the permit from abroad. At the same time, grounds for refusing a residence permit will be tightened, and identity verification with a national passport will be required.

    2 Jul 2024 · 3 votes
    99 jaa
    79 ei
  10. 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
  11. HE 179/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Protected periods for work-based residence permits

    People living in Finland on a work-based residence permit will have a protected period of three or six months to find a new job if they become unemployed, before the permit can be cancelled. In addition, employers will be obliged to notify the authorities of the termination of employment, and workers will also be permitted to work in labour shortage sectors.

    11 Apr 2025 · 3 votes
    95 jaa
    74 ei
  12. HE 11/2025 vpPassed

    Tightening conditions for family reunification

    Conditions for family reunification will be tightened by setting an age limit of 21 years for residence permits for spouses and requiring beneficiaries of international protection to have resided in Finland for two years before bringing their family to the country. In addition, secured means of support will, as a rule, be required for the entry of a guardian of a minor who has received subsidiary protection.

    15 May 2025 · 7 votes
    103 jaa
    51 ei
  13. HE 199/2024 vpPassed

    Automatic extension of temporary protection permits

    Residence permits and residence permit cards for recipients of temporary protection will remain valid automatically without a separate application for an extension for as long as the protection decision remains in force. The three-year maximum duration of protection will be removed, but permits will remain temporary in nature.

    27 Feb 2025 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · Proposed statement

    101 jaa
    74 ei
  14. HE 121/2025 vpIn progress

    Using biometric data in crime prevention

    The police and other security authorities will be permitted to use fingerprints and facial images from passports, identity cards and immigration registers to prevent and investigate serious crimes. The data may also be used to avert significant danger and to protect national security.

    18 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  15. HE 232/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Easing residence permits for students and researchers

    Students from outside the EU and EEA will be granted a residence permit for the entire duration of their studies at once. The post-graduation or post-research residence permit for jobseeking and starting a business will be extended to two years.

    8 Apr 2022 · 3 votes
    90 jaa
    58 ei
  16. HE 112/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending healthcare rights for undocumented migrants

    Undocumented migrants and foreign nationals in a comparable situation will be guaranteed the right to necessary public healthcare services in addition to urgent care. Minors will be provided with the same healthcare services as children permanently resident in Finland.

    7 Dec 2022 · 2 votes
    79 jaa
    70 ei
  17. HE 100/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Facilitating family reunification for protected minors

    The income requirement for obtaining a residence permit will be abolished for family members of minors receiving international or temporary protection in Finland. In addition, a child will be considered a minor in family reunification on the basis of the date the application was submitted, even if they turn 18 during processing.

    21 Nov 2022 · 3 votes
    79 jaa
    62 ei
  18. HE 132/2022 vpLapsed

    Reforming personal identity codes

    Foreign nationals will be able to obtain a Finnish personal identity code more easily and quickly than before, for example through electronic remote registration. In addition, new personal identity codes will no longer indicate gender, and personal identity codes may no longer be used alone to identify a person.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
  19. HE 49/2022 vpPassed

    Enabling EU Asylum Agency assistance

    Finland will be able to request and receive expert assistance from the European Union Agency for Asylum, for example in situations of large-scale entry. The agency's experts will be able to assist Finnish authorities in registering asylum seekers and examining applications.

    21 Jun 2022 · 1 vote
    108 jaa
    39 ei
  20. HE 114/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Faster processing of work-based residence permits

    Applying for residence permits based on employment and entrepreneurship will become faster and smoother, with the target of an average processing time of one month. Reliable employers will be able to apply for certification, which will lighten and speed up permit processes for their employees.

    15 Feb 2023 · 1 vote
    113 jaa
    37 ei
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