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- HE 103/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Additional preparatory year and fee increases
Children with an immigrant background will be given the option of a second year of supplementary instruction preparing for basic education to support language learning, but preparatory education will be restricted to those born abroad. At the same time, maximum fees for morning and afternoon activities for school children will be increased and linked to an index.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded5 Dec 2025 · 8 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion 48
90 jaa77 ei - HE 94/2025 vpPassed
Easing inheritance and gift taxation
Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased by raising the lower thresholds for tax-free inheritances and gifts from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, the late-payment interest charged on unpaid inheritance tax will be lowered.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded4 Dec 2025 · 6 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
114 jaa52 ei - HE 76/2026 vpPassed
Clarifying consent for home sales
Selling one's own home will no longer require the consent of a former spouse if more than ten years have passed since divorce or the death of the spouse. Clarifications will be made to the act so that this rule and its transitional period are applied correctly.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - 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.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - 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.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded18 Feb 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2026 vpIn progress
Easing firearms regulations and storage requirements
Storage requirements for deactivated firearms and antique black powder firearms will be eased, meaning they will no longer need to be stored as strictly as operational firearms. In addition, reporting practices for firearms businesses will be clarified and provisions on the revocation of permits will be harmonised with the EU directive.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded8 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 84/2026 vpIn progress
Fisheries obligations for old hydropower plants
Old hydropower plants may in future be subject to fisheries obligations, such as constructing fishways or paying fisheries fees, even if their permits do not already include them. The aim of the amendment is to revive migratory fish stocks and promote aquatic biodiversity.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded8 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 40/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Securing public ownership of water services
Municipalities will no longer be permitted to sell water utilities or their networks to private operators. The reform will also clarify the planning of water services and the obligation of properties to connect to the water and sewerage network.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded25 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 241/2026 vpIn progress
Extending the environmental healthcare exemption
The North Karelia Wellbeing Services County will be able to continue managing municipal environmental healthcare until the end of 2032. The change would prevent the dismantling of services and the establishment of temporary administrative structures ahead of possible nationwide reforms.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 208/2026 vpIn progress
Basic banking for businesses and associations
Small businesses and associations will be granted a statutory right to basic banking services, such as a payment account and a payment card. At the same time, banks will be set a deadline to respond to customer enquiries concerning basic banking services.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 166/2026 vpIn progress
Strengthening vitality in the archipelago
A new Archipelago Act will be enacted in Finland, replacing legislation that is over 40 years old and taking into account growing seasonal residency alongside permanent residents. The act safeguards basic services and transport connections in the archipelago and requires the special conditions of the archipelago to be taken into account in decision-making by public authorities.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 203/2024 vpPassed
Closing Friendship Park visitor centre
Operations at the Petola visitor centre and research centre of Friendship Park in Kuhmo will be discontinued, and the state-owned property will be sold. At the same time, an obsolete mention of cooperation with the Soviet Union will be removed from the statutory purpose of the park.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded9 Apr 2025 · 1 vote144 jaa17 ei - HE 95/2025 vpPassed
Raising alcohol tax and indexation
Tax on wines and other fermented alcoholic beverages will rise at the beginning of 2026. At the same time, taxes on all alcoholic beverages will be permanently linked to inflation, with tax rates adjusted annually in line with price developments.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded20 Nov 2025 · 3 votesClosest vote · Dissenting opinion
92 jaa69 ei - HE 36/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Cheaper private doctors for over-65s
People aged 65 and over will be able to see a private general practitioner for the price of a public health centre client fee, and half the cost of examinations prescribed during the visit will be reimbursed. The amendment aims to speed up access to care for older people and reduce the burden on public primary healthcare.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded19 Jun 2025 · 6 votes100 jaa84 ei - HE 186/2025 vpPassed
Adjusting the Finland–Norway border
The state border between Finland and Norway will be adjusted to reflect natural changes in the deep-water channels of the rivers. The land border will remain unchanged and the new boundary line will be confirmed for the next 25 years.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded25 Mar 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 121/2026 vpIn progress
New criminal intelligence powers for police
The police would be granted the right to secretly gather information on serious and organised crime even before a concrete suspicion of an offence exists. In addition, the police could use automated data collectors in open communications networks.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded9 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 152/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Third supplementary budget for 2025
The third supplementary budget for 2025, that is, amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's dissenting opinion proposals.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded17 Nov 2025 · 1 vote - HE 7/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising grocery store alcohol limit to 8 per cent
Grocery stores and kiosks would be permitted to sell fermented alcoholic beverages of up to 8.0 per cent alcohol by volume, such as strong beers, ciders and mild wines. Distilled mixed drinks of equivalent strength will remain available only at Alko.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded6 Jun 2024 · 10 votes102 jaa80 ei - HE 164/2026 vpIn progress
Energy efficiency and solar obligations
Binding minimum energy efficiency requirements will be set for non-residential buildings, and the deployment of solar energy will become mandatory on certain new and renovated buildings. It will be possible to deviate from the requirements if the measures are not economically or technically feasible.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 78/2025 vpPassed
Deepening EU-Chile cooperation
Finland approves the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and Chile, which replaces the previous cooperation agreement that is more than 20 years old. The reform deepens political cooperation between the parties and promotes trade and investment.
Mika Raatikainen: No vote recorded6 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote