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- HE 29/2024 vpPassed
Shortening international protection residence permits
The duration of residence permits granted on the basis of international protection will be shortened, and the conditions for revoking protection status will be tightened. The prerequisites for staying in the country and the need for protection among recipients of asylum or subsidiary protection will be assessed more frequently than before.
5 Nov 2024 · 2 votes111 jaa51 ei - HE 205/2026 vpIn progress
Easier establishment of shooting ranges
Environmental and safety permits for shooting ranges will be combined into a single procedure, the processing of which will be transferred from municipalities to the National Police Board. At the same time, the size threshold for small shooting ranges covered by a lighter notification procedure will be increased.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 130/2026 vpIn progress
Stricter and longer animal keeping bans
Bans on keeping animals imposed for animal welfare offences will be lengthened and their imposition will become the general rule also for basic offences. Violating a ban on keeping animals may result in imprisonment.
14 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 68/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying asbestos and construction safety rules
Advance notifications of asbestos demolition work will include details of worker training and respirator fit testing. At the same time, qualification requirements for crane drivers and construction divers will be transferred directly into the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
13 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering reception and spending allowances
The reception allowance and spending allowance paid to asylum seekers, beneficiaries of temporary protection and victims of trafficking in human beings without a municipality of residence will be reduced. The change is temporary and will remain in force until the end of 2025.
1 Jul 2024 · 1 vote108 jaa59 ei - HE 123/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Raising and grading soft drinks tax
The tax on soft drinks will rise and will be determined more precisely based on the sugar content of the beverage. Drinks containing high levels of sugar will see the largest price increases, but the tax on sugar-free drinks will also rise.
28 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - 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 135/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing increased unemployment benefit components
The increased components of unemployment benefits paid for participation in employment-promoting services and the increase to the mobility allowance will be abolished. At the same time, the partial labour market subsidy received by an unemployed person living with their parents will be cut.
9 Dec 2024 · 1 vote122 jaa58 ei - HE 49/2025 vpPassed
Loan guarantees for fisheries enterprises
Enterprises in the fishing and aquaculture sectors will begin to be granted loan guarantees from an EU fund. The support will make it easier especially for start-up entrepreneurs to obtain loans for investments and working capital.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 191/2026 vpIn progress
Strengthening home buyer protection
In the sale of new homes, using a construction work observer will become mandatory and a new post-inspection procedure will be laid down for remedying construction defects. In addition, the financial security of home buyers will be improved by amending the security deposit system and regulating intermediate housing agreements between rental and owner-occupied housing.
22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 14/2026 vpIn progress
Preventing the release of dangerous prisoners
Preventive detention will be introduced in Finland, allowing the prison terms of the most dangerous prisoners to be extended after their sentence has ended. At the same time, access to parole for life prisoners will be tightened if the prisoner is assessed as still posing a danger to others.
22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 128/2025 vpPassed with amendments
User rights to device data
Consumers and businesses will gain the right to access data generated by their smart devices and share it onwards, for example with repair and maintenance services. Traficom (the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) will supervise compliance with the data-sharing rules and will be able to impose administrative fines for infringements.
24 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - 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 237/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding trade register details and processing
Ownership details for limited liability companies owned by a single person will begin to be entered in the Trade Register, and deadlines backed by a fine will be set for company notifications of changes. At the same time, an EU company certificate will be introduced alongside the option to request a paid advance check for a register notification.
15 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 38/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting nicotine pouch sales and flavours
Nicotine pouches will be brought under the Tobacco Act, making their sale in shops subject to a licence and prohibiting online sales. Nicotine and flavour restrictions will be set for the products, and the possession of all tobacco substitutes will be prohibited for persons under 18 years of age.
16 Oct 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus , mietintö / Lotta Hamari
99 jaa76 ei - HE 81/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Kela's administration and operations
Kela decisions will be issued electronically to customers using its online service, and the National Audit Office of Finland will be granted the right to audit Kela's operations. In addition, Kela will be able to transfer auxiliary duties such as document sorting and mailing to private operators.
21 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 173/2026 vpIn progress
Lowering vehicle tax on older cars
The basic tax component of vehicle tax on passenger cars and vans will be reduced by a total of 10 million euros. The reduction mainly applies to internal combustion engine cars that are at least ten years old.
29 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 137/2026 vpIn progress
More effective forfeiture of criminal proceeds
Authorities will be able to forfeit criminal assets to the state more easily than before. Forfeiting assets will no longer always require a conviction for a specific individual offence.
20 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 107/2026 vpIn progress
Digitalising estate administration
Managing the affairs of a deceased loved one would be made easier by bringing estate inventories and inheritance taxation into an electronic service. At the same time, the deadline for completing an estate inventory would be extended from three to six months.
20 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 114/2025 vpPassed
Permanent price caps for Kela taxis
Maximum price regulation for taxi journeys reimbursed by Kela will be made permanent from the start of 2027. The change will ensure equal access to care for patients and keep travel costs predictable.
19 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote