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- 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 votes90 jaa58 ei - HE 105/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising transport data into one service
All basic digital data concerning transport, public transport and the road network will be compiled into a single nationwide service. The reform will make it easier to utilise up-to-date traffic data in route planners, navigation applications and travel chain planning.
24 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up renewable energy permitting
Permitting for renewable energy plants will be accelerated by setting binding processing time limits for authorities. In addition, renewable energy acceleration areas will be established in Finland, where environmental assessments and permit processes for projects will be streamlined.
23 Jun 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 218/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Raising expropriation compensation
Higher compensation will be paid for expropriated immovable property in order to strengthen the protection of landowners' property. Compensation will be calculated according to the market value of the property, and an increase of 25 per cent will be added to the compensation for the property taken and for damage.
23 Jun 2025 · 2 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
122 jaa61 ei - HE 9/2025 vpPassed
Enhancing the protection of international waters
Finland approves the UN agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The national Marine Protection Act will be supplemented so that high seas projects are brought within the scope of environmental impact assessments and permit procedures.
23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2025 vpPassed
Repair shops' access to vehicle security data
Independent car repair shops and their employees will be able to order a criminal record extract to prove their reliability and obtain authorisation to access protected vehicle security information. At the same time, the authorities will receive the right to check the background information of vehicle inspectors directly from the fine register.
23 Apr 2025 · passed without a vote - 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 - HE 35/2025 vpPassed
Improving pandemic preparedness
Finland will approve the updates to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations, which improve preparedness for pandemics and other cross-border health threats. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will be designated as the national coordinator for the implementation of the regulations.
19 Jun 2025 · 1 vote - HE 104/2026 vpIn progress
Expanding military intelligence powers
The intelligence-gathering powers of military intelligence will be expanded and targeting made more effective, particularly in communications networks. At the same time, authorities will be given powers to disrupt foreign information systems that threaten Finland.
6 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 60/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Bringing church co-operation into law
Co-operation of personnel within the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be governed by a separate act instead of the current system based on collective agreements. The reform would strengthen church employees' access to information, opportunities to exert influence and legal protection in situations of change.
9 Oct 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 100/2026 vpIn progress
Extending passport and identity card validity
The period of validity of passports and identity cards for adults will be extended from five to ten years. At the same time, submitting passport photographs will be restricted to businesses, and information on guardians will be entered in the passports of minors.
1 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 207/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Tax credit for clean transition investments
Finland will introduce a new tax credit for large industrial clean transition investments. Companies will be able to deduct part of the costs of climate-friendly projects worth at least 50 million euros from their future corporate income taxes.
28 Mar 2025 · 6 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
84 jaa71 ei - 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 214/2024 vpPassed
Reforming eastern border fence compensation
Compensation paid to landowners for permanent barriers and the barrier fence in the border zone will be decided by an expropriation committee of the National Land Survey of Finland instead of the Finnish Border Guard. The change will speed up and harmonise the assessment of compensation by drawing on the real estate expertise of the National Land Survey of Finland.
27 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 144/2025 vpPassed with amendments
EU registration of small business aid
Public bodies will be required to report all de minimis aid granted to businesses to an EU-level central register. The reform will ensure the monitoring of company-specific aid ceilings and increase the transparency of aid.
10 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 169/2026 vpIn progress
Removing decision-maker names from Kela decisions
The name of a Kela employee may be omitted from social assistance decisions and, where necessary, from other benefit decisions. The reform aims to protect employees from threats and harassment directed at them.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 71/2026 vpIn progress
Safety investigation of severe cyber incidents
The Safety Investigation Authority would be granted powers to investigate very severe cybersecurity incidents threatening the functioning of society. At the same time, the Safety Investigation Act would be updated to meet the requirements of the European Union's maritime accident investigation directive.
21 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 156/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming right-of-occupancy restrictions and selection
Loss-making and underutilised right-of-occupancy buildings could be relinquished, allowing residents to buy their dwelling or remain as tenants. Paid queue numbers for housing applications would be abolished in favour of allocating homes in order of receipt of applications.
16 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 145/2026 vpIn progress
Easier smoking bans for housing companies
Housing companies will receive the right to ban smoking on residents' balconies and inside apartments by their own decision without a municipal permit process. At the same time, the sale of CBD and certain other cannabinoids in tobacco products and tobacco substitutes will be prohibited.
30 Sep 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Aki Lindénin ehdotus EI
96 jaa79 ei - HE 52/2025 vpPassed
Improving criminal data exchange in Eurojust
Information exchange between Finnish authorities and Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, will be enhanced, especially regarding terrorist offences. At the same time, the term of office of the Assistant to the National Member of Finland will be made more flexible.
25 Sep 2025 · passed without a vote