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- 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 votes91 jaa83 ei - HE 128/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Raising requirements for utility models
A utility model, or so-called petty patent, will require the same degree of inventive step as a regular patent. Small inventions that do not reach patent level will no longer be eligible for industrial property protection.
13 Oct 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring ambulance transport from Kela
The financing and organisation of ambulance transport will be transferred entirely from Kela to the wellbeing services counties from the beginning of 2028. At the same time, client fees for health and social services will begin to be increased annually in line with cost developments in the wellbeing services counties.
22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote102 jaa85 ei - HE 92/2026 vpPassed
Approving the EU–Kyrgyzstan cooperation agreement
Finland would approve a new enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Kyrgyzstan. The agreement will deepen economic and political cooperation between the parties and strengthen joint commitments to human rights and the rule of law.
7 Oct 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 52/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening and speeding up asylum procedures
Finland is reforming its immigration and asylum legislation in line with the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The reform tightens asylum procedures, speeds up the processing of applications, and makes the removal of rejected applicants more efficient.
4 Jun 2026 · 10 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 8
108 jaa62 ei - HE 182/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding information exchange between security authorities
The police and other security authorities will be given broader rights to disclose confidential information on their own initiative and to obtain personal data from health and social services and telecoms companies. The reform will facilitate the prevention and investigation of crime, searches for missing persons, and the protection of critical infrastructure.
25 Jun 2026 · 2 votes151 jaa23 ei - HE 35/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Standardising basic education assessment and competence requirements
Criteria for pupil assessment in basic education and rules on progressing from one year to the next will be standardised nationwide. Moving up to the next year will require attaining the minimum level of competence in subjects.
17 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 149/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming foster care and restrictive measures
Disciplinary measures and restrictions for children in child welfare foster care will be clarified, and locating children who have run away without permission will be made easier by lowering the threshold for mobile phone tracing. A new rehabilitative closed institutional service will be established for children who commit serious crimes, and the maximum duration of a special care period will be extended.
22 May 2026 · 3 votes117 jaa54 ei - HE 39/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Preventing pregnancy and family leave discrimination
The Act on Equality between Women and Men will be amended to prevent discrimination based on pregnancy and family leave in working life. Employers will be required to provide a fixed-term employee with a written explanation for not renewing an employment relationship if the employee has given notification of pregnancy or family responsibilities.
12 Jun 2026 · 3 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 2
92 jaa82 ei - HE 172/2026 vpIn progress
Increasing alcohol tax
Excise duty on alcoholic beverages will be increased from the beginning of 2027. The increase applies to most beverages with an alcohol content of over 5.5 per cent, but leaves beer and mild mixed drinks unchanged.
4 Nov 2026 · no votes yet - HE 72/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Permitting nuclear weapon import and transit
Finland will permit the import, transport and possession of nuclear weapons as part of the collective defence of the military alliance Nato or defence cooperation. The manufacture, acquisition and detonation of nuclear weapons will remain completely prohibited in Finland.
22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote125 jaa61 ei - HE 94/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Wider use of Incomes Register data
Municipal employment authorities and the KEHA Centre will obtain the right to make wider use of data from the Incomes Register. The change will streamline the targeting and monitoring of employment services as well as the disbursement of government grants.
18 Sep 2026 · passed without a vote - 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 vote147 jaa22 ei - HE 114/2026 vpPassed
Increasing agricultural fuel oil tax refunds
Agricultural operators and aquaculture operators will receive a temporary additional refund of the energy tax on fuel oil in 2026 and 2027. The measure will alleviate the impact of rising fuel prices on agriculture.
25 Jun 2026 · 2 votes122 jaa53 ei - HE 74/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming integration and language training services
Integration and language training services will be reformed by emphasising immigrants' personal responsibility, language learning and employment. Funding for the services will be consolidated into a single channel within the central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services, and the system will be streamlined to achieve savings.
22 Jun 2026 · 1 vote102 jaa85 ei - HE 91/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing biodiversity markets and restoration plan
Finland will introduce rules for drafting the EU national nature restoration plan and enable the trading of nature-enhancing actions for companies' voluntary corporate responsibility work. At the same time, provisions on wolf protection will be transferred entirely from the Nature Conservation Act to hunting legislation.
25 Jun 2026 · 14 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 7
100 jaa75 ei - HE 57/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying taxation of foreign investment funds
The taxation of foreign investment funds will be permanently clarified when they are managed from Finland. The act defines the conditions under which a foreign fund will not be deemed liable to tax in Finland on the basis of the activities of a Finnish fund manager.
10 Jun 2026 · 1 vote148 jaa21 ei - HE 99/2026 vpPassed
Video recording of court evidence
Oral evidence presented in district courts will begin to be recorded on video, which can be utilised directly on appeal without rehearing witnesses. At the same time, deadlines for submitting electronic documents to courts will be clarified.
22 Jun 2026 · 1 voteOnly vote · Proposed statement
125 jaa62 ei - 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 votes114 jaa56 ei - HE 32/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing surgical castration of piglets
Surgical castration of piglets will not be banned in 2035; instead, the procedure will remain permitted after that with appropriate pain relief. At the same time, the supply of anaesthetics to pig farms for castrations will be made easier.
11 Jun 2026 · 3 votes110 jaa60 ei