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- HE 232/2026 vpIn progress
Criminal intelligence powers for Finnish Customs
Finnish Customs will be granted the right to covertly gather information and collect material online to prevent threats of serious crime even before a concrete suspicion of a criminal offence exists. The legality of the activities would be supervised by the Intelligence Ombudsman.
22 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 29/2023 vpPassed
Introducing an EU emergency travel document
The new act will introduce a more secure emergency travel document that is uniform across all EU countries. The document will be issued for a single journey home to an EU citizen or their family member whose passport has been lost or stolen in a country outside the EU.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Supervision and penalties for green bonds
The Financial Supervisory Authority will receive powers to supervise issuers of green bonds complying with the EU standard and to impose penalty payments for infringements. The reform clarifies disclosure obligations for bonds emphasising environmental impacts and prevents greenwashing.
19 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 88/2024 vpPassed
Permanent early support for farmers
The Välitä viljelijästä support activities for agricultural entrepreneurs will be converted from a fixed-term project into a permanent statutory operating model. The services will be expanded to cover commercial fishers and reindeer herders in addition to farmers.
18 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 21/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Specifying environmental requirements for power lines
The environmental impacts of route selection and construction methods will be taken into account more closely in expropriation permits for major power lines and pipelines. Authorities will be able to impose binding environmental conditions on projects, compliance with which will be supervised by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment).
8 Dec 2023 · 4 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Helena Marttila
119 jaa56 ei - HE 82/2024 vpPassed
Approval of the EU-Malaysia framework agreement
Finland will approve a comprehensive partnership and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Malaysia. The agreement will deepen cooperation between the parties in areas such as the economy, security, human rights and environmental issues.
13 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 83/2024 vpPassed
Improving online protection for protected names
The protection of names for protected agricultural products and foodstuffs will be extended to domain names. At the same time, the supervision and procedures for all protected name products will be brought together under the Food Act.
12 Nov 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2023 vpPassed
Repealing intra-EU investment protection acts
Finland will repeal the old bilateral investment protection agreements with eleven EU countries. Investments between these countries will be protected directly through EU law and ordinary courts.
29 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 130/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Ensuring essential care during industrial disputes
The life and health of patients and home care clients would be safeguarded during industrial disputes by making it possible to assign personnel to essential care duties. When necessary, the authority could postpone or suspend a strike and oblige healthcare professionals to perform client and patient safety work.
20 Sep 2022 · 12 votes109 jaa38 ei - HE 64/2026 vpIn progress
More flexible working on disability pension
People on a disability pension will be able to work more flexibly without fear of losing their entire pension. Earned income exceeding the monthly exempt amount and the annual flexibility allowance would reduce the pension only by the excess amount.
24 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 28/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of the book-entry system
Legislation on central securities depositories and the book-entry system is reformed to align with EU regulation. Finnish companies will also be able to issue their shares in foreign central securities depositories, but the direct ownership model and the public availability of ownership details for domestic investors are maintained.
31 May 2017 · 6 votes94 jaa62 ei - HE 228/2022 vpPassed
Lowering early childhood education fees
Client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be reduced by raising the income thresholds used to determine fees by 33 per cent. The change will lower early childhood education and care fees particularly for middle-income families and make early childhood education and care free of charge for more families.
20 Dec 2022 · 5 votes121 jaa31 ei - HE 222/2024 vpPassed
Allowing carbon dioxide export for storage
Carbon dioxide captured in Finland can in future be exported abroad for permanent storage in sub-seabed geological formations. The amendment removes a regulatory barrier to transporting carbon dioxide to countries that have suitable storage sites.
7 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 183/2024 vpPassed
Implementing the EU-Thailand framework agreement
Finland would approve the framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation between the European Union and its member states and Thailand. The agreement will deepen and diversify political, economic and sectoral cooperation between the parties.
7 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 297/2022 vpLapsed
Raising the biofuel oil distribution obligation to 30 per cent
The distribution obligation for biofuel oil will be raised gradually from 2026 so that it reaches 30 per cent in 2030. At the same time, biogas producers will be enabled to officially demonstrate the sustainability of their fuel for taxation purposes.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 269/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Coordinating and streamlining environmental permit procedures
At the applicant's request, different official permits for projects with an environmental impact may be coordinated in time on a one-stop-shop principle. The reform will combine consultations, requests for statements and processing stages for several permits into a single unified process.
22 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 206/2026 vpIn progress
Reforming Keva's governance and investments
The investment expertise of Keva's board of directors will be strengthened, and rules on management independence will be tightened to align with the requirements for earnings-related pension companies. At the same time, more detailed rules will be laid down on the independence of pension fund investment activities, and the start of the term of office of the council members will be postponed until later in the autumn.
7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 120/2026 vpIn progress
Enhancing prison security and supervision
The Criminal Sanctions Agency will receive clearer powers to restrict prison operations in serious societal disruptions and to supervise prisoners in everyday life. At the same time, security requirements for prison leaves will be tightened, and prisoners' ability to use their personal payment cards will be promoted.
7 Oct 2026 · no votes yet - HE 205/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming the commercial fishing quota system
Quota rights of commercial fishers will be made valid indefinitely, and herring trap net fishing will be transferred to shared quotas. The amendments will support the long-term operations of the fishing sector and strengthen the security of supply of domestic fish.
15 Dec 2022 · 1 vote123 jaa31 ei - HE 239/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Municipal climate plans and appeal rights
All Finnish municipalities will be required to draw up their own climate plan at least once per council term. At the same time, clear rules will be added to the act on how and by whom appeals against national climate plans can be lodged with the Supreme Administrative Court.
13 Dec 2022 · 1 vote132 jaa38 ei