Air transport agreement with Brazil
The approval and bringing into force of the agreement on air transport with the Federative Republic of Brazil
Finland and Brazil will bring into force the first bilateral air transport agreement between the two countries. The agreement establishes formal rules for organising flight connections, passenger services and cargo between the countries.
- Status
- In progress
- Submitted
- 3 Sep 2026
- Latest event
- 10 Sep 2026
- Votes
- 0
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
Parliament will approve the air transport agreement between Finland and Brazil and the act bringing it into force. The agreement establishes traffic rights between the countries, airline designation procedures, pricing freedom, aviation safety, and tax and customs exemptions in line with international practice.
What it means
The agreement will enable scheduled air transport and direct connections between Finland and Brazil, benefiting airlines, passengers and business. New route opportunities will improve Finland's accessibility and support companies' exports and competitiveness. The act and the agreement will enter into force on a date to be laid down by government decree.
How Parliament voted
Consideration is ongoing: Parliament has not yet voted on the bill in plenary.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 3 Sep 2026Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö
- 8 Sep 2026Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
Decisions by law proposal2
- 1Laki lentoliikenteestä Brasilian kanssa tehdystä sopimuksesta
- Sopimus Suomen tasavallan ja Brasilian liittotasavallan välillä lentoliikenteestä
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
The law text is shown in Finnish or Swedish from Parliament's official documents; it is not translated into English.
Laki lentoliikenteestä Brasilian kanssa tehdystä sopimuksesta
Eduskunnan päätöksen mukaisesti säädetään:
1 §
Lentoliikenteestä Suomen tasavallan ja Brasilian liittotasavallan välillä Brasíliassa 1 päivänä kesäkuuta 2023 tehdyn sopimuksen lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvat määräykset ovat lakina voimassa sellaisina kuin Suomi on niihin sitoutunut.
2 §
Sopimuksen muiden kuin lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvien määräysten voimaansaattamisesta säädetään valtioneuvoston asetuksella.
3 §
Tämän lain voimaantulosta säädetään valtioneuvoston asetuksella.
Main content of the bill (official)
The summary and title were produced with AI on 13 Sep 2026. They are not official documents – check the details in the original bill. The title and summaries are machine translations of the Finnish AI summaries. Speeches and quotations are always shown in their original language.