HE 17/2021 vpPassed with amendmentsSubmitted 25 Feb 2021

Supplementary budget for 2021

The supplementary budget for 2021, meaning amendments to central government's budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and proposals in the opposition's dissenting opinions.

Status: Passed with amendments
Submitted: 25 Feb 2021
Latest event: 25 Mar 2021
Votes: 16
Speeches: 105
Statute: 255/2021
Source: eduskunta.fi ↗

How Parliament voted

The budget is not voted on as a whole. Parliament voted 16 times on individual appropriations and opposition alternatives, and the budget was adopted on the basis of those votes.

A passed act does not enter into force immediately: the President of the Republic confirms it, and it enters into force on the date set in the act.

Debate in the chamber

What was argued and where each group stood, followed by MPs' speeches verbatim from the parliamentary record. Speeches are shown in their original language.

105 speeches · 2 debates

Key points of the debate

Parliament debated the first supplementary budget for 2021, which allocated additional funding in particular for the procurement of coronavirus vaccines, security of supply in maritime transport, services for children and young people, and the arts and culture sector. In the debate, there was broad parliamentary consensus on the necessity of many crisis measures, but controversy was caused by central government debt accumulation, the sufficiency of employment measures, and the situation in the event sector. The opposition also raised concerns about access to mental health services and appropriations for energy policy.

Are the support measures for the arts and culture sector, the event sector, and mental health services for young people sufficient and timely?
Are central government debt accumulation and spending limits policy on a sustainable path?
Should the supplementary budget finance the phase-out of oil heating and the energy use of peat?

Social DemocratsIn favour
The group supported the appropriation increases in the proposal, which strengthen in particular the ability of the arts and culture sector to cope, the wellbeing of children and young people, and critical maritime transport.
”Hallitus on palannut vuonna 21 noudattamaan menokehystä, josta poikettiin covid-19-pandemian vuoksi viime vuonna.”
— Johannes Koskinen
Centre PartyIn favour
The group considered the supplementary budget a necessary and responsible way to respond to spending needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic, such as vaccine procurements, security of supply in maritime transport, and support for families.
”Koronarokotteiden lisähankintoihin ehdotetaan 70 miljoonaa euroa.”
— Matti Vanhanen
GreensIn favour
The group strongly supported the proposal's investments in social services for young people and families, vocational education and training, and the arts sector, but pointed to the need to make rapid progress on implementing the therapy guarantee.
”Siksi vastaanotan ilolla lisätalousarvioesityksen, jossa lasten, nuorten ja perheiden tukeen esitetään 17,5 miljoonaa euroa.”
— Inka Hopsu
Left AllianceIn favour
The group considered the appropriations very important for children, young people, students in vocational education and training, and freelancers in the cultural sector.
”Vasemmistolle on tärkeää, että kriisin keskellä tässäkin lisätalousarviossa tuetaan lapsia, nuoria ja perheitä.”
— Pia Lohikoski
Swedish People's PartyIn favour
The group supported the proposal and highlighted in particular the importance of operating aid for passenger and cargo shipping companies for the country's security of supply and foreign trade.
”Se on erittäin tärkeää, että tämä lisätalousarvio sisältää 23 miljoonaa euroa meidän liikenteelle.”
— Mats Löfström
National Coalition PartyIn favour with reservations
The group supported many items in the proposal, such as vaccine procurements and services for families, but criticised the level of debt accumulation, delays in support for the event sector, and the lack of a therapy guarantee.
”Tämä lisätalousarvio on isolta osin määrärahoiltaan sellainen, että me myös oppositiosta olemme voineet näitä tukea.”
— Timo Heinonen
Finns PartyIn favour with reservations
The group considered several crisis appropriations justified, but strongly criticised debt accumulation, funding for climate measures, and the scant support for sports clubs.
”Lisätalousarviossa on paljon hyvää — sitä ei käy kieltäminen — mutta meidän pitäisi päästä tilanteeseen, jossa pääsisimme koronasta eroon ja saisimme Suomen takaisin jaloilleen.”
— Jenna Simula
Christian DemocratsIn favour
The group expressed satisfaction with the supplementary budget's allocations to children, young people, and culture, and saw no need to propose amendments to appropriations.
”Tämä lisätalousarvioesitys on minusta hyvä esimerkki siitä, että kohdistamalla todella tarpeellisiin kohtiin voidaan saada hyviä asioita aikaan.”
— Antero Laukkanen

This digest was generated by AI from 105 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record. The longest speeches were shortened in the digest's source material.