Protecting classified information with Ukraine
The approval and bringing into force of the agreement with Ukraine on the mutual protection of classified information
Finland and Ukraine agree on the protection and handling of confidential security information between the two countries. The agreement creates common rules for the exchange and protection of classified materials.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 29 Oct 2020
- Latest event
- 26 Feb 2021
- Votes
- 0
- Speeches
- 5
- Confirmed
- 23 Apr 2021
- Statute
- 365/2021
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
Parliament approves the agreement between Finland and Ukraine on the mutual protection of classified information and brings its provisions of a legislative nature into force by an act. The agreement defines, among other things, the equivalence of security classifications as well as rules for the processing, transmission and destruction of information.
What it means
The change will enable the exchange of confidential information between authorities, particularly in foreign, defence, security and law enforcement matters. In addition, it will enable Finnish and Ukrainian companies to participate in public procurement and projects, for example in the defence, technology and energy sectors, that require access to classified information. The agreement will enter into force after notifications by the countries, and the act will have no significant central government financial impacts.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
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.
5 speeches · 4 speakers · 1 debate
Key points of the debate
The debate addressed the agreement between Finland and Ukraine on the protection of classified information, which establishes rules for handling confidential materials in cooperation between authorities and companies of both countries. All parliamentary groups that took the floor supported the approval of the agreement, and the proposal met with complete unanimity. The debate also highlighted Ukraine's broader security situation and international information security issues.
- Social DemocratsIn favour
Information security agreements with partner countries are important and broadly benefit various sectors of society as well as technological cooperation.
”On tärkeää kumppanimaiden kanssa kyetä tekemään erilaisia turvallisuuteen liittyviä sopimuksia, ja tässä puhutaan tiedon vaihdosta, turvallisuusluokitellun tiedon vaihdosta ja sen ylläpitämisestä.”
— Hussein al-Taee - GreensIn favour
The agreement enables reliable handling of sensitive information and improves the competitive position of Finnish companies on the Ukrainian market.
”Näin ollen sopimus parantaa esimerkiksi suomalaisten yritysten kilpailuasemaa Ukrainassa tapahtuvissa tarjouskilpailuissa.”
— Pekka Haavisto - National Coalition PartyIn favour
Cooperation with Ukraine and supporting the country's security situation is significant for the security of the entire European Union and also of Finland.
”Kuitenkin Ukrainan turvallisuustilanteella on merkitystä myös Suomen turvallisuustilanteelle ja EU:nkin turvallisuustilanteelle.”
— Timo Heinonen
This digest was generated by AI from 5 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record.
Keskustelu päättyi. Asia lähetettiin hallintovaliokuntaan.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 29 Oct 2020Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Ulkoministeriö
- 11 Nov 2020Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 12 Feb 2021Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · hallintovaliokunta
- 17 Feb 2021Ensimmäinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 23 Feb 2021Ainoa käsittely · Täysistunto
- 25 Feb 2021Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal2
- 1Laki turvallisuusluokitellun tiedon vastavuoroisesta suojaamisesta Ukrainan kanssa tehdystä sopimuksestaHyväksytty · 365/2021 · 23 Apr 2021
- Sopimus Suomen tasavallan ja Ukrainan välillä turvallisuusluokitellun tiedon vastavuoroisesta suojaamisestaHyväksytty · 839/2023
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 turvallisuusluokitellun tiedon vastavuoroisesta suojaamisesta Ukrainan kanssa tehdystä sopimuksesta
Eduskunnan päätöksen mukaisesti säädetään:
1 §
Turvallisuusluokitellun tiedon vastavuoroisesta suojaamisesta Suomen tasavallan ja Ukrainan välillä Kiovassa 12 päivänä syyskuuta 2019 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.