Supplementary budget for 2022

Key points of the debate

The debate addressed the first supplementary budget for 2022, which directed support to businesses and the cultural sector affected by pandemic-related closures and funded preparations for the wellbeing services counties. The support targets in the proposal were widely considered justified and necessary, but discussion was held on the acute profitability crisis in agriculture, general government debt, and rising energy prices. The impacts of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine on Finland's economy and security were also strongly highlighted.

• –Are the measures and appropriations in the supplementary budget sufficient to resolve the crisis in agriculture?
• –Should the rise in fuel and energy prices be compensated for through tax cuts?
• –Is operating support allocated to political groups in wellbeing services county councils justified?

• Social DemocratsIn favour

  The Social Democrats consider the appropriation increases very successful and necessary measures to protect businesses, culture, and sports affected by the pandemic, as well as ICT projects in the wellbeing services counties.

  ”Mielestäni tämä lisätalousarvio on jälleen kerran hyvä esimerkki siitä, että sellaisiin ongelmiin, mitä on nähtävillä tämän pandemian myötä, pystytään reagoimaan”

• Centre PartyIn favour

  The Centre Party supports the supplementary budget because it addresses the acute need for coronavirus support, secures the launch of the wellbeing services counties, and supports agriculture facing a liquidity crisis through state guarantees.

  ”Vuoden ensimmäinen lisätalousarvio 2022 vastaa itse asiassa kahteen akuuttiin tarpeeseen: ensinnäkin koronavirustilanteesta aiheutuviin suoriin ja välttämättömiin tukitoimiin”

• GreensIn favour

  The Greens support the supplementary budget, particularly due to the coronavirus grants allocated to the cultural and events sector and sports, and emphasise the need to improve social security for freelancers.

  ”Lisätalousarviolla vastataankin koronavirustilanteesta aiheutuviin suoriin ja välttämättömiin tarpeisiin.”

• Left AllianceIn favour

  The Left Alliance considers the proposal important because it extends coronavirus support for unemployment security and businesses and enables support for the cultural sector and necessary ICT appropriations for the wellbeing services counties.

  ”Tässä lisätalousarviossa hallitus jatkaa koronasta ja koronarajoituksista kärsivien alojen ja yrittäjien sekä työttömäksi joutuneiden tukemista.”

• National Coalition PartyIn favour with reservations

  The National Coalition Party considers the supplementary budget's coronavirus support and allocations largely necessary, but calls for stronger spending discipline, measures to curb debt accumulation, and structural employment reforms.

• Finns PartyIn favour with reservations

  The Finns Party considers the coronavirus compensation appropriate, but takes the view that funding for agriculture and security of supply remains inadequate, and opposes party subsidies granted to county council groups.

  ”Vuoden ensimmäisessä lisätalousarviossa kannatettavaa ovat koronakriisin hoitoon määrätyt rahat.”

• Christian DemocratsIn favour with reservations

  The Christian Democrats support remedying the aftermath of the pandemic crisis and ICT funding for the wellbeing services counties, but consider the additional appropriations received by agriculture and border security too modest.

  ”Tässä lisätalousarviossa ja sen täydennyksessä on pääosin kannatettavia asioita, joilla edelleenkin paikkaamme koronakriisistä syntynyttä jälkeä yhteiskunnassa.”

This digest was generated by AI from 32 speeches 13 Sep 2026. Group positions are read from the speeches, not from votes; quotations were checked verbatim against the record.