Raising special risk export guarantee authorisations
Act amending section 10 of the Act on State Export Guarantees
The maximum amount of special risk-taking export guarantees granted by Finnvera will be raised from 8 billion euros to 12 billion euros. The amendment secures access to financing for large export projects of Finnish companies.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 3 Apr 2025
- Latest event
- 15 May 2025
- Votes
- 0
- Speeches
- 4
- Confirmed
- 23 May 2025
- Statute
- 246/2025
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
The maximum guarantee liability for special risk-taking provided for in the Act on State Export Guarantees will be raised from 8 billion euros to 12 billion euros as of 1 June 2025. The aggregate liability limit of 38 billion euros for export guarantees and hedging arrangements will remain unchanged.
What it means
The amendment will enable Finnvera to guarantee new export projects carrying higher risks than usual, especially in the shipbuilding, forest and mining industries and the telecommunications sector, which will support domestic employment and the competitiveness of export companies. At the same time, the state's contingent liabilities and the risk of potential credit losses will increase.
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.
4 speeches · 4 speakers · 2 debates
Key points of the debate
The debate addressed raising the maximum liability amount for special risk-taking in state export guarantees from 8 billion euros to 12 billion euros. The proposal was unanimous, and all groups taking the floor considered the reform essential for the competitiveness of Finnish companies and for industrial policy. Although the increase in state risks and the concentration of liabilities in the shipyard industry were acknowledged, increasing risk-taking was considered justified in the current global situation.
- National Coalition PartyIn favour
Increasing the state's risk-taking is necessary industrial policy in a situation where access to market-based financing has become more difficult due to tighter regulation. The measure helps Finnish industry succeed in a changing global economy.
”Selvää on se, että olemme tilanteessa, jossa tarvitaan riskinottoa, jotta suomalainen teollisuus ja suomalainen vienti kasvavat ja menestyvät, ja kiitos siitä ministeri Rydmanille.”
— Ville Kaunisto - Finns PartyIn favour
The proposal strengthens the international competitiveness of Finnish export financing and enables large export deals to be won for Finland. The reform supports job creation and retention in export companies and subcontracting networks, without increasing Finnvera's total authorisations.
”Ehdotuksen tavoitteena on Suomen viennin ja vientirahoituksen kansainvälisen kilpailukyvyn parantaminen sekä pyrkimys saada Suomeen yhä useampia suuria vientikauppoja.”
— Sakari Puisto - Social DemocratsIn favour
Increasing the authorisations for export guarantees is an important measure to support exports and competitiveness amid intensifying state aid competition from other countries. At the same time, the importance of careful risk assessment and risk management was emphasised, as guarantees are heavily concentrated in certain sectors.
”Käsittelyssä oleva hallituksen esitys vientitakuulain muuttamisesta on tärkeä askel suomalaisen viennin tukemisessa ja kansainvälisen kilpailukyvyn vahvistamisessa.”
— Juha Viitala
This digest was generated by AI from 4 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 talousvaliokuntaan.
Yleiskeskustelu päättyi. Eduskunta hyväksyi hallituksen esitykseen HE 23/2025 vp sisältyvän lakiehdotuksen sisällön mietinnön mukaisena. Lakiehdotuksen ensimmäinen käsittely päättyi.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 3 Apr 2025Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
- 9 Apr 2025Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 29 Apr 2025Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · talousvaliokunta
- 8 May 2025Ensimmäinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 13 May 2025Toinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 14 May 2025Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal1
- 1Laki valtion vientitakuista annetun lain 10 §:n muuttamisestaHyväksytty · 246/2025 · 23 May 2025
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 valtion vientitakuista annetun lain 10 §:n muuttamisesta
Eduskunnan päätöksen mukaisesti
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muutetaan valtion vientitakuista annetun lain (422/2001) 10 §:n 1 momentti, sellaisena kuin se on laissa 326/2023, seuraavasti:
10 §Vastuurajat
Vientitakuiden ja suojautumisjärjestelyjen yhteenlaskettu vastuu saa olla enintään 38 miljardia euroa. Edellä 6 §:ssä tarkoitettujen vientitakuiden takuuvastuu saa kuitenkin olla enintään 12 miljardia euroa ja 5 §:n 2 momentissa tarkoitettujen investointitakuiden takuuvastuu enintään 200 miljoonaa euroa.
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Tämä laki tulee voimaan päivänä kuuta 20 .
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.