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  1. HE 131/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Online alcohol sales and home delivery

    Ordering alcohol for home delivery from Finnish shops, Alko and foreign online stores will be permitted. At the same time, online advertising of strong alcoholic beverages will be allowed.

    25 Jun 2026 · 5 votes
    98 jaa
    77 ei
  2. HE 123/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising and grading soft drinks tax

    The tax on soft drinks will rise and will be determined more precisely based on the sugar content of the beverage. Drinks containing high levels of sugar will see the largest price increases, but the tax on sugar-free drinks will also rise.

    28 Nov 2025 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 7/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising grocery store alcohol limit to 8 per cent

    Grocery stores and kiosks would be permitted to sell fermented alcoholic beverages of up to 8.0 per cent alcohol by volume, such as strong beers, ciders and mild wines. Distilled mixed drinks of equivalent strength will remain available only at Alko.

    6 Jun 2024 · 10 votes
    102 jaa
    80 ei
  4. HE 106/2024 vpPassed

    Raising excise duty on spirits

    Taxation of spirits and strong intermediate products will be increased in 2025–2027. The increases will raise consumer prices of spirits moderately over the next three years.

    28 Nov 2024 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Käsittelyn pohja, mietintö / Joona Räsänen

    98 jaa
    70 ei
  5. HE 145/2020 vpPassed

    Raising alcohol tax

    Taxation of alcoholic beverages will be increased from the beginning of 2021. This will raise retail prices of alcoholic beverages in shops and restaurants by an average of just over 2 per cent.

    20 Nov 2020 · 1 vote
    34 jaa
    22 ei
  6. HE 37/2023 vpPassed

    Lowering beer tax and raising other alcohol taxes

    The excise duty on beer will be reduced, while taxes on wines, spirits and intermediate products will be increased. As a result of the changes, the price of beer will fall slightly, whereas the prices of other alcoholic beverages will rise.

    14 Dec 2023 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lain liite , mietintö / Lauri Lyly , Katri Kulmuni

    92 jaa
    77 ei
  7. HE 34/2022 vpPassed

    Breathalyser tests on ships and ferries

    People working on ships and cable ferries can be required to take a breathalyser test during working hours to determine alcohol consumption. The reform will improve vessel, passenger and occupational safety in waterborne traffic.

    9 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 175/2021 vpPassed

    Raising the threshold for low-alcohol beer

    The upper limit of the reduced tax category for low-alcohol beer will rise from 2.8 per cent to 3.5 per cent. Small producers will also be allowed to self-certify the small producer status required for EU exports.

    8 Dec 2021 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 262/2018 vpLapsed

    Reforming food and health protection supervision

    The Food Act will be reformed to reduce bureaucracy in official supervision and for operators. At the same time, an annual supervision fee of 150 euros will be introduced for food and health protection operators.

    18 Apr 2019 · no votes
  10. HE 169/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising excise duty on alcohol

    Excise duty on alcoholic beverages would be increased by an average of around 10 per cent, which would raise retail prices by an average of 5 per cent. The objective is to increase central government tax revenue and reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm.

    21 Dec 2017 · 2 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pekonen

    171 jaa
    19 ei