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  1. HE 169/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Digitalising and centralising public administration archiving

    A new Archiving Act will be enacted in Finland, bringing public administration archiving into the digital age and centralising permanently preserved electronic data in the National Archives of Finland. The reform makes it easier to find public authority materials and enables municipalities and wellbeing services counties to transfer their electronic archives into the central government's shared repository.

    26 May 2026 · 5 votes
    115 jaa
    54 ei
  2. HE 135/2026 vpIn progress

    Streamlining real estate register corrections

    Surveys related to correcting real estate register errors and private road surveys can be conducted solely in writing without a separate survey meeting. This will speed up the upgrading of register data and reduce the administrative burden on authorities.

    16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet
  3. HE 201/2024 vpPassed

    Protecting classified information with Brazil

    Finland and Brazil agree on the protection of confidential and classified information exchanged between them. The agreement enables the secure handling of sensitive information in co-operation between the states and businesses.

    20 Mar 2025 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 120/2022 vpPassed

    Transferring international environmental assessments to Syke

    Practical official duties relating to transboundary environmental impact assessments will be transferred from the Ministry of the Environment to the Finnish Environment Institute. At the same time, provisions will be enacted on the online publication of personal data in old assessment documents, and the obligation to assess public authorities' plans will be clarified.

    20 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote
  5. HE 262/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating the Finnish-Swedish taxi agreement

    The agreement between Finland and Sweden on cross-border taxi transport will be updated to align with current legislation, repealing outdated rules and easing penalties for minor infringements.

    15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 22/2023 vpPassed

    Protecting classified information with the Netherlands

    Finland and the Netherlands will agree on common rules to protect classified information exchanged between the two countries. The arrangement will enable the secure transfer of sensitive information between authorities and companies.

    1 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 4/2023 vpPassed

    Implementing NATO's information security agreement

    Finland will accede to the information security agreement between NATO member states and implement the defence alliance's shared security regulations. At the same time, Finland's previous bilateral information security arrangements with NATO from the partnership era will be terminated.

    21 Jun 2023 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 140/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Centralising built environment data

    A national digital information system will be created in Finland to bring together information on land use planning and building in one single place. Plans and plot divisions will be drawn up in a standardised, machine-readable data model format.

    8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 90/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining fisheries control and sanctions

    Legislation on fisheries control and the sanctions system will be brought up to date in line with EU and national provisions. At the same time, the administrative burden on fisheries operators and authorities will be reduced.

    11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 71/2022 vpPassed

    Reforming expropriation notification and consultation

    Notifications in expropriation permit procedures will be moved from municipal notice boards to official websites. At the same time, the opportunity for members of the public to express their views on expropriation projects will be clarified.

    23 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 26/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining and digitising cadastral surveys

    Cadastral surveys based on a clear agreement could be handled in writing without a separate survey meeting. Remote attendance at cadastral survey meetings and electronic delivery of notices would also be enabled.

    27 Sep 2021 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 51/2021 vpPassed

    Implementing privileges for the patent court

    Finland will implement the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the European Unified Patent Court. The arrangement secures the independence and immunity of the court and its personnel in official duties.

    24 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 190/2020 vpPassed

    Protecting classified information with Ukraine

    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.

    26 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 73/2019 vpPassed

    Digitalising environmental administration public notices

    Public notices and notifications by environmental authorities will be transferred from physical notice boards to the authorities' websites. At the same time, the old procedure of posting decisions on notice boards will be discontinued.

    11 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 239/2018 vpPassed

    Moving official notices online

    Public notices and general notifications issued by public authorities will primarily be published on the authorities' websites instead of on physical notice boards and in the Official Gazette (Virallinen lehti). At the same time, the outdated Act on Public Notices will be repealed.

    21 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 216/2018 vpPassed

    Streamlining consular and notarial services

    Notarial services of Finnish missions could be outsourced to external service providers, and their provision within missions will be made more flexible. At the same time, authorities will discontinue separate estate services, and the service for obtaining documents from abroad will be restricted.

    9 Jan 2019 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 176/2018 vpPassed

    Simplifying official documents in the EU

    The use of certain public documents, such as population register extracts or criminal records extracts, in other EU countries would become easier without a separate certificate of authenticity. Documents could be accompanied by a multilingual standard form, meaning that separate official translations would usually no longer be needed.

    3 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 197/2017 vpPassed

    Protecting classified information with Austria

    Finland and Austria will agree on the mutual protection of confidential classified information. The arrangement will enable the secure exchange of sensitive information between the authorities and businesses of both countries.

    28 Feb 2018 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 185/2017 vpPassed

    Protecting classified information with Hungary

    Finland and Hungary agree on the protection of confidential and classified information exchanged between them. The agreement establishes common rules for information security and enables companies to participate in classified projects in both countries.

    28 Feb 2018 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 191/2016 vpPassed

    Merging archives and destroying paper records

    The National Archives and the provincial archives will be merged into a single nationwide authority. At the same time, the National Archives will receive the right to order the disposal of digitised paper records to achieve space savings.

    8 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
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