Government bills11
- HE 135/2025 vpPassed
Abolishing the Housing Fund of Finland
The Housing Fund of Finland will be abolished, and state-subsidised housing construction will be financed directly from the state budget. At the same time, a guarantee fee will be introduced for new state interest-subsidy loans, though it will not be charged on student housing or housing projects for special groups.
16 Dec 2025 · 2 votes93 jaa69 ei - HE 136/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing Ara
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (Ara) will be abolished as an independent agency from 1 January 2025. The agency's duties and personnel will be transferred to a centre for state-subsidised housing construction to be established within the Ministry of the Environment.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote97 jaa72 ei - HE 180/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Easier financing for student housing
State interest-subsidy loans of up to 100 per cent of project costs may be granted for the construction and renovation of student housing. The amendment safeguards the completion of new student housing in a situation where direct state investment grants are no longer awarded for it.
18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 188/2024 vpPassed
Abolishing ARA and transferring tasks
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) will be abolished as a separate agency, and its duties will be transferred to a new Centre for State-subsidised Housing Construction established under the Ministry of the Environment. From 1 March 2025, the new centre will be responsible for granting state housing subsidies, supervising the housing stock, and carrying out the agency's other statutory responsibilities.
18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote98 jaa72 ei - HE 97/2023 vpPassed
Extending the lighter building regulations trial
The experiment with more flexible building and planning regulations applied in Helsinki, Vantaa and Turku will be extended until the end of 2024. The experiment streamlines housing construction by allowing building permits to be granted before a plot is partitioned.
18 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 248/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving interest subsidies for ARA housing
The interest subsidy terms for state-subsidised affordable housing production will be improved, and making provision for rental building renovations will again be permitted within rents. At the same time, the rules, official liability and supervision concerning resident selection for rental housing will be clarified.
21 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 198/2022 vpPassed
Rental housing financing and remote meetings
Subsidiary housing companies of earnings-related pension companies will continue to be allowed to take on debt to build rental housing until the end of 2027. At the same time, insurance companies will be enabled to hold remote and hybrid general meetings under the exact same rules as other limited liability companies.
9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 16/2019 vpPassed
Increasing student and youth housing grants
The state will increase the investment grant provided for the construction, acquisition and renovation of rental housing intended for students and young people. The change would increase the supply of affordable small rental flats, especially in growth centres.
7 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 76/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Short-term interest subsidy for rental housing
The state will introduce a new ten-year interest subsidy model for the construction of rental dwellings alongside the existing 40-year system. The reform will increase the supply of affordable rental housing, especially in growth centres.
21 Jun 2016 · 3 votes115 jaa43 ei - HE 12/2018 vpPassed
Reforming interest subsidies for affordable housing
The terms and repayment schedule of interest-subsidised loans for state-subsidised rental and right-of-occupancy dwellings will be reformed to encourage the construction of more affordable housing, particularly in growth centres. At the same time, loan amortisation will be accelerated and the financing of housing repairs will be clarified.
22 May 2018 · 4 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 4, mietintö / Modig
96 jaa88 ei - HE 155/2016 vpPassed
Reforming public-benefit rules for rental housing
Developers of new state-subsidised rental housing will no longer be required to hold public-benefit corporation status; instead, requirements will be applied directly to individual projects. At the same time, the maximum return permitted to owners will be cut and official oversight tightened.
2 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote