Istuntosali

Government bills19

Topicindustrial policy19
  1. HE 64/2025 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming Finnvera's operations and supervision

    Fragmented legislation concerning the state specialised financing company Finnvera will be consolidated into a single new act, and the company's financial supervision will be transferred to the Financial Supervisory Authority. The reform clarifies the rules for corporate export and domestic financing and makes state financing activities more efficient.

    19 Dec 2025 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · Dissenting opinion 1

    143 jaa
    31 ei
  2. HE 311/2022 vpLapsed

    Transferring Finnvera's financial supervision

    Financial supervision of the state-owned specialised financing company Finnvera will be transferred from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to the Financial Supervisory Authority. The reform will strengthen the supervision of the state's increased financing and guarantee liabilities, taking into account Finnvera's special status in economic policy.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
  3. HE 268/2022 vpPassed

    Reforming special risk-taking in export guarantees

    Decision-making on Finnvera's special risk-taking in export guarantees will be clarified, and its maximum liability limit will be raised to 8 billion euros. The change will support the financing of Finnish companies' export projects in targets involving higher risk than usual.

    8 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 251/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining planning and building permits

    Regulation and permit processes for planning and construction are eased. The reform would speed up plan amendments, facilitate construction, and expand location opportunities for large retail units.

    7 Apr 2017 · 7 votes
    109 jaa
    46 ei
  5. HE 266/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Enabling direct state corporate investments

    Business Finland Venture Capital Oy will in exceptional cases be able to make direct equity investments containing state aid in companies. The investments will support sectors and companies that are strategically important to the Finnish economy and industry.

    7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 39/2022 vpPassed

    Extending coronavirus business cost support

    Businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions can apply for support for their uncovered fixed costs for the winter of 2021–2022. The support is intended especially for situations where a business's previous aid quota is nearly exhausted.

    18 May 2022 · passed without a vote
  7. HE 9/2021 vpPassed

    Bareboat chartering under the Finnish flag

    Finnish shipping companies will be able to bring vessels chartered from abroad without a crew temporarily under the Finnish flag without having to remove the vessel from its home country's register. Finnish legislation will apply on the vessels, opening up new employment opportunities for Finnish seafarers.

    10 May 2021 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 258/2020 vpPassed

    Renewing the South Korea aviation agreement

    Finland and South Korea will introduce a new air transport agreement, replacing the previous agreement from 1996. Following the reform, airlines owned by other EU countries will also be able to operate routes between the two countries.

    4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote
  9. 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
  10. HE 209/2020 vpPassed

    Temporary expansion of shipping crew support

    The state will temporarily reimburse shipping companies for additional employer contributions to mitigate the financial damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The aid applies to personnel costs incurred during 2020.

    2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 205/2020 vpPassed

    Second round of business cost support

    Temporary cost support for enterprises would be continued with a second application round to alleviate financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the terms of the support and eligible expenses would be made more flexible so that the support reaches struggling companies better than before.

    1 Dec 2020 · 4 votes

    Closest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pia Kauman ehdotus

    32 jaa
    23 ei
  12. HE 33/2020 vpPassed

    Lowering late payment interest on taxes

    Late payment interest charged on tax payment arrangements and postponements will be temporarily reduced to 4 per cent. The change supports businesses and other taxpayers facing payment difficulties due to the coronavirus epidemic.

    23 Apr 2020 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · 5 e §, Mietintö / Ville Vähämäki

    31 jaa
    22 ei
  13. HE 32/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Compensating municipalities for delayed tax revenue

    The state will temporarily compensate municipalities for tax revenue whose accrual is delayed due to tax payment relief granted to businesses. The amount paid will be deducted from municipalities' central government transfer compensations the following year, when the delayed taxes accrue.

    23 Apr 2020 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 38/2020 vpPassed

    Temporarily improving unemployment security

    Unemployment benefits will be paid from the very start of unemployment or lay-off without a five-day waiting period. In addition, the work requirement for receiving earnings-related daily allowance will be halved, and lay-offs will not count towards the maximum duration of the daily allowance.

    9 Apr 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mia Laiho

    30 jaa
    11 ei
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. HE 83/2017 vpPassed

    Price cap on electronic identification chaining

    A temporary price ceiling will be set on data transmission fees charged when creating a new electronic identification means using another identification means. The change will increase competition between electronic identification services and make it easier to offer alternative identification methods.

    19 Oct 2017 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 248/2016 vpPassed

    Centralising business subsidy administration at Tekes

    The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation Tekes will also begin administering business subsidies related to economic, energy and environmental policy. Under the change, corresponding duties and personnel will be transferred from the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) to Tekes from the beginning of 2017.

    15 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 17/2015 vpPassed

    Reforming partnership registration and agreements

    General partnerships and limited partnerships will come into existence only once they are entered in the Trade Register. At the same time, the opportunities for companies and investors to commit to long-term partnership agreements and agree on the dissolution of a partnership will be increased.

    27 Nov 2015 · passed without a vote