Government bills423
- HE 108/2026 vpPassed
Permitting barnacle goose and cormorant hunting
Barnacle geese and cormorants could be shot directly by virtue of the law to prevent agricultural and fisheries damage and flight safety risks. Meat from shot birds could be used for personal consumption, but selling it would be prohibited.
25 Jun 2026 · 7 votes150 jaa23 ei - HE 38/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Easing corporate sustainability reporting
The size thresholds for companies' statutory sustainability reporting will be raised, meaning the reporting obligation will apply only to the very largest companies. At the same time, the position of small and medium-sized enterprises will be eased by limiting the amount of sustainability information that can be requested from them in supply chains.
4 Jun 2026 · 1 vote108 jaa61 ei - HE 30/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Restricting logging during bird nesting season
Obligations and restrictions will be added to the Forest Act and the Nature Conservation Act to safeguard bird nesting in forestry. Timber harvesting will be prohibited during the bird nesting season in lush deciduous-dominated forests, spruce mires and riparian forests, and trees important to birds must be retained during logging.
27 May 2026 · 3 votesClosest vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen: puhemiesneuvoston ehdotus JAA / Anne Kalmarin ehdotus EI
140 jaa25 ei - HE 82/2026 vpPassed
Reforming packaging waste regulation and supervision
Finnish legislation will be amended to align with the EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. New financial obligations will be imposed on packaging producers, and the supervisory duties of public authorities will be specified.
16 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 48/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming animal identification and registration rules
Identification and registration rules for dogs, equines and livestock will be clarified, and a penalty fee may be imposed for failure to register. At the same time, slaughter marking requirements for pigs will be eased.
5 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 3/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up defence plant construction
Permitting and construction of production plants important for national defence, such as ammunition and explosives factories, will be accelerated. New plants can be sited outside detailed plan areas under a separate siting permit without a slow planning process.
16 Apr 2026 · 3 votes147 jaa19 ei - HE 129/2026 vpIn progress
Pay transparency and preventing pay discrimination
Jobseekers and employees will be guaranteed the right to receive more transparent information on pay in order to prevent gender-based pay discrimination. Large employers will be required to investigate and report gender pay gaps regularly.
15 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 178/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying agricultural support conditions and implementation
Applying for agricultural support, support conditions and monitoring would be streamlined. The threshold for the obligation to restore permanent grassland would be eased, and inspection visits for environmental agreements would be brought forward to avoid clawbacks.
22 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing biodiversity markets and restoration plan
Finland will introduce rules for drafting the EU national nature restoration plan and enable the trading of nature-enhancing actions for companies' voluntary corporate responsibility work. At the same time, provisions on wolf protection will be transferred entirely from the Nature Conservation Act to hunting legislation.
25 Jun 2026 · 14 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement 7
100 jaa75 ei - HE 43/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming insurance company solvency and supervision
Solvency, supervision and risk management regulation for insurance companies will be reformed in line with the EU Solvency II Directive. Simplified procedures will be introduced for small operators and the supervisory authority will be given new tools to intervene in market disruptions.
23 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Faster market access for critical products
In an EU-wide emergency, products essential to the crisis could be placed on the market under an expedited exceptional permit without standard inspections. The arrangement would ensure the rapid availability of items such as protective equipment and other vital goods without compromising safety requirements.
18 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming VAT for the digital age
The centralised VAT return and payment system would be extended to cross-border consumer sales of electricity, gas, and network heating and cooling. At the same time, the tax liability of e-commerce platforms and distance sales rules for small enterprises would be clarified.
17 Jun 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 141/2026 vpIn progress
Updating vehicle and machinery regulations
The proposal updates the rules on the approval of mobile machinery and vehicle emissions to comply with EU requirements. In addition, the reporting of company vehicle information will be streamlined and the vehicle inspection supervision fee will be increased.
16 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 179/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Improving cybersecurity for smart devices
Mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements will be set for hardware and software connectable to the internet or other devices. Manufacturers must ensure security updates for their products and remediate vulnerabilities throughout the product's life cycle.
15 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 37/2026 vpPassed with amendments
Mitigating carbon border mechanism penalties
Finnish Customs will be able to reduce penalties related to the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism in certain error and borderline cases. The amendment will avoid unreasonable sanctions for companies in situations where reporting errors are caused by external parties.
13 May 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 203/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming farm sustainability data collection
The Natural Resources Institute Finland will begin collecting data under the EU Farm Sustainability Data Network from voluntarily participating farms. At the same time, the agency's administrative structure will be reformed and game statistics will be added to its statutory duties.
29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2026 vpIn progress
Easing firearms regulations and storage requirements
Storage requirements for deactivated firearms and antique black powder firearms will be eased, meaning they will no longer need to be stored as strictly as operational firearms. In addition, reporting practices for firearms businesses will be clarified and provisions on the revocation of permits will be harmonised with the EU directive.
10 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 173/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Permitting wolf hunting
The year-round protection of wolves will be discontinued, and wolf hunting will be permitted during a defined hunting season. Quotas can be set or hunting licences issued for hunting without strict derogation procedures.
17 Dec 2025 · 6 votes135 jaa35 ei - HE 46/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Supervising the use of artificial intelligence
A supervisory system for the safe use of artificial intelligence systems would be established in Finland in line with EU artificial intelligence regulation. Authorities would receive powers to supervise the use of artificial intelligence and address breaches of the rules through administrative fines.
16 Dec 2025 · 1 voteOnly vote · Perustelut: mietintö JAA / Hanna Holopaisen ehdotus EI
113 jaa48 ei - HE 74/2025 vpWithdrawn
Speeding up ultra-fast network rollout
The new act will speed up and streamline the construction of ultra-fast optical fibre and mobile networks in Finland. Telecom operators will be able to utilise existing infrastructure more easily, and binding deadlines will be set for network construction permit procedures.
7 Apr 2026 · no votes